Fall 2015/Fuller Online

CH504

Carter

CH504: THE MODERN CHURCH IN A GLOBAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT (4 Units: 160 hours). Grayson L. Carter.

DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the more 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: The class will be conducted online using a 10-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. Each week, students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructorthrough online PowerPoint lectures and forums, Required Readings, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: (Minimum of 1,200 pages)

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0199767465, Pub. Price $15.95 [368 pp.].

Miller, Glen. The Modern Church: From the Dawn of the Reformation to the Eve of the Third Millennium. Abingdon, 1997. ISBN: 978-0687006052, Pub. Price $27.99 [308 pp.].

Noll, Mark. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith. InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 978-0830839933, Pub. Price $20.00 [212 pp.].

Course Handouts (on Moodle).

+Any ONE (or more) book(s) to be read from the following list (student’s choice):

Latin America:

Cook, Guillermo, ed. New Face of the Church in Latin America: Between Tradition and Change. Orbis, 1994. ISBN: 978-0883449370, Pub. Price not available [289 pp]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Dussel, Enrique, ed. The Church in Latin America, 1492-1992. Burns & Oats, 1992. ISBN: 978-0860121800, [400 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

González, Ondina, and Justo González. Christianity in Latin America: A History. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN: 978-0521681926, Pub. Price $27.00 [344 pp.].

Goodpasture, H. McKennie. Cross and Sword. Wipf & Stock, 1999. ISBN: 978-1579104467, Pub. Price $32.00 [336 pp.].

Gutiérez, Benjamin, and Dennis Smith, eds. In the Power of the Spirit: The Pentecostal Challenge to Historic Churches in Latin America. Presbyterian Church USA, 1996. ISBN: 978-1879535138, Pub. Price not available [246 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Martin, David. Tongues of Fire: The Explosion of Protestantism in Latin America. Blackwell, 1993. ISBN: 978-0631189145, Pub. Price $47.95 [366 pp.].

OR Africa:

Gifford, Paul. African Christianity: Its Public Role. Indiana, 1998. ISBN: 978-0253212047, Pub. Price $26.00 [384 pp.].

Hanciles, Jehu. Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration and the Transformation of the West. Orbis, 2009. ISBN: 978-1570757907, Pub. Price $35.00 [430 pp.].

Hastings, Adrian. The Church in Africa, 1450-1950. Oxford, 1996. ISBN: 978-0198263999, Pub. Price $150.00 [720 pp.].

Isichei, Elizabeth. A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to Present. Eerdmans, 1995. ISBN: 978-0802808431, Pub. Price $36.00 [432 pp.].

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. ISBN: 978-2825412770, Pub. Price $8.50 [73 pp.].

Sanneh, Lamin. West African Christianity: The Religious Impact. Orbis, 1983. ISBN: 978-0883447031, Pub. Price $28.00 [286 pp.].

OR Asia/Australia:

Aikman, David. Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power. Regnery, 2006. ISBN: 978-1596980259, Pub. Price $16.35 [418 pp.].

Bays, Daniel H., ed. Christianity in China: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Stanford, 1999. ISBN: 978-0804736510, Pub. Price $39.95 [508 pp.].

________. A New History of Christianity in China. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN: 978-1405159555, Pub. Price $31.50 [256 pp.].

Clark, Donald. Living Dangerously in Korea: The Western Experience, 1900-1950. Eastbridge, 2003. ISBN: 978-1891936111, Pub. Price $29.95 [455 pp.].

Covell, Ralph. The Liberating Gospel in China: The Christian Faith among China’s Minority Peoples. Baker, 1995. ISBN: 978-0801025952, Pub. Price not available [318 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Fernando, Leonard, and G. Gispert-Sauch. Christianity in India: Two Thousand Years of Faith. Penguin/Viking, 2005. ISBN: 978-0670057696, Pub. Price $39.00 [336 pp.].

Hunter, Alan, and Kim-Kwong Chan. Protestantism in Contemporary China. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN: 978-0521046916, Pub. Price $63.00 [316 pp.].

Kang, Wi Jo. Christ and Caesar in Modern Korea: A History of Christianity and Politics. SUNY, 1997. ISBN: 978-0791432488, Pub. Price $29.95 [214 pp.].

Lambert, Tony. The Resurrection of the Chinese Church. OMF/Harold Shaw, 1994. ISBN: 978-0877887287, Pub. Price not available [353 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Moffett, Samuel. A History of Christianity in Asia: Beginnings to 1500. Orbis, 1998. ISBN: 978-1570751622, Pub. Price $40.00 [560 pp.].

_________. A History of Christianity in Asia: 1500-1900. Orbis, 2005. ISBN: 978-1570754500, Pub. Price $28.99 [742 pp.].

Piggin, Stuart. Evangelical Christianity in Australia: Spirit, Word and World. Oxford, 1996. ISBN: 978-0195535389, Pub. Price not available [304 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

RECOMMENDED READING:

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 $40.00 [416 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Viewing/listening to 10 weekly PowerPoint lectures [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 3, 4, and 5]. [25 hours].
2. Forum participation and postings (25% of final grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [30 hours].
3. Required readings (15% of final grade; signed documentation required at the end of term). [65 hours].
4. Two 5-page research/analysis papers (10% x 2 = 20% of final grade; the second of these papers, if completed, will be granted extra credit). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [20 hours].
5. Mid-term examination (20% of final grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [10 hours].
6. Final examination (20% of final grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5]. [10 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH3 or TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program. Meets core requirement in Church History “C” (CHC) in the 144 MDiv program. Seminary core requirement (SCR) for MATM, MAICS, MAFS, MACL, and MAT requirement (effective Winter 2010).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.