Dual Citizenship: Gospel and Culture

College Wycliffe College
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Course Code WYP3622HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

This course will examine the fundamental tension in which Christians have always lived and served: through precept, metaphor, and example the Church has been told to be "salt and light" in the world and yet be "unspotted" by it; we are to be ''in" yet not "of" the world; on one hand we are to be "citizens of heaven" and yet the apostle Paul boldly used his Roman citizenship to advantage. The course will juxtapose the Biblical vision of the Church with western society as currently constituted. Dominant cultural values will be studied along with the diverse ways in which they are embodied and shaped in particular micro-cultures. Finally, the course will apply Biblical principles of mission to the task of engagement with the wider society in all its many forms and explore possible trajectories of praxis to guide Christian leaders in encounter with the "world."

Pre-Requisites Successful completion of WYP3621H.
Schedule Mon
Start Time TBA
End Time TBA
Hours Per Week Intensive
Minimum Enrolment 7
Maximum Enrolment 12
Program Requirement This course is part of the Missional Leadership and Formation cohort program.

This course is a pre-requisite to course WYP3622H
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Previously Offered Fall 2016
Currently Offered Fall 2017