Course Descriptions
Christian Heritage
Hebrew Bible
CH 301
People & Faith of Israel I
Ken Stone
(M.Div. Required Course) An introduction for beginning students to the problems of the historical and theological interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. Special attention given to Pentateuch and narrative history (Joshua-2 Kings).
To be offered: F09, F10e, F11
CH 302
People & Faith of Israel II
Timothy Sandoval and Rachel Mikva
(Fulfills M.Div. requirement) An introduction to the historical, literary and theological interpretation of the prophetic, poetic, and wisdom texts of the Hebrew scriptures with optional Hebrew component.
To be offered: S10e, S11, S12e
CH 319
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
Ken Stone
An intensive course designed to introduce the fundamentals of reading Biblical Hebrew.
To be offered: TBA
CH 400
Selected Passages from the Pentateuch
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
An in-depth inquiry into the setting, meaning, theology, and personal application of key passages in Books 2-5 of the Pentateuch.
To be offered: TBA
CH 401
The Liturgy of the Synagogue
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
Inquiries into the origins of Jewish worship, its development and problematics, and especially its relationship to Christian practice.
To be offered: F09
CH 402
The “Great Books” of Judaism: An Introduction to the People of the Book after the Bible
Rachel Mikva
An overview of Jewish thought and practice utilizing the great works of Jewish literature from the rabbinic period to modernity. Texts include: Talmud, Midrash, selected works of medieval philosophy, commentary, codes, kabbalah, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Eli Wiesel, Martin Buber and more.
To be offered: F09
CH 403
Judaism and Modernity
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
Modernity represents a major break with tradition. All religious systems, to remain relevant, need to examine their basic beliefs and assumptions. So thus Judaism.
To be offered: TBA
CH 404
The Tractate “Blessings” (Mishna Berachot)
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
An introduction into the Rabbinic mind and methodology.
To be offered: TBA
CH 406
Reading Genesis
Ken Stone
A literary, socio-historical, and anthropological study of selected passages from Genesis with attention to multiple ways in which it has been read within Judaism and Christianity. Hebrew is not required but a Hebrew reading component will be included for students who have completed “Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.”
To be offered: TBA
CH 408
Wisdom Literature
Timothy Sandoval
This course examines one or more of the major wisdom texts of the Hebrew Bible (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes). Major historical, literary, and theological themes will be highlighted.
To be offered: F09
CH 410
The Festival Scrolls: Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations
Ken Stone
A consideration of the Megillot, five biblical books traditionally read at Jewish festivals. Attention given to their literary structure, socio-historical context, and history of interpretation.
To be offered: J11
CH 411
Judges, Gender and Biblical Theology
Ken Stone
This course uses a close reading of Judges to examine both the role of gender in biblical interpretation and the implications of difficult texts for the task of "biblical theology."
To be offered: TBA
CH 412
8th Century Prophets
Timothy Sandoval
This course is an advanced introduction to the 8th century prophets and will focus especially on the historical, sociological and literary contexts of Amos, Micah, Hosea and Isaiah of Jerusalem, and their theological-ethical vision.
To be offered: F10, F11
CH 413
Sex, Gender and Kinship in the Hebrew Bible
Ken Stone
An interdisciplinary study of constructions of sex, gender and kinship in Hebrew Bible texts. Attention given both to ancient socio-cultural contexts and to hermeneutical issues for contemporary theology and ministry.
To be offered: S12
CH 414
Major Themes in Psalms
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
A study of the Psalms, seeking major themes of theological, liturgical, and historical consequence.
To be offered: TBA
CH 415
Relevance of Judaism for Modern Times
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
Inquiry into the applicability of Jewish traditional and modern thought to the problems of contemporary life.
To be offered: TBA
CH 416
Dangerous Religious Ideas
Rachel Mikva
Using primary and secondary sources in Scripture and its interpretation, the class will explore religious ideas that are or have been considered “dangerous” in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (e.g., martyrdom, Sabbath, chosenness, free will and divine providence, reward and punishment, homeland, abomination, religious law, Jubilee, etc.). Our goal is to understand the potentially constructive and destructive aspects of each concept, and to consider how we might try to shape their meaning.
To be offered: F09
CH 416
Loss and Healing in the Bible and in Rabbinic Literature
Rachel Mikva
An exploration of communal and individual loss, along with the rhetorical and theological strategies for coping, for understanding, for healing. Passages for study include Lamentations, Job, Psalms and Ruth, plus select passages from Genesis-Deuteronomy -- with midrashic, medieval and modern interpretation. There will be opportunities to address the subject personally, academically and professionally, with some flexibility based on your objectives.
To be offered: F09
CH 418
Old Testament Theologies
Timothy Sandoval
This intensive seminar will examine the history and status of the discipline of “Old Testament Theology”; study major works of OT theology; consider ways the Hebrew Bible remains a resource for theological and ethical reflection.
To be offered: TBA
CH 419
Creation Themes in the Hebrew Bible
Ken Stone
Examines biblical texts that shed light on Israel's understanding of creation. Attention to ancient cultural background; relations among God, humanity, and nature; gender in the creation accounts; and ecological hermeneutics.
To be offered: S12
CH 420
Suffering, Lament, & Human Existence in the Hebrew Bible
Ken Stone
An examination of biblical texts that articulate experiences of suffering or question the meaning of existence. Texts considered include selected Psalms, Job, Ecclesiastes and Lamentations. Attention to contemporary hermeneutical questions.
To be offered: TBA
CH 463
Apocalyptic Then and Now
Timothy Sandoval
At the recent millennium, we heard many discussions about the end of time, or the end of the world. This course will look at a specific understanding of that ending. We will examine apocalyptic as both a literary genre and a social phenomenon. After a survey of apocalyptic literature within ancient Jewish and early Christian traditions, we will continue to explore the development of apocalyptic in the medieval and modern periods. (Cross listed as TEC 463.)
To be offered: TBA
CH 470
Bible and Economic Ethics
Timothy Sandoval
This course considers the role of the Bible in relation to other sources of Christian moral-theological reflection and certain economic practices and theory in light of such sources, especially key biblical texts. [This course is part of CTS' Center for Community Transformation program and will be taught at off-campus sites.]
