| 1 | Conducting Research on RHW | THM-RMRHW |
In deze module treffen de studenten voorbereidingen voor het onderzoek voor hun scriptie.
In de eerste helft van de module maak je kennis met de onderzoekscyclus en je richt je op de deelcyclus van het onderzoeksontwerp. Je ontwerpt stap-voor-stap je eigen onderzoek, samen met de docent en mede-studenten.
In de tweede helft van de module leer je verschillende sociaal wetenschappelijke en/of geesteswetenschappelijke onderzoeksbenaderingen kennen die kunnen passen bij je onderzoeksvraag. Daarbij wordt in het bijzonder aandacht besteed aan ethische implicaties van je onderzoek.
Je moet deze module succesvol afsluiten om het scriptieonderzoek te mogen uitvoeren. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. A. Visser-Nieraeth | | Docent(en) | dr. B.M.H.P. Mathijssendr. A. Visser-Nieraeth J.O. Wiering | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars, opdracht(en) | | Toetsvorm | assignments | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | - Voor Research master studenten geldt een andere cursuscode:THRM-RMRHW.
- In het geval van een noodsituatie en overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, kunnen er veranderingen noodzakelijk zijn in het rooster en de toetsing. De docent zal je in dat geval zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze veranderingen.
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| 2 | Convivencia and Religious Disputes | THMCRD5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | dr. M. Colominas Aparicio | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMCRD5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
“In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.” |
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| 3 | Dirk Smilde Research Seminar | THMDSRSE10 |
| The 19th and 20th centuries were marked by a series of manuscript discoveries--from Oxyrhynchus Papyri to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi codices--that opened up astonishing new perspectives on the ancient Jewish and Christian past. Since then, much research has been dedicated to reconstructing fragmentary texts, lost voices, and forgotten sects and perspectives. Due to the success of this research, it is now an apt moment to step back and also consider what was forgotten, how, and why. The more we learn from the Dead Sea Scrolls and other such manuscript finds, the more we come to realize how much of the literary heritage of Second Temple Judaism came to be lost to later Jews and Christians. New questions arise, thus, about the selectivity in the preservation of the Second Temple past and the place of forgetting in the memory-making of Judaism and Christianity. This research project is an experiment in reassessing the Second Temple past and its reception within Judaism, Christianity, and modern scholarship, with a focus on what was forgotten. Many studies have drawn on the Dead Sea Scrolls, for instance, to trace histories of interpretation and reception into Late Antiquity and beyond. But what might these data also tell us about loss, rupture, overwriting, and erasure? Is it possible to draw upon theoretical models from the study of collective memory and cultural amnesia better to understand these dynamics, and in the process, to recover a richer understanding of the evolving place of the Second Temple past in the contested identities and intertwined histories of Judaism and Christianity? And how much such perspectives, in turn, also challenge us to rethink our modern scholarly narratives about Jewish and Christian antiquity? |
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| 4 | Ethics and Medical Humanities | THM-EMH5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. C. Jedan | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | final paper | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | ReMa studenten hebben een andere cursuscode: THRM-EMH5. Voor deze studenten wordt een extra opdracht geformuleerd.
In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. |
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| 5 | Ethiek in de zorg | THM-ME |
Ethiek gaat niet alleen over ethische dilemma's op de werkplek, maar ook over hoe zorgaspecten tot uitdrukking komen in het beleid van een organisatie en hoe de relatie tussen zorgverlener en zorgontvanger gestalte krijgt. De module Ethiek en Gezondheidszorg brengt twee gebieden van de ethiek samen: 1. Ethische theorie met de nadruk op Zorgethiek; en 2. Toegepaste zorgethiek als een interdisciplinair gebied met aandacht voor concrete casestudy’s en specifieke contexten.
In het theoretische gedeelte ligt de nadruk op de uitdaging die zorgethiek als unieke en relatief recente benadering in de ethische theorie en praktijk vormt voor de traditionele ethische theorieën, zoals deontologische (Kantiaanse), utilitaire en deugdethiek. Deze theorieën zullen worden onderzocht in relatie tot de context van zorgrelaties. Ook aan concepten die doorgaans niet centraal staan in de theorie van de ethiek, zoals emoties, kwetsbaarheid, erkenning en afhankelijkheid, zal aandacht worden besteed.
