Theology, Justice, and Peace, B.A.
The degree offers students the opportunity to explore, in an interdisciplinary manner, the integral relationship between Christian theological study and the work of peace and justice in the world. Concepts include empathy, reconciliation, and sustainability will be marshaled to address issues of inequity, both global and domestic. Combining social scientific analysis, community-oriented strategies, and the ethical reasoning arising from studies in biblical, theological, and ministry topics will enrich students' contribution in pursuit of more just, peaceful, and Christlike communities.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program in Theology, Justice, and Peace will be able to:
- Students will develop a biblically-informed and theologically informed vision of Christian justice and peace-making.
- Students will evaluate and apply social scientific research to issues of justice and peace.
- Students will identify and reflect upon current issues of conflict, poverty, racism, and inequity.
- Students will develop multidisciplinary, community-oriented strategies that promote peace and justice.
Across the menus, students must take a total of at least 12 upper-division (non-GE) units from courses prefixed BIB, CMI, PHL, THE.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| Choose at least one (1): | 3-4 | |
| The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender (GE) | ||
or HON 3060 | Power and Society (GE) | |
| Living Justly in Contemporary Society (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: 1 | 8 | |
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| THE 3070 | Global Christianity (GE) | 3 |
| or HON 3010 | Christianity in Global Perspective (GE) | |
| Justice as a Biblical and Theological Commitment | 6 | |
| Choose two (2) courses from the following: | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
or PHL 4025 | Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | |
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition | ||
| Justice, Context, and Change | ||
| Choose four (4) courses from the following: | 12-13 | |
| Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | ||
| Internship | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Protest and Social Movements in World Politics | ||
| Civil Rights Pilgrimage | ||
| Social Change | ||
| Restorative Justice | ||
| Justice for the Poor and Marginalized | ||
| Choose two (2) courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| The Development of Feminist Thought | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Justice for all Creation | ||
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Choose two (2) courses from the following: | 5-6 | |
| Church as a Witness to the World | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Issues of Global Human Rights | ||
| Globalization and Culture | ||
| Social Science Methods | ||
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Scope and Methods of Political Science | ||
or SWF 3006 | Research Basics | |
| Integration of Learning | ||
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Total Units | 53-59 | |
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Greek or Hebrew is required. Exceptions may be requested through the Reuben Welch School of Theology and Christian Ministry.