Semester Lessons Plan Digital Theology

Semester Lessons Plan

Digital Theology "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein

University/College Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Theologi Jakarta

Faculty -

Major -

Program Bachelor of Theology/Program Studi Strata Satu (S1)

Course Name Digital Theology

Credits/SKS 4 Credits/SKS

Course Number

Course Type Classes on Special Issues - Mata Kuliah Tematik

Requirements -

Semester Odd Semester, 2020-2021

As Taught In August – December 2020

Number of Course Meetings 16 Times, @ 210 Minutes

Course Meeting Times

Classroom Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87540107552?pwd=eTlEbHRPRlJiOVBhU0RjOFhHellxUT09 Meeting ID: 875 4010 7552 Passcode: 008455

Instructors Binsar Jonathan Pakpahan (BJP) | [email protected] | [email protected] | http://binsarspeaks.net | social media id: @binsarjpakpahan (line, Instagram, Twitter)

Schoology Code

ZG2S-QHV6-XSJKX

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http://binsarspeaks.net/

A. PURPOSE

The course discusses, analyzes, and finds theologically sound answers for the issues that we are facing in the era of disruption.

B. DESCRIPTION

Through the extensive discussions and readings, the course aims to discuss the many challenges that the disruptive era are posing to the churches and theology. Most of

the issues are new and we will recognize the terminologies, make clear of the questions and problems, discuss it with specific theological understanding, and find

different answers and actions towards the themes.

C. LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. The students have an understanding of what disruptive and disruptions are. The students will agree on assignments and grading requirements.

2. The students can differentiate different generations and their social and sociological needs.

3. The students have first hand shared the experience of how technology disrupt lives through the actors of disruptive technologies.

4. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the meaning of digital and real presence.

5. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the understanding of community and fellowship in the digital era.

6. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the use of public space and how public theology must adapt to the meaning of space.

7. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the meaning of missio Dei with the use of social media.

8. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate moral norms through public shaming in social media.

9. The students understand, analyze, and define trust and truth.

10. The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the idea and concept of the Messiah in popular culture.

11. The students understand, analyze, and define the difference between spirituality and religiosity.

12. The students understand, analyze, and define the challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the future.

13. The students understand, analyze, and define worship and liturgy for the disruptive age.

14. The students understand, analyze, and define ability, capability, and the (un)limited ability of technology (and God?).

15. The students understand, analyze, and define future research challenges in the disruptive era.

D. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Introduction Class, Description of the terminologies, what is disruption and digital era?

2. Understanding the different generations and their profiles: Millenials, Gen Z, and Alpha.

3. Listening to the Actors of Disruptive Technology

4. Digital Presence = Real Presence?

5. Community and Fellowship in the Digital Era

6. Public Space and Public Theology

7. Mission and Social Media

8. Public Shaming and Digital Morality

9. Questioning Everything: The Crisis of Trust in Media

10. The Digital Trace of the Concept of Messiah in Popular Movies

11. Spiritual but not Religious: The New Forms of Spirituality?

12. The challenges of Artificial Intelligence.

13. Liturgy (and Worship) in the Digital Age

14. What can God do that technology Cannot? The search for God's images in the digital era

15. What changes in our theological vocabulary? Further discussions of the class research, and future issues?

F. COURSE STRATEGY

The course will be carried out with an active participatory strategy. With this strategy, the instructors encourage and facilitate students to be actively involved in

finding and discovering new ideas and questions in the disruptive era. The strategies will be implemented in the following activities:

1. Material presentation by instructors. Instructors will present material at all lessons. The class will have an assignment division in the first meeting. Also, at

the end of each meeting, when the presenter has finished discussing each topic, the instructors will give a presentation (in the form of PPT) to explain and

focus on the important points.

2. Assignments. Students are assigned to read all the available texts.

3. Group Presentations and class discussions. Each week, a group will present the material.

4. Watching Movies/Videos. At several lessons, the instructor will present movies that is relevant to the lesson.

5. Presentation from guests. The class will have several guest instructors on the relevant materials.

G. ASSIGNMENTS

There are 4 assignments for the students:

1. Class active participation.

2. Reading reports.

3. Group presentations.

4. Final paper.

H. GRADING

1. Student’s Active Participation (10%)

Students are encouraged to be active in the class and Schoology forum discussions.

