THE489: Christianity in Asia

Focuses on the historical interaction between Christianity and Asian cultures and peoples from the seventh century to the twentieth century. Theme: encounter; i.e., between eastern and western Christianity and the different cultures, faiths and peoples in Asia during these fourteen centuries. Topics: Nestorian missions to China and India in the seventh century; Catholic missions during the sixteenth century to India, SE Asia, China and Japan; and Protestant missions from the nineteenth century with particular reference to the British empire.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Any 200-level Asian studies, history or church history unit. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Rowan Strong Position: Associate Professor E-mail: R.Strong@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.009 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6470
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Rowan Strong Associate Professor (R.Strong@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6470 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.009 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)