Theology After 1965

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Taught by JST. This seminar will explore a number of significant figures and themes that have marked the development of theology over the past few decades and 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. This course will attempt to survey a number of these theological trends and to ground them in the history of Western theology. We will proceed roughly but not strictly chronologically as we attempt to identify key themes and their representative figures. [Faculty Consent required]