DATE: Monday, 4 July, 2011
READING:
Seminar 10: Economics and Freedom
DATE: Monday, 27 June, 2011
Economics (and Money) are political not only because they a system of organising society but also because they are a primary means of shaping social freedom. The biblical narratives of the old testament repeatedly place economic injustice in society at the centre of Gods concern. The gospel of Jesus is also good news for the economics of this world, what political shape might that take in our context?
Core Reading:
Luke 4:14-20
Cavanaugh (2003) Unfreedom of the Market
Storie and Brett (2007) The Church in the Economy of God
Sedgwick (2007) Globalization
Baker (98) The Jubilee and the Millennium (about freedom)
Bauckham (?) Wealth & Poverty in the Bible
Mott & Sider (2000) Economic justice a biblical paradigm
Cohen (2001) Freedom and Money (draft version)
Pemberton (1990) Rescuing The Good Samaritan - welfare state
Economics (and Money) are political not only because they a system of organising society but also because they are a primary means of shaping social freedom. The biblical narratives of the old testament repeatedly place economic injustice in society at the centre of Gods concern. The gospel of Jesus is also good news for the economics of this world, what political shape might that take in our context?
Core Reading:
Luke 4:14-20
Cavanaugh (2003) Unfreedom of the Market
Storie and Brett (2007) The Church in the Economy of God
Sedgwick (2007) Globalization
Baker (98) The Jubilee and the Millennium (about freedom)
Further Reading:
Mott & Sider (2000) Economic justice a biblical paradigm
Cohen (2001) Freedom and Money (draft version)
Pemberton (1990) Rescuing The Good Samaritan - welfare state
Seminar 9: Reading of Revelation
DATE: Monday, 20 June, 2011
READING:
Bauckham (1993) The Theology of the book of Revelation (in the library)
ODonovan (86) Political Thought In the book of Revelation
READING:
Bauckham (1993) The Theology of the book of Revelation (in the library)
ODonovan (86) Political Thought In the book of Revelation
Seminar 8: The Ethics of Proximity and Citizenship
DATE: Monday, 13 June, 2011
The class will evaluate the ethical, political challenge of loving our neighbour, and being a citizen, with regard to being informed, and shaping the nature of social, political existence.
The sources will be as below, I will link the articles when I find them
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
Peter Singer, Practical Ethics, Chapter 8
Jaque Ellul, Information and Propaganda
The class will evaluate the ethical, political challenge of loving our neighbour, and being a citizen, with regard to being informed, and shaping the nature of social, political existence.
The sources will be as below, I will link the articles when I find them
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
Peter Singer, Practical Ethics, Chapter 8
Jaque Ellul, Information and Propaganda
Seminar 7: The Politics of the Eucharist
DATE: Monday, 6 June, 2011
How does the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Church enter the space of politics? How does it engage us with the suffering of the world, and a confrontation with power?
For the seminar, I would like you to write me a 500 word answer to the following question, based on the discussions we have had in the past weeks, any further research and reading you may like to do, as well as the reading for this week:
What would you argue are the similarities and difference between the Church (as the Body of Christ) and a Nation?
Please email me your answer before class on Monday. The answers and class participation will count towards your evaluation.
READING:
1. Watching as reading: Film Romero (1989), screening on Friday 6 June in CTS @6pm,
coordinated by Dileepa Gamage <chickboy212@yahoo.com>
2. Cavanaugh (2006) Imagination of torture in Chile
FURTHER READING
1. Cavanaugh (2002) The Body of Christ: The Eucharist and Politics
How does the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Church enter the space of politics? How does it engage us with the suffering of the world, and a confrontation with power?
For the seminar, I would like you to write me a 500 word answer to the following question, based on the discussions we have had in the past weeks, any further research and reading you may like to do, as well as the reading for this week:
What would you argue are the similarities and difference between the Church (as the Body of Christ) and a Nation?
