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Academic Year 2005/2006
Global Christianity
HIST 265 SP
Christianity is now the religion of 1.6 billion people, stronger in southern countries than in its long-time homeland of Europe. This course investigates the ways Christianity shaped, and was shaped by, contact with
different
world cultures and the ways the globalization of Christianity interacted with other global phenomena like imperialism, nationalism, and modernization. The focus will be on Catholicism and Protestantism in Asia and
Africa,
but students interested in other branches of Christianity, or other areas of the world, will be encouraged to write papers on the area of their interest.
MAJOR READINGS
James Axtell, THE INVASION WITHIN
Adrian Hastings, A WORLD HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
Richard Elphick and Rodney Davenport: CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Paul Gifford, AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY: ITS PUBLIC
ROLE
Jacques Gernet, CHINA AND THE CHRISTIAN
IMPACT
David Martin: TONGUES OF FIRE: THE EXPLOSION OF PENTECOSTALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
Lamin Sanneh, TRANSLATING THE MESSAGE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers of varying lengths; take-home examination.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
No late papers; no incompletes.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Elphick,Richard H.
- Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC004;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 40)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 10 FR: 10
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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