In het toegepaste deel worden geselecteerde culturele contexten geanalyseerd waarin de zorg voor ouderen en andere kwetsbare leden van de samenleving is georganiseerd, met speciale aandacht voor de Nederlandse context. Er wordt aandacht besteed aan het mondiale (gemondialiseerde) karakter van de hedendaagse bio-ethiek. Tot de geselecteerde onderwerpen behoren euthanasie en het gebruik van nieuwe technologieën in de ouderenzorg. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | G. Andrejc, PhD. | | Onderwijsvorm | werkcollege | | Toetsvorm | nog niet bekend | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | - Volledige literatuur wordt vóór aanvang van het cursusonderdeel bekendgemaakt. Studenten hoeven de boeken en artikelen niet aan te schaffen. Ze zijn ofwel beschikbaar in elektronische vorm of kunnen worden gekopieerd in de bibliotheek.
- ReMa studenten hebben een andere cursuscode: THRM-ME. Voor deze studenten wordt een extra opdracht geformuleerd.
- In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen.
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| 6 | Forced Migration | THM-FM5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. E.K. Wilson | | Docent(en) | dr. E.K. Wilson | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | opdracht(en), presentatie(s), werkstuk | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students have a different course code:THRM-FM5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
“In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.” |
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| 7 | Gender, Diversity and Religious Heritage | THM-GDRH5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. M. van Dijk | | Docent(en) | dr. M. van Dijk | | Onderwijsvorm | seminar | | Toetsvorm | paper/presentation | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | ReMa studenten hebben een andere cursuscode: THRM-GDRH5. Voor deze studenten wordt een extra opdracht geformuleerd.
In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. |
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| 8 | Gender, Religion and Sexual Nationalism | THM-GRSN5 |
Gender and sexuality are highly politicized in today’s globalized world. Across the world, we see nation states linking their national identity with a particular position to homosexuality. Often they oppose LGBTQI rights as in the case of Uganda, Russia and many other countries, or, as in the case of the Netherlands, the national identity is linked with a championing of gay rights. Religious actors and transnational religious networks (e.g. evangelical, Catholic) are very influential in these processes. How can we understand processes such as these? How are these processes related to local understandings of gender and sexuality? These are the kinds of question central to this course.
In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise. |
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| 9 | Generic Academic Skills | THRMGASE5 |
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| 10 | Global Dynamics | THM-GDLC5 |
The course intends to give insight into the processes that are involved in the interaction between local cultural and religious systems and global economic, political and ideological forces like capitalism and colonialism. In contrast to the widespread assumption that indigenous local cultures just give way to overpowering global forces there are many examples of local cultures dealing very creatively with aspects of globalization on their own terms.
We will deal initially with the concepts of society and culture in order to have a firm basis to discuss the dynamics between local and global patterns and cultural change. We will then discuss in some detail the theoretical approaches of Louis Dumont and Marshall Sahlins (perhaps others) in relation to specific cases. At the end of the course students will write a reflection essay in which they are asked to bring into dialogue a concrete ethnographic case with selected theories (or aspects thereof) discussed in the course. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. P. Berger | | Docent(en) | dr. P. Berger | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | - Workload: sessions 21h, readings 80h (ca. 480 pages), written assignments 12h, presentation(s) 6h, reflection essay 21h.
- Research master students, have a different course code:THRM-GDLC5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
- “In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.”
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| 11 | Healing, Possession and Illness | THM-HPI |
| This course focuses on the phenomena of possession, healing and illness as the sites where culture and embodiment become entangled. Most societies are characterized by medical pluralism: people have different ideas of what constitutes illness, and what may cause or heal it. Moreover, illness manifests itself differently cross-culturally. How can we understand this variety? On the basis of theoretical insights from medical anthropology, the sociology of health and illness, and cultural psychology and psychiatry, we critically discuss medical and religious discourses and practices. Moreover, we analyze the functional differentiation between the medical (the secular) and the religious to unpick controversies around healing and illness. During the course, students will select one monograph that provides an in depth study related to the themes of possession, healing and illness, present on this to the other students and write a critical review of the monograph. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. B.M.H.P. Mathijssen | | Docent(en) | dr. B.M.H.P. Mathijssen J.O. Wiering | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | final paper (50%), presentatie(s), Assignments (20%) | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRM-HPI. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment. For exact assessment components please consult the study guide.
