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Deeper understanding of the missionary dynamic of the Church throughout its history; competence of distinguishing different eras/methods/paradigms of christianization from the New Testament to the 20th century

mission in the sometimes hostile, sometimes surprisingly open-minded world of antiquity - inside and outside the Roman Empire; mission in the interest of secular powers from the early Middle Ages to Modernity; the re-invention of the Church as the primary missionary agent in Modernity (and beyond)

lecture

oral examination

M. Sievernich, Die christliche Mission. Geschichte und Gegenwart, Darmstadt 2009.

Ch. Lange, Eine kleine Geschichte des Christentums. Ausbreitung und Entwicklung im ersten Jahrtausend, Darmstadt 2012.

F.-X. Bischof et al., Einführung in die Geschichte des Christentums, Freiburg i.Br. et al. 2012.

successful completion of compulsory module 1 of the first part of the studies.

online lecture