222912 SE Seminar for Doctoral Students: Possibilities and Limits of Gandhi¿s "Satyagraha"

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Department of Systematic Theology Department of Systematic Theology
Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver
222912
SE Seminar for Doctoral Students: Possibilities and Limits of Gandhi¿s "Satyagraha"
SE 2
4
Block
annually
English

Critical discussion of spiritual and ethical dimensions of Gandhi’s concept of non-violence, satyagraha.

150 years after Gandhi’s birthday his concept of non-violence is still relevant and important. This seminar will focus both on the spiritual requirements of satyagraha and on those elements that are relevant for Christian peace ethics.

Text reading and discussion.

Active participation in the class and seminar paper.

M. K. Gandhi: The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. Delhi, 1958-1999.
J. Brown/A. Parel (Hg.): The Cambridge Companion to Gandhi, Cambridge 2011.
D. Cortright: Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism, Boulder 2009.

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Course will be held in English.

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04.10.2019