THEOLOGY AS LIVING CONVERSATION (ST-1095)

Theology as Living Conversation: An Introduction to Christian Theology. In this introductory theology course, students will engage the complex and diverse discipline of Christian theology, conceived as a living conversation that takes place across time and cultures. The course will encourage students to claim their own places in this living conversation, and to grow into their identities as valued, theological conversation contributors, self-aware of their own social and cultural locations. Students will encounter various Christian theological methods including ordinary theology, practical theology, liturgical theology, systematic/constructive theology, science & theology, and public theology. Learning is facilitated through regular written assignments, small group and paired conversation, and some asynchronous online interaction. Offered in remote format, we will meet weekly for 1½-hour Zoom discussions and breakout groups. The course will be taught from a commitment to liberative pedagogy in which students’ voices and experiences are encouraged and valued. This course is appropriate for masters-level students and satisfies part of the core requirements at Berkeley School of Theology. Students from across the Graduate Theological Union are most welcome and encouraged to take the course.