Student Papers:  TUL500 Urban Theology, TUL520 Urban Spirituality

Solidarity

500-1. COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: SOUL OF THE CITY

Students engage in weekly conversations with local families about issues from Biblical passages. They ask about the local experiences of things like laws for the poor (Leviticus), migration from their country (Ruth) etc and seek to relate the Biblical passages to these. They integrate these in a final analysis of the culture of the city.

Social Entrepreneurship

500-2. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON URBAN THEMES

Students develop an analysis of how Biblical theology impinges on themes of cities, poverty, oppression, justice, societal structure, migration, power etc.

Learning Communities

520-4 SPIRITUALITY PRESENTATION

Students present a video or voiced over pPowerPoint of an aspect of their urban spirituality (e.g. justice spirituality, urban poor spirituality, their lifestyle and values, spritual response to pain, dealing with bitterness, cross-cultural spirituality)...