In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise/ |
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| 12 | Heritage, Identity, Religion | THM-HIR5 |
"Omdat het de Notre Dame is!"
Dit is de slogan van een reusachtige nationale en internationale fondsenwervingscampagne voor de wederopbouw van de Notre Dame te Parijs na een brand in april 2019. Voor de verwoesting was dit gotisch erfgoedmonument een van de best bezochte attracties in Frankrijk. De selfies op de verschillende fondsenwervingssite getuigen van de betrokkenheid van mensen van allerlei pluimage: Parijzenaars, toeristen, pelgrims.
Wat betekent het om een religieus monument, een gebruik, een persoon of een concept als 'erfgoed' te claimen? Wie heeft er baat bij, en wie niet? Hoe wordt 'erfgoed' gebruikt in debatten en conflicten over nationale, etnische en religieuze identiteiten? Wat is de relatie tussen erfgoed en veranderingen in sociale, culturele en religieuze identiteiten?
In dit werkcollege verkennen we de oorsprong en ontwikkeling van het begrip 'erfgoed'.
Samen zullen we cruciale theoretici en wetenschappers lezen en bespreken, die het vakgebied van erfgoedstudies gevormd hebben, en leren hoe deze benaderingen in eigen onderzoek toe te passen. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. A.J.M. Irving | | Docent(en) | dr. A.J.M. Irvingdr. M. van Dijk | | Onderwijsvorm | seminar | | Toetsvorm | paper/presentation | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Verplicht voor studenten van MA in Religion and Cultural Heritage
ReMa studenten hebben een andere cursuscode: THRM-HIR5. Voor deze studenten wordt een extra opdracht geformuleerd.
In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. |
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| 13 | Heritage of Death | THM-HOD |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. C. Jedan | | Onderwijsvorm | varied | | Toetsvorm | assignments | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | You need not buy literature for this course unless explicitly requested!
Research master students, have a different course code:THRM-HOD. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
“In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.” |
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| 14 | Historical Methods in Early Christianity | THMHRME5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | PhD. A.F. Bakker | | Onderwijsvorm | werkgroepen | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMHRME5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
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| 15 | Jews, Christians and Others | THMJCOE10 |
| This foundational seminar explores the root belonging-categories of ethnos (notional kin-group) and polis from the classical period through the conquests of Alexander and the Romans. How diverse was this constantly changing world and what criteria permitted or constrained what we might call pluralism: tolerance or even support of difference? How did such tolerated variety manifest itself in areas connected with ‘religion’, such as polis calendars, deities, and holy days, translocal sacrificial cults, philosophical schools, and voluntary associations? What limits did the Hellenistic kingdoms and Roman Empire impose on diversity? Why did Antiochus IV move against Jerusalem, or the Roman senate against the Bacchants? What did Hasmonean expansion mean for Judaea’s neighbours? How did Jews/ Judaeans fare in their homeland under foreign rule and as minorities abroad, before and after Jerusalem’s destruction (70 CE)? How did Christianity relate to polis life and to expatriate Jewish communities, in its first generations and as it gained strength in the third and fourth centuries? Through the period of Christianity’s expansion, what possibilities for pluralism existed among Roman leaders (Constantine, Julian, Theodosius I and II), philosophers (Celsus, Porphyry), Jews, and Christian leaders? |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. S.N. Mason | | Onderwijsvorm | werkcollege | | ECTS | 10 | | Opmerkingen | In noodsituaties en overmacht, zoals maatschappelijke uitsluiting, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters en de beoordeling. Mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen, informeert je docent je zo snel mogelijk over deze wijzigingen.
Research master students, have a different course code:THRMJCOE10. These students submit an extra assignment. |
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| 16 | MA mentorship | THMMENTOR |
MA mentors support the first year MA students in their studies by arranging mentor meetings. The meetings are not mandatory, but we do encourage all MA students to attend these meetings. During the mentor meetings you can ask all your questions regarding studying at our faculty and living in Groningen. Also, every mentor meeting has its own theme/topic. Check the planning below to see when which theme is discussed in the mentor meetings. Check the schedule of your master’s degree track to see when exactly the mentor meetings are scheduled.
› September
This meeting in September will focus on the start of your study. Did you have a good start of their study? Do you have a clear overview of your course programme and the of the upcoming exams. If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors.
