Religion in American Culture
Abstract
This paper, presented for its author's Master of Theology, reflects what he feels have been the most important learning experiences in this year of study. It is a composite of portions of papers from three courses completed in the Fall Semester, 1988: Sin, Grace and Growth; God and Suffering; The Church's Mission in a Pluralistic World; and one course he is currently enrolled in, Feminist Theologies. These portions of those papers have been molded together with revisions and additions to touch three specific areas of concern: 1) The role of American Culture in shaping a religion that struggles through individualism in its effort to identify with those who suffer; 2) Redemption from sin's domination (in Dorothee Soelle) that can liberate us toward solidarity; and 3) The potential of vision in feminist theology to help re-shape the theology of American Culture's religion. Although these three concerns evolve explicitly in this paper out of the four courses mentioned above, there is at the very least the implicit impact of other courses: Character and Story in Christian Ethics; Trends in Ecumenical Theology; The Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Studies in Islam: The Qur'an. Each has played a vital role in helping to reshape the author's understanding of his own theological position. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA212656
Entities
People
- Tommy B. Nichols