Reading the Bible with the Poor
Prof. Brigitte Kahl and Liz Theoharis
BX315 - Spring Semester (3 credit points)
Thursday 6:10-8:00 p.m.; also 3 Saturdays - March 3, March 31 and April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An experimental course that consists of two elements: 1) participation in a weekly Bible Study that brings 10 students and 10 leaders of poor people's movements (Picture the Homeless, BCI, and others) together; and 2) participation in three half-day workshops where methods and scriptural core issues for doing Bible Study with the Poor are discussed. For the student participants the three workshops carry the ordinary course load in terms of readings and written work. The course aims both at discovering the biblical voice from the margins as "good news" and exploring participatory approaches of re-reading the bible for empowerment in contexts of poverty.
Enrollment limited to 10 students. No auditors.
BX315 - Spring Semester (3 credit points)
Thursday 6:10-8:00 p.m.; also 3 Saturdays - March 3, March 31 and April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An experimental course that consists of two elements: 1) participation in a weekly Bible Study that brings 10 students and 10 leaders of poor people's movements (Picture the Homeless, BCI, and others) together; and 2) participation in three half-day workshops where methods and scriptural core issues for doing Bible Study with the Poor are discussed. For the student participants the three workshops carry the ordinary course load in terms of readings and written work. The course aims both at discovering the biblical voice from the margins as "good news" and exploring participatory approaches of re-reading the bible for empowerment in contexts of poverty.
Enrollment limited to 10 students. No auditors.
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