To be offered: TBA
CH 492
Reading Between the Testaments
Timothy Sandoval
This course examines Jewish literature from c.200 BCE to c.50 CE, such as the Old Testament Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Literary and theological issues emerging from the primary texts will be highlighted.
To be offered: TBA
CH 498
Homosexuality and Hermeneutics
Ken Stone
A reconsideration of the Bible and biblical interpretation from the standpoint of gay and lesbian experience (cross-listed as TEC 498).
To be offered: S11
CH 503
Anthropology and Biblical Interpretation
Ken Stone
Seminar on the use of anthropological models in biblical interpretation. Attention to such topics as ethnicity, kinship, social role, symbolism, honor/shame, sacrifice, gender. (Non-doctoral students must obtain instructor’s permission)
To be offered: TBA
CH 505
Dead Sea Scrolls
Timothy Sandoval
This course considers (in translation) the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of sectarian Qumran texts recognizing the significance of the scrolls for the study of formative Judaism, Christian origins, and the study of the Bible. (Limit 10; Prerequisite: People and Faith Of Israel I and II)
To be offered: TBA
CH 507
Bible and Bakhtin
Timothy Sandoval
This course is an introduction to the thought and writings of Mikhail Bakhtin with special consideration of its relevance for biblical interpretation.
To be offered: TBA
CH 533
Feminism & Biblical Interpretation
Seung Ai Yang
Course description listed in New Testament section.
To be offered: Summer 2009
CH 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professors in the area of Hebrew Bible on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
CH 601
Contemporary Hermeneutical Strategies
Timothy Sandoval
(Ph.D. required course) Advanced seminar exploring a range of emerging hermeneutical strategies (literary, social-scientific, liberationist, feminist, Afro-centrist, womanist, deconstructive, psychoanalytic) with attention to impact of global and post-Holocaust consciousness.
To be offered: F10, F11, F12
New Testament
CH 320
Beginning Koine Greek
Seung Ai Yang
This course introduces students to the “essentials” of Koine Greek grammar, syntax, morphology, and vocabulary so they can begin to read and translate selected biblical passages.
To be offered: TBA
CH 321
Interpreting the Gospels
Seung Ai Yang or Theodore Jennings
(M.Div. required course) An introduction to contemporary research and perspectives on the four canonical Gospels. Greco-Roman milieu of the Gospels, the methodological development of Gospel scholarship, and the question of the Gospels’ genre[s] will be addressed.
To be offered: F09e, F10, F11e
CH 325
Interpreting the Epistles
Seung Ai Yang or Theodore Jennings
(Fulfills M.Div. requirement) Offers an introduction to both the Pauline and non-Pauline corpus. In addition to reading selected letters in light of ancient epistolography and rhetorical practices, we will also pay attention to the historical situations of these letters.
To be offered: S10, S11e, S12
CH 331
Intermediate Koine Greek
Seung Ai Yang
This course is for those who have finished a beginner's Greek grammar and read at least substantial parts of the Gospel of John in Greek. Students will develop reading proficiency in biblical Greek through reading selected texts from the Greek New Testament thoroughly examining forms and syntax.
To be offered: J10
CH 425
Mark and Boundaries
Seung Ai Yang
This course closely reads the Gospel of Mark, focusing on the issue of boundary. We will examine various boundary issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity/spirituality, class, God/humans, humans/environment, geopolitics, etc., both within the text and the readers.
To be offered: TBA
CH 428
Feminist Theory and New Testament Criticism
Seung Ai Yang
This course focuses on the complex relationship between the NT and the liberation of women. It will survey contemporary feminist thought, ancient prescriptions for women from the Greco-Roman world, and various reading strategies NT scholars have used to explore androcentric views and the language of marginalization.
To be offered: TBA
CH 429
Romans: A Theological/Political Reading
Theodore Jennings
Course emphasizes social, political, and theological dimensions of the themes of justice (righteousness), legality (law) and loyalty (faith) crucial to Paul’s argument. Dialogue with theological exegesis (Luther, Barth) will inform our discussion.
To be offered: TBA
CH 430
Matthew and Boundaries
Seung Ai Yang
This course closely reads the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on the issue of boundary. We will examine various boundary issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity/spirituality, class, God/humans, humans/environment, geopolitics, etc., both within the text and the readers.
To be offered: TBA
CH 435
Luke-Acts and Boundaries
Seung Ai Yang
This course closely reads the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, focusing on the issue of boundary. We will examine various boundary issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity/spirituality, class, God/humans, humans/environment, geopolitics, etc., both within the text and the readers.
To be offered: S10
CH 438
Paul in Corinth
Theodore Jennings
Close readings of Paul’s correspondence to the people of Corinth with attention to political and philosophical as well as theological and ethical issues addressed by Paul.
To be offered: F11
CH 440
John and Boundaries
Seung Ai Yang
This course closely reads the Gospel of John, focusing on the issue of boundary. We will examine various boundary issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity/spirituality, class, God/humans, humans/environment, geopolitics, etc., both within the text and the readers.
To be offered: S11
CH 445
Paul and Boundaries
Seung Ai Yang
This course closely reads selected Pauline texts, focusing on the issue of boundary. We will examine various boundary issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, religiosity/spirituality, class, God/humans, humans/environment, geopolitics, etc., both within the text and the readers.
To be offered: TBA
CH 463
Apocalyptic Then and Now
Timothy Sandoval
Course description listed in Hebrew Bible section (cross-listed as TEC 463).
To be offered: TBA
CH 498
Homosexuality and Hermeneutics
Ken Stone
Course description listed in Hebrew Bible section (cross-listed as TEC 498).
To be offered: S11
CH 503
Anthropology and Biblical Interpretation
Ken Stone
Course description listed in Hebrew Bible section.
To be offered: TBA
CH 507
Bible and Bakhtin
Timothy Sandoval
Course description listed in Hebrew Bible section.
To be offered: F10
CH 532
Postcolonialism and New Testament Interpretation
Seung Ai Yang
This course introduces postcolonial theory and its applications to the interpretation of the New Testament. We will study key concepts and major theoretical works in postcolonial discourses, examine the complex interplay of colonial and resisting voices in the New Testament, interrogates the colonizing practices of New Testament interpretations, and explores postcolonial interpretations that decolonize both the text and the readers.
