THEO5965
SPECIAL TOPICS ON CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIETY II | URBAN SPIRITUALITY AND THEOLOGY: HONG KONG STUDY TOUR
3 Units
Online Registration (Deadline: 17:30, 10/4/2024)
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Teacher |
Professor Kung Lap Yan |
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Course code and title |
THEO5965 Special Topics on Christianity and Society II Urban Spirituality and Theology: Hong Kong Study Tour |
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Study area |
(5) Christianity and Society for BD/ MDiv or |
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Credit |
3 |
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Date |
Orientation session: 27 May 10-11am |
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Language |
English |
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Target |
Students and alumni (priority goes to credit-bearing students if quotas are exceeded) |
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Quota |
10 for DSCCC students/ 15 for Yale Divinity School and Asian students |
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Administration fee |
HK$1,200# |
Course schedule (draft)
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Date |
Activities |
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28 May [Tue] |
Lecture 1: Hong Kong: Then and Now |
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29 May [Wed] |
Theme: Urban and Rural Hong Kong- Ecology and Development |
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30 May [Thu] |
Theme: Material Religions, Buddhism |
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31 May [Fri] |
Theme: Material Religions, Daoism and folk religions |
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1 June [Sat] |
Lecture 3: Religious policy in Hong Kong |
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2 June [Sun] |
2-hours city walk around the areas where overseas domestic helpers have leisure time (to be confirmed) |
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3 June [Mon] |
Theme: Everyday life |
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4 June [Tue] |
Theme: Material Religions, Christianity |
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5 June [Wed] |
Theme: Everyday life |
Assessments
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Reading Report |
Enrolled students are required to read one of the following books before the class starts. |
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Reflection 1 |
Based on the visits on Day 3, 4 and 8 you are asked to write a critical review on the theme, “The Sacred in Urban Life”. |
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Reflection 2 |
Based on the visits on Day 2, 6, 7 and 9, you are asked to wite a critical review on the theme, “A Theology (Christian Message) to Hong Kong”. |
Application
- Please submit your Online Registration (Deadline: 17:30, 10/4/2024), and send your deposit cheque (payable to “The Trustees of Chung Chi College) in person or by post to Divinity School.
- The administrative fee may be adjusted according to the number of participants and itinerary. Email notification will be sent if there is any amendment.
- The deposit is non-refundable upon the confirmation of study tour.
- Participants are required to attend ALL visits, except optional visits for overseas students. Prior leave application is required if you cannot join one part of the study tour. No fee will be reduced if you miss a visit.
Postal address: “c/o: Hong Kong Study Tour, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin”
Sponsorship
**Sponsorship application must be submitted together with the study tour application online. LATE application will NOT be considered.**
Application Requirements
- Credit-taking degree program student of Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK, including BA, BD, M.Div., MACS, M.Theol(1). and D.Theol(1).
(1) Written recommendation from supervisor is required.
- Participate in all scheduled activities until completion of the study tour, except in case of emergency.
- Fulfill all course requirements and have a pass or above.
- Never receive any study tour sponsorship from DSCCC in 2023/24
Amount
50% sponsorship of administration fee, approximately HK$600# for credit bearing students.
# Administration fee is adjustable according to group size.
Inquiry
Miss Zoebelle Wong (Email: zoebelle@cuhk.edu.hk)
Book List
- Alfsvag, Knut and Thor Strandenaes eds. (2015) Urban Christian Spirituality. Frankfurt, Peter Lang.
- Asian Anthropology, 2015, 14:1.
- Brandner, Tobias. (2023) Christians in the City of Hong Kong. New York, Bloomsbury.
- Carroll, John M. (2007) A Concise History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong.
- Chan, Kim-Kwong. (2021) “Multi-faith Dynamics in Hong Kong: From Pluralism to Politicization.” The Review of Faith and International Affairs, 19:1, 27-41.
- Kung, Lap Yan. (2024) “A Politics of Re-existence: Christianity and Social Protest in Hong Kong.” Joshua Mauldin ed. Political Theology in Chinese Societies. New York, Routledge.