Shaping Christian Institutions: Vocation, Community, and Innovation

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This course will explore the broad landscape of Christian institutions and the geography of their mutual relationships. Drawing on multiple disciplinary lenses, it will explore: what institutions are; their importance for Christian life and the wider society; ways they shape our lives for both good and ill; conditions under which they are most likely to thrive and achieve their purposes; and how they can be created, sustained and appropriately re-shaped through innovation (particularly in contexts of significant social and cultural change)