To be offered: F10
CH 533
Feminism & Biblical Interpretation
Seung Ai Yang
Seminar on feminist theory and its applications to biblical interpretation. Attention to complex relationships between sexism and other binary modes of “isms” such as racism, heterosexism, and (neo)colonialism; various feminist strategies for ethical biblical interpretation.
To be offered: Summer 2009
CH 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professors in the area of New Testament on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
CH 601
Contemporary Hermeneutical Strategies
Ken Stone or Staff
(Ph.D. required course) Course description listed in Hebrew Bible section.
To be offered: F10, F11, F12
Church History
CH 344
History of Christian Thought: Foundations
Julia Speller or Theodore Jennings
(M.Div. required course) This course will survey the significant theologians and movements from the early Christian Church through Reformation, focuing primarily on the Western Church.
To be offered: F09, F10e, F11
CH 367
History and Polity of the United Church of Christ
Melbalenia Evans
A study of the history, structure, theology and practices of the United Church of Christ, including its antecedents: the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. This course satisfies current UCC requirements for ordination. Usually meets Thursday 6:30-9:30 PM.
To be offered: S10, S11, S12
CH 390 A/B/C
United Methodist History/Doctrine/Polity
Emery Percell
A course to partially fulfill the requirement for ordination in the United Methodist Church.
To be offered: F09, J10, S10, F10, J11, S11, F11, J12, S12
CH 404
The Tractate “Blessings” (Mishna Berachot)
Rabbi Herman Schaalman
An introduction into the Rabbinic mind and methodology.
To be offered: TBA
CH 480
Martin, Malcolm, and Civil Religion
Julia Speller
This course will explore the structures and parameters of civil religion in American by studying responses to its presence and influence found in the speeches, articles and addresses of significant Americans.
To be offered: F09
CH 481
African American Religious History
Julia Speller
This course will survey the history and development of the variety or religious experiences of African Americans from 17th to 21st centuries.
To be offered: F10
CH 485
Religion in North America
Julia Speller or Susan Thistlethwaite
(M.Div. required course) This course will explore the historical development of religion in America from the 17th to 21st centuries, highlighting the ways that its diversity has shaped American culture and identity.
To be offered: S10e, S11, S12e
CH 493
Women and Religion in the 20th Century
Julia Speller
This course will examine and discuss the diverse experiences and expressions of women in US history through a focus on their presence and influence in selected 20th century movements.
To be offered: F12
CH 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professors in the area of Christian Heritage on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
Theology, Ethics & Contemporary Culture
Theology
TEC 300
Public Theology
Susan Thistlethwaite
Course will cover 'discerning theological themes' in U.S. public discourse and learning to write and speak on these themes in a theologically/biblically grounded way. Requirements include writing op eds and doing mock radio interviews.
To be offered: F09, F10 (online course, plus intensives)
TEC 306
African American Religion, Theology, and Spirituality
Lee Butler
Course will explore the religious beliefs of African Americans, with attention on the spirit of accommodation that has inspired works of freedom and justice. Topics: retention of African religions and symbols, the Black Church, nationalism, and Africentrism.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 307
Systematic Theology
Laurel Schneider or JoAnne Terrell
(M.Div. required course) The nature of theological thinking and theological method.
To be offered: S10, S11e, S12
TEC 400
Constructive Theology
Laurel Schneider, Theodore Jennings or Susan Thistlethwaite
(M.Div. required course) - The systematic formulation of the student’s own theological position is the major task of this course. (Prerequisite: Systematic Theology.)
To be offered: F09, F10e, F11
TEC 402
Atonement: The Theology of The Cross
Theodore Jennings
In what way is the cross the center of Christian faith and proclamation? How does the cross of Jesus transform human history and existence? Examination of classical and modern interpretations lays the basis for constructive reformation.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 403
Theology of the Atonement
JoAnne Terrell
This course is a survey of four major theories of the Atonement, an examination of their impact on contemporary worship traditions and discussion of the implications of currently held doctrine for the postmodern context.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 404
Good and Evil
Susan Thistlethwaite
An examination of Christian interpretations of good and evil from both historic and contemporary theological perspectives. Each student will be asked to develop a constructive position on good and evil and use that perspective to interpret one historic and one contemporary situation.
To be offered: S10
TEC 405
Revelation and Religious Experience
Laurel Schneider
How should we think theologically about personal and corporate experiences of the divine? What is the relationship between revelation and theories of experience? We will examine these questions via a variety of traditional and non-traditional sources as we rethink the doctrine of revelation (final or ongoing) for contemporary theology.
To be offered: Summer09
TEC 406
Eating and Drinking with Jesus: Theology of the Eucharist
Theodore Jennings
Biblical, historical and anthropological perspectives on eating and drinking provide the foundation for re-thinking the doctrine and the practice of the Eucharist. (Cross-listed as CM 411.)
To be offered: J10
TEC 413
The Theology of the Body
Theodore Jennings or JoAnne Terrell
How has Christianity come to be associated with the denigration of the body? What are resources in tradition for a theological re-appropriation and celebration of the body?
To be offered: S11
TEC 414
The Theology of Art
Bo Myung Seo
To be offered: S10, S12
TEC 415
Feminist Theologies in Multicultural Context
Laurel Schneider
Introduction to norms, historical developments, challenges of tradition, social location, white privilege, experience, ideas of divinity, post-Christian and post-colonial critiques in contemporary feminist theology. Emphasizes critical evaluation/theological construction.
To be offered: S11
TEC 417
Lesbian Poetics and Politics
Laurel Schneider
This course takes up the question of lesbian “style” and its relationship to “substance” in the recent history of the LGBTQ liberation movements (focus on North American, but not exclusively). In addition to assigned readings, some of which are required before the start of the course, we will engage art, television, movies and other popular media in the effort to distinguish lesbian poetics and politics as it may relate to religious community. May include one day-long field trip away from Chicago (limit 10).
To be offered: TBA
TEC 418
Liberation Theology
Susan Thistlethwaite
To be offered: F10
TEC 437
Psychology of the Oppressed and Liberation Theologies
Lee Butler
Course will consider the experiences of race, class, and gender oppression. Phenomenological positions will be critiqued psychologically to understand liberative theological motivations. Works from Latin American, womanist, feminist, and black theology.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 460
Theology, Hip-Hop, and the City
Jim Perkinson
This course develops a theo-political reading of hip-hop culture as a creatively paradoxical response to postindustrial oppression by racialized populations, remixing diasporic rites of resistance into a performative poetics of intelligence, yet awaiting adequate Christian response.
