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

Knowledge:

The student

has advanced knowledge within the field of contextual theology, with particular attention to its biblical and systematic-theological expressions
has a deep understanding of the ethical, theoretical and methodological questions of contextual theology
has advanced knowledge of possible theoretical and practical consequences of interreligious encouters

Skills:

The student

can analyze and relate critically to relevant literature within the fields of contextual theology and interreligious encounters and use it to reflect scholarly
can analyze existing theories, methods and interpretations within the fields of contextual theology and interreligious encounters and work independently with practical and theoretical solutions
is able to do an independent research project in the field of contextual theology and interreligious encounters, under supervision and in accordance with current research ethical conventions.

General Competence:

The student

can analyze relevant professional and research ethical questions related to the church and her contextualizing theology, including questions related to the Sami context
is able to transfer the knowledge and skills of the field of contextual theology and interreligious encounters to new professional areas and research fields
is able to communicate with specialists as well as non-specialists about questions and challenges of the field of contextual theology and interreligious encounters

Emnebeskrivelse

Contextual theology and interreligious encounters