Theology incl. PTHU

Ocasys

Year 1:

Blok 1

Hebrew 1.

• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Stuttgart, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990 of later

Theology: Concepts and Methods:

• • Christ and Culture (Harper Collins, 2002, 320 pp.). Studenten dienen te beschikken over een papieren versie van “Christ and Culture” (HarperOne, 2001).
    (Correct edition is not available on Bol.com, ask the teacher)

• Theology: The Basics (Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd edn 2011, 256 pp).
  NOTE: purchase access to the book within Perusall, via the link the NESTOR-module site.

Blok 2

Hebrew 2.

• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Stuttgart, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990 of later

Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism.

• • Teksten, Geschiedenis en Culturele Context-An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

• The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World: The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest, Taylor & Francis, 2003, Schäfer, 2003.
  (Available as ebook in the RUG online library)

Blok 3

Old Testament Exegesis.

• The Hebrew Bible: A Critical Companion (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016). John Barton, Ed.,

Practical Theology.

• Praktische Theologie. Verkenningen aan de grens. Lannoo 2015. Annemie Dillen & Stefan Gärtner ISBN: 9789401426381

Blok 4

New Testament.

• • • The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 6th edition (Oxford University Press, 2015) Bart Ehrman ISBN: 9780190203825
  • Synopsis of the Four Gospels: Greek-English Edition. Kurt Aland ISBN: 9783438054050

• The Apocryphal New Testament. A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation. J.K. Elliot. ISBN: 9780198261810

Religion and Philosophy.

• • Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary. Linda Zagzegbski and Timothy D. Miller ISBN: 9781405180917
    (also available as ebook in the RUG online library)

• • Critical Thinking: A beginner’s guide. Sharon M. Kaye ISBN: 9781851686544

• • Philosophy: The basics. Fifth edition. Nigel Warburton ISBN: 9780415693165

• Philosophy: Basic Readings. Nigel Warburtion (ed.) ISBN: 9780415337984
  (also available as ebook in the RUG online library)

Year 2: 

Blok 1

Christianity: Constantine-Reformation.

• A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, London: Allen Lane, 2009/New York: Penguin, 2011. Diarmaid MacCulloch
  (Dutch translation is available: Diarmaid MacCulloch, De geschiedenis van het Christendom (Houten: Spectrum, 2009))

Quranic Arabic 1.

• • Arabic through the Qur’an. Cambridge: The Islamic Texts Society (2005). Alan Jones ISBN: 9780946621682

• • Answer Key to Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, Third Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press (2010). Kristen Brustad, Abbas al-Tonsi en Mahmoud al-Batal ISBN: 9781589016347

• Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, Third Edition. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press (2010). Kristen Brustad, Abbas al-Tonsi en Mahnoud al-Batal ISBN: 9781589016323

Rituals in Theory and Practice.
Will be announced later

Spirituality and Secular Religion.

The readings for this class will be announced in the syllabus.

Blok 2

Christianity, Reformation-the Present.

• • Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought, 2nd Edition, November 2012, Wiley-Blackwell. Alister E. McGrath

• A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, London: Allen Lane, 2009/New York: Penguin, 2011. Diarmaid MacCulloch
  (Dutch translation is available: Diarmaid MacCulloch, De geschiedenis van het Christendom (Houten: Spectrum, 2009))

Quranic Arabic 2.

• • Arabic through the Qur’an. Cambridge: The Islamic Texts Society (2005). Alan Jones ISBN: 9780946621682

• Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Hans Wehr ISBN: 9781607963875

The Text Awakens.

The Sacred Image.

Blok 3

New Testament Exegesis.

• Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland), Greek-English New Testament (Greek Text of 28th Revised Edn; English Texts: NRSV and REB). Nestle-Aland ISBN: 9783438051622

Psychology and Sociology of Religion. 

• • An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. Furseth, I., & Repstad, P. ISBN: 9780754656586

• • Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. James M. Nelson ISBN: 9780387875729

• Several other articles, which will be available as ebooks in the RUG online library. The readings for this class will be announced in the syllabus.

Blok 4

Islam.

• The Anthropology of Islam Reader, London: Routledge. J. Kreinath ISBN: 9780415780254
  (Probably available as ebook or pdf online)

Religion and Philosophy.

• Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary. Linda Zagzegbski and Timothy D. Miller (also available via UL) ISBN: 9781405180917
  (available in the RUG online library)

Dogmatics. 

• Christelijke dogmatiek. Van den Brink, G en C. van der Kooi ISBN: 9789023926061

Year 3:

Blok 1

Historical Theology.

• De libertate christiana / Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen (1520), in: Martin Luther Studienausgabe, ed. H.-U. Delius, vol. 2, Berlin 1982 (Repr. 1992). M. Luther

Theological Ethics.

• Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction, second edition, Louisville/London 2011. John Phillip Wogaman ISBN: 9780664234096

Blok 2

Biblical Theology.

• Biblical Theology: Issues, Methods and Themes. Mead, James K. ISBN: 9780664229726

Intercultural Theology.

Blok 3

Lived Religion: Reading Case Studies.

Contested Humanity.

• • Biomedicine & Beatitude: An Introduction to Catholic bioethics (e-book available via UL, consider buying). Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco ISBN: 9780813218823

• • Bioethics: A Philosophical Introduction. Second edition (ebook available via UL). Stephen Holland ISBN: 9780745690605

• • “Redeeming the ‘Human’ through human rights. Talal Assad

• • ‘The Cyborg Manifesto’ in Donna Haraway, Simians, Cyborgs and Men (London: Free Association Books 1991).(available on the internet). Donna Haraway

• • The Origins of Totalitarianism. Hannah Arendt

• Parts of Posthumanism,Cambridge: Polity Press 2014. Pramod K. Nayar

Check the course guide / ocasys to be sure

Blok 3&4

Bachelor thesis.

Ba Thesis Seminar Lived Religion.

Ba Thesis Seminar Impact of Religion.

Ba Thesis Seminar Origins of Religion.

Blok 4

Lived Religion: Academic Debates.

Cultural Impact of Religion.

The Afterlife of Bibl. Texts and Figures.