To be offered: Summer 09
TEC 461
Black Religion & Cultural Studies: The Queering of Black Religion
Victor Anderson
This course explores Black Church and other cultural forms of black religiosity from the interpretive field of black queer studies. Through film, literature, bilgraphy, and testimony, we will explore the hopes and fears, the inclusions and exclusions of African American GLBTQ experience in the Black Church.
To be offered: Summer 09
TEC 462
Issues in Pastoral Theology
Lee Butler
This course will explore the issues of theological anthropology as they relate to the search for human wholeness, justice, and love. Our basic task will be to encourage a firm foundation for pastoral theological reflection and praxis through the consideration of human nature, personality, salvation, and healing. Biblical texts will be woven with psychological theories to encourage the usage of Scripture when reflecting theologically.
To be offered: S10
TEC 463
Apocalyptic Then and Now
Timothy Sandoval
At the recent millennium, we heard many discussions about the end of time, or the end of the world. This course will look at a specific understanding of that ending. We will examine apocalyptic as both a literary genre and a social phenomenon. After a survey of apocalyptic literature within ancient Jewish and early Christian traditions, we will continue to explore the development of apocalyptic in the medieval and modern periods. (Cross listed as CH 485.)
To be offered: TBA
TEC 484
Theological and Ethical Perspectives on AIDS and Violence
JoAnne Terrell
In this course we examine theological and ethical perspectives on the pandemics of AIDS and violence as they affect policy and theology and ask, “How may historical doctrines be freshly interpreted in order to mediate a humane response?”
To be offered: F09, F11
TEC 491
Interreligious Dialogue
Bo Myung Seo
Reading of Christian theologians who have proposed dialogues with religions of the world. It involves examining some of the Christian doctrines within the context of such dialogues.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 495
Dialogue Among Religions
Bo Myung Seo
The course will investigate the possibility of interreligious dialogues and their practical consequences.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 496
Constructing a Concept of God
Laurel Schneider
We will examine and develop various proposals, both historical and contemporary, for conceiving of God in rapidly changing Christian communities. Special attention to liberationist, post-modern, feminist, African-American, Asian and post-colonial concerns.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 497
Theology in Asia
Bo Myung Seo
Examination of different contemporary theologies in Asia. An attempt will be made to see how they reflect the historical contexts of Asia and how they use the cultural and religious traditions of Asia.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 499
Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
Bo Myung Seo
The course will examine the basic issues and problems in religion from the philosophical perspective. They include such issues as Religious Knowledge and Experience, God, Evil, Suffering, and Immortality.
To be offered: S12
TEC 500
Theological Reflection
Scott Haldeman and Dow Edgerton
(D.Min. required course) This required course introduces participants to methods in practical theology. Our goal is to identify theological conversation partners for each student’s ministry project.
To be offered: J10, J11, J12
TEC 501
Queer Theories and Theologies
Laurel Schneider
An exploration of key concepts in emerging queer theories and resulting possibilities and/or challenges for queer Christian theology. We will give particular attention to intersecting questions of race, sex and class.
To be offered: F10
TEC 504
Augustine, Niebuhr, & Malcolm X
JoAnne Terrell
We will review the ideas of these three highly influential thinkers about the nature of sin in human existence and those qualities of human beings requiring redemption, giving special attention to the theme of sin as pride and sensuality.
To be offered: S11
TEC 505A
God and Philosophy
Bo Myung Seo
First part of two-part course. This course will introduce and examine the theological themes arising out of recent continental philosophy. It will also include an understanding of how God has been understood or appropriated in modern philosophy.
To be offered: S10
TEC 505B
God and Philosophy
Bo Myung Seo
Second part of two-part course, see description above.
To be offered: S11
TEC 510
Womanist and Feminist Christologies
JoAnne Terrell
A seminar examining servanthood vs. surrogacy, the Black Christ and the historical Jesus Christ and Christa and atonement and abuse.
To be offered: S10
TEC 511
Bonhoeffer
Laurel Schneider
What does it mean to do Christian theology that resists state and church? In-depth contextual study of Bonhoeffer’s theological development in response to unbridled state power and violence. Particular focus on community, christology, and ethics. (Pre-req: CH 344 and TEC 307 or equivalent for non-doctoral students).
To be offered: TBA
TEC 512
Nietzsche and Kierkegaard
Laurel Schneider
This seminar will take up primary texts of both thinkers in an attempt to understand their contributions and challenges to modern western philosophy and the im/possibilities of faith.
To be offered: F09, F10
TEC 515
Seminar: Judith Butler, Michel Foucault and Religion
Ken Stone
This advanced reading seminar will focus on selected writings by Butler and Foucault and recent appropriations of their work by scholars in
Religion, Theology and Biblical Interpretation.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 531A
Seminar: Paul Tillich on Theology, Ethics and Human Sciences
Robert Moore
First part of a two-part advanced seminar.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 531B
Seminar: Paul Tillich on Theology, Ethics and Human Sciences
Robert Moore
Second part of a two-part advanced seminar.
To be offered: S10
TEC 533
Ruether and Daly
Laurel Schneider
Thorough reading of basic texts of both Ruether and Daly as they emerged in relation to and independently of one another. We will focus particularly on themes of God, human being, evil and eschatology.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 534
Seminar: Moltmann
Theodore Jennings
Reading of basic texts of Moltmann focusing on themes of hope, cross, spirit and trinity.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 535
Seminar: Pannenberg
Theodore Jennings
Reading of basic texts of Pannenberg emphasizing relationship between theology and the (human) sciences.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 540
Theology and Cultural Analysis
Bo Myung Seo
The course will first examine different theologies of culture in terms of how they see the relation between theology and culture and then examine different ways of reading the contemporary Western culture theologically.
