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The seminar explores the diverse histories and trajectories of the Christian faith, emphasizing that the history of Christianity cannot be reduced to a single, unified narrative. Instead, it acknowledges the existence of multiple, intertwined Christianities that are connected through complex webs of relationships and exchanges. The concept of "Global Christianities" serves as a methodological and theoretical approach to the study of Christian traditions, focusing on several key perspectives. These include the understanding of Christianity as a plural and evolving tradition characterized by multiple centers of authority, influence, and power that have shaped its development across time and space. The approach also highlights the importance of translocal connections among Christian communities and the entanglement of Christian traditions with political, economic, social, and cultural contexts. It further recognizes the interactions between Christianity and other religious traditions, which have given rise to a wide range of expressions and forms of Christian belief and practice. Both synchronic (contemporary) and diachronic (historical) analyses are employed to uncover these layers of connectivity and interdependence.
Within this framework, the seminar investigates various aspects of Christianity, including church affiliation, ritual practices, doctrinal beliefs, social attitudes, cultural orientations, and modes of belonging. The first part of the seminar introduces foundational concepts and guiding logics that define the field of Global Christianities, alongside an overview of the major historical Christian traditions: Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Western Protestantism. The second part turns to contemporary developments in global Christianity, examining movements and trends such as North American evangelicalism, Latin American Liberation Theology, the African and Latin American Pentecostal revivals, Christianity in the Asia-Pacific region, the current state of historic Churches in Europe, the rise of global prophetic and apostolic networks, and the emergence of so-called “migrant” churches in various global contexts. |
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