IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Snyder, Howard 2001 Models of the Kingdom. Wipf & Stock. Snyder, Howard 2001 Kingdom, Church, and World: Biblical Themes for Today. Wipf & Stock. (Originally published as A Kingdom Manifesto, 1985, InterVarsity Press.) Wakabayashi, Allen Mitsuo 2003 Kingdom Come: How Jesus Wants to Change the World. InterVarsity Press. Clapp, Rodney 2000 Border Crossings. Brazos Press. Hauerwas, Stanley and William H. Willimon 1989 Resident Aliens. Abingdon Press. Jenkins, Philip 2007 The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3375/thumbnail.jp

The Talcigüines of El Salvador: A Contextual Example of Nahua Drama in the Public Square

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IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

What is the mission of the church? Behind this question is a cluster of related questions, the most important focused on the nature of God\u27s creative and redemptive purpose (as this is expressed in the biblical story), its ongoing expression in the world, and its consummation in the eschaton. Participants in this course will explore how the church might discern, embrace, and participate in God\u27s own mission. We will consider the following questions, along with others which may arise: 1. What is the Kingdom of God? 2. What is the Church? 3. How is the Kingdom present in the World through the Church? 4. How are we to participate as the Church in God\u27s mission to the World? Sometimes these questions may challenge you and your accepted view of the world. Please remember that this is an on-going journey we are all on and different people may be at different stages. Listen, critique, and debate, but always in an attitude which expresses the love of God to others.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1280/thumbnail.jp

A Transnational Faith: El Salvador and Immigrant Christianity

Immigration is radically shaping the makeup of the United States; however immigration today is radically different than in previous generations. Modern immigration is characterized by transnationalism, where more immigrants are maintaining connections with their homelands. These connections have both positive and negative impacts on both the United States and the immigrant\u27s countries of origin. El Salvador is one example of this trend. Financial remittances and gangs are representative of the way transnational migration affects a country of origin, like El Salvador, as well as the United States. The Church needs to adapt to this global trend and recognize its impact for mission and church growth in our time. Two indigenous churches in El Salvador demonstrate how the global church has spread beyond national borders through the impact of transnational migrants