Doing Theology and Ethics in Intercultural/Postcolonial Frames

College Emmanuel College
Instructor(s)
Course Code EMT5931HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

What is at stake in Canadian discourses of multiculturalism and postcolonialism for religious communities becoming intercultural? What is at stake and for whom? What is the purpose of Christian moral engagement and who is it for? These queries will foreground attention to theo-ethics of the politics of social location; the power of social difference; an ethics of ambiguity and perseverance; identities and epistemology in global, local and transnational frames; living at interstices of complex difference, dislocation and connection; and the negotiation of shared meanings through discourses of class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality, and place.  In-class honing of collegial skills for intellectual life based on comprehension of and critical engagement with texts and being willing to be self-reflexive and to communicate one's own stance in relation to others. Seminar discussion format, some lectures. Book review, presentation, and final research paper.

Schedule Thu
Start Time 14:00
End Time 16:00
Minimum Enrolment 5
Maximum Enrolment 12
Teaching Method
Seminars
Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2010
Currently Offered Winter 2013