To be offered: S11
TEC 541
Theology and Global Economy
Theodore Jennings
What does it mean to think theologically about Global economy? Attention to early 20th century critiques of capitalism (Tillich, Barth, Niebuhr) serve as the background for attention to contemporary theological reflection on the global economy, including liberation theology.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 550
Ideas of Freedom
Bo Myung Seo
The course will deal with the idea of freedom from theological, philosophical, and political perspectives.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 555
Works of Love
Bo Myung Seo
This course will examine various conceptions of love in philosophy and theology. The focus will be on more recent thoughts on love.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 581
Perspectives on Suffering
Bo Myung Seo
Theological and philosophical considerations of suffering as to its nature and meaning.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professors in the area of theology on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 591
Topics in Interreligious Dialogue
Laurel Schneider
Through introduction to the texts and traditions of another world religion, this course will build bases for inter-religious understanding and dialogue.
To be offered: F09
TEC 595
Master’s Seminar
Timothy Sandoval or Staff
(M.A. and S.T.M. required course) Reading and discussion of prominent figures in social and human sciences as appropriated by theologians. Emphases will be on different ways of approaching theology. (Course extends over Fall and Spring terms.)
To be offered: F09&S10, F10&S11, F11&S12
TEC 603
Philosophical Thought
Bo Myung Seo
(Ph.D. required course) The course builds philosophical foundations for beginning doctoral students.
To be offered: F09, F10, F11
TEC 605
20th Century Theology
Theodore Jennings, Laurel Schneider or Susan Thistlethwaite
(Ph.D. required course) Seminar for advanced degree students covering significant developments in theology in the 20th century. Focus on the emergence of new voices and the theological precedents for them.
To be offered: S10, S11, S12
TEC 608
Marxist Thought for Theologians
Theodore Jennings
Readings of texts by Marx, Marxist and “post-Marxist” thinkers that help to shape perspectives on political economy, history, and globalization of importance for theological and ethical reflection.
To be offered: F11
TEC 609
Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction, Theology and Ethics
Theodore Jennings
A seminar devoted to reading text by Derrida in the light of questions for and from Theology, Ethics and Biblical Interpretation.
To be offered: S10
Ethics & Contemporary Culture
TEC 321
Christian Ethics
JoAnne Terrell or Susan Thistlethwaite
(M.Div. required course) Course examines moral codes, divine commandments and legal proscriptions that influence the development of Christianity, and how the historical expressions of these systems in various communions have led to competing moral theories in Christian thought.
To be offered: S10e, S11, S12e
TEC 351
Theories of Change in Personal and Social Transformation
Robert Moore
(M.Div. required course) A comparative study of theories of change in transformative process and leadership.
To be offered: S10, S11, S12
TEC 390
Introduction to the Study of Black Faith and Life
Lee Butler
Cross-listed as TEC 571.
To be offered: F09, F10, F11
TEC 416
Feminist/Womanist Theory and Hermeneutics
Laurel Schneider
We will examine some feminist and womanist strategies for understanding and thinking critically about intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class with an eye toward their impact on ministry, social action, and public theology.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 437
Psychology of the Oppressed and Liberation Theologies
Lee Butler
We will focus upon those who experience race, class and gender oppression. Phenomenological positions will be critiqued psychologically to understand liberative theological motivations. Selected works from Latin American, Womanist, Feminist and Black Theology will be reviewed.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 455
D.Min. Methods
George Cairns
(D. Min. required course.)
To be offered: J09, J10, J11
TEC 462
Issues in Pastoral Theology
Lee Butler
Course description listed in Theology section.
To be offered: S10
TEC 481
Interfaith Action in the World
Eboo Patel and Cassie Meyer
This course will explore current public discourse, personal, and cultural narratives of religion, consider theological approaches to interfaith work, and students will explore and develop skills for interaction across religious differences.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 482
Guatemala Spanish Language and Latin American Immersion
Timothy Sandoval
Through selected readings and interactions with church and community leaders, this course considers contemporary religious realities in Guatemala with special attention to the country’s social-political and economic contexts. Includes some intensive Spanish language training. Number of participants may be limited. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 483
Same Sex Love and Politics
Theodore Jennings
An investigation of the diverse cultural contexts within which same sex love and political agitation for same sex rights take place. Consideration will be given to, among others, Korea, Japan, Argentina Mexico, South Africa and the Philippines, with attention to cultural diversity and to the possibility of cross cultural alliances.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 484
Theological and Ethical Perspectives on AIDS and Violence
JoAnne Terrell
Course description listed in Theology section.
To be offered: F09, F11
TEC 486
Black Religions and Spiritualities in Postmodern Context
JoAnne Terrell
In this course we will examine Black Religions in the U.S. and will explore the trajectories of Black Spiritualities from the Civil Rights era to the post-modern context.
To be offered: F09
TEC 487
Theologies of the Third World
Bo Myung Seo
The course will examine some of the recent theological developments in the third world countries, with particular attentions being paid to the historical and economic conditions.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 489
Christianity and Confucianism
Bo Myung Seo
An exploration into the relationship between the two traditions, considered historically, textually, and religiously.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 490
Cinema and Liberation
Bo-Myung Seo
An introduction to third world cinema as an expression of liberation. The course will use images and metaphors of the movies made in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to Guide the discussions of theology and ethics.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 492
Empire Then and Now
Theodore Jennings
Has the U.S. become a new empire? Is the new empire transnational? What insight is available from biblical, especially New Testament literature for understanding faithful witness under condition of global empire?
To be offered: S11
TEC 498
Homosexuality and Hermeneutics
Ken Stone
A reconsideration of the Bible and biblical interpretation from the standpoint of gay and lesbian experience (cross-listed as CH 498).
To be offered: S09
TEC 506
Seminar: Victor Turner on Ritual Process
Robert Moore
The seminar is designed for advanced M.Div. and doctoral students who wish to study the work of cultural anthropologist Victor Turner and its implications for understanding transformative process and ritual leadership.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 525
Lesbian and Gay Studies for Religion
Ken Stone
This seminar focuses on close readings of recent texts in Lesbian and Gay Studies and Queer Theory. Attention given to implications for the study of religion, theology and culture.
To be offered: S10
TEC 526
Frontier Questions in Queer Ethics
Theodore Jennings
Will explore questions of sexual ethics raised by pornography, pederasty, prostitution and other boundary situations using the resources of gay and queer theory.
