History of Missions in Asia WT-SSTA-HOM

Level of course: Basic.
Goal: Goal of the course is the general presentation of the history of missionary activity of the Church in Asia and Oceania. We will consecrate more time to the work of Polish missionaries. Because of their significance, we will spent more time on missions in Central Asia, India, China, Japan, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, where many Polish missionaries has been working.

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

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(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS

One ECTS credit corresponds to the effort of 25-30 hours of student work (including attendance) in accordance with the program of study and own work.

Subject level

elementary

Learning outcome code/codes

STL_W01; STL_W02; STL_W03; STL_W04; STL_W06;

Type of subject

obligatory

Preliminary Requirements

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Church history in Asia and Oceania. STL_W01; STL_W02; STL_W03; STL_W04; STL_W06;

Course coordinators

Wojciech Kluj

Learning outcomes

STL_W01: has in-depth knowledge of the subject and methodological specificity of theology, especially in the area of the theological specialty studied; is able to develop this knowledge and creatively apply it in educational and environmental activities;
STL_W02: knows basic biblical and theological terminology and its Greek-Latin roots;
STL_W03: has a structured and in-depth knowledge, including the theories and methods of the theological specialization studied;
STL_W04: has in-depth knowledge of contemporary achievements, centers, and research schools in theology;
STL_W06: has in-depth knowledge of the contemporary teaching of the Catholic Church in biblical, systematic, and practical theology.

Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria (what we want to teach).
Criteria for final evaluation (approaching the exam, demonstrating activity in class).

Bibliography

Literature:
- John Paul II, Exhortation „Ecclesia in Asia”
- John Paul II, Exhortation „Ecclesia in Oceania”
- K.S. Latourette, Christianity in a revolutionary age; a history of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press 1958
- K.S. Latourette, A history of Christian missions in China, 1967
- K.S. Latourette, The twentieth century outside Europe: the Americas, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa: the emerging world Christian community, 1973

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of WT-SSTA-HOM in USOSweb