2. Reading Assignments (1x10%)

Every student is assigned to make two reading reports about the ongoing topic. The students will submit their assignment through the schoology folder. The

reading report consists of a max 1000 words report and must be uploaded 24 hours before the course starts. The failure to submit the assignment in time will

result in a minor point reduction.

3. Group Presentation (2x25%)

Groups must present two presentations, based on their preferences. The paper must consist of a 3000-4000 words paper. Students must consult the questions

and resources at least one week before the presentation. The presentation must be uploaded 24 hours before the course starts. The failure to submit the

assignment in time will result in a minor point reduction.

4. Finals (30%)

All students will make a paper of their preferred theme that comes in the 15th lesson or a proposed theme that is approved by the instructors

I. COURSE RULES

1. Read the specified assignments. The course has four credits. Students are required to read the specified reading texts to understand the contents of the

discussion in the class. Even if students are not assigned to make a reading report, Students should read the materials too. All texts would be uploaded to

schoology, and all students are asked to be actively involved in the forums there.

2. If there is a lesson that students do not understand, they are encouraged to ask the instructor outside of the specified course time. Students can make an

appointment in advance via email or visit the instructor’s working space. We would try to answer every email as soon as possible.

3. Attendance: Every student is asked to attend on time. Instructors also have an obligation to do the same. If students enter the class more than 15 minutes

after the class starts, the attendance will not be counted. Student’s absence for more than four times (less than 75% attendance) will result in the automatic

failure of the course.

4. Students are encouraged to use the internet and googling facility during class. Please bring your gadgets.

5. Plagiarism is a definite no. Students who copied or plagiarized someone else's work and failed to mention the correct source will fail according to the

plagiarism manual of the STFT Jakarta.

J. REFERENCE BOOKS

Åhman, Henrik. 2016. “The Aesthetic Turn: Exploring the Religious Dimensions of Digital Technology.” Approaching Religion 6 (2): 156–63.

Borowik, Claire. 2018. “From Radical Communalism to Virtual Community: The Digital Transformation of the Family International.” Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 22 (1): 59–86.

Campbell, Heidi. 2010. When Religion Meets New Media. New York: Routledge.

———. , ed. 2012. Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.

Campbell, Heidi, and Gregory P. Grieve, eds. 2014. Playing with Religion in Digital Games. Digital Game Studies. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Delicata, Nadia. 2015. “Natural Law in a Digital Age.” Journal of Moral Theology Vol. 4 (No. 1): 1–24.

Le Deuff, Olivier. 2018. Digital Humanities: History and Development. London: John Wiley & Sons.

Egere, Inaku K. 2015. “Social Media and Mission-Based Marketing Approach for New Evangelization in the Digital Age.” African Ecclésial Review 57 (3 & 4): 186–205.

Justin Wise. The Social Church: A Theology of Digital Communication. Chicago: Moody, 2014.

Littlejohn, W. Bradford. 2017. “Addicted to Novelty: The Vice of Curiosity in a Digital Age.” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 37 (1): 179–96.

McIntosh, Esther. 2015. “Belonging without Believing: Church as Community in an Age of Digital Media.” International Journal of Public Theology 9 (2): 131–55.

Olusola, Emmanuel B. 2015. “Digital Church and E-Culture in the New Media Age: The Spectrum of Nigeria.” African Ecclésial Review 57 (3 & 4): 206–24.

Reimann, Ralf Peter. 2017. “Uncharted Territories’: The Challenges of Digitalization and Social Media for Church and Society: Uncharted Territories.” The Ecumenical Review 69 (1): 67–79.

Schreibman, Susan, Ray Siemens, and John Unsworth, eds. 2015. A New Companion to Digital Humanities. London: John Wiley & Sons.

Shirley, Chris. 2017. “Overcoming Digital Distance: The Challenge of Developing Relational Disciples in the Internet Age.” Christian Education Journal: Research on Educational Ministry 14 (2): 376–90.

Vita, Craig Nessan, and Kristine Stache. 2018. “Adventures into Digital Teaching, Learning, and Formation: A Case Study from Wartburg Theological Seminary.” Journal of Religious Leadership 17: 20–45.

Ward, Graham. 2002. “Between Virtue and Virtuality.” Theology Today 59 (1): 55–70.

Wood, Funlayo E. 2015. “Cyber Spirits, Digital Ghosts: African and Diasporic Religions in the Age of Collaborative Consumption.” Cross Currents 65 (4): 448–457.

