Fall 2013/Fuller Online

MC500

Segura-Guzmán

MC500: CHURCH AND MISSION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. Osías Segura-Guzmán.

DESCRIPTION: This course serves as a broad introduction to the church in historical and contemporary contexts. Students will explore a broad variety of ecclesiological formations, exploring the nature of churches, their liturgies, communal life, and their mission in the world. In this course, students will begin to compare and contrast historical and contemporary churches with their own particular tradition.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) examine the global church through the study of local churches in their particular historical and cultural contexts; (2) cite their own relationship to churches outside their ecclesiastical tradition, examining their own assumptions in the process; (3) develop an understanding of the nature and mission of the church both theologically and sociologically.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller's academic calendar. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: The student will read 1500 pages from the following texts, according to details provided in the Syllabus.

Articles on eReserve.

Escobar, Samuel. The New Global Mission. IVP, 2003. ISBN: 978-0830833016, Pub. Price $11.00 [182 pp.].

Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0830826882, Pub. Price $20.00 [233 pp.].

Samuel, Vinay, and Chris Sugden, eds. Mission as Transformation. Regnum Books International, 1999. ISBN: 978-1870345132, Pub. Price $50.00 [511 pp.].

Scott, Lindy, ed. Journal of Latin American Theology: Christian Reflections from the Latino South (Facultad Teológica Latinoamericana) 4, no. 2 (2009). ISSN: 1669-8649, Pub. Price $15.00 [193 pp.].

Snyder, Howard, and Daniel V. Runyon. Decoding the Church: Mapping the DNA of Christ’s Body. Wipf & Stock Pub., 2011. ISBN: 978-1610977104, Pub. Price $20.70 [208 pp.].

Wright, N. T. Evil and the Justice of God. InterVarsity Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0830833986, Pub. Price $15.00 [165 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. One Book Review (10%)
  2. Weekly Forum Interactions (30%)
  3. Module Examinations (after each module) (30%)
  4. Field work and Reflection paper (1500 words) based on a visit to a church of another race/ethnic tradition in a specific global context (30%)

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Seminary core requirement (SCR) for MATM, MAICS, MAFS, MACL; a required core competency course in the MACCS degree (CSCC); meets globalization (GLBL) requirement for SOT MA programs; meets MIN8 MDiv core requirement. This course is NOT recommended for those students who have already taken STC.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.


NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.