Religious Studies III for Teacher Students

After completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Religion, Identity, Faith and Ideologies: Theory and method

• demonstrate familiarity with key religious theories and methods
• problematize aspects related to intersectionality in the reflection on and practice of didactics of religion
• discuss and reflect on how aspects related to intersectionality can be operationalized in the work with values and rights in a school and society characterized by diversity
• demonstrate familiarity with the processes that create meaning in increasingly individualized and fragmented life views.

2. Literature course in identity formation

• demonstrate a deeper understanding of the complexity of identity formation processes, both individual and collective, where religion and belief are key components
• show theoretical insight into and understanding of how different power aspects and other social processes are important for the individual’s view of him-/herself and others
• demonstrate analytical skills and a critical attitude in relation to distinctive research fields that have relevance for the field of religious studies
• show constructive ability to identify problems within the field of religious studies that are of didactic relevance.

3. Theoretical specialisation

• demonstrate familiarity with, and be able to communicate on, theoretical and methodological knowledge in a specific and demarcated area of religious studies
• demonstrate a thorough knowledge of a theme or particular tradition that has to do with ethics, the history of religion or the sociology of religion
• independently identify and formulate a problem against the background of the topic of theoretical processing, and communicate this both orally and in writing
• demonstrate a critical perspective in terms of knowledge in the area of specialization
• reflect on their own knowledge process and show an ability to identify those areas in the field of religious studies where they need to develop their skills.

4. Essay

• demonstrate familiarity with and be able to communicate knowledge about an area of religious studies
• demonstrate in-depth knowledge about a theme that relates to the ethics, history of religion or sociology of religion, or a particular tradition
• based on a specific purpose and adequate presentation of a problem, identify, evaluate, and collect relevant source material
• independently identify, formulate and process problems and communicate this in essay form
• articulate constructive criticism on texts written by others, as well as respond to criticism and process scientifically their own texts based on relevant criticism
• demonstrate an awareness of research ethics.