1 ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY HIS/MHT 557 World Christianity II Meets Mondays, 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Gary B. McGee Spring 2009 [email protected] 417-268-1077 COURSE DESCRIPTION An examination of the growth and cultural contexts of Christianity in North Atlantic countries, Asia, Africa and Latin America since 1800. The study includes the Protestant and Catholic mission movements; theological and missiological developments; indigenous Non-Western forms of Christianity; the influence of the Enlightenment, modernity and post-modernity on the Christian faith; evangelicalism and Pentecostalism; the ecumenical movement; and the global shift of Christianity southward. COURSE OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this course, each student should be able to: 1. Analyze primary and secondary materials on the development of Christianity and Christian theology in diverse cultural settings through written compositions and examinations. 2. Explain through classroom presentations how diverse cultural contexts both enriched and challenged the global expansion of the faith. 3. Reflect on the relevance of what they have learned for ministry in the local church. TEXTBOOKS Koschorke, Klaus, and Frieder Ludwig, Mariano Delgado, eds. A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007. McGonigle, Thomas D., and James F. Quigley. A History of the Christian Tradition: From the Reformation to the Present. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1996. Riddell, Peter G., and Peter Cotterell. Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. The student is expected to attend all class sessions. Absences should be for extreme circumstances only. The limits established by the Seminary will be observed. “Barring a serious medical emergency, credit cannot be granted for courses in which a student has been absent beyond the equivalent of more than two weeks.”2 2. The student will submit four one-page focus papers based on assigned readings during the term. The topics and due dates are announced on the “Course Outline, Pre-Session Assignments, and Exam Schedule” section of the syllabus. (Each one is due at the beginning of class on the assigned date.) These essays allow the student to interact with the reading assignments for the scheduled lecture topics and respond cogently to them. The one-page length expectation should be seen as the maximum allowable length. NOTE: Focus papers should be single-spaced and carefully proofread. The margins should be 1.5” (left) with the other margins 1”; the font size should be 12. They should NOT include footnotes, endnotes, and bibliography. See the attached guidelines for writing. Do not use a title page; place your name and AGTS box number at the top. 3. There will be four scheduled 30-minute exams based on the assigned readings, guest lectures, films, and professor’s lectures. Each exam will contain one essay question and multiple choice questions. They may be given at the beginning, middle, or the end of a selected class session at the professor’s discretion. 4. Each student will participate in a group presentation on the development of Christianity in a particular region of the world. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY It is assumed that students at AGTS will endeavor to be honest and of high integrity in all matters pertaining to Seminary life. A lack of respect and integrity is evidenced by cheating, fabricating, plagiarizing, misusing facilities, removing books and other property not one’s own, and disrupting classes. Cheating is defined as “intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise.” It is assumed that whatever is submitted by a student is the work of that student and is new work for that course. Fabrication is “intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise or form.” Plagiarism is “intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic exercise.” One who facilitates any of the above is equally responsible with the primary violator. Penalties may include restitution, an “F” on an individual paper, exam, or course; loss of campus employment; disciplinary probation; removal from extracurricular activities; and suspension.—AGTS Student Handbook]3 CLASSROOM INTEGRITY AND THE USE WORD PROCESSORS The use of word processors in the classroom represents a privilege given to students to enhance their learning. They may only be used for purposes related to the course. Therefore, it is breach of classroom etiquette and an act of rudeness to other students, when computers are also used to surf the web, watch videos, play games, send messages, etc., during class time. The professor assumes that seminarians will be persons of integrity when using word processors in the classroom. GRADING PROCEDURE 4 focus papers 30% 4 exams 40% Group presentation 30% Grades are recorded and averaged on the basis of the following grade scale: A=12; A-=11; B+=10; B=9; B-=8; C+=7; C=6; C-=5; D+=4; D=3; D-=2; F=1. All assigned work for the course must be submitted for the student to receive a passing grade for the course. The grade of I (Incomplete) may be granted only for extenuating circumstances upon the written request of the student. Except in the case of severe extenuating circumstances, the course grade will be reduced by one letter. COURSE OUTLINE, PRE-SESSION READING ASSIGNMENTS, AND EXAM SCHEDULE CODE: Koschorke—K; McGonigle and Quigley—MQ; Riddell and Cotterell—RC. The numbers refer to first period (10:30 a.m.-11:45) and second period (12-1:15 p.m.). Jan 5 1. Christianity in 1800 2. Film Jan 12 1. French Revolution and its aftermath 2. Impact of emerging secularism on Western Christianity Jan 26 1. Origins of the modern missionary movement 2. William Carey, mission societies, missiology MQ—11; K—55-68 1st focus paper due: An analysis of early 19th-century Protestant missionary strategies 30-minute exam—covers materials of Jan 5 and 124 Feb 2 1. Schleiermacher and the Romantic movement 2. Kierkegaard, Barth, Neo-Orthodoxy MQ—8-10 Feb 9 1. Roman Catholic Church in the 19th Century 2.