Christian Education for Public Ministry

Catalog description

In response to multiple social crises, Christian education scholars are calling for faith communities to reclaim their 'public ministries' including public theologizing for the common good, prophetic witness, advocacy, and community engagement for social justice. This course, open to all students of the Divinity School, explores these themes and practices through the proposals of African American educational scholars, faith leaders, and churches in the USA. It attends to Spirit-filled worship where righteous anger and lament are juxtaposed to hope and joy; to teaching prophetic readings of scripture and cultivating prophetic imagination; to empowering leaders (including youth) for advocacy; and to building coalitions with community allies beyond the walls of churches. All of this envisions Christian participation in the realization of social justice in the USA.