Toward A Theology of the Streets

STH TC 796

This two-credit course will integrate experience and reflection in order to learn about the theology of Christian street ministries. Learning about ministry in the classroom and learning about ministry in the field (as an intern or associate in a church or as a missioner to the sick or the imprisoned) are often treated as irreconcilable experiences: academics can be taught, but practice must be learned. By contrast, this course combines both an intellectual and an experiential appreciation of ministry. Each week for seven weeks, students will spend one and one half hours in the classroom and two to three hours in fieldwork as participants and observers in an outdoor church for chronically homeless men and women in Cambridge. The course will run from March 17-April 28. For more information, please contact the instructor, Jedediah Mannis, at jedmannis@charter.net.