To be offered: F09
TEC 536
Seminar: Ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr
JoAnne Terrell
An in-depth discussion group on the implications of Christian realism for postmodern politics.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 561
Psychopathology in Theological Perspective
Robert Moore
A seminar designed to assist the advanced student in the task of pastoral diagnostics. A phenomenological examination of psychopathology will be the occasion for theological reflection on the nature and dynamics of alienation, sin, and evil as manifest in human personality. This course should be especially helpful for students with focused interest in pastoral counseling or spiritual direction.
To be offered: F09
TEC 563
Masculine Initiation: Perspective from Structural Psychoanalysis, Ethics and Human Spirituality
Robert Moore
This lecture course is designed to present the foundations for a revisioned understanding of masculine psychological, moral, and spiritual maturation adequate for a pan-tribal, pluralistic global culture and an emerging post-tribal vision of the normative human.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 570
Ritual, Sacred Space and Healing
Robert Moore
An examination of the role of ritual leadership in healing. Both religion and psychotherapy will be examined. Victor Turner’s work will be considered.
To be offered: S10
TEC 571
Introduction to the Study of Black Faith and Life
Lee Butler
Cross-listed as TEC 390.
To be offered: F09, F10, F11
TEC 580
The (De)construction of Homophobia
Theodore Jennings
A critical history of the construction of homophobia within Christendom and an analysis of concomitant deformations in doctrine and church life lays the foundation for counter-homophobic practice.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professor in the area of Ethics and Contemporary Culture on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
TEC 592
Theories and Theologies of Masculinity
Scott Haldeman and Ken Stone
This seminar will explore some of the many ways “masculinity” is deployed to define how “men” act and who they are, and the real-world effects of such constructions on all people, in the discourses of academic theology and the social sciences, in film and literature, and in the living of our individual lives.
To be offered: TBA
Christian Ministry
CM 302
Preaching
Edgerton or Staff
(M.Div. required course) The theology and practice of the preaching ministry. The approach will emphasize both the art of sermon preparation and the place of preaching in pastoral ministry. Limited to second and third year students.
To be offered: S10e, S11, S12e
CM 305
Congregations in Context
Julia Speller
This course will study the dynamics of congregational life and explore a practical method for analyzing and interpreting its form and function in the community. Several class sessions will take place in a local congregation.
To be offered: J11
CM 307
Africentric Christian Education
Julia Speller
This course will explore the historical, theological, biblical and pedagogical foundations of Africentric Christian education and the implications they have on ministry in African American congregations
To be offered: TBA
CM 308
Baptism and Eucharist
Dow Edgerton
An examination of the theology of the sacraments, particularly as they embody the individual and communal shape of Christian life.
To be offered: TBA
CM 310
Church Administration
Staff
This course considers the local church as an administrative unit and the pastor as manager and leader. Organizational techniques, conflict resolution, leadership styles, time management, planning and goal setting, and staffing will be considered in a variety of parish settings.
To be offered: TBA
CM 313 A
Worship and Preaching Throughout the Christian Year: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
Dow Edgerton
This course considers the pastoral resources of the liturgical calendar in general, then follows the lectionary readings of the seasons. Students will be responsible for planning worship and preparing sermons individually and in groups.
To be offered: F09
CM 313 B
Worship and Preaching Through the Christian Year: Lent, Easter, Pentecost
Dow Edgerton
This course considers the pastoral resources of the liturgical calendar in general, then follows the lectionary readings of the seasons. Students will be responsible for planning worship and preparing sermons individually and in groups.
To be offered: S10
CM 314
An Introduction to Christian Worship: The Ministry of Sunday Morning
Scott Haldeman
This course will engage students in current debates about what worship is, what it means, and how it should be done. We will address questions about the authority of historical forms of practice for communities today; about ancient and new metaphors that we use to capture what word and font and table tell us about God, ourselves and our world; about the many ways our common practices—such as gathering, singing, praying and preaching—are done in a pluralistic world.
To be offered: TBA
CM 331
Introduction to Pastoral Care
Lee Butler
(M.Div. required course) Course seeks to facilitate pastoral formation and introduce ministries of pastoral care. Emphasis placed upon the minister’s
healing role with people in crisis and the biblical and theological foundations of pastoral care.
To be offered: F09e, F10, F11e
CM 335
African-American Pastoral Psychology
Lee Butler
We will consider the African American approach to human nature, personality, theory and key concepts. Biblical texts will be woven with the psychological theories to encourage a pastoral approach to psychotherapy.
To be offered: TBA
CM 365
Global Sensitivity in Ministry
Bo Myung Seo
(M.Div. required course) The learning objectives of this course are to improve understanding of and responsiveness to social movements, cultural variety, and global issues.
To be offered: F09e, F10, F11e
CM 400
The Practice of Christian Ministry
Lee Butler, Dow Edgerton, or Scott Haldeman
(M.Div. required course) A course to assist the student in experiencing and initiating a style of pastoral and theological reflection and to provide perspective on the nature, history, and practice of ministry in Christian vocation.
To be offered: F09, F10e, F11
CM 401
Expository Preaching
Dow Edgerton
This course focuses upon traditions and practices of preaching that follows a close reading and exposition of a biblical text. Readings will include both historical and contemporary examples. The majority of class time will be spent with presentation and consideration of student work
To be offered: F10
CM 402
Preaching and Pastoral Care
Lee Butler
This course will focus upon the sermonic communication of God’s love and hope in times of crisis. Students will be challenged to develop homiletical skills, ministerial sensitivity and a vision of congregational life.
To be offered: S10
CM 405
Comparative Strategies in Congregational Revitalization
Michael Montgomery
This class will examine the dominant models for church revitalization for their applicability and limitations. Class participants will gain a working knowledge of the approaches of organizational design (e.g. “Permission Giving”), missional church movement, “church health” movements and others, along with grounded research strategies to augment local transformation efforts. Class participants will need to do preparatory work. At the conclusion of the class participants will be able to select and implement appropriate transformation strategies for their own congregations.
To be offered: TBA
CM 407
Creating the Church of the Future: Organizing and Planning for Tomorrow
Ron Lundeen
This course provides essential skills for any religious not-for-profit leader: practical, useful, relevant ways to address resources gathering initiatives and create communities of faith that shake the bonds of comfort, complacency, and convenience.
