THE 402 Poets, Prophets, Divas, and Diviners

This course explores the prophetic tradition in biblical and contemporary times. Selected texts are read in context of cultural and present day global realities to discover how culture shapes these texts and how these texts continue to shape cultures and world views. Topics include God, gender, power, justice, empire, ecology, hope, what it means to be prophetic vision, and what it means to be prophetic today.