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HDS 1502

Religion and Politics in Early Christianity

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Description

In recent years, Early Christian scholarship has rediscovered or re-emphasized the impact of the Roman empire on Christian Scriptures. Christian Scriptures have been formulated in the context of Roman imperial power and therefore are determined by this rhetorical political imperial context. This course explores the political rhetoric of empire both in Early Christian writings and contemporary religious and cultural discourses. Special attention will be given to the rhetoric of empire and Scripture in shaping the religious ethos and imagination of Christianity and Western culture. Lectures, group discussions, and group projects seek to foster a participatory, democratic style of learning.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Spring 2011
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	none
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	Preaching and/or Worship Religious Education Public Leadership
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 1
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a