Zsupan-Jerome, Daniella. 2018. “Virtual Presence as Real Presence? Sacramental Theology and Digital Culture in Dialogue.” In @Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds, 526–42. New York: Routledge.

K. SYLLABUS

COURSE NO./DATE

LEARNING OUTCOMES

MATERIALS SUCCESS INDICATORS

COURSE METHODS TIME ALLOCATIONS

RESOURCES AND MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

(1) The students have an understanding of what disruptive and disruptions are. The students will agree on assignments and grading requirements.

Introduction Class, Description of the terminologies, what is disruption and digital era?

The students can explore and analyze the following questions:

What is Digital Age, the context, what is digital, what is not digital,

That digital age is a disruptive age, changes mindsets

What are the challenges: setting up the questions and researches?

Subject discussion and presentation by the instructor.

Class discussion and debate.

Selective reading.

210 minutes Laptop, LCD, PPT.

Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.

Reading assignments:

Student’s active participation in the discussion

(2) The students could

differentiate

different

generations and

their social and

sociological needs.

Understanding the different generations and their profiles: Millenials, Gen Z, and Alpha.


Who are the new generations, what are their profiles, and how to understand them?

What are the tasks of educational institutions and religious institutions?


Presentation by

guests

Class discussion and debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

(3) The students have firsthand shared the experience of how technology

disrupt lives through the actors of disruptive technologies.

Listening to the

Actors of Disruptive

Technology


Presenting Go-Jek, AirBnB, Tokopedia, and other digital entrepreneurship representatives

What is their social impact, and what


Presentation by

guests from GoJek,

Tokopedia, and

Airbnb

Class discussion and

debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

are the future challenges that they put forward?

(4) The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the meaning of digital and real presence.

Digital Presence =

Real Presence?


The question focuses on what the meaning of presence is. Is digital presence enough?

How do we understand Gods presence if God were a digital being, that is present digitally, but not ontologically?

Presentation by students.



debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(5) The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the understanding of community and fellowship in the digital era.

Community and Fellowship in the Digital Era


What is the understanding of community? How do you see fellowship? What is the difference between the two?

How to technology transforms the challenge of our

understanding of community? what defines a community, distance, feeling of togetherness, a binding issue, a hashtag?




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(6) The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the use of public space and how public theology must adapt to the meaning of space.

Public Space and Public Theology


What is space?

What is public? What about privacy?

Who determines a public issue, which public, and when do we say it is off limit and private?




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(7) The students understand, analyze, and differentiate the meaning of missio Dei with the use of social media.

Mission and Social Media


How to do a mission on social media? Can you do that? Is it beneficial or distractive?

How do you see terrorist recruitment through media? What makes it work?

How about radicalization through the net?

How to respond to that?

What is the understanding of

caring?




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(8) The students understand, analyze, and differentiate moral norms through public shaming in social media.

Public Shaming and Digital Morality


The tendency to revert to public shaming not with



Presentation by


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

rocks and stone but with social media bullying. Who determines morality? The public?

What happens to the victim? What is online bullying?

What is right and wrong in the digital era?

The return of emotion to the public space?

guests, a victim of

public shaming.


debate.

Selective reading.

(9) The students understand, analyze, and define trust and truth.

Questioning Everything: The Crisis of Trust in Media


The open media has ruined public trust?

What is trust, and how do we build trust?

What happens if we trust too much, or if we do not trust anything?

Disruptive is about not staying comfortable in one place, but when do we say enough to changes, and settle

down?

The danger of not settling is the ambiguity of truth and trust?




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(10) The students understand,

The Digital Trace of the Concept of

The students can explore and analyze



Short movie clips.

Student’s active participation in

analyze, and differentiate the idea and concept of the Messiah in popular culture.

Messiah in Popular Movies

the following questions:

What are the

popular images of

the end of times?

Who are the

modern saviors?

What makes the

savior interesting

for the new

generation?

How to see

escathology though

the new

generations and to

explain the

Christian version of

eschatology to the

new generations?


Presentation by

guests Nedy

Subrata.

Watching Movie

Clips.


debate.

Selective reading.

Lectures.

Debates.


the discussion

Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(11) The students understand, analyze, and define the difference between spirituality and religiosity.

Spiritual but not

Religious: The New

Forms of

Spirituality?


A new form of spirituality, new age religions, and the challenge to Christianity to change and confirm




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(12) The students understand, analyze, and define the challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the future.

