Faculty - Princeton Theological Seminary

Mission, Ecumenics, and History of
Religions (MEHR)
The Mission, Ecumenics, and History of Religions program seeks to widen the
horizons of preparation for ministry with interdisciplinary inquiry into the
challenges and implications of the worldwide witness to the Christian faith. It
includes three areas of emphasis: Mission (Theology and History), Ecumenics
(Theology and History), and History of Religions. All three segments of the
program are integrally interrelated. No one part can be studied in isolation,
and all demand attention to the cultural and religious, social and political, and
geographical contexts of world Christianity.
The program relates to all academic levels as a division of the History Department
with an interdisciplinary link to the Theology Department. On the M.Div. level, in
addition to various course offerings, a sample of which is listed below, field education
may include approved internships at home or abroad with course credit
where appropriate. The faculty also supervises elective senior research papers for
either three or six credits.
2008–2009 courses relating to MEHR emphasis
Fall Semester 2008–2009
Religion and Society (Fenn)
Hinduism (Young)
World Christianity through World Literature (Young)
Mission as Function to Mission as Essence (Flett)
Ecumenical Bilateral Dialogue (Appold)
Issues in Asian American Theology and Ministry (Lee)
Cross-cultural Seminar in Hindu-Christian Studies (Young)
Missional Theology and Practice (Guder with Andrews)
(Un)common Space: Contested Geographies—Holy Land (Dobbs-Allsopp and Mikoski)
Spring Semester 2008–2009
African American Religious History (Pierce)
Pentecostalism in the Americas (Pierce)
Secularization: An Introduction to the Debate (Fenn)
Pluralism, Dialogue, and Witness (Young)
Ecumenical Theologies of the Church’s Mission (Guder)
Mission in Twentieth-century Theology (Flett)
Study Abroad in Taizé (Tel)
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