God鈥檚 Shalom and the Church鈥檚 Witness CHM500 / B
This course serves three purposes: (1) to combine various subfields of practical theology by bringing into focus questions related to advocacy theologies, applied theology, and spiritual theology; (2) to introduce students to the biblical, theological, and spiritual core of theological education at bg真人; and (3) to introduce students to missional theology in global Mennonite perspective. The course is organized around a basic question: What is the center/meaning/goal of the gospel? Developing a reply to this query with any depth of meaning requires us to use critical, appreciative, reflective, and confessional approaches as we articulate our posture. In other words, integrating peace theology, missiology, and ecclesiology, we will determine what is central to the Christian church鈥檚 identity and purpose and how we know if we are being faithful to this calling.