Fall 2017/Fuller Online
ST588
Chilton Thompson
ST588: THEOLOGY OF AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. (4 units: 162 Hours). Amy L. Chilton Thompson.
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to introduce students to Christian theology developing outside the contexts of Europe and North America. The focus will be on the breadth of Protestant, Indigenous, and Roman Catholic theological voices in three major areas of the world: Asia, Latin America, and Africa. In addition to a survey of Christian theology, this course will emphasize women’s theologies, liberation theologies, and “contextual” christologies from these areas.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: By completing this course, the student will: (1) demonstrate a working knowledge of selected African, Asian, and Latin American theological themes, theologians, and ecclesial practices; (2) develop skills in reading and dialoguing across contexts, hearing theologians and believers from other contexts in their own voices and critically evaluating that work on its own terms; and (3) demonstrate skills in constructively engaging global theology from the student’s own context.
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: 1141 pages required.
Bediako, Kwame. Jesus and the Gospel in Africa. Orbis, 2004. ISBN: 978-1570755422, Pub. Price $22.00 [120 pp.]
Bingemer, Maria Clara. Latin American Theology: Roots and Branches. Orbis Books, 2016. ISBN: 978-1626981843, Pub. Price $22.00 [128 pp.].
Chan, Simon. Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up. InterVarsity Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0830840489, Pub. Price $24.00 [217 pp.].
Martey, Emmanuel. African Theology: Inculturation and Liberation. Wipf & Stock, 2009. ISBN: 978-1608991259, Pub. Price $24.00 [148 pp.].
Orevillo-Montenegro, Muriel. The Jesus of Asian Women. Orbis, 2007. ISBN: 978-1570755330, Pub. Price $24.00 [200 pp.].
Sobrino, Jon. No Salvation Outside the Poor: Prophetic Utopian Essays. Orbis, 2008. ISBN: 978-1570757525, Pub. Price $22.00 [128 pp.].
Course Reader, specified in course syllabus and available through e-reserves [200 pp.]
RECOMMENDED READING: Further readings on specific topics are provided in course syllabus.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
1141 pages of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-2] [77 hours].
Weekly lessons, including videos and video lectures. [This assignment is relate to learning outcomes 1-3] [15 hours].
One weekly forum post of 200 words and two responses (40% of grade). [These assignments are related to learning outcomes 2-3] [20 hours].
Three critical textual analyses papers (2,250 words, 9 pp.) (30% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2-3] [23 hours].
Final research paper proposal (300 words) (10% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2-3] [2 hours].
Final research paper (2500 words, 10 pp.) (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2-3] [25 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv and 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015). Meets the requirement in Globalization (GLBL) in the MAT (2007).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.