DESCRIPTION: This course will trace the development of Christianity from the dawn of the seventeenth century to the present day. Emphasis will be given to key personalities, ideas, and movements that have shaped Christian belief and practice in Europe, The Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceana. Major developments in missions, revivalism, liberalism, modernism, fundamentalism, Pentecostalism and ecumenism will be examined with a special emphasis on how these movements were interpreted in their own time and by later Christian writers.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: To minister effectively in any context requires an understanding of the forces that shaped the modern church. Students will gain an awareness of key ideas and movements necessary for understanding and working in the church in North American and overseas.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students can expect (1) to gain a general working knowledge of the history of the church in the modern era; (2) to come to understand and think critically about major theological developments, key personalities, and movements that have shaped the modern church; and (3) as the end result of this study, to gain a deeper appreciation of the breadth, unity, and diversity of the church.

COURSE FORMAT: The course will meet weekdays (4 hours per day) for two weeks--a total of about 38 hours. Class time will focus on lectures, discussion of the reading assignments and selected film clips.

REQUIRED READING:

Feldmeth, Nathan P. Pocket Dictionary of Church History. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8308-2703-9. $8.00.

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780195183078. $15.00.

Koschorke, Klaus, Frieder Ludwig, and Mariano Delgado, eds. A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. 426 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-2889-7. $35.00.

Miller, Glenn T. The Modern Church: From the Dawn of the Reformation to the Eve of the Third Millennium. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0687006052. $27.00.

Noll, Mark. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. 212 pages. ISBN: 978083082847. $15.00.

Students are to select one of the following in line with their unique interests.

Latin America:

Cook, Guillermo, ed. New Face of the Church in Latin America: Between Tradition and Change. Orbis, 1994. 289 pages. ISBN: 9780883449370.

Dussell, Enrique, ed. The Church in Latin America 1492-1992. Orbis, 1992. 512 pages. ISBN: 9780883448205.

Gonzalez, Ondina, and Justo Gonzalez. Christianity in Latin America: A History. Cambridge, 2007. 344 pages. ISBN: 9780521681926.

Goodpasture, H. McKennie. Cross and Sword: An Eyewitness History of Christianity in Latin America. Orbis, 1989. 314 pp. ISBN: 9780883445914.

Gutierrez, Benjamin, and Dennis Smith, eds. In the Power of the Spirit: The Pentecostal Challenge to Historic Churches in Latin America. Presbyterian Church USA, 1996. 246 pages. ISBN: 9781879535138.

Martin, David. Tongues of Fire: The Explosion of Protestantism in Latin America. Blackwell, 1993. 366 pages. ISBN: 9780631189145.

OR Africa:

Gifford, Paul. African Christianity: Its Public Role. Indiana, 1998. 384 pages. ISBN: 978-0253212047.

Hanciles, Jehu. Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration and the Transformation of the West. Orbis, 2008. 430 pages. ISBN: 978-1570757907.

Hastings, Adrian. The Church in Africa, 1450-1950. Oxford, 1995. 720 pages. ISBN: 9780198263999.

Isichei, Elizabeth. A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present. Eerdmans, 1995. 420 pages. ISBN: 9780802808431.

Pobee, John, and Gabriel Ositelu. African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches - A Challenge to the Ecumenical Movement. Risk/WCC Publications, 1998. 73 pp. ISBN: 978-2825412770.

Sanneh, Lamin. West African Christianity: The Religious Impact. Orbis, 1983. 286 pages. ISBN: 978-0883447031.

OR Asia/Australia:

Aikman, David. Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power. Regency, 2006. 336 pages. ISBN: 9781596980259.

Bays, Daniel, ed. Christianity in China: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Stanford, 1999. 508 pages. ISBN: 9780804736510.

Clark, Donald. Living Dangerously in Korea: The Western Experience 1900-1950. Eastbridge, 2003. 455 pages. ISBN: 9781891936111.

Covell, Ralph. The Liberating Gospel in China: The Christian Faith Among China's Minority Peoples. Baker, 1995), 318 pages. ISBN: 9780801025952.

Fernando, Leonard, and G. Gispert-Sauch. Christianity in India: Two Thousand Years of Faith. Penguin/Viking, 2004. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780670057696.

Hunter, Alan, and Kim-Kwong Chan. Protestantism in Contemporary China. Cambridge, 2007. 316 pages. ISBN: 9780521046916.

Kang, Wi Jo. Christ and Caesar in Modern Korea: A History of Christianity and Politics. SUNY, 2007. 214 pages. ISBN: 9780791432488.

Lambert, Tony. The Resurrection of the Chinese Church. OMF/Harold Shaw, 1994. 353 pages. ISBN: 9780877887287.

Moffett, Samuel. A History of Christianity in Asia: Beginnings to 1500:. Orbis, 1998. 560 pages. ISBN: 9781570751622.

_________. A History of Christianity in Asia: 1500-1900. Orbis, 2005. 742 pages. ISBN: 9781570757013.

Piggin, Stuart. Evangelical Christianity in Australia: Spirit, Word and World. Oxford, 1996. 304 pages. ISBN: 9780195535389.

1. Midterm Examination (30%) -This test will be administered on the final day of the intensive class meetings.

2. Final Examination (40%) - Students will submit this take-home examination at the end of the summer quarter via email.

3. Two thesis-driven research papers that focus on a key issue in one of the following regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceana or South America, (5-7 pages each) (15% each = 30%). The two papers will be submitted incrementally during the remaining weeks of the summer quarter.