› October
The meeting in October will focus on the placement. Have you already started searching for one? Where can you find suitable placements and what does the process of searching for a placement and finding a placement look like? If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors.
› November
The meeting in November will focus on the thesis. If you have questions about how to start writing your thesis, finding the right assessor, setting up a thesis contract you can ask them during this meeting. If you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors.
› January
During the mentor meeting of January you will take a look ahead to the next semester. Have you found a placement and maybe already made a start with writing your thesis? Again, if you have any other study related problem, feel free to ask your peers and the mentors |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | | | Onderwijsvorm | group discussion | | ECTS | |
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| 17 | Materiële Religie | THMMRE5 |
“Materiality mediates belief … material objects and practices both enable it and enact it.” (Morgan 2010)
Wat kunnen dingen en hun gebruik ons leren over religie? Dit vak richt zich op religieuze voorwerpen – en dan niet slechts als ‘rekwisieten van een religieuze levenswijze’ maar als belangwekkende voorwerpen op zich. De module stelt de Westerse aanname ter discussie dat geloof (beschouwd als een innerlijke instemming met bepaalde fundamentele stellingen) voorafgaat aan de voorwerpen, ruimten en gebruiken die gelovigen maken, gebruiken en aanpassen. In dit vak wordt de vraag gesteld hoe gelovigen en hun objecten verwikkeld zijn in dialectische afhankelijkheidsrelaties en wordt onderzocht wat deze verstrengeling betekent voor het begrip van religie en de huidige stand van zaken van religieus erfgoed.
Dit vak bestaat uit 1) het kritisch lezen van diverse theoretische uiteenzettingen over de relatie tussen mensen en dingen, 2) grondige bestudering tijdens de colleges en in individuele onderzoeksprojecten van een aantal illustratieve religieuze voorwerpen, ruimten en gebruiken, 4) grondige lezing van en reflectie op illustratieve middeleeuwse theologische teksten waarin religieuze voorwerpen, gebaren en ruimten geïnterpreteerd worden en waarin getracht wordt de rol van materie bij de verlossing van de mens te begrijpen, 5) een excursie en 6) de voorbereiding van een gezamenlijke virtuele tentoonstelling. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | dr. A.J.M. Irving | | Onderwijsvorm | field trips, lectures, workshops | | Toetsvorm | presentation(s), projectopdracht | | ECTS | 5 | | Entreevoorwaarden | Bachelor's Degree in Theology and Religious Studies, or Humanities (Arts), or Social Sciences. | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMMRE5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment
In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. |
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| 18 | Museums and Religion | THM-MR5 |
Musea en religie hebben een complexe relatie. Aan de ene kant werden enkele van 's werelds belangrijkste museumcollecties gecreëerd door de revolutionaire vernietiging of koloniale plundering van heilige plaatsen en religieuze gemeenschappen. Aan de andere kant zijn religieuze groepen zelf zowel in het verleden als vandaag actief in het tonen van hun heilige, historische en artistieke schatten om aspecten van hun identiteit uit te drukken en om bezoekers aan te trekken. Musea zijn opzettelijk gebouwt als "tempels" van lokale, nationale of wereldculturen; tegelijkertijd zijn tempels gemusealiseerd.
Deze cursus biedt een inleiding tot de geschiedenis van de ambigue relatie tussen musea en religie. We zullen fundamentele concepten en benaderingen leren op het gebied van museumstudies, in het bijzonder voor zover deze van toepassing zijn op religieuze objecten, ruimtes en praktijken. In een groepproject zullen we deze theorieën creatief toepassen op een concrete lokale casestudy, waarvoor we een displayvoorstel zullen doen. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | dr. A.J.M. Irving | | Onderwijsvorm | gastcollege(s), group discussion, lectures and seminars, readings, self-study, seminar, zelfstudie | | Toetsvorm | paper/presentation | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | ReMa studenten hebben een andere cursuscode: THRM-MR5. Voor deze studenten wordt een extra opdracht geformuleerd.
