________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modulhandbuch B.A.-Studiengänge 2024/25; Stand 12. Juni 2024 Seite [66] B1409 Christian Eschatology in Context Code CEC Workload 120 h ECTS 4 CP + 1 or 2 CP for Evaluation Subject semester 6 or 8 Frequency Annually Duration 1 Semester Class type (Core Course: P / Elective: W / Partial Elective: WP) WP: ETH/TSA; W: TDS/ TPI Teaching Mode Seminar Contact Hours 3 SWS/ 45 UE Individual Study 75 h Add. Time Requirement Learning Results: Knowledge Students acquire knowledge of • The dogmatic locus of eschatology and its interdisciplinary relation to the fields of the arts, natural sciences, and missiology. • Several contemporary systematic theological models of Christian eschatology understood in their respective discursive contexts and with respect to the viability of their reception for contemporary thought and praxis. Learning Results: Competence Students are able to • Analyze and critically reflect upon various eschatological models and positions. • Find their personal theological standpoint and defend it argumentatively. • Converse about the Christian hope in critically-constructive discussion with traditional and modern questions, and the eschatologies of other cultures. • Apply dogmatic insights to ecclesial and missiological questions. Contents • Theological presentation of the main themes of Christian eschatology • The central role of Jesus Christ in Christian eschatology • Appraisal of several major eschatological models in 20th and 21st century theology • Eschatology and the Arts • Eschatology and the Natural Sciences • Eschatology in Mission and the World Religions Teaching Mode Seminar Prerequisites none Examination and Evaluation • Qualified participation (pass/fail) in the course is required to ensure that the module objectives are achieved and to acquire credit points. (4 CP) • Evaluated papers (25.000-35.000 characters, 2 CP) or evaluated oral examination (20 min., 1 CP) – 100% Literature will be announced at the beginning of the course Scoring for the final grade Double valuation Academic course coordinator Dr. E. J. David Kramer Lecturer Dr. E. J. David Kramer
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