UNIVERSITY O EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE: RELH 155: ADVENTIST HERITAGE (2 CREDITS) SEMESTER: FIRST 2016/2017 LECTURER: ODEK RABACH (PhD) EMAIL: rabachke@yahoo.com rabachs@ueab.ac.ke PHONE: 0707525472, 0773747294,
COURSE DESCRIPTION 'Bold textThis course is a brief history of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The missiological burden that propelled Adventism into every corner of the earth is discussed. Topic covered includes the Millerite roots, doctrinal and organizational development, expansion and years of crisis, worldwide growth, present challenges and possibilities facing Adventism. This is a general requirement course that upholds the philosophy/rational and goals of general education prescribed in the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton curriculum. The course is designed for all the students except for the Theology and Religion majors who take RELH 226-History of SDA Church instead. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Know the history of the Seventh-day Adventist, its origin, growth and development 2. Know the beliefs and the practices of the Seventh-day Adventists 3. Comprehend the different epochs in the history of the Seventh-day Adventists factors that led to the major periods and the consequences. 4. Appreciate the missiological burden that propelled Adventism into every corner of the earth 5. To learn from mistakes and challenges that Adventist history presents 6. To gain the tradition of and values transmitted through Adventist History Course requirement and procedures Students of this class shall be those taking A General Education Requirement of the Undergraduate Curriculum. The course will be delivered through lecture method that respects integration of faith and learning, group discussions on historical issues and writing of summary reports. Student-teacher consultations will be encouraged to help students familiarize themselves with the basic facts of Adventist History.
COURSE CONTENT
WEEK AREA COVERED ASSIGNMENT DATE DUE Week 1 Millerite Roots: Week 2 Millerite Roots Week 3 Period of Doctrinal Development 1844-1848: Week 4 Period of Doctrinal Development 1844-1848 Week 5 Period of Organization and Development of 1848-1863: Unit Test 1: (Ch1-2) Oct 13 Week 6 Period of Institutional and life style Development1863-1888: Week 7 Period of Institutional and life style Development1863-1888: Week 8 Period of Revival, Reformation and Expansion 188-1900: Unit Test 2 (Ch 3-5) Nov 3 Week 9 Period of world wide Growth 1910-1955 Mid–Semester Exam Nov 10 Week 10 Period of world wide Growth 1910-1955 Week 11 Present Challenges and Possibilities Facing Adventism 1955-Present: Week12 Present Challenges and Possibilities Facing Adventism 1955-Present: Unit Test 4 (Ch 7-8) Dec 1 Week 13 Final examination
Grading
In harmony with the University philosophy of a balanced theory and practice, the 50–50 ratio between continuous assessment and the performance in the Final Examination will be used as basis for computing the final grade of the course. Learning activities will include the following:
Class attendance and participation, and reading reports 10% Unit Quizzes 10 Mid-Semester Examination 30% Final Examination 50%
Percentage Grade GPA
92-100 A 4.00
89-91 A- 3.67 85-88 B+ 3.33 80-84 B 3.00 75-79 B- 2.67 70-74 C+ 2.33 65-69 C 2.00 60-64 C- 1.67 50-59 D 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
Reading Assignment Read the units as indicated in the course outline from the chapters from the book: A Brief History of Seventh Day Adventists by George Knight Recommended Textbooks Knight, George R. A Brief History of Seventh Day Adventists. Hagerstown, MD. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1999 Schwan, Richard W. Light Bearers for the Remnant. Denominational Textbook for Seventh Day Adventist College Classes. Mountain View, California: Pacific Press, 1979.