In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. |
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| 19 | National Socialism and Religion | THM-NSR5 |
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| 20 | Perspectives on RHW | THM-PRHW |
| In deze module werken we toe naar theoretische en interdisciplinaire sensitiviteit, die een basishouding vormt voor de rest van het masterprogramma Religion, Health and Wellbeing. Door middel van literatuur en groepsdiscussies onderzoeken we diverse perspectieven op vragen gerelateerd aan religie, gezondheid en welzijn en hun consequenties voor gezondheid- en welzijnsgerelateerde praktijken en beleid. We oefenen onze reflectieve en onderzoeksvaardigheden door een onderzoeksvraag te ontwikkelen op basis van een casus uit de media. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. A. Visser-Nieraeth | | Docent(en) | dr. J.K. Muthertdr. A. Visser-Nieraeth J.O. Wiering | | Onderwijsvorm | group discussion, lectures, self-study | | Toetsvorm | assignments | | ECTS | 5 | | Entreevoorwaarden | geen | | Opmerkingen | - Voor Research master studenten geldt een andere cursuscode:THRM-PRHW. Zij krijgen een extra opdracht, te vinden in de studiehandleiding.
- In het geval van een noodsituatie en overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, kunnen er veranderingen noodzakelijk zijn in het rooster en de toetsing. De docent zal je in dat geval zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze veranderingen.
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| 21 | Philosophy of Science | THRMPHSS10 |
Against the background of philosophical discussions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this course offers a critical understanding of what today is called ‘science’ and ‘scientific method.’ In the first part, students will familiarize themselves with the major themes and traditions connected to the philosophy of science and discuss critical concepts such as ‘knowledge,’ ‘truth,’ ‘conceptual frames,’ and ‘science’ in connection with epistemological, ontological, and methodological issues. Questions to be engaged include “What is science?”; “When did our understanding of 'science' emerge?”; “Is there a unified method of science, and how would that look like?”; “What are scientific theories, and how are they linked?”; “What are the limits of scientific explanations?”
In the second part, the course will focus on important debates that have shaped recent developments in the study of religion, as well as in cultural studies more broadly. These include the discussion about realism versus constructivism, about science as a social practice, about challenging the borders between subject and object in the emerging field of ‘new materialism,’ and about alternative scientific systems such as represented in indigenous knowledge traditions. Relevant texts from philosophy, sociology of knowledge, the anthropology of science, and religious studies will be discussed and applied to the students’ own research. |
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| 22 | Reception and Re-Use of Aut. Texts | THMRRATE5 |
This module explores the reception history of the Bible and other authoritative texts. Major themes include the processes through which ancient stories and concepts were incorporated into scripture, as well as their interpretations in varying historical, political, and sociocultural conditions.
In the introductory sessions we reflect on basic questions regarding reception history. Then we look at the reception and interpretation of texts and traditions in a range of sources, especially in the Bible itself, and in early Jewish literature of the Second Temple period. Using specific examples drawn from themes (e.g. creation, the flood, eschatology) and figures (e.g. Abraham, Moses) found in these sources, we compare interpretations of authoritative texts in these individual traditions. How have religious or political authorities used these authoritative texts? What challenges arise when a narrative found in one source is re-used in another source, or by another tradition? The sessions conclude with a general hermeneutical reflection on the reception of authoritative texts in ancient times, preparing students for critical engagement with the contemporary use of authoritative texts in religious or political circles. Assessment: Self-study, assignments, presentations, paper. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | assignments | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMRRATE5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise. |
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| 23 | Regional Heritage | THM-RH5 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. T.H. Weir | | Onderwijsvorm | begeleide zelfstudy | | Toetsvorm | | | ECTS | 5 |
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| 24 | Religion and Nature | THM-RNGA |
| The nexus of religion, spirituality, and nature is one of the most decisive influences when it comes to understanding the way humans have organized their relation to the more-than-human world. In a time of climate disruption and mass extinction, which to a large extent are caused by the action of (some) human societies — that is why the current period has been called the “Anthropocene” — it is important to critically reflect on the structures that underpin these discourses, and to reconstruct their histories in (mainly) European and North American culture, including the problematic notion of the "Anthropocene." This course unit will look at the dimension of nature and spirituality in the context of cultural heritage. We will discuss the various possibilities of addressing nature in philosophy, science, literature, the arts, and spirituality. Against this background we will analyze the role of religion in today’s environmental concerns. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. C.K.M. von Stuckrad | | Onderwijsvorm | | | Toetsvorm | | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRM-RNGA. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment
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| 25 | Religion, Conflict and Globalization | THM-RCGI10 |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. J. Tarusarira | | Docent(en) | dr. J. Martínez-Ariñodr. J. Tarusarira J.O. Wieringdr. E.K. Wilson | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures and seminars | | Toetsvorm | assignments, final paper | | ECTS | 10 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMRCGI10. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment. For exact assessment components please consult the study guide.
