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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Comparative Religion
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Yosi Yisraeli
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr.
Course/Module description:
What is Conversion, how did it become such a central ideal in the Christian thought, and why does the history of the Church is filled with so much dramatic conversion stories? This seminar seeks to provide students with a panoramic view on the History of this ideal, and how it came into play in central theological, social, and political junctures.
Course/Module aims:
The course will introduce students to the main theological, cultural and political aspects of conversion by reading several of the most famous conversion stories in Christian history. A special emphasis will be given to the inherent tensions it embodies between individualism and change to conformity and established authority.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe and explain different modern approaches to the phenomena of conversion.
Evaluate conversion as a literary genre, classifying different models it proposed.
Analyze the functionalist meaning of conversion for sustaining organized religion
Discuss the potential and dangers that such unmediated revelation posed to the Ecclesiastical establishment.
Describe main conversion stories in Christian history.
Write a paper .
Attendance requirements(%):
90%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Conversion: Between the old and the new
Methodologies and approaches in conversion study
On the road to Damascus: Conversion as a Christian ideal
Augustine: Conversion and the writing of the self
Constantine the Great: Conversion and politics
Francis of Assisi: Conversion and (anti)establishment
Luther: Conversion and the reading of Scriptures
Teresa of Avila: Conversion, devotion and women visionaries
Required Reading:
To be announced
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 90 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 10 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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