THE CHURCH AND ECONOMY
About Course
This course places God at the centre of creation and Christians are seen as stewards of God’s creation. It links biblical principles of creation to the concept of development. The goal of the course is to develop students’ analytical and critical skills of relevant Biblical passages that relate to the sustainable development of the world. Special attention will be given to some of the following themes: Christian theories of development, Biblical and Christ’s teachings that support development, history of Christianity and development, some fundamental challenges in Christianity and development, the structure and functions of Faith-based NGOs in development, the manners and means by which believers are to engage in development and contribute to local, national, global development through their formal and informal economic activities. The course will generally give students the knowledge they need, to further deepen their understanding of Christian faith and regenerative development.