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3.00 Credits
Gay L. Byron This course is designed to help students develop their ability to discover resources for combating the problem of racism. Students are expected to engage in reading, research, discussion, self-examination and prayer. Assignments are designed to reveal hidden perspectives, agendas and knowledges. The practices of systems and organizations will be examined to understand better how racism functions as a mega-system, social morality and political fact in the modern world. The goal of this course is to discover the extent to which racism reigns in the lives of the participants, and how it can systematically be dethroned.
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3.00 Credits
Barbara A. Moore As more and more ministers are responding to the call to public witness and public service, this course helps students to: 1) "exegete" the context in which their ministry takes place; 2) articulate theological images, themes and traditions to support public and community ministries; and 3) identify appropriate, effective, prophetic strategies for change. The course will include field visits and sessions with community and political activists and officials, as well as careful attention to theological reflection.
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3.00 Credits
James H. Evans, Jr. This course is designed to provide the student with a solid grasp of the major models and methods of transformative leadership which have emerged in African-American Communities. Particular attention will be paid to the religious, cultural, and theological dimensions of leadership in this context. The goal of the course is to equip the student with a set of intellectual resources that are useful in developing a transformative ministry.
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3.00 Credits
Barbara A. Moore Transformational leaders are being asked to find creative ways to apply the Gospel message to the contemporary issues that Christians face. Preaching God's Holy Word cannot ignore the impact that institutions and systems have on the lives of men, women and children in general, as well the members of our congregations. This class will address the appropriateness and the techniques that preachers can use to "speak truth to powers."
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3.00 Credits
James H. Evans, Jr. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the basic features of preaching in the African-American tradition. The course will consist of lectures, group discussions, actual preaching services led by distinguished area pastors, and guest presentations. Students will have the opportunity to study the diverse styles and approaches that make up the African-American preaching tradition.
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3.00 Credits
C. Denise Yarbrough In a pluralistic and multicultural society, Christians no longer have the luxury of pretending that they are the "majority" religion. Doingministry in today's world requires knowledge and sensitivity to the other major world religions that are an integral part of American culture and of our interconnected global world. This course will introduce students to the fundamental precepts and practices of a variety of major religions that are important players in the world today, both in this country and abroad, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Islam, Judaism, Bahai, Native American traditions, Neo-Pagan traditions, and Mormonism. Visits to places of worship in other world religions and/or guest speakers from these traditions are an integral part of this course. We will consider the challenges that pluralism poses for people of all faith traditions in a diverse society. We will examine how the various world religions are being lived out in this country and throughout the world. The intent of this course is: (1) to stimulate theological reflection about our own Christian tradition in light of the wisdom and insights of other world religions, and ; (2) to provide a brief introduction to the beliefs and practices of the world religions as they are lived out in our modern American context, and (3) to consider issues of globalism and pluralism in the context of Christian ministry and the relationship of religion to political and economic issues at home and abroad, considering issues of tolerance of other religions as each religion expresses or understands it.
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3.00 Credits
Prince S. Conteh Interreligious dialogue is one of the pressing challenges facing all religious traditions today. This course prepares students to engage in interreligious dialogue by attending to Christian theologies and practices of dialogue in a pluralistic world. Particular attention is also given to the perceptions of Christianity members of other religious communities have.
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3.00 Credits
Muhammad Shafiq This course will be an introduction to beliefs and pillars of Islam, including topics on Shari'ah, theology and mystical tradition of Islam. Patterns of Muslims' personal and community life will be considered, as well as Islam and Muslim in the contemporary world and issues of Jihad in Islam. Finally, there will be a selective study of the Qur'an on topics such as the prophets of Islam, Mary and Jesus, heaven and hell, and issues of interfaith dialogue.
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3.00 Credits
Melanie A. May The World Council of Churches study, "On Being the Church: Women'sVoices and Visions," provides the frame for our focus on the place of women in the church, their ministries, their exercise of authority -including in ordained ministry. Historical and theological perspectives will be brought to an ecumenical exploration of women in ministry. The study also provides experiential perspectives on pressing issues faced by women in the worldwide church, e.g., violence against women and children, poverty, sexuality and racism. Throughout, course material will be related to students' own practices of ministry in the church and the world of the 21st century.
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3.00 Credits
Melanie A. May Christians live amid growing religious pluralism, here in the United States and around the world. This course explores ways in which Christians have responded to religious pluralism, primarily in contemporary contexts, but also with attention to biblical and historical perspectives. We ask questions such as: How do we understand religious pluralism? What challenges does religious pluralism pose for Christian theology (e.g., if God created all persons in God's image, how do we as Christians understand God's presence in the lives of all human beings, including those of other religious traditions)? What is the relation of God's revelation in Jesus Christ to God'sactivity as creator of the universe and to the ongoing work of God's spirit in creation? What is faithful dialogue with people of other religious traditions? How are dialogue and mission related? The course also addresses issues of religion and global responsibility. These issues include religious nationalism, religious violence, ethnic cleansing, economic injustice, fundamentalism, religious movements for liberation, and models for being good neighbors with people of other living faith communities. Throughout the course, participants will consider the implications, pastorally and practically, of interreligious dialogue to the practice of ministry.
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