Completing the course will give the students the following learning outcome, sectioned into knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student

has thorough knowledge of Missiology as an academic discipline, and its main perspectives and approaches
has broad overview of central sources, themes and methodologies in Missiology and World Christianity
has deep understanding of different aspects and perspectives on Christianity both as a global and local religion
has advanced knowledge of one to two selected cases in World Christianity, and can analyse them in terms of their interaction between local and global expressions of Christianity

Skills:

The student

is able to critically formulate and analyse practical and theoretical problems within the fields of Missiology and World Christianity and choose the appropriate methods and theories to deal with them, in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics
can use relevant theoretical models and methods to investigate and analyse Christianity’s complex interactions and negotiations with different religious and socio-cultural contexts

General Competence:

The student

can formulate and undertake research procjects in Missiology and World Christianity
can contribute to development of missiological thinking in context
can discuss and communicate questions and problems in the fields of Missiology and World Christianity, both with specialists and the general public

Emnebeskrivelse

Contemporary Missiology and World Christianity