Please email me your answer before class on Monday. The answers and class participation will count towards your evaluation.
READING:
1. Watching as reading: Film Romero (1989), screening on Friday 6 June in CTS @6pm,
coordinated by Dileepa Gamage <chickboy212@yahoo.com>
2. Cavanaugh (2006) Imagination of torture in Chile
3. Cavanaugh (2001) Dying for the eucharist or being killed by it (written in reference to the film)
4. Bernd Wannenwetsch (2007) Liturgy (BCPT)FURTHER READING
1. Cavanaugh (2002) The Body of Christ: The Eucharist and Politics
2. Cavanaugh (1999) Eucharist as resistance to globalisation (ends by referring to events seen in the film)
Seminar 6: Render unto Caesar
DATE: Monday, 30 May, 2011
How do we understand the famous incident where Jesus was asked about paying taxes to Caesar? Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
What is the right relationship between the Church and the State? How should a Christian relate to Politics?
READING:
1. Mark 11 and 12
2. NT Wright (2003) God and caesar then and now (read up to the end of page 8, page 9-11 discuss the connection between the church and state in the UK, which is optional reading)
3. Cavanaugh (2006) Christian Re-imagining of Political Space
Optional Further Reading
1. NT Wright (1998) The New Testament and the'state'
How do we understand the famous incident where Jesus was asked about paying taxes to Caesar? Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
What is the right relationship between the Church and the State? How should a Christian relate to Politics?
READING:
1. Mark 11 and 12
2. NT Wright (2003) God and caesar then and now (read up to the end of page 8, page 9-11 discuss the connection between the church and state in the UK, which is optional reading)
3. Cavanaugh (2006) Christian Re-imagining of Political Space
Optional Further Reading
1. NT Wright (1998) The New Testament and the'state'
2. Cavanaugh (2009) If You Render Unto God What Is God’s, What Is left for Ceasar (This article can be read on its own, though it is a response to Rowe's article which I have placed also in the optional reading list)
3. Rowe (2009) Render Unto Caesar. . . What [Cavanaugh reviewed]
Seminar 5: Submitting to Authority
DATE: Monday, 23 May, 2011
Roman's 13:1-7 is one of the most quoted passages with regard to Christian attitude towards political authority. How is this passage to be understood? What might Paul be trying to communicate to those who are receiving his letters? What might we learn from the letter to the Phillipians?
READING:
1. Romans 13:1-7
2. Phillipians 2 and 3
3. NT Wright (2002) Paul's gospel and Caesar's Empire
4. Cassidy (2010) The Politicization of Paul - Romans 13,1-7
OPTIONAL READING:
1. Constantineanu (2010) The bible and the public arena
Roman's 13:1-7 is one of the most quoted passages with regard to Christian attitude towards political authority. How is this passage to be understood? What might Paul be trying to communicate to those who are receiving his letters? What might we learn from the letter to the Phillipians?
READING:
1. Romans 13:1-7
2. Phillipians 2 and 3
3. NT Wright (2002) Paul's gospel and Caesar's Empire
4. Cassidy (2010) The Politicization of Paul - Romans 13,1-7
OPTIONAL READING:
1. Constantineanu (2010) The bible and the public arena
Seminar 4: A Reading of Paul and Romans
DATE: Monday, May 16, 2011
READING:
NT Wright (2002) Paul and Caesar - A New Reading of Romans
Lull (2010) Review Essay - Paul and Empire
NT Wright (2007) Paul as Preacher -- The Gospel Then and Now
Further Reading:
Shumaker (2009) A primer for the study of paul, roman imperial ideology and the roman imperial cult
READING:
NT Wright (2002) Paul and Caesar - A New Reading of Romans
Lull (2010) Review Essay - Paul and Empire
NT Wright (2007) Paul as Preacher -- The Gospel Then and Now
Further Reading:
Shumaker (2009) A primer for the study of paul, roman imperial ideology and the roman imperial cult
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