The challenges of

Artificial

Intelligence.


Imagining the not

so distant future:

the time of AI.

The limits and

challenges of

Artificial

Intelligence.


Subject discussion and presentation by

the instructor.


debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

New norms and

ethics in the AI era.

(13) The students understand, analyze, and define worship and liturgy for the disruptive age.

Liturgy (and

Worship) in the

Digital Age


How do we do worship? Is it a show? What is the purpose? What is the limit? Online

worship? The return to visual and oral culture?

What is music, sermon, in the digital era?

Is there any sacred space in liturgy?

Is there an order of worship?



Presentation by

guests, preferably

from a liturgical

theology

background.


debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(14) The students understand, analyze, and define ability, capability, and

the limited ability

of technology (and

God?).

What can God do

that technology

Cannot? The search

for God's images in

the digital era


The question of the maker and the creation, can creation surpass the maker?

What is (still) sacred and what is profane?




debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(15) The students understand, analyze, and define future research challenges in the disruptive era.

What changes in

our theological

vocabulary? Further

discussions of the

class research, and

future issues?


What are the emerging questions to form for the new theological challenges?



debate.

Selective reading.


Short movie clips.

Lectures.

Debates.



Reading Assignments

Group Presentation

(16) Finals

L. ASSIGNMENTS GROUPS

Pertemuan Assignments Assignee

2nd Meeting Understanding the different

generations and their

profiles: Millenials, Gen Z,

and Alpha.

1. Sara

2. Carel

3rd Meeting Listening to the Actors of

Disruptive Technology

1. Sifra

2. Vien

4th Meeting Digital Presence = Real

Presence?

1. Chris Shirley, “Overcoming Digital Distance: The Challenge of Developing Relational Disciples in the Internet

Age” (AULIA SITUMEANG)

2. Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, “Virtual Presence vs Real Presence? Sacramental Theology and Digital Culture in

Dialogue” (PAROS)

3. Peter Ludlow, “Cypher’s Choices: The Variety and Reality of Virtual Experiences” dalam Experience

Machines The Philosophy of Virtual Worlds (PHILIP)

5th Meeting Community and Fellowship in

the Digital Era 1. Esther McIntosh, “Belonging without Believing Church as Community in an Age of Digital Media” (EUNICE)

2. Tim Hutchings, “Considering religious community through online churches” dalam Digital Religions (Nathanael

Longkutoy)

3. Knut Lundby, “Theoretical frameworks for approaching religion and new media” dalam Digital Religion

(JULIO)

6th Meeting Public Space and Public

Theology 1. Paul Lichterman, “A Place on the Map: Communicating Religious Presence in Civic Life” dalam everyday

Religion (JOEL)

2. Nancy T. Ammerman, “Studying Everyday Religion: Challenges for the Future” dalam Everyday Religion

(TOGOS)

3. Cristina Lafont, “Religion and the Public Sphere: What are the Deliberative Obligations of Democratic

Citizenship?” dalam Habermas and Religion (YOHANES ALI SANDRO)

7th Meeting Mission and Social Media 1. Claire Borowik, “From Radical Communalism to Virtual Community: The Digital Transformation of the Family

International” (PIERRE)

2. Egere, Inaku K., “Social Media and Mission-Based Marketing Approach for New Evangelization in the

Digital Age” (WINDY)

3. Ralf Peter Reimann, “Uncharted Territories” The Challenges of Digitalization and Social Media for Church

and Society (ALVIN)

8th Meeting Public Shaming and Digital

Morality

1. Mark D. Johns, “Ethical issues in the study of religion and new media” dalam Digital Religions (DAVID)

2. Lynn Schofield Clark, “Religion, Twice Removed: Exploring the Role of Media in Religious Understandings

among “Secular” Young People” dalam Everyday Religion. (ANDREAS)

3. Brendan Shea, “The Problem of Evil in Virtual Worlds” dalam Experience Machines The Philosophy of Virtual

Worlds (JUAN)

9th Meeting Questioning Everything: The

Crisis of Trust in Media

1. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, “Authenticity” dalam Digital Religion (Thalia)

2. Richard H. Dees, “Trust and Toleration” dalam Trust and Toleration (Grasia Theo)

3. Dario Taraborelli, “How the Web Is Changing the Way We Trust”, dalam Current Issues in Computing and Philosophy

10th Meeting The Digital Trace of the

Concept of Messiah in

Popular Movies

1. Shanny Luft, “Hardcore Christian Gamers: How Religion Shapes Evangelical Play” dalam Playing with

Religion in Digital Games (ANGEL)

2. Tom Breen, “A Field Guide to the Major North American Jesuses” dalam The Messiah Formerly Known

as Jesus (YOHAN)

3. Stanley A. Porter, “The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments” dalam The Messiah in the Old and New

Testaments (JONATHAN)

11th Meeting Spiritual but not Religious:

The New Forms of

Spirituality?