To be offered: TBA
CM 411
Eating and Drinking with Jesus: Theology of Eucharist
Theodore Jennings
Course description in Theology section. (Cross-listed as TEC 406.)
To be offered: J10
CM 413
Prayer
Theodore Jennings
Reading of texts on prayer prior to the course, including relevant speech act theory; class sessions will focus on the work of praying in public, the construction of collects, pastoral prayers etc.
To be offered: J12
CM 414
Worship as/and Transformative Art
Scott Haldeman
Engaging persons and communities in acts of worship both parallels the skills and vocation of the artist and necessarily employs various arts. In this class, we will engage in theological reflection on the arts with the help of theologians, artists, and other theorists in order to equip ourselves to identify images and gestures that have the potential to transform individuals and communities toward greater justice and mercy.
To be offered: S11
CM 415
Ritual Studies
Scott Haldeman
Human beings use ritual to construct themselves as individuals and as social groups. In this course, we will discuss, and experiment with, the work of theorists of ritual to help us understand how this happens. We will learn and practice methods of ritual criticism, which help us to interpret with more clarity and depth the ritual traditions in which we participate. We will explore how rituals change and how rituals are created to meet newly articulated human needs.
To be offered: F09
CM 416
Leading Worship: A Practicum for Presiders
Scott Haldeman
This course is a practicum in which we explore skills and concepts required to lead worship, such knowledge of the forms of various services and the genres of prayer within them, building one’s voice, attending to gesture and posture, and developing a strong and sensitive pastoral presence.
To be offered: S09e, S10, S11e
CM 417
Worship in World Religions
Scott Haldeman
To foster peace, tolerance and harmony in world of religious pluralism and conflict, and to better understand one’s own practices, leaders of communities of faith need to become familiar with the beliefs and practices of our neighbors. In this class, we will study the forms of worship of a sampling of world religions and visit actual communities to learn how to build relationships of trust.
To be offered: S10
CM 418
Worship as Local Theology
Scott Haldeman
Participants in Theological Field Education observe, explore, and critique the worship practices of their site congregations as one way to uncover the local operative theology/ethics and to learn what worship is and might be.
To be offered: TBA
CM 419
Sacrament s in Practice and Faith
Scott Haldeman
To be offered: TBA
CM 420
Worship Today: Contemporary, Traditional, Transformative
Scott Haldeman
Labels abound in conversations about worship these days—but what stands behind them? What is “contemporary” worship? What does “traditional” mean? How about “blended”? Grounded in the actual practices of particular worshiping communities, this course will seek to define these contested terms, consider the history and theology behind various practices, and provide resources for those who would like to develop patterns of worship that engage strengthen and transform congregations.
To be offered: TBA
CM 422
Religious Education in a Multicultural Context
Julia Speller
This course will explore and discuss the realities and complexities of providing relevant religious education in both multi-racial/ethnic and culturally specific congregations that include: Hispanic/Latino-a, African American, Asian American, Anglo/Mainline, and LGBT contexts.
To be offered: TBA
CM 429
Feminist Liturgical Traditions
Staff
Reading feminist and other liturgical scholarship, accounts of ritualizing among women, and examples of women’s literature, while also engaging in creative ritual experimentation, participants will imagine and embody the past, present, and
future of feminist worship.
To be offered: TBA
CM 430
Short-Term Pastoral Counseling Strategies
Lee Butler
We will focus on the effective intervention, management and prevention of crises through the development of counseling skills and techniques. Video taped roll plays will be one learning tool.
To be offered: TBA
CM 431
Spirituality for Transformative Leadership
Robert Moore
This course is a colloquy on practical “liberation” spirituality for those who seek a conscious-awake-commitment to a lifetime vocation of transformative leadership. Topics will include the life of prayer, the encounter with evil, the power of ritual, and the centrality of compassion in action.
To be offered: TBA
CM 432
Womanist and Feminist Methodological Approaches to Pastoral Care
Stephanie Crumpton
This intensive course explores Womanist and Feminist methodology. Students will examine race, gender, class and sexuality as categories of inquiry shaping Womanist and Feminist approaches to care and counseling.
To be offered: Summer 09
CM 433
Memories, Dreams and Theological Reflection
Lee Butler
Dreaming is not only a way of negotiating the stressors of our existence; it is also a medium of Divine communication. This course will consider psychological and theological understandings of dreams and dream interpretation.
To be offered: TBA
CM 434
Active Imagination and Dreamwork in Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Healing
Robert Moore
To be offered: S11
CM 436
Retying the Celtic Knot: Reconstructing a Spirituality of Contemplation and Action
George Cairns
This experiential and constructive theological intensive will examine historical themes in the early church in Scotland and will seek to reconstruct a contemporary spirituality of contemplation and action based on these themes.
To be offered: TBA
CM 439
Seminar: Jungian Psychology and Contemporary Spirituality
Robert Moore
An investigation of the contribution of Jungian psychology to the theory and practice of postmodern spirituality. The course will include both theoretical and experiential components. Topics considered will include the role of the shadow, the influence of psychological typology, the experience of synchronicity, and the spiritual significance of dreams.
To be offered: TBA
CM 440
The Psychodynamics of Biblical Narratives
Lee Butler
Review of biblical narratives as foundational for considering human transformation. Hermeneutics for understanding textual dynamics will be grounded in psychological theories, and interpretive perspective will be communicated through creative writing.
To be offered: TBA
CM 444
Theology, Ministry and People with Development Disabilities
Craig Modahl and Scott Haldeman
This course will explore the multiple issues facing people with developmental disabilities. Central to the course will be the implications for ministry on the part of religious leaders and their communities.
To be offered: TBA
CM 462
Pastoral Counseling with the Oppressed
Lee Butler
This course will consider the issues of race, class and gender (and their inter-dependency) and the impact they have upon human accommodations. These oppressions must be considered when working with individuals who struggle for a sense of autonomy, self-determination, and spiritual well-being. Biblical texts will be woven with psychological theories in an effort to strengthen pastoral counselors.
To be offered: TBA
CM 465
Legal Issues in Contemporary Parish Ministry
Don Clark
An introduction to emerging legal issues in contemporary parish ministry, including sexual exploitation and professional boundaries, confidential communications, employment law, how to negotiate your call contact, and constitutional issues.
