Summer 2017/Fuller Online

CH504

Carter

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

DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the most 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: 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 will be outlined in the Assignments and Assessment section below. 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: (Minimum of 1,200 pages, excluding handouts)

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0199767465, Pub. Price $16.95 [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, 2013. ISBN: 978-0830839933, Pub. Price $22.00 [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, ***OUT OF PRINT [289 pp].

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

González, Ondina, and Justo González. Christianity in Latin America: A History. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN: 978-0521681926, Pub. Price $30.99 [344 pp.].

Goodpasture, H. McKennie. Cross and Sword. Wipf & Stock, 2000. ISBN: 978-1579104467, Pub. Price $34.00 [336 pp.].

Gutiérez, Benjamin, and Dennis Smith, eds. In the Power of the Spirit: The Pentecostal Challenge to Historic Churches in Latin America. CELEP, 1996. ISBN: 978-1879535138, ***OUT OF PRINT. [246 pp.].

Martin, David. Tongues of Fire: The Explosion of Protestantism in Latin America. Blackwell, 1993. ISBN: 978-0631189145, Pub. Price $55.95 [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 $185.00 [720 pp.].

Isichei, Elizabeth. A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to Present. Eerdmans, 1995. ISBN: 978-0802808431, Pub. Price $38.00 [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. WCC Publications, 1998. ISBN: 978-2825412770, ***OUT OF PRINT [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 $16.99 [418 pp.].

Bays, Daniel H., ed. Christianity in China: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Stanford, 1999. ISBN: 978-0804736510, Pub. Price $36.95 [508 pp.].

Bays, Daniel H. A New History of Christianity in China. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN: 978-1405159555, Pub. Price $44.95 [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, ***OUT OF PRINT [318 pp.].

Fernando, Leonard, and G. Gispert-Sauch. Christianity in India: Two Thousand Years of Faith. Penguin, 2004. ISBN: 978-0670057696, ***OUT OF PRINT [336 pp.].

Hunter, Alan, and Kim-Kwong Chan. Protestantism in Contemporary China. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN: 978-0521046916, Pub. Price $72.00 [316 pp.].

Kang, Wi Jo. Christ and Caesar in Modern Korea: A History of Christianity and Politics. SUNY, 1997. ISBN: 978-0791432488, Pub. Price $31.95 [214 pp.].

Lambert, Tony. The Resurrection of the Chinese Church. OMF/Harold Shaw, 1994. ISBN: 978-0877887287, ***OUT OF PRINT [353 pp.].

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

Moffett, Samuel. A History of Christianity in Asia: 1500-1900. Orbis, 2005. ISBN: 978-1570757013, Pub. Price $35.00 [742 pp.].

Piggin, Stuart. Evangelical Christianity in Australia: Spirit, Word and World. Oxford, 1996. ISBN: 978-0195535389, ***OUT OF PRINT [304 pp.].