ITEM 2. History of Christianity. Eight credits.
The development of the Christian church and theology from the ancient church to our days, with special attention to the continuity and change in the interplay with the surrounding society and its cultural development during different epochs. (The Church and semantics, the Church and the Christian culture of unity, the church and secularisation.)

ITEM 3. History of religion and phenomenology of religion. Eight credits.
The rise of doctrines of Islam. The history of Judaism and Islam up to our days. The religions of Asia - a close study of the development of Hinduism and Buddhism and a survey of the religions of China and Japan. Cultures without a written language - a study of the functional meaning of the rite in relation to religion, world picture and outlook on mankind. Orientation to new religious movements in Sweden and the western cultural sphere.

ITEM 4. Psychology, sociology and teaching of religion. Eight credits.
Study of religious development, experience and behaviour of individuals and groups on basis of a presentation of the basic psychological, sociological and educational theories in the field. Attention will for instance be given to people's perception of reality, the psychology of meditation and mysticism, the psychology of pastoral cure, and sects from sociological and psychological perspectives. The aims, content and methods of religious instruction and an orientation to religious learning from a historical perspective.

ITEM 5. Ethics and philosophy of religion. Eight credits.
Introduction to theories and methods for analysis of the content of philosophies of life that play a role in western cultural and social life of today. Introduction to the methods used in the philosophy of religion for analysis and critical study of religious faiths. Introduction to ethical theories and concepts as a basis for discussion and positioning on ethical issues. The contributions to the shaping of western ethics. Ethical issues in society of today. Classical Christian faith compared to modern theology.

TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, seminars and group practice. Didactic aspects of the course will be integrated with the subject-specific theoretical studies.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass, Distinction

ITEMS/CREDITS

MOMENT 2
Borgehammar, S (red) (1993). Kyrkans liv. Introduktion till kyrkovetenskapen. Stockholm.
Brohed, I (1996). Kristendomens historia. Från reformationstid till nutid. (säljs på institutionen)
Eriksson, G & Frändsmyr, T (1992). Idéhistoriens huvudlinjer. Stockholm. (valda delar)
Nylund, B (1990). Teologi genom seklerna. Uppsala.

MOMENT 3
Frisk, L (1998). Nyreligiositet i Sverige, ett religionsvetenskapligt perspektiv. Nora: Nya Doxa.
Jensen, T, Rothstein, M & Podeman Södensen, J (1996). Religionshistoria, Ritualer, Mytologi, Ikonografi. Nora: Nya Doxa. (valda delar)
Alternativt
Nielsen, N C Jr m.fl. (1992). Religions of the World. New York. (valda delar)
Sharma, A (ed) (1987). Woman in World Religions. New York. (valda delar)

MOMENT 4
- (1995). Föreningen Lärare i Religionskunskap. Årsboken.
Bergstrand, G (1992). Från naivitet till naivitet. Om James Fowlers modell för trons utveckling. Stockholm.
Geels, A & Wikström, O (1993 eller senaste) . Den religiösa människan. Psykologiska perspektiv. En introduktion till religionspsykologin. Lund.
Gustafsson, G (1991). Tro, samfund, samhälle. Stockholm.
Larsson, R (1993). Introduktion till religionspedagogiken. Lund.
Marton, F m.fl. (1989). Inlärning och världsuppfattning. Stockholm.
McGuire & Meredith, B (1992). Religion. The Social Context. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Pettersson, T & Geyer, K (1992). Värderingsförändringar i Sverige. Den svenska modellen, individualismen och rättvisan. Stockholm.
Selander, S-Å (1993). Undervisa i religionskunskap. Lund: Studentlitteratur.

MOMENT 5
Andersen, S (1997). Som dig själv. En inledning i etik. Falun: Nya Doxa.
Bråkenhielm, C-R (red) (1994). Aktuella livsåskådningar. Del I Existentialism, Marxism. Falun: Nya Doxa. (valda delar)
Bråkenhielm; C-R (red) (1991). Aktuella livsåskådningar. Del II Feminism, Ekosofi, Humanism, Livsåskådningspespektiv i psykologin och naturvetenskapen. Nora: Nya Doxa. (valda delar)
Ford, D F (1991). Modern teologi. Del I och II. Stockholm. (valda delar)
Hemberg, J, Holte, R & Jeffner, A (1982). Människan och Gud. En kristen teologi. Lund.
Peterson, M m.fl. (1997). Förnuft och religiös tro. Nora: Nya Doxa.
Pettersson, PE (1971 eller senare). Att tolka Gud idag. Debattlinjer i aktuell teologi. Stockholm.

Inom de olika momenten tillkommer studiematerial och texter i samband med undervisningen. Viss litteratur kan ändras i samråd med undervisande lärare.

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