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Resources Course OverviewCourse DescriptionChristianity is the world religion with the largest number of adherents today. This course will examine Christianity historically and phenomenologically, setting it in the context of history, culture, and other religions and examining different manifestations of Christianity past and present. Justification for the CourseDespite the fact that Christianity is the dominant religion in the Western world, few Christians have an understanding of the origins and development of Christianity, the varieties of Christianity, and Christianity's relationship with the arts, science, culture, and other religions. This course introduces students to Christianity as a historical religion that conditions, and is conditioned by, the larger culture. Course Aims and ObjectivesAims The student will acquire a basic understanding of Christianity as a major world religion, including an outline of Christian history, different modern manifestations of Christianity, and Christianity’s interaction with the world. Specific Learning Objectives The student will:
This course meets the following student learning outcomes:
Proposed Course Outline
TextbookAdair, James R. Christianity: the ebook. JBE Online Books, 2007. Supplemental readings, from online or printed sources, may be assigned. Suggested Evaluation MethodsThis course lends itself to evaluation by quizzes or exams, as well as short research papers on historical matters and group projects on the varieties of Christianity or Christianity’s interaction with the world. Bibliography of Relevant TextsThese books provide additional background information and may be used for supplemental reading. Additional supplemental readings, many from online sources, are included at the end of each chapter in the textbook. Achebe, Chinua 1994. Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor Books. Ackroyd, P. E., and C. F. Evans, eds., 1970. The Cambridge History of the Bible. Vol. 1: From the Beginnings to Jerome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Adamo, David Tuesday 2001. “The Use of Psalms in African Indigenous Churches in Nigeria.” In The Bible in Africa, ed. Gerald O. West and Musa W. Duba, 336-349. Boston: Brill. Adherents.com. http://www.adherents.com. Ahlström, Gösta W., and Gary O. Rollefson 1993. The History of Ancient Palestine. Edited by Diana Edelman. Minneapolis: Fortress. Altizer, Thomas J. J. and William Hamilton 1966. Radical Theology and the Death of God. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Armstrong, Karen 1994. A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New York: Knopf. Atwood, Margaret 1998. The Handmaid’s Tale. New York: Anchor Books. Bainton, Roland H. 1950. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. New York: Penguin. Barbour, Ian G. 2000. When Science Meets Religion. New York: HarperSanFrancisco. Barrett, David R., Todd M. Johnson, and George T. Kurian 2001. World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World. 2d ed. New York: Oxford University Press. Barrett, David R., and Todd M. Johnson 2001. World Christian Trends. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library. Barth, Karl 1936-1977. Church Dogmatics. Translated by G. T. Thomson. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. Barth, Karl 1968. The Epistle to the Romans. Translated from the sixth German edition by Edwyn C. Hoskyns. London: Oxford University Press. Bauer, Walter 1971. Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity. Translated by Robert A. Kraft et al. Edited by Robert A. Kraft and Gerhard Krodel. Philadelphia: Fortress. [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/publics/new/BAUER00.htm] Bax, Douglas S. 1987. “From Constantine to Calvin: The Doctrine of the Just War.” In Theology & Violence: The South African Debate, 147-171. Edited by Charles Villa-Vicencio. Johannesburg: Skotaville. The Benedictine Monks of Santa Domingo de Silos 1994. Chant. New York: Angel Records. Bettenson, Henry and Chris Maunder, eds. 1999. Documents of the Christian Church. 3d ed. New York: Oxford University Press. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1959. The Cost of Discipleship. 2d ed. New York: Collier. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1967. Letters and Papers from Prison. Revised ed. Edited by Eberhard Bethge. Translated by Reginald Fuller. New York: Macmillan. Borg, Marcus J. 2003. The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith. New York: HarperSanFrancisco. Borg, Marcus J. 2006. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. New York: HarperSanFrancisco. Bradner, John 1977. Symbols of Church Seasons & Days. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse. Bruce, F. F. 1988. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity. Brunner, H. Emil 1931. A Theology of Crisis. New York: Scribner. Bruyneel, Sally and Alan G. Padgett 2003. Introducing Christianity. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis. Bultmann, Rudolf 1953. “The Case for Demythologizing: A Reply.” Chap. in Kerygma and Myth: A Theological Debate, vol. 2, ed. Hans Werner Bartsch. London: S.P.C.K. Bunson, Matthew 1995. The Pope Encyclopedia. New York: Crown. Calvin, John 1986. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Translated by Ford Lewis Battles. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 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