MTH022

Theologies of Liberation

Strand: Religion & Public Life

Module Director: Chris Maunder

Offered: Term 3 Summer 2013-14 at York campus

Timetable: Thursday 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Prerequisites: None

Module Description

This module contributes to the postgraduate provision in Theology & Religious Studies. It will be taught on-site by the University and off-site by partner institutions to meet various educational and training needs. This module aims to enable students critically to examine the methodologies of the theologies of liberation and its utilisation in various contexts. Students will be introduced to context and experience based theologies, and may, where practicable use these to reflect upon aspects of their own experience.

Useful Reading Beforehand

Bergman S (2003) God in Context: a Survey of Contextual Theology
Forrester D (2001) On Human Worth
Green L (2009 edn) Let’s Do Theology: Resources for Contextual Theology
Gutierrez G (2001 edn) A Theology of Liberation
Kwok Pui-Lan (2000) Introducing Asian Feminist Theology
Pears A (2010) Doing Contextual Theology
Rowland, C (ed) (1999) The Cambridge Companion to Liberation Theology
Sobrino J & Ellacuria I (eds) (1993) Systematic Theology: Perspectives from Liberation Theology

Set Texts (here we suggest one main text per main topic in the module so that there is some shared reading – the actual reading on a topic includes a considerable range of sources)

Althaus-Reid M & Isherwood L (2007) Controversies in Feminist Theologies
Creamer D (2009) Disability and Christian Theology
Cullen P (2007) Catholic Social Justice
Gingerich R & Grimsrud T (eds) (2006) Transforming the Powers
Graham E (2009) What makes a Good City?: Public Theology and the Urban Church
Nelson J (2004) Thirst: God and the Alcoholic Experience
Newlands G (2006) Christ and Human Rights
Phan P (2003) Christianity with an Asian Face
Primavesi A (2009) Gaia and Climate Change
Rajkumar P (2010 e-book) Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation
Reddie A (2010 e-book) Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity
Stuart E (2002) Gay and Lesbian Theologies
Sutherland A (2006) I was a Stranger: a Christian Theology of Hospitality
Wilde W (2006) Crossing the River of Fire: Global Capitalism and the Gospel of Discontent

Assessment

One 6,000 word piece of written work.