To be offered: TBA
CM 480
Interpreting Parables in Teaching and Preaching
Dow Edgerton
Critical contextual examination of gospel parables as primary sources of teaching and preaching. Readings include both contemporary standard works on the parables and a documentary study of an urban neighborhood as shared context for interpretation.
To be offered: TBA
CM 500
Advanced Pastoral Care: Dynamics of Grief
Robert Moore
An advanced seminar on pastoral care focused on selected human problems of particular interest to the student e.g. alcoholism, death & dying, mid-life crises, etc.
To be offered: TBA
CM 510
Teaching and Learning in Seminary
Julia Speller
This course is designed to assist Ph.D. students as they identify their assumptions and articulate their philosophies about teaching and learning. It will provide opportunities for them to establish and/or sharpen skills for effective and engaged teaching in a seminary setting.
To be offered: TBA
CM 512
Seminar: Liturgical Theology
Scott Haldeman
In this seminar, we will consider the meaning of Christian worship as a primary expression of faith, a locus for the formation of believers and believing communities, and a source for ethical and prophetic living. After reading central works in liturgical theology, students will construct their own articulation in conversation with the larger tradition and their own faith community.
To be offered: S10
CM 514
Ritualizing LGBTQ Lives
Scott Haldeman
In this course, we will juxtapose the lives of queer folk and the tradition of Christian worship to construct a new ritual system for both the churches and those who have found it necessary to follow other spiritual paths.
To be offered: S12
CM 532
Seminar: Jungian Dream Interpretation
Robert Moore
An examination of the practice of dream interpretation in psychotherapy and spirituality. The uniqueness of Jungian and Neo-Jungian approaches will be emphasized. After an interdiction to fundamental theoretical assumptions and key aspects of clinical dream interpretation, the class will practice the interpretation of dreams.
To be offered: TBA
CM 534
Advanced Pastoral Care: Pastoral Care of Men
Robert Moore
(D.Min. and Ph.D. students only.) An advanced seminar in pastoral care focused on selected human problems of particular interest to the student.
To be offered: TBA
CM 535A
Structural Psychoanalysis I
Robert Moore
Part I: Structural Diagnostics. Grounded in Robert Moore’s neo-Jungian structural psychoanalysis, this course will examine the phenomenology of psychopathology in relation to the archetypal structures of the collective unconscious. Implications for clinical assessment n psychotherapy, spiritual direction, and pastoral care will be addressed.
To be offered: TBA
CM 535B
Structural Psychoanalysis II
Robert Moore
Part II: Principles of Integrative Psychotherapy. Grounded in Robert Moore’s neo-Jungian structural psychoanalysis, this course will focus on the foundational principles and practice if integrative psychotherapy. A delineation will be made between counseling, psychotherapy, analysis, and spiritual direction. The relevance of structural psychoanalysis for each of these fields will be addressed.
To be offered: TBA
CM 536
Seminar: Techniques in Jungian Analysis, Counseling and Spiritual Direction
Robert Moore
Will explore theory, practice and spiritual implications of Jungian psychoanalytic technique including active imagination, dreamwork, and sandplay. Will include substantial experiential component. For advanced M.Div. and doctoral students.
To be offered: TBA
CM 542
Poetics of Grief
Dow Edgerton
An advanced seminar on the poetics of grief, drawing upon scriptural, liturgical and literary texts. We will consider the way in which literary form provides structures and processes for expressive grief work.
To be offered: F09, F10
CM 550
Structural Psychoanalysis and Integrative Psychotherapy
Robert Moore
Professor will outline fundamentals of his structural psychoanalysis, an integrative approach to scientific psychoanalysis and integrative psychotherapy. Attention given to nature/dynamics of healing and implications for human spirituality/social ethics.
To be offered: TBA
CM 562
Integrative Psychotherapy and Spirituality
Robert Moore
This course draws upon scientific psychology, victor Turner’ s cultural anthropology, systems theory, neo-Jungian structural psychoanalysis, and neo-Tillichian spiritual theology to present a new paradigm for integrative psychotherapy and spirituality. It will include lecture, discussion, and experiential components and will give attention to the challenge of formulating treatment plans for optimal psychospiritual transformation and healing.
Prerequisite: TEC/CM/HS 561 or consent of instructor.
To be offered: F09
CM 585
D.Min. Writing Seminar
Faculty
(D.Min. required seminar.) Final step in writing D.Min. Professional Paper.
To be offered: J10, J11, J12
CM 590
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professors in the area of Christian Ministries on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
Field Education
FE 470
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
All approved CPE Centers
One basic unit of CPE is required of all M.Div. students.
To be offered: TBA
FE 471A
Concurrent Field Placement with Case Conference
Staff/Advisors
May be used to satisfy the second M.Div. clinical component.
To be offered: TBA
FE 473
Year Long Internship
Staff/Advisors
May be used to satisfy the second M.Div. clinical component.
To be offered: TBA
FE 475
ACTS Urban CPE
Barbara Sheehan
May be used to satisfy the one basic unit of CPE M.Div. requirement.
To be offered: TBA
Human Sciences
(Ph.D. Students only)
HS 503
Anthropology and Biblical Interpretation
Ken Stone
Human Science: Anthropology.
Cross listed as CH 503.
To be offered: S09
HS 507
Bible and Bakhtin
Timothy Sandoval
Cross listed as CH 507.
To be offered: F10
HS 516
Feminist/Womanist Theory and Hermeneutics
Laurel Schneider
Human Science: Cultural Studies. Cross-listed as TEC 416.
To be offered: TBA
HS 526
Frontier Questions in Queer Ethics
Theodore Jennings
Human Science: Cross-disciplinary. Cross-listed as TEC 526.
To be offered: F11
HS 532
Seminar: Jungian Dream Interpretation
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as CM 532
To be offered: TBA
HS 535A
Structural Psychoanalysis I
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as CM 535A.
To be offered: TBA
HS 535B
Structural Psychoanalysis II
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as CM 535B.
To be offered: TBA
HS 536
Seminar: Active Imagination in Jungian Analysis, Counseling and Spiritual Direction
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as CM 536.
To be offered: S10
HS 537
Psychology of the Oppressed and Liberation Theologies
Lee