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INTERNATIONAL MISSION & ECUMENISM CERTIFICATE (Pre-Approved Courses)
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMST8141
Theology of Mission
BTI Category
Semester
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
FA23
This seminar surveys diverse theologies of mission and examines how these theologies have informed and transformed the Church's understanding of mission and missionary activity in the 20th and 21st centuries. Attentive to the contributions of selected biblical scholars, theologians, church historians and social scientists as well as the corpus of Roman Catholic documents on mission, along with documents of the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne Movement, the seminar traces the evolution of critical theological thinking on mission and assesses the ecclesiological relevance of theologies of mission in a religiously pluralistic world.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF
W
4:00-6:00
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
PREREQ: Introduction to the New Testament, Fundamental Theology or Foundations of Theology, and The Church
School
Boston College Department of Theology
THEO5426
From Nile to Niger: African Christian Fathers and Mothers of the Church
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA23
This course counts as an elective towards the interdisciplinary Minor in Ancient Civilization. Introduction to the Fathers of the Church, with special emphasis on the period after the apostles to the Council of Nicea (A.D. 325). The lives, writings, and teachings of the Church Fathers will be studied through readings in English translation.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Margaret Schatkin
M
3:00-5:20
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Boston University School of Theology
STH TM835
Asian Christianity
BTI Category
Semester
Sociology/Ethnography/Research Methods
FA23
This course explores the dynamism, co-option, stagnation and renewal of East Asian Christianity throughout its history--from the 7th century to the 21st. Special attention is given to Christianity's complex interaction with the religious, political, and social realities of Japan, China, and Korea. Students are introduced to important Christian leaders and movements across the centuries, and they investigate the implications of East Asian Christianity's recent expansion both at home and abroad.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Daryl Ireland
W
6:30-9:15
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Boston University School of Theology
STH TM930
History of Missiology: Texts on cross-cultural and religious encounter during the colonial era, 1780s-1950s
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA23
PhD Seminar on the classic Protestant mission theorists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dana Robert
F
8:00-10:45
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
DOCTORAL
School
Hartford International
HI-532-1
Contemporary World Christianity
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA23
Over the last century, Christianity has undergone great change. There has been a recognition that the geography of Christianity has shifted. Christian practice plummeted in Europe, but has grown rapidly in Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Afr
Professor
Class Day & Time
Allison Norton
W
7:00-9:50
Grading Option
Letter;P/F
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Boston College Department of Theology
THEO5009
Encounters of Catholic Faith and Belief to Understand Modern China
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA23
Most people are surprised to learn that there are at least 10 million Catholics in contemporary China. This course is an historical introduction to understand that Catholic experience. The nineteenth century was a time of European missionary reengagement with Chinese Catholics. Building on the local faith and devotions, European Catholic missionaries sought to strengthen that faith, convert so-called "pagans" and compete with Protestants. This was a time of theological suffering and hope symbolized by the Boxer Uprising martyrs in 1900. The twentieth century describes a new theological opportunity. We will see how American and European missionaries and Chinese Catholics implemented Catholic encyclicals and adapted theological principles to assist Chinese and peoples of the world in the face of famine, environmental disasters, as refugees, and as witnessesto the Catholic faith before and after the establishment of the Peoples'Republic of China in 1949 till after Tiananmen Square in 1989 also seen as a world religions story. Ultimately, this course serves as an introduction to understand how encounters of Chinese theology contribute to contemporary international Catholic theological relationships.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Robert Carbonneau
TR
10:30-11:45
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Boston College Department of Theology
THEO7037
Practical Theological Ethics and Global Christianity
BTI Category
Semester
Ethics (All Traditions)
FA23
The doctoral seminar explores four selected topics in contemporary practical theological ethics: bioethics, sustainability, politics, and theological ethics in the local and global Church. By engaging the contributions of representative, diverse theological-ethical voices in global Christianity from the Global South particularly from Asia, Africa, and Latin America the seminar aims to strengthening the students familiarity with current global scholarship on these topics.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Andrea Vicini, SJ
M
2:00-4:20
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Boston University School of Theology
STH TM856
Women in World Christianity: History, Lives, Issues
BTI Category
Semester
Sociology/Ethnography/Research Methods
FA23
This course explores the history of women in the Christian movement from the early centuries to the present, with particular focus on women in global context from the 19th to 21st centuries. Starting with the reality that women make up the majority of Christians in the world, the course explores texts and sources for researching women's history, including hagiographies and biographies, spiritual and theological writings by women, women's mission literature, and gender analysis. The historic leadership roles of women as sisters, deaconesses, evangelists, missionaries, pastors, and social reformers will be examined. Selected issues for contemporary reflection include church controversies over women's leadership, women in evangelical/Pentecostal churches, and gendered social movements.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dana Robert
T
12:30-3:15
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
School
Hartford International
HI-532
Contemporary World Christianity
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA23
Over the last century, Christianity has undergone great change. There has been a recognition that the geography of Christianity has shifted. Christian practice plummeted in Europe, but has grown rapidly in Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa. Christians have emigrated from the Middle East, the ancestral home of the faith, at dramatic rates. Christians are found nearly everywhere on earth, saying their prayers in myriad languages, and practicing their faith in vastly varied cultures. In this course we will encounter Christians in their global diversity, seeing their faces, hearing their voices, and exploring the ways in which they practice their faith. We will gain perspective on the recent history and current state of the exciting field of World Christianity. We will inquire as to who gets to define what is truly orthodox Christianity. This course is suitable as an appropriate starting point for those beginning their study of Christianity, but it also provides students with more background in Christianity a global perspective on the faith.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Allison Norton
W
7:00-9:50
Grading Option
Letter;P/F
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
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