1. Jacobsen writes: “… all religions, Christianity included, are also deeply shaped by the cultural containers which hold and support them. (175) … different parts of the world have tended to develop their own local and regional Christian identities (177).”
Your task is to show how geographic location and all that is related to it, such as local culture, beliefs and practices, have influenced and continues to influence the kind of Christianity that develops “where they are.”
2. You must use the Jacobsen text (TWC) AND a minimum of THREE other scholarly sources (e.g., journal articles, academic books or edited scholarly books — electronic versions are acceptable). You may add other sources, but there must be good academic grounds for including them.
3. Choose one of the following topics below to provide a focus and context for your paper and create an argumentative essay based on your research. It is not imperative that you necessarily adhere strictly to the exact wording. The point is for the topic to lead you into an essay.
Remember that your most important task is to prove how Christianity is transformed when it moves to other parts of the world and not how it transforms the place where it exists. Think in terms of Jacobsen’s “glocalization” which implies indigenization, enculturation, local adaptation and syncretism (pp. 156ƒ). Find good evidence to support your argument (thesis).
4. The following 32 topics are provided by the publishers of the course text (TWC), but each tutorial group member’s selection must be unique. Therefore, it is a first-come, first-served assignment. The longer you wait, the fewer choices you will have Topic Chosen Explain the role of Christianity in the end of apartheid on South Africa.
