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Originally Posted by Pergamum  Dennis: You forgot water-buffalo theology. |
Sorry, Pergy, I haven't heard about that one . . . yet!
It does seem, however, that the "designer" theologies are theological cotton candy.
The following titles ACTUALLY come from the Spring 2009 schedule at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. The schools allow cross registration privileges, so any American Baptist, United Methodist, or Presbyterian student would have access to the following classes. Now, don't you wish you could have 144 units of these courses in your M.Div??? Isn't this basically the WTS, RTS, PRTS, or GPTS curriculum???
Indigenous Knowing
Experiencing Kabbalah
Christian Roots of Queer Liberation
Buddhist Seminar on Postmodernity
Ghostly Encounters
Pop Goes Religion
Dance as Living Scriptures
Queer Religious Leadership and Sexual Ethics
Asian Feminist Theology and Pedagogy
Ain't Misbehavin'
Art and Magic of Ancient Healing
Photography as Ecological Meditation
Buddhism and Modern American Art
Aboriginal Sacred Art and Music
Pluralism in Islam
Topics and Buddhist Traditions in Japan
Here are the rules on inclusive language from another mainline school:
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Inclusive language is strongly encouraged of all members of the School community and is considered
the standard for written work, classroom discussion, worship, and common discourse.
Inclusive language refers to language that refers to God and humanity in terms that are not solely
male, language that deals with color in ways that does not foster racism (i.e. equating “black” with
“evil”, “white” with “purity or goodness”), and sensory language (“paralyzed,” “deaf,” “blind”) in
ways that does not equate persons with disabilities and sin.
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Here are some classes from a well respected mainline school:
EC305 Moral Agency of Women
EC308 Introduction to African-American Social Thought
EC316 Feminist Ethics
EC382 Womanist Theology and Ethics
EC443 Critical Theory and Deconstruction
HC339/439 Women and the Reformation
IS315 Pedagogies for Justice and Conflict Transformation (a how-to and becoming a "community organizer")
IS340 Queer Explorations for Pastoral, Theological, and Ethical Issues
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Surveys Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered, Queer, and Intersexed sexualities and gender variances
as theological and ethical issues for Christians. Attention will be paid to biblical, historical,
and theological resources. Emphasis will be on contemporary discussions and debates. Our goal is
to discover traces of graces within our erotic experience, the historical and theological traditions,
and work towards an integrated erotic theology of liberation.
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So, David, once you have discovered the "traces of graces within our erotic experience" and moved towards an "integrated erotic theology of liberation," you might be ready for PhD work where you come up with something totally "new" under the sun.