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| 26 | Religion, Gender and Sexuality | THM-RGS5 |
Many conflicts in which religion is involved focus on gender and sexuality. Religious traditions often work on the body, through gendered practices of dressing, gesture, posture, ritual and more materially, such as cutting (e.g. male and female circumcision), scarring, and tattooing. So how can we conceptualize the relationship between religion, gender and sexuality both on the level of politicized societal debates and the level of individual subjectivities?
This course will focus on learning to recognize and conceptualize the links between religion, gender and sexuality. We will first discuss some of the classic authors on these topics. The second part of the course is focused on discussing ethnographic research detailing how sexuality and gender are shaped culturally and religiously. Students will be asked to go deeply into one ethnographic context and communicate their insights to their fellow students and via an essay.
This course will make use of literature from anthropology, gender studies, critical theory and philosophy.
In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | J.O. Wiering | | Onderwijsvorm | presentatie(s), seminar | | Toetsvorm | assignments | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code: THRM-RGS5. For these students an extra assignment in the form of a mini-proposal is required.
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| 27 | Religion, Violence and Conflict Transf. | THM-RVCT5 |
| This course deals with fundamental questions at the intersection of the discourse and practice of religion, violence and conflict transformation. It will examine how these concepts interrelate and will investigate assumptions that lie behind their use, as well as how they are put into practice. The following elements will be interrogated: the discourse and practice of peacebuilding and conflict transformation; the history and development of religious violence and religious peacebuilding/conflict transformation; religion and reconciliation; transitional justice and religion; religion and conflict; fundamentalism and religious violence; women, religion and peacebuilding; religion, ritual and peacebuilding. The course shall be interdisciplinary, that is using analytical tools from disciplines such as religious studies, sociology, history, theology, anthropology, politics, law, peacebuilding and reconciliation studies etc. Students are invited to participate actively by going beyond describing issues to critically analyzing and interrogating theoretical underpinnings of religion, violence and conflict transformation. Case studies such as South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Zimbabwe, and Northern Ireland inter alia against the backdrop of globalization shall be deployed to facilitate analysis. Various religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and African Religions shall be referred to whenever relevant. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. J. Tarusarira | | Docent(en) | dr. J. Tarusarira | | Onderwijsvorm | varied | | Toetsvorm | final paper | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | 5 EC’s = 140 hours
Sessions: 7 x 3 hrs = 28 hrs
Study of assigned literature:571 à 6pp per hour = 96 hours and 149 à 8 pp per hour (18 hrs) = in total: 118 hours
Research literature for your paper: 200 pp à 6 p. per hour = 33 hours
Assignments: 13 x 2,5 hours = 33
- The course unit will have the format of a seminar in which the lecturers will supervise discussions of the literature by students on the basis of reaction sheets written in preparation for each session.
- Assessment of this course unit will be based on attendance and active participation in the discussions (Class attendance, participation and Reaction sheets - 20% of the final grade, Presentations - 20% of final grade and a final paper of 4000 words - 60% of final grade.
- Compulsory literature will be announced in the course unit manual.
- Students of the PThU Master’s programme can enrol in this course unit.
- Compulsory attendance in accordance with the Teaching & Examination Regulations applies to this module.
- Research master students, have a different course code: THRM-RVC5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
- “In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.”
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| 28 | Research Methods | THMRMSE5 |
| The module will provide students with methods and skills, both theoretical and practical, to address heritage from a multidisciplinary perspective. Different clinics will be devoted to advance historic methods, theories of aesthetics, studies in material culture, digital humanities, discourse analysis and interview techniques; clinics will be led by different lecturers, experts who will speak on the base of their experiences as researchers, and of the challenges they met in the research process. This course aims to guide students as they prepare for their individual projects in the second semester (i.e. the thesis and the internship). |
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| 29 | Research Traineeship | THRMRT5 |
Before the start of the traineeship, students must draw up a plan of action in consultation with their mentor. The plan should be handed in to the Graduate School Office (Ms De Boer) before the start of the traineeship and should state clearly at least the following:- what research and training activities are going to be undertaken, in cooperation with whom, and for how many ECTS credit points
- how and where the research and training will be carried out (supervisor(s), location(s) etc.)
