Fall 2014/Fuller Online
TM531
Ross
TM531: ANGLICAN MISSION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT (4 Units: 160 hours). Cathy Ross.
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable an exploration of mission from a contemporary Anglican perspective. Students will consider: a biblical basis for mission, an Anglican approach to missiology, current models and paradigms in mission, what it means to be a world Christian, implications for our own discipleship, and how Christians from other parts of the world relate to and know God.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course students will be able to: (1) give a coherent Biblical basis for mission; (2) explain particular Anglican approaches to mission; (3) understand some contemporary models of and metaphors for mission; (4) articulate the role of context in mission and ministry; (5) be familiar with theological writings and theologians from the Majority World; and (6) know how to describe and evaluate theological issues from a global perspective.
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.
REQUIRED READING: approx. 950 pp. of required reading
Katongole, Emmanuel. The Sacrifice of Africa, A Political Theology for Africa. Eerdmans, 2011. ISBN: 978-0802862686, Pub. Price $16.00 [80 pp. assigned].
Lienemann-Perrin, Christine, Atola Longkumer and Afrie Songco Joye (eds). Putting Names with Faces: Women’s Impact in Mission History. Abingdon, 2012. ISBN: 978-1426758393, Pub. Price $19.99 [78 pp. assigned].
Walls, Andrew and Catherine Ross (eds), Mission in the 21st Century, Exploring the Five Marks of Global Mission. Orbis, 2008. ISBN: 978-1570757730, Pub. Price $28.00 [110 pp. assigned].
Selected articles and essays. Available on eReserves [approx. 680 pp.].
RECOMMENDED READING:
Bevans, Stephen. An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective. Orbis, 2009. ISBN: 978-1570758522, Pub. Price not available.
Bevans, Stephen and Roger Schroeder. Prophetic Dialogue, Reflections on Christian Mission Today. Orbis, 2011. ISBN: 978-1570759116, Pub. Price $35.00.
Gallagher, Robert and Paul Hertig (eds). Landmark Essays in Mission and World Christianity. Orbis, 2009. ISBN: 978-1570758294, Pub. Price $35.00.
Rowland, Christopher. (ed)The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology. CUP, 1999. ISBN: 978-0521688932, Pub. Price $32.99.
Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God, Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. IVP, 2006. ISBN: 978-1844741526, Pub. Price $40.00.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
950 pp. of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-6) [63 hours].
Students will write a weekly post (400-500 words) on the set discussion question for the week and respond to at least one other post (200-300 words) (30% of final grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #5, and #6] [55 hours].
One 2,000 word paper reflecting on what it means to be a world Christian in your own context and what difference this makes to your understanding of discipleship (25% of final grade) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #3, #4, and #6] [15 hours].
One 3,500 words paper either evaluating the work of one Majority World theologian studied during the course or outlining what insights you have gained from your reading of Majority World theology and this has challenged your own faith and discipleship (45% of final grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #5, and #6] [27 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective. Required course in the Anglican Studies Emphasis.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.