Fall 2017/ Fuller Live!

Menlo Park & Pasadena

CH504

Martínez

CH504: THE MODERN CHURCH IN A GLOBAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT (4 Units: 160 hours). Juan Francisco Martínez.

DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the most important themes and events in the life of the church around the world from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Beginning with the post-Reformation period, students will examine the growth and contributions of the church in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and Australia/Oceana. Attention will be given to some of the more important historical, theological, and cultural developments that have shaped (or been shaped by) specific regional and global historical contexts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who complete the course will demonstrate ability to (1) identify and explain principal theological developments and historical events and personalities that have shaped the modern church; (2) think critically about historical texts and arguments, placing them in context; (3) interpret their own ecclesiastical tradition and other traditions with critical awareness and reflection; (4) critically assess their religious and cultural assumptions by examining the complexity and diversity of modem Christian history; (5) gain an appreciation for the multiplicity of ways in which the Christian faith is experienced and expressed in various parts of the world.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. The class will be taught on multiple campuses via the Fuller Live! format.

REQUIRED READING: 1021 pages

Gonzalez, Justo. Historia del Cristianismo. Unilit, 2010. ISBN: 978-0789917867, Pub. Price $39.99. [420 pp. assigned]

Isichei, Elizabeth. A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to Present. Eerdmans, 1995. ISBN: 978-0802808431, Pub. Price $38.00 [200 pp. assigned].

Phan, Peter C., ed. Christianities in Asia. Wiley Blackwell, 2010. ISBN: 978-1405160902, Pub. Price $41.95 [251 pp. assigned].

Course reader: 150 pages of readings.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bastian, Jean-Pierre. Historia del Protestantismo en América Latina. CUPSA, 1986. ISBN: 968-7011122. Out of print, available in Fuller Library.

Deiros, Pablo. Historia del Cristianismo en América Latina. Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana, 1992. ISBN: None. Out of print, available in Fuller Library.

Dussel, Enrique. Historia De La Iglesia En América Latina: Coloniaje Y Liberación (1492-1983). Mundo Negro, 1983. ISBN: 978-8472950665. Out of print, available in Fuller Library.

Koschorke, K. Ludwig F., Delgado, M. and Spliesgart, R. eds., A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook. Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN: 978-0802828897, Pub. Price $41.00.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,021 pages of required reading and class participation. Students will turn in a reading and attendance log at the end of the quarter (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2] [82 hours].
2. Weekly reading forum reflections based on the readings (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [28 hours]
3. Directed Learning Activity: Students will write a critical reflection on their own theological tradition. 5-8 pages (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3] [10 hours].
4. Signature Assignment: Three 5-page essays (10% each, 30% total). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #4, 5]. [30 hours].
5. Final exam covering readings and lectures (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [10 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH3 or TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program and the 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015). Option to meet the TH3 requirement in the 80 MATM Program (Fall 2015). Core requirement in the 80 MAICS Program (Fall 2015). Meets CHC in the 144 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.