A study of some of the major theological and religious movements in the United States such as ecumenism, the Church of Christ Uniting, bilateral dialogues, Neo-Pentecostalism, the New Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, Roman Catholicism and Vatican II, liturgical changes, Martin Luther King, Jr., the New Religious Right, the Christian Coalition, the Electronic Church, church-state relations, Megachurches, church renewal, the new theologies – black, feminist, liberation, etc., issues of sexuality, and other issues raised by the class.
The course is designed to enhance the practice of ministry by learning more about recent religious developments and the context of today's church, and by serious reflection on the consequences of these developments for ministry. It is a lecture course.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Reading all the books on the bibliography.
2. A fifteen-page paper on a subject from this period. The topic is to be arranged
with the instructor.
3. An outline of an adult education class covering this material and period.
(These papers will not be due until September 1, 2008.)
REQUIRED READING:
Armentrout, Donald S. "A Chronology of American Church History, Part I," Saint Luke's Journal of Theology, 18 (June 1975): 259-283; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part II," ibid. 19 (September 1976): 258-285; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part III," ibid. 21 (June 1978): 205-223; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part IV," ibid. 24 (March 1981): 102-137; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part V," ibid. 26 (March 1983): 107-126; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part VI," ibid. 28 (June l985): 184-200; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part VII," ibid. 31 (December 1987): 35-46; "A Chronology of American Church History, Part VIII," ibid. 33 (June 1990): 191-207; and "A Chronology of American Church History, Part IX," ibid. 34 (June 1991): 65-78. Will be distributed the first day of class.
ADDITIONAL READING WILL BE ASSIGNED DURING THE COURSE.
NOTE: Classes will meet mornings for three weeks, Thursday, June 26 - Wednesday,
July 16, 10:00 A.M. – 11:50 A.M. in Room 234. Registration for the course is Wednesday,
June 25, Room 212.
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