DESCRIPTION:

The course purpose is to explore the varied experiences of multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-cultural people groups, to learn from their historical journeys, to develop cultural sensitivities that will lead to authentic relationships and effective ministry in the urban context. Initial foci for this study will center on African-American, Hispanic-American, Chinese-American experiences, and Korean-American experiences.

The course will allow the following ministry readiness and benefits:

• The development of a multi-cultural worldview;

• A theological understanding of multiethnicity and multi-culturalism, as they relate to the body of Christ;

• A missiological understanding of issues as they relate to multi-culturalism;

• An increased readiness and competence in multi-cultural relationships and ministry.

The class experience will center on lecture and discussion led by a multiethnic faculty. Outside guests and fieldtrips may be included as opportunities exist. Participant observation and experience is crucial. The class will meet weekly for a three-hour session.

Griffin, John Howard. Black Like Me. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961.

Hsu, Francis L. K. Americans and Chinese. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1981.

Lee, Sang Hyun & John D. Moore, eds. Korean American Ministry. Presbyterian Church U.S.A., 1993.

Wong, Hoover. Coming Together or Coming Apart. Pasadena: TRACC Publishing, 1998.

Selected Readings on Hispanic Theology and Experience. (Available in Bookstore).

Acuña, Rodolfo. Occupied America: The History of Chicanos. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.

Cone, James H. God of the Oppressed. San Francisco: Harper Press, 1975.

Galarza, Ernesto, Herman Gallegos, and Julian Samora. Mexican-Americans in the Southwest. Santa Barbara: McNally and Loftin, 1969.

Galarza, Ernesto. Barrio Boy. University of Notre Dame Press, 1971.

Kitano, Harry. Asian-Americans: Emerging Minorities. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1988.

Lee, Jung Young. Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology. Fortress, 1995.

Moore, Charles A. The Chinese Mind. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.

Multiethnic Coalition, Two Day Symposium. Claremont: Regina Books, 1995.

Pye, Lucian, W. and Mary W. Asian Powers and Politics: The Cultural Dimensions of Authenticity. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, 1985.

Raboteau, Albert J. Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Ante-bellum South. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.

Takaki, Ronald. Strangers From a Different Shore. New York: Penguin Books, 1989.

__________. A Different Mirror: History of Multiculturalism in American History. 1993.

Four one-page reflection reports on required readings.

An eight-page final integration paper on subject of choice related to the theme of integration.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in Missions (MIN 8); meets M.A. in Theology (General Format) requirement for Globalization (GLBL).