Syllabus/achievement requirements

BOOKS (theory and case studies, 560 pp)

 

David Cheetham, Douglas Pratt and David Thomas: Understanding interreligious Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2013 (400 pp)

 

Oddbj?rn Leirvik: Interreligious Studies. A Relational Approach to Religious Activism and the Study of Religion. London: Bloomsbury 2014 (160 pp)

 

  1. ARTICLES (theory and case-studies, 250 pp)

 

Theory:

Hugh Goddard: “Christian-Muslim relations: a look backwards and a look forwards." Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 2000: 2, pp. 195-212. Online

Aleida Assmann: “Impact and Resonance – Toward a Theory of Emotions in Cultural Memory”. In Terje Stordalen and Saphinaz-Amal Naguib: The Formative Past and the Formation of the Future. Oslo: Novus Press 2015, pp. 41-69

 

The Pluralism Project, Harvard: “From Diversity to Pluralism” (n.d., 4 pp.). Online

 

David Rieff: “The cult of memory: when history does more harm than good.” The Guardian 2 March 2016 (10 pp). Online.

 

Sturla S. St?lsett: ?From Dial-logos to Dia-pathos? Politics, Emotions and Interreligous Dialogue.? Studies in Interreligious Dialogue 2016 : 1, pp. 20-36.

 

Anne Hege Grung: "Gender and Muslim-Christian Dialogue." In Paul Hedges (ed.): Contemporary Muslim-Christian Encounters. Developments, Diversity and Dialogues. London: Bloomsbury 2015, pp. 67-81.

 

Jeannine Hill Fletcher: “Women in Inter-Religious Dialogue”. In Catherine Cornille (ed.): The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue. Oxford: Wiley-Balckwell 2013, pp. 168-183.

 

Jerusha Lamptey: ?Thinking Differently about Difference: Muslima Theology and Religious Pluralism?, inThe Journal of Interreligious Studies, Issue 30, 2014, pp. 34-43. Online

 

Case studies:

 

“Luther’s Views of the Jews and Turks”. The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology, 2014, 9 pp Online

 

William Montgomery Watt: “Encounters with Medieval Europe”. In Muslim-Christian Encounters. Perceptions and Misperceptions. London and New York, Routledge 1991, pp. 74-88.

 

Huntington, S. (1993), 'The Clash of Civilizations?' Foreign Affairs Summer, (72/3:1993), pp. 22-49 + Said, E. W. (2001), "The Clash of Ignorance", The Nation, (October 21), 4 pp. Online + Sen, Amartya (2006), "What clash of civilizations? Why religious identity isn’t destiny" Slate Magazine, (March), 5 pp. Online (35 pp in all).

 

Parliament of the World’s Religions (1993): “Declaration Toward a Global Ethic” 15 pp, online

 

Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo: Ongoing Exodus: Tracking the Emigration of Christians from the Middle East.” Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy vol. III, 2013-2014, pp. 39-49. Online

 

Oddbj?rn  Leirvik: "Policy toward Religion, State Support, and Interreligious Dialogue: the Case of Norway." Studies in Interreligious Dialogue (25) 1: 2015, s. 92-108.

 

Etikpah, Samuel (2014): Interreligious Collaboration for the Common Good: Christian-Muslim relations in Ghana. Unpublished article (22 pp).

 

Notto R. Thelle: “ Crossing Religious Boundaries: Christian Mission and Global Transformations”, in Sturla J. St?lsett (ed.): Religion in a Globalized Age. Transfers & Transformations. Integration and Resistance. oOslo: Novus Press 2008, pp. 21-36.

Leirvik, Oddbj?rn: “Charismatic Mission, Miracles and Faith-Based Diplomacy: The Case of Aril Edvardsen,” Spirits of Globalization. The Growth of Pentecostalism and Experiential Spiritualities in a Global Age, ed. Sturla St?lsett, London: SMC Press 2006, pp 131-144. Online

Vebj?rn Horsfjord: “A Common Word.” In David Thomas (ed.): Routledge Handbook on Christian-Muslim Relations. London: Routledge 2017 (forthcoming). 257-265. Plus ACW document (10 pp., 2007). Online

 

  1. ELECTIVE STUDY (ca. 250 pp)

 

An elective book about interreligious relations (historical or current), according to the student’s choice and approved by the teacher.


A list of eligible books will be made available.

 

 

 

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