Fall 2014/Fuller Online

TH560

Bridger

TH560: ANGLICAN THEOLOGY (4 Units: 160 Hours). Francis Bridger.

DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable Anglicans and non-Anglicans alike to reflect upon the nature and significance of Anglicanism/Episcopalianism from a theological perspective. It addresses three questions: (1) what is distinctive about Anglicanism? (2) does Anglicanism possess a distinctive theology? (3) does Anglicanism have a distinctive theological method? Through examination of selected theological themes and authors, the course will enable participants to engage with these questions in a critical, thoughtful and personally reflective way. Topics to be covered will include: Anglican identity; the Anglican theological heritage; Incarnation and Ecclesiology in Anglican thought; selected historic and contemporary theologians; the rise of the Anglican Communion and twenty-first century challenges.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this course participants will have: (1) considered the nature of Anglican theology and its importance in shaping and defining Anglicanism; (2) studied one historic Anglican theologian (Richard Hooker), one contemporary Western Anglican theologian (Rowan Williams), two contemporary women Anglican theologians from the Global South (Esther Mombo, Kwok Pui Lan ); and (3) critically reflected on their own personal theological journey.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours, which is outlined below in the assignment and assessment section. 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. Teaching and learning will be varied and learner-centered, and will include: reading from course books and other documents, use of material from relevant websites, interactive class and group discussions, video from YouTube and other online sources, periodic video inputs from the instructor.

REQUIRED READING: 969 pp. required.

Avis, Paul. The Identity of Anglicanism. T & T Clark, 2007. ISBN: 978-0567032041, Pub. Price $34.95 [80 pp. assigned]. All assigned pages available on eReserves.

Bartlett, Alan. A Passionate Balance: The Anglican Tradition. Darton, Longman & Todd, 2007. ISBN: 978-0232525960, Pub. Price $18.00 [180 pp. assigned].

Douglas, Ian T & Pui-Lan, Kwok. Beyond Colonial Anglicanism: The Anglican Communion in the Twenty-First Century. Church Publishing Incorporated, 2001. ISBN: 978-0898693577, Pub. Price $30.00 [50 pp. assigned]. All assigned pages available on eReserves.

Goddard, Andrew J. Rowan Williams. Lion Books, 2013. ISBN: 978-0745956022, Pub. Price $16.95 [126 pp. assigned].

Wells, Samuel. What Anglicans Believe. Canterbury Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-1848251144, Pub. Price $10.95 [77 pp.]. All assigned pages available on eReserves.

Other articles and essays available on eReserves. [Total 456 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Chapman, Mark. Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0192806932, Pub. Price $11.95.**

Chapman, Mark. Anglican Theology. T & T Clark, 2012. ISBN: 978-0567008022, Pub. Price $29.95.

Myers, Benjamin. Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams. T & T Clark, 2012. ISBN: 978-0567599711, Pub. Price $24.95.

Russell, Matheson. On Rowan Williams: Critical Essays. Cascade Books, 2009. ISBN: 978-1556359736, Pub. Price $29.00.

Williams, Rowan. Anglican Identities. Darton, Longman and Todd, 2004. ISBN: 978-0232525274, Pub. Price $13.95.

ASSIGNMENTS & ASSESSMENT: 

1. Viewing of weekly inputs from instructor [Total 10 hours].

2. Viewing of videos available on Web [Total 3 hours].

3. Two 350 word forum postings per week plus 150 word replies and discussion (30%). [This assignment is related to Learning Outcomes 1 & 2] [Total 25 hours].

4. All required readings. [969 pp. of required reading] [Total 65 hours].

5. One extended posting (500 words) on the personal significance of studying Anglican theology (5%) [This assignment is related to Learning Outcome 3] [Total 2 hours].

6. One 1,500 word response paper on an assigned reading or readings (25%). [This assignment is related to Learning Outcome 1] [Total 15 hours].

7. One research paper (4,000 words) (40%) [This assignment is related to Learning Outcome 2] [Total 40 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Required for the Anglican Studies emphasis.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.