1. Olusola, Emmanuel B., “Digital Church, E-Culture in the New Media Age: The spectrum of Nigeria” (HIZKIA)

2. Sandra M. Schneiders, “Approaches to the Study of Christian Spirituality” dalam Blackwell Companion to

Christian Spirituality (TOBAR)

3. Kelly Besecke, “Beyond Literalism: Reflexive Spirituality and Religious Meaning” dalam Everyday Religion

(BEN BIANCO)

12th Meeting The challenges of Artificial

Intelligence. 1. Alan M. Turing, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (WILLIAM)

2. Kayoko Ishii, “Can a Robot Intentionally Conduct Mutual Communication with Human Beings?” dalam Current

Issues in Computing and Philosophy (HANA)

3. Matt Carter, “Bab 20 Minds and Computers” dalam Minds and Computers (SAMUEL)

13th Meeting Liturgy (and Worship) in the

Digital Age 1. Christopher Helland, “Ritual” dalam Digital Religion, (CHARLOS)

2. Mia Lövheim, “Virtually Boundless? Youth Negotiating Tradition in Cyberspace” dalam Everyday Religion

(JUNIOR)

3. Dirk, G. Lange, “Digital Worship and Sacramental Life in a Time of Pandemic”

(https://www.lutheranworld.org/blog/digital-worship-and-sacramental-life-time-pandemic) (TONY)

14th Meeting What can God do that

technology Cannot? The

search for God's images in

the digital era

1. Experience Machines The Philosophy of Virtual Worlds (ARNOLD)

2. John Milbank, “What Lacks is Feeling: Hume versus Kant and Habermas” dalam Habermas and Religion

(JEREMY)

3. Thomas V. Morris, “God’s Knowledge” dalam An Introduction to Philosophical Theology (HOSYEA)

Pertemuan Assignments Assignee

4th Meeting Digital Presence = Real Presence? 1. David, Ben, Eunice

2. Charlos, Tony, Hose, Jonathan

5th Meeting Community and Fellowship in the Digital Era 1. Angel, Tobar, Hosyea, Tony

2. Ben, Aulia Situmeang, Paros

6th Meeting Public Space and Public Theology 1. Juan, Yohan, Carel, Samuel

2. Christo, Andreas, Paros

7th Meeting Mission and Social Media 1. Angel, Junior, Theo

2. William, Sara, Jeremy, Samuel

8th Meeting Public Shaming and Digital Morality 1. Yohanes Ali sandro, Alvin, Hana, Philip

2. Hizkia, Natanael Longkutoy, Togos, Windy

https://www.lutheranworld.org/blog/digital-worship-and-sacramental-life-time-pandemic

9th Meeting Questioning Everything: The Crisis of Trust in Media 1. Albungkari, Arnold, Thalia

2. Sifra, Joel, Tobar

10th Meeting The Digital Trace of the Concept of Messiah in Popular Movies 1. Vienshe, Julio, Pierre

2. Shifra, Ari, Philip

11th Meeting Spiritual but not Religious: The New Forms of Spirituality? 1. Andreas, Charlos, Yohan, David

2. Yohanes Alisandro, Nathanael Longkutoy, Jonatahan, Eunice

12th Meeting The challenges of Artificial Intelligence. 1. Alvin, Joel, Christo

2. Arnold, Junior, Togos

13th Meeting Liturgy (and Worship) in the Digital Age 1. William, Carel, Sara, Thalia

2. Hana, Jeremy, Windy

14th Meeting What can God do that technology Cannot? The search for God's

images in the digital era

1. Julio, Juan, Hizkia

2. Aulia Situmeang, Theo, Pierre, Vienshe

Mengetahui: Jakarta, 17 Agustus 2019

Ketua Program Studi Dosen Pengampu,

Simon Rachmadi, Ph.D Binsar J. Pakpahan, Ph.D.

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Semester Lessons Plan Digital Theology