Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand in depth the technological background of new technologies (such as electronic signatures, the Internet, digitization, etc.) so that they can confront the theological issues-challenges arising from their use.
Course Content (Syllabus)
1) Electronic signatures and Theology - Part 1 (History, Cryptography and Theology - Technological background)
2) Electronic signatures and Theology - Part 2 (Technological background cont.)
3) Electronic signatures and Theology – Part 3 (Legal issues related to electronic signatures: law-regulatory framework, electronic signatures- certificates using examples)
4) Electronic signatures and Theology - part 4 (Electronic signature applications and emerging theological issues: Electronic cards-IDs, citizenship card, privacy issues)
5) Internet and Theology (Technological background)
6) Domain names and Theology (Technological background, regulatory framework, emerging legal and theological issues from the operation of domain name system-situational analysis)
7) Websites and Theology - Part 1 (Technological background)
8) Websites and Theology - Part 2 (Ethical issues,
legal approach, theological issues and technological challenges emerging from Internet use)
9) Web Sites and Theology - Part 3 (Privacy issues emerging from Internet use - situational analysis of internet crimes with theological interest)
10) Digitization and Theology - Part 1 (Technological background: digitization, storage and image compression, processing examples of theological images)
11) Digitization and Theology – Part 2 (Technological background: digitization, storage and audio-video compression, processing examples of theological audio-video)
12) Digitization and Theology - Part 3 (Copyright issues of theological material)
13) Digitization and Theology - Part 4 (Use of digitization for the preservation of theological content-heritage)