- the aim of the activities (importance, relevance for the training of the student at that particular stage of the programme)
- an estimate of the costs involved, if any.
The research activities should be tailored to the academic interests and preferred specialization of the student. They may range from: - writing a publishable book review article, annotated bibliography, article or essay,
- doing a literature or archive search,
- making a field trip,
- holding and transcribing interviews,
- participating in and giving a paper or poster presentation at a national or international conference, seminar or workshop,
to:- participating in a summer school, in the ongoing research activities of their supervisor or in a research project of a scholar abroad who is affiliated to the CRS.
The traineeship as a whole must be graded on the basis of the student’s written work and acquired certificates, if any. Students conclude it by writing a report in which they make a self-evaluation of the training results against the background of their plan of action. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | mentor (supervisor) | | Onderwijsvorm | tutorial | | Toetsvorm | paper, verslag | | ECTS | 5 |
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| 30 | Social Scientific Research Methods | THM-SSRM5 |
| This course will prepare students for researching and writing their thesis. It will introduce the notion of the research cycle, and will focus on the sub-cycle of the research design. The course is designed in such a way that it will take students through the steps of designing their own research, in consultation with their supervisors. Furthermore, the course will include training in specific social scientific research methods for data gathering and analysis, such as interviewing, discourse analysis, ethnographic research and mixed methods. Finally, research ethics will be discussed and students will have to write an ethical statement before their research design can be graded and approved. Students have to pass this course in order to qualify for the final phase of research and writing for their thesis. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. J. Martínez-Ariño | | Docent(en) | dr. J. Martínez-Ariño | | Onderwijsvorm | groepsdiscussie, lectures and seminars, peer review, readings | | Toetsvorm | opdracht(en), participation, projectopdracht | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | - This course depends very much on your own initiative in reading, networking and writing a research proposal.
- If you do not pass this course, you will not be allowed to start your research. If students do not pass the resit, they will have to retake this course the following year.
- Assessment of this course will be based on attendance and participation in class (30%), the preparatory assignment (20%) and the final research proposal (50%).
- Research master students, have a different course code:THRM-SSRM5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
- Workload: lectures and seminars 7x3 hours= 21 hours, individual work (reading literature, preparing assignments) 50 hours, preparing research proposal 70 hours.
- In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.
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| 31 | Texts of Terror | THMTTE5 |
Religiously motivated fanaticism and violence constitute a threat to human civilization. All religious traditions seem to have a violent potential. Often, however, the monotheism of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion is particularly suspected of an aggressive and intolerant potential. Leading figures in all three traditions have turned, at various times, to the exclusion and even violent persecution of people and ideas deemed alien. Sacred texts and ideas drawn from them can play a major role in motivating and justifying the actions of group members. Violent or intolerant behaviour can, from both insider and outside-observer perspectives, reduce the great tradition to a single essence, for which a few selected elements of the tradition are brought forward while many others are ignored.
In this course we study selected texts from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and contexts in which violence, power, and politics have exploited them. We focus on texts that have been used to justify violent actions in order to understand them better in their original contexts, as a basis for tracking later interpretations and exploring how appeals to these texts functioned in relation to political aims. Ultimately we ask whether monotheism necessarily has violent consequences, and how adherents handle the dangerous potentialities of claims to revealed truth. Historical and cultural factors other than monotheistic thought are given their full weight in this investigation. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. S.K. Luther | | Docent(en) | dr. M. Colominas Apariciodr. S.K. Lutherdr. A. Versluis | | Onderwijsvorm | hoor-/werkcollege | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Research master students, have a different course code:THRMTTE5. For these students there will be formulated an extra assignment.
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| 32 | Theological Heritages | THMTHPMCE5 |
It is an intriguing fact that one of the world’s oldest institutions is the church – though the church exists and always has existed in manifold forms and ways. This simple statement contains the two basic elements which we will explore in this course. First: what kind of narratives are used to guarantee the temporal unity (continuity) of this heritage: this institution and its traditions? (Or: What do people call “church”?) Secondly: does handing over this heritage also mean: handing over the institute’s societal shape? What kind of narratives are there being told concerning this societal shape – or: concerning these societal shapes? (Or: How do people care for the church’s structure?)
