IS 210 - The Church & Social Change
This course taps the resources of the Christian tradition (and beyond the Christian tradition) for motivating and sustaining social activism. It helps students develop congregation-based strategies to local/global disparities and structural sin.
Goals
To create a theological framework for reflecting on social change
To cultivate an understanding of intersectionality that lends itself to correlating the spiritual, social, cultural and psychological dimensions of contemporary social issues
To expose students to faith-based responses to social issues
Outcomes
Students will be able to identify the social and cultural dynamics at play in contemporary social concerns
Students will be able to identify resources that can be used to impact social change
Course Activities
Activities include oral and written reflection reflection on course materials, class dialogue with practitioners, and a final action plan and/or communal ritual to respond to the chosen social change concern. Through out the course local church leaders/faith agencies will join the dialogue to discuss strategies for congregational response.
This course taps the resources of the Christian tradition (and beyond the Christian tradition) for motivating and sustaining social activism. It helps students develop congregation-based strategies to local/global disparities and structural sin.
Goals
To create a theological framework for reflecting on social change
To cultivate an understanding of intersectionality that lends itself to correlating the spiritual, social, cultural and psychological dimensions of contemporary social issues
To expose students to faith-based responses to social issues
Outcomes
Students will be able to identify the social and cultural dynamics at play in contemporary social concerns
Students will be able to identify resources that can be used to impact social change
Course Activities
Activities include oral and written reflection reflection on course materials, class dialogue with practitioners, and a final action plan and/or communal ritual to respond to the chosen social change concern. Through out the course local church leaders/faith agencies will join the dialogue to discuss strategies for congregational response.