Spring 2015/Pasadena
CH504
Ahn
CH504: THE MODERN CHURCH IN A GLOBAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT (Korean) (4 units: 160 hours). Katherine H. Lee Ahn.
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 class meets once per week for three-and-a-half-hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.
REQUIRED READING: 1,336 total pages required.
Chun, Ho-Jin. Korea Title [The Past, Present, and Future of Asian Christianity]. Young
Mun, 2008. (아시아기독교의과거와현재그리고미래. 전호진저. 영문, 2008.) ISBN: 978-8984872509, Pub. Price 15,000 Won [428 pp.].
Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity. Harper Collins, 1985. (현대교회사. 후스토곤잘레스저. 서영일역. 은성출판사. 1995). ISBN: 978-8972364047, Pub. Price 26,000 Won [514 pp.].
Synan, Vinson. The Pentecostal-Holiness Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century. Eerdmans, 1997. (세계오순절성령운동의역사. 빈슨사이난저. 이영훈, 박명수역. 서울말씀사. 2000). ISBN: 978-8984340633, Pub. Price 10,000 Won [394 pp.].
RECOMMENDED READING:
Barth, Karl. Dogmatics in Outline. New York: Harper & Row, 1959. (교의학개요. 칼바르트저. 신경수역. 크리스챤다이제스트. 2001. Translated by Shin, Kyung Soo; published by Christian Digest, 2001. ISBN: 978-8944710506, Pub. Price 6,000 Won.
Bettenson, Henry S. & Maunder, Chris eds., Documents of the Christian Church: selected and edited by Henry Bettenson. Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN: 978-0199568987, Pub. Price $29.95.
Freston, Paul. Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Cambridge, 2001. ISBN: 978-0521604291, Pub. Price $72.00.
Froehle, Bryan T., and Mary L. Gautier. Global Catholicism: Portrait of a World Church. Orbis, 2003. ISBN: 978-1570753756, Pub. Price not available. ***OUT OF PRINT.
Gutierrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation. (해방신학. G. 구티에레즈저/성염. 분도출판사). Orbis Books, 1971. ISBN: 978-0883445426, Pub. Price $24.00.
Hastings, Adrian, ed. A World History of Christianity. Eerdmans, 1999. ISBN: 978-0802848758, Pub. Price $40.00.
Irvin, Dale T. and Scott W. Sunquist. History of the World Christian Movement, Vol. 2: Modern Christianity from 1454-1800. Orbis Books, 2012. ISBN: 978-157075895, Pub. Price $40.00.
Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0199767465, Pub. Price $15.95.
Kim, Sang Kun. Korean Title (Church History Read through Historical Figures). Pyung Dan Mun Wha Sa, 2007. (인물로읽는교회사. 김상근저. 평단문화사. 2007). ISBN: 978-8973432561, Pub. Price 15,000 Won.
Koschorke, Klaus, Frieder Ludwig, and Mariano Delgado, eds. A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990. Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN: 978-0802828897, Pub. Price $40.00.
Robert, Dana L. Gospel Bearers, Gender Barriers. Orbis Books, 2002. ISBN: 978-1570754258, Pub. Price $25.00.
Sanneh, Lamin. Whose Religion is Christianity?: The Gospel Beyond the West. Eerdmans, 2003. ISBN: 978-0802821645, Pub. Price $16.00.
Walls, Andrew F. The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History. Orbis, 2002. ISBN: 978-1570753732, Pub. Price $26.00.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
1,336 pages of required reading [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1]. [80 hours].
A class presentation of the topic and research (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3 and 4]. [5 hours].
A research essay on an assigned topic [2,500-3,750 words] (50%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2, 3, and 4]. [35 hours].
FINAL exam covering readings and lecture (35%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1]. [5 hours].
PREREQUISITES: Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH3 or TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program. Meets CHC in the 144 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.