Izak Y. M. Lattu

Dear all,

Beberapa hal penting:

- Proposal tidak lebih dari 3 halaman 1 spasi

- Judul harus spesifik, langsung pada masalah yang mau diteliti

- Latar belakang masalah

- Teori yang sudah kita dapat di kelas

- Metodologi penelitian: pertanyaan penelitian, tujuan penelitian, Jenis penelitian, metode penelitian, metode pengambilan data, waktu penelitian, tempat penelitian

-  Dafatar pustaka

- Pengumpulan Proposal paling lambat hari Senin, 2 November 2009, pukul 14.00 di Kanfak. Diprint yah. Terlambat satu hari nilai proposalnya dipotong 5%

- Thanks guys, chayooooo…….you can make it……I will cross my fingers for you

Faculty of Theology

Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga

Trimester I, 2009/2010

Syllabus

Sociology of the Church

(TO 280)

Course Instructor: Rev. Izak Y. M. Lattu

lattu@staff.uksw.edu

www.izaklattu.edublogs.org

Course Description:

The course deals with the idea of how the churches today facing it own problem. Church is not only a heavenly institution but also a mundane one. Therefore, church should rid the theological thought how church perceives the problem in a social way. Ritual and spiritual worship is not the only things that churches should deal with. Despite these two main parts of church, the body of Christ must treat the problem of social change.

Indonesia today is the main part of the struggle of Indonesian churches. Plural and complex context of Indonesia are the “text” of Christian theology in Indonesia. The Bhineka Tunggal Ika, a symbol of Indonesia unity should be theologized by Indonesian Churches. Therefore churches have to be in a Ecumenical relationship. Being united is the way to trigger Indonesian unity of diversity.

Course Goals:

• Mastering a theological perspective for Sociology of the Church
• Deeply understand the social context of churches
• Comprehend ecumenical movement
• Links three above goals to the context of Indonesia

Grading:

• Participation (question, comment, critique, etc) 10%
• Group Presentation on Library Research (Performance and substance) 35%
• Research Proposal 15%
• Research’s Result 40 %

Grading explanation:

• Participation; for those who active in the class we will give you 10%  out of all score. You are free to express your idea regardless differences or similarity with ours. The most important issue is whether you have a strong reason behind your idea or not.
• Group presentation; we will have seven groups. Paper must be submitted one week before it will be presented. Paper Group Paper Presentation must be shared to all people in the class by copied it one for each person. About outline see explanation on final paper below. On Field research, you have to go to the churches surrounding Salatiga and try to find out their perspective on sociology of the church problem that we have already identified during the previous discussion. Remember this is an academic research so you have to work seriously and write it down systematically.
• Final paper; you must propose your final paper title on Mid-test day. Final paper will be hand in one week before the test day. Paper will be tested by teachers, so you must defend it orally. Paper outline; title, introduction (1/2 page), problem (1-2 pages), theory (1 page), analysis (3-4 pages), conclusion (1/2 page), and references (1/2-1 page), total 7-10 pages. Time news roman 12. Spacing, 1,5.  In addition,  if you submit the paper one day after the due, your final paper grate will be cut off 10%. Two days late, 20% will be cutting off, and so forth.

Teaching Method:

• Student Based; students will be active in the class to present and defend your idea by group discussion.
• Case Based; beside theory we will bring to the class some cases relate to social ethics problems.

Key Things:

• Intellectual honesty; when you quote other people idea within your paper, you have to be honest in stating the source of the idea (footnote, body-note, end-note). If you not put any, you are committed to plagiarism and will be automatically get E as the result.
• Critical thinking; I do consider how you think, not only what is your thought. A swoosh is better than a box of silent. You will gain point by agreeing or disagreeing with me.
• Delayed toleration time is 15 minutes. The door will be closed after 15 minutes. Closed door is a sign of your personal (not class) meeting cancelation. This tolerated is for teachers as well as student.
• All the papers have to be typed clearly using good Indonesia or English.
• Possible for those who come to the first meeting to get A, for those who not AB will be your highest score.

Course Outline:

1. Introduction: Methods and Approaches (IYML)
2. Broad understanding of Sociology of the Church (IYML)
3. Theological Perspective on Sociology of the Church (James Jordan, 1986) (IYML
4. Reclaiming the Church: problems of today Church (John Cobb, 1997) Group I
5. Theological Presence of Christianity in Indonesia, John Titaley, 2008 , Group II

(as an additional material you can read my article entitled  Critical Engagement of Church in Indonesia)

1. 6. Research Proposal Discussion
2. 7. Ecumenical Movement in Indonesia (Zacharias Ngelow, 1999, Kekristenan dan Nasionalisme), Group III
3. 8. Five Documents of United Church In Indonesia (Lima Dokumen Keesaan Gereja (PGI, 2004) group IV
4. 9. Keprihatinan Sosial Gereja Group V
5. 10. Group Presentation, GKJ  (Field Research) Group I
6. 11. GP II, GPIB  (Field research) group II
7. 12. GP III,  (Field Research) GKI group III
8. 13. GP IV,  (Field Research) Bethany Salatiga group IV
9. 14. GP V, Catholic Church  (Field Research) group V

Text Books:

• Jordan James, Sociology of the Church, Texas, 1986
• John Cobb, Reclaiming the Church, Kentucky 1997
• John Titaley, From Abandoment to Blessing; Theological Presence of Christianity in Indonesia in Christian Theology in Asia, Cambridge 2008
• John Titaley, PGI dan Dokumen Keesaan Gereja, Salatiga 1999
• Zakharias Ngelow, Kekeristenan dan Nasionalisme, Jakarta 1997
• PGI, Dokumen Keesaan Gereja, Keputusan Sidang Raya XIV PGI, Jakarta 2004
• Izak Lattu, Critical Engagement Kekristenan di Indonesia, in Format Rekonstruksi Kekristenan, Jakarta, 2005