World Chrst, Glb Theo, RL PL

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

The course first examines the historical evolution of Christianity into a "world/global religion" ("World Christianity"). It then explores how "World Christianity" both as concept and reality has shaped a new approach in Christian historiography ("Church History" vs. "History of Christianities"), a new way of doing Christian theology ("Systematic Theology" vs. "Intercultural/Interreligious Theology"), and a new mode of Christian presence in the world (Mission" vs. "Dialogue"). Implicit in this development of Christianity is the paradigm shift from exclusivism through inclusivism to pluralism in the Christian theology of religion. The course should be helpful to students in GU's Graduate Program in Religious Pluralism as it examines three areas: history of Christianity, Christian theology, and contemporary theologies of religion.