Seminary: Garrett- Evangelical Theological Seminary
Location: 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201
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Instructor: Dr. Timothy Eberhart
Website: www.garrett.edu
Course Description
The context in which the Good News of Jesus Christ is to be lived and proclaimed today is marked by an increasing number of distinct but interrelated crises. Environmental devastation. Economic inequality. Political corruption. Financial indebtedness. Climatic disruption. Cultural disorientation. It is clear that serious Christian responses can be defined neither by naïve optimism, despairing cynicism, nor willful ignorance.
But what is the lived witness of hope that Christians might offer the world, as individuals and congregations, amidst the crisis of this present age? This course draws upon a range of theological and critical perspectives in seeking to affirm an ethics of hope that is grounded in the promise of the resurrection, the history of faithful struggle, and the inbreaking energies of God’s new creation.