Spring 2016/Fuller Live!

Houston, Menlo Park, and Pasadena

CH504

Núñez

CH504: LA IGLESIA MODERNA EN UN CONTEXTO HISTÓRICO GLOBAL [The Modern Church in a Global Historical Context] (4 Units: 160 Hours). Emilio A. Núñez.

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: The class will meet five Saturdays throughout the quarter for a total of 40 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED READING: 1,215 total number of pages

Campos, Bernardo. De la reforma: Protestante a la pentecostalidad. Ediciones CLAI, 1997. ISBN: 978-1611470567, Pub. Price $63.00 [186 pp.].

Driver, Juan. La fe en la periferia de la historia. Ediciones Clara-Semilla, 1997. ISBN: 978-8489389083, Pub. Price $16.00 Available free at www.menonitas.org [185 pp.].

González, Justo. Historia del cristianismo. Tomo 2. Editorial Unilit, 1994. ISBN: 978-0789917867, Pub. Price $39.99 [420 pp.]

Martínez Guerra, Juan Francisco, y Luis Scott, eds. Iglesias peregrinas en busca de identidad. Kairos Ediciones, 2004. ISBN: 978-9879403648, Pub. Price $15.00 [274 pp.].

A list of primary sources on eReserve. This list will include the diversity required by this class, including ethnic, social, economic, gender, cultural and theological diversity (150 pp.)

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bastian, Jean Pierre. Breve historia de cristianismo en América Latina. CUSPA, 1986. ISBN: 978-08254884179, Pub. Price $8.99.

Bediako, Kwame. Christianity in Africa: The Renewal of a Non-Western Religion. Edinburgh University Press, 1995, 1997. ISBN: 0-7486-0625-4. Pub. Price $30.00.

Kim, Sebastian C.H. Christian Theology in Asia. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0511397134. eBook in Fuller Library.

Pagán, Luis Rivera. Evangelización y violencia. Editorial CEMI, 1991. ISBN: not available, Pub. Price not available. ***OUT OF PRINT [Fuller Library has a copy in English: A Violent Evangelism: the Political and Religious Conquest of the Americas. Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992. Will be placed on reserve].

Robeck, Jr., Cecil M. The Azusa Street Mission and Revival: The Birth of the Global Pentecostal Movement. Thomas Nelson, 2006. ISBN: 978-1418506247, Pub. Price $13.00.

Stackhouse, Jr., John G. No Other Gods Before Me? Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Religions. Baker Academic, 2001. ISBN: 978-0801022913, Pub. Price $19.99.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Completion of required 1,215 pages of reading and 8 quizzes on the reading (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1,2,3,4,5]. [80 hours reading, 5 hours quizzes].

2. Students will read primary sources describing the development of their own ecclesiastical tradition and write an 8-page research and response paper (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3,4,5]. [25 hours].

3. Students will read primary sources describing the development of a church or denominational group outside of their own ecclesiastical tradition. The assignment will include a visit, interview, and interaction with members of the church or denomination being studied. The student will write an 10-page research and response paper (30% of grade). [35 hours].

4. There will be one midterm and a final examination covering the texts and lectures (25% of grade. Midterm=10%; Final=15%) [15 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH3 or TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program and the 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015). Option to meet the TH3 requirment in the 80 MATM Program (Fall 2015). Core requirement in the 80 MAICS Program (Fall 2015). Meets CHC in the 144 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.