Christian Leadership and Scripture
This course will help students to gain access to models of leadership present in Scripture, especially in the prophets and the apostles. After learning to be better leaders in a Scriptural perspective, this course also emphasizes how to lead through the preaching of the Word, in both liturgical and non-liturgical settings.
Christian Worship
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of liturgical studies. The course explores the history of Christian worship liturgical theology the place of ritual in the life of faith as well as the application of a praxis-theory-praxis model to the worship concerns of pastoral ministry.
Christianity & Culture in the Early Church
Examination of relations between Christianity and Graeco-Roman thought, literature, religion, and daily life. Prereq: HIST501; by permission for masters students
Christianity and Colonialism
The course will examine the relationship between Christianity and colonialism both historically and theologically. Colonialism was an essential part of the modern West and as such has had significant religious implications. After examining that history, the course will investigate how the discourse of modern theology was influenced by the ideas of colonialism and how it continued to shape the theological perception of the non-Western world.
Christianity in Asia
This course focuses on history and theology of Christianity in Asia in the 16th through 21st centuries. Though Christianity in Asia is as old as Christianity itself not enough attention has been paid to the history and theology of Christianity in Asia. This course attempts to correct this imbalance and examines the historical encounter between Asia and Christianity against the backdrop of the broader contacts between Asia and the West.
Christianity in Non-Western World
A broad overview of the significant shift of the center of Christianity from the West to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The social, cultural, and political context of Western missions, the sending nations, and the receiving nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be examined. Consideration will be given to: early modern Roman Catholic missions, the impact of African slavery and Western imperialism, the development of Protestant Christianity, the emergence of independent and indigenous church movements, and the rise of Pentecostalism.
Christianity in Non-Western World
A broad overview of the significant shift of the center of Christianity from the West to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The social, cultural, and political context of Western missions, the sending nations, and the receiving nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be examined. Consideration will be given to: early modern Roman Catholic missions, the impact of African slavery and Western imperialism, the development of Protestant Christianity, the emergence of independent and indigenous church movements, and the rise of Pentecostalism.