COURSE SYLLABUS

PROTESTANTISM AND CHRISTIAN THEOPOLITICS

1	Course Title:	PROTESTANTISM AND CHRISTIAN THEOPOLITICS
2	Course Code:	FDB6162
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. BÜLENT ŞENAY
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Bülent ŞENAY bshanay@uludag.edu.tr https://avesis.uludag.edu.tr/bshanay
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course looks into the birth and development of Protestant Christianity, the theopolitical nature of Christian theology in the context of Church-political relations in Europe, the situation of the Catholic church in this process, the 'heretic' movements against the Church, the influence and traces of Protestant Christianity in the Western understanding of religion. It provides and understanding of the place of evangelical theology and theopolitics in the geopolitics of religions today by giving information about the transatlantic 'great awakening' in the 19th century and the current Protestant movements from the emergence of American evangelical theopolitics in the 19th century to Christian Zionism today.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The course provides a scientific understanding and perspective on the beliefs and understandings of Protestant Christian theopolitics about Judaism, Israel and Muslims. It provides the ability to make objective socio-psychological inferences about the relationship between theology and theopolitics in the History of Religions, and supports the student to reach the necessary and sufficient level in academic research.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students will become acquainted with various aspects of the relationship between theology and theopolitics in the history of religions.;
2	Students will learn basic knowledge of key figures, events, movements, and intellectual thought central to Protestant evangelical theopolitics.;
3	Students will learn about the theological doctrines of Protestant Evangelical movements and their influence on Christian theopolitics.;
4	Students examine and comprehend the beliefs and understandings of Protestant Christian theopolitics about Judaism, Israel and Muslims.;
5	Students will be able to develop skills in reading and thinking critically, working with a variety of primary and secondary materials, writing with clarity and purpose, and discussing and debating in a respectful and rigorous manner.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Christianity, Catholic Theopolitics and Religious Life in the West
2	The emergence of Protestantism, Luther and the Muslim Turks
3	Luther, the Jews, and Christian Anti-Semitism
4	18th century 'Great Awakening' and Judaism in Europe
5	`Augustinian-Lutheran-Calvinist` theology and dispentionalist theopolitics
6	Evangelical Interpretation of the Bible
7	Evangelical Doctrine of the `End Times` and Rapture` theology
8	Pentecostalism Evangelicalism and American Theopolitics
9	Tele-evangelism, `Healers` and Music
10	Christian theopolitics, Christian Zionism and Israel
11	Christian theopolitics, Muslims\ the Middle East and Turkiye
12	Evangelical Christianity, Civil Religion, and Moral Majority in US
13	Evangelical Christianity, Theo-politics, and Geopolitics of Religion(s)
14	Christian Theopolitics and Geopolitics of Religion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	• Bülent Şenay, Christian Zionism: Theo-Politics and Biblical Myth-Making, Bucharest University Press, 2021. • Braden P. Anderson Biblical Theopolitics and the Problem of American Christian Nationalism Wisconsin Marquette Unıversıty 2010 • Theopolitics of the Orthodox World—Autocephaly of the Orthodox Churches as a Political, Not Theological Problem • D. Cobia, The Complete Idiots Guide to Evangelical Christianity, Alpha Books, NY, 2007. • Adam S. Francisco, Martin Luther and Islam, Leiden: Brill, 2007. • A Hakim Murad America as a Jihad State, Kings College, London, 21.04.09. • Ömer Kemal Şahin, Dost Düşmanlar Hıristiyan Siyonizminde Antisemitizm ve Anti-İslamizm, Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi, 2019. • Jonathan Cole Towards_a_Theology_of_Political_Authority CS University PhD 2017 • A. Reid, Evangelism: Handbook Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional, B&H Publishing, Tennesse, 2009. • Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid, Complete Evangelism: The Luke-Acts Model, Herald Press, Ontario, 1997 • C. Smith, Christian America What Evangelicals Really Want, Unıversity of California Press, Berkeley, 2000. • B. Witherington, The Problem with Evangelical Theology, Baylor University Press, 2005. • C. G. Brown, The Word in the World Evangelical Writing, Publishing, and Reading in America (1789-1880), The University of North Carolina Press, 2004. • Donald E. Miller, Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement, University of California Press, 2007. • D. N. Myers, W.V. Rowe, From Ghetto to Emancipation: Historical and Contemporary Reconsiderations of the Jewish community, University of Scranton Press, 1997. • A. J. Frykholm, Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America, Oxford University Press, 2004. • Stephen Spector, Evangelicals and Israel: The Story of American Christian Zionism, Oxford University Press, 2008.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Homeworks or Projects and written exams
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	96	96
Total WorkLoad			180
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8
LO1	3	4	0	4	4	0	4
LO2	0	4	4	4	0	0	2
LO3	4	4	0	4	0	0	0
LO4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0
LO5	4	4	4	4	4	4	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High