In this course, those questions will be explored through a theological lens: i.e., theological texts on the topic, from different ages, will be read and discussed – both with regard to their expressiveness in their own age and with regard to their theological or philosophical power in our own era. What light do they shed on theological heritage in our time? What kind of critically theological questions concerning ecclesial heritages need there to be asked (and/or answered) in our postmodern times? |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. E. van 't Slot | | Onderwijsvorm | lectures | | Toetsvorm | exam, paper, participation, presentation(s) | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | - Literature and a calculation of the study load will be announced in the course manual
- Research master students, have a different course code:THRMTHPME5. For these students an extra assignment will be formulated.
- “In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.”
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| 33 | Theories of Religion | THRMTRCE10 |
| Today, most scholars conceptualize ‘religion’ primarily as a cultural phenomenon, using insights, methods, and theories that are also applied in cultural studies. This course unit explores some of the key issues and texts of the academic study of religion. Students will encounter important ideas that have influenced the development of the study of religion, become acquainted with the key figures who shaped these ideas, analyze influential texts, and discuss issues posed by the introduction of new concepts and methods. Among the topics to be explored are (1) the influence of a Romantic concept of religion as a response to Enlightenment philosophy; (2) the importance of sociological and anthropological approaches to the study of religion; (3) recent developments in theorizing religion and culture in religious studies, cultural studies, and historiography. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | prof. dr. C.K.M. von Stuckrad | | Onderwijsvorm | seminar | | Toetsvorm | | | ECTS | 10 | | Opmerkingen | In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise. |
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| 34 | Tutorial | THRMT5-2 |
Before the start of the traineeship, students must draw up a plan of action in consultation with their mentor. The plan should be handed in to the Graduate School Office (Ms De Boer) before the start of the traineeship and should state clearly at least the following:- what research and training activities are going to be undertaken, in cooperation with whom, and for how many ECTS credit points
- how and where the research and training will be carried out (supervisor(s), location(s) etc.)
- the aim of the activities (importance, relevance for the training of the student at that particular stage of the programme)
- an estimate of the costs involved, if any.
The research activities should be tailored to the academic interests and preferred specialization of the student. They may range from: - writing a publishable book review article, annotated bibliography, article or essay,
- doing a literature or archive search,
- making a field trip,
- holding and transcribing interviews,
- participating in and giving a paper or poster presentation at a national or international conference, seminar or workshop,
to:- participating in a summer school, in the ongoing research activities of their supervisor or in a research project of a scholar abroad who is affiliated to the CRS.
The traineeship as a whole must be graded on the basis of the student’s written work and acquired certificates, if any. Students conclude it by writing a report in which they make a self-evaluation of the training results against the background of their plan of action. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | mentor (supervisor) | | Onderwijsvorm | tutorial | | Toetsvorm | verslag, paper | | ECTS | 5 |
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| 35 | Tutorial | THRMT5-1 |
Before the start of the traineeship, students must draw up a plan of action in consultation with their mentor. The plan should be handed in to the Graduate School Office (Ms De Boer) before the start of the traineeship and should state clearly at least the following:- what research and training activities are going to be undertaken, in cooperation with whom, and for how many ECTS credit points
- how and where the research and training will be carried out (supervisor(s), location(s) etc.)
- the aim of the activities (importance, relevance for the training of the student at that particular stage of the programme)
- an estimate of the costs involved, if any.
The research activities should be tailored to the academic interests and preferred specialization of the student. They may range from: - writing a publishable book review article, annotated bibliography, article or essay,
- doing a literature or archive search,
- making a field trip,
- holding and transcribing interviews,
- participating in and giving a paper or poster presentation at a national or international conference, seminar or workshop,
to:- participating in a summer school, in the ongoing research activities of their supervisor or in a research project of a scholar abroad who is affiliated to the CRS.
The traineeship as a whole must be graded on the basis of the student’s written work and acquired certificates, if any. Students conclude it by writing a report in which they make a self-evaluation of the training results against the background of their plan of action. |
| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | mentor (supervisor) | | Onderwijsvorm | tutorial | | Toetsvorm | paper, verslag | | ECTS | 5 |
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| 36 | Writing a Research proposal | THRM-RP |
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| Faculteit | Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. S.K. Luther | | Docent(en) | dr. S.K. Luther | | Onderwijsvorm | workshops | | Toetsvorm | final paper | | ECTS | 5 |
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