THEOLOGY AFTER 1965 (STHS-4113)
(01/31/2022-05/20/2022)
Course Memo
This doctoral/advanced masters seminar will explore a number of significant figures and themes that have marked the development of systematic theology since 1965, with a view toward emerging theological models and paradigms at present. During this period, European and North-American theological discourse has been characterized by a renewed interest in methodology and hermeneutics, while its supposed normativity has been increasingly challenged by emergent local (post-colonial) theologies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Growing appreciation of the religious challenge posed by religious pluralism, awareness of enduring economic and political oppression in the Global South, and the ethical challenges posed by scientific progress have all reshaped the terms of the theological endeavor. The course will have an ecumenical approach, covering Roman Catholic, but also Eastern Orthodox and Anglican theologians. The course will combine lectures and discussion; students will be expected to submit a weekly reflection paper, as well as a 25-page final reflection paper.