Winter 2016/Fuller Online

MC500

Barsotti

MC500: LA IGLESIA Y LA MISION EN UN CONTEXTO GLOBAL [Church and Mission in a Global Context] (4 Units: 160 hours). Cathy Barsotti.

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; and (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 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: Read 1500 pages total. If you have previously read any of the required texts, please select an alternative text from the recommended list or a book approved by the instructor.

Bosch, David. Misión en transformación: Cambios paradigmáticos en la teología de la misión. Libros Desafío, 1998. ISBN: 978-1558834040, Pub. Price $36.00 [610 pp.].

Branson, Mark Lau and Martinez, Juan. Iglesias, Culturas y Liderazgo Una Teología Práctica para Congregraciones y Etnias. Vida, 2013. ISBN: 978-0829760958, Pub. Price $13.99 [265 pp.].

Driver, Juan. Imágenes de una iglesia en misión: Hacia una eclesiología transformadora. Ediciones Clara-Semilla, 1998. ISBN: 978-9992243046, Pub. Price $18.00. [162 pp.].

Gibbs, Eddie. La iglesia del futuro. Editorial Peniel, 2005. ISBN: 987-5570583, Pub. Price $9.99 [248 pp.].

Padilla, C. René & Yamamori, Tetsunao. La iglesia local como agente de transformación. Ediciones Kairós, 2003. ISBN: 978-9879403532, Pub. Price $18.00 [271 pp.].

Course Reader.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Online instructional hours and class activities including: video lectures, PowerPoint presentations, online group chats with professor, field work, etc. [20 hours].

  2. One 250-word weekly forum post via Moodle on various class themes related to ecclesiology and mission (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3]. [10 hours].

  3. Two 125-word weekly forum responses/interactions on Moodle (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1-3]. [10 hours].

  4. 1200 pp. of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 and #3]. [67 hours].

  5. 750-word reflection on your own experience of “the Church”—local and/or global. (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [3 hours].

  6. Map the religious landscape of their community—can be done in a written, oral, or visual format. (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [10 hours].

  7. Visit a church of another race/ethnic tradition and write a 1000-word participant-observation report on this experience and community (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [10 hours].

  8. 250–word reports/reflections on all required reading (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 and #3]. [10 hours].

  9. Final research paper (2000-2500 words) on the church in a specific global context (35%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1-3]. [20 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

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.

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