Fall 2004/Pasadena
ST555
García-Johnson

ST555: TEOLOGÍA E.U. LATINA EN CONTEXTO [Latino(a)/Hispanic Theology in Context].
Oscar A. García-Johnson.


DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces the student to the major themes of U.S. Latino(a)/Hispanic theological discourse. The approach is to incorporate the student in a critical dialogue between Latina(o)/Hispanic theological discourse and competing and current theologies. A way of doing Latina(o)/Hispanic collaborative theology in interlocution with these other theologies will be attempted.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
The course will enable to student to

COURSE FORMAT:
This course is designed for students who are involved or plan to be involved in ministry or research among Latina/os. The class will meet weekly for three-hour sessions. Students are expected to study beforehand the required readings for the week and take part in the ensuing discussion.

REQUIRED READING:
Bonino, José Miguez. Rostros del Protestantismo Latinoamericano. Buenos Aires: Nueva Creación, 1995.

De la Torre, Miguel and Edwin David Aponte. Introducing Latino/a Theologies. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001.

Fernández, Eduardo. La Cosecha. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000.

Rowland, Christopher, ed. La Teología de la Liberación. New York: Cambridge, 2000.

Villafañe, Eldin. El Espiritu Liberador. Buenos Aires: Nueva Creación. 1996.

Course Reader.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Students are expected to have studied the reading assignment for the week in its entirety. Each week students will submit a two-page reflection paper based on the reading; students will be designated to introduce the discussion of the corresponding topic each week based on his/her reflection paper. At the end of the quarter each student will present a paper on one of the topics covered by the course (15-18 pages).

PREREQUISITES:
Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
Elective. Meets concentration requirement for M.Div. Multicultural concentration in Hispanic Church Studies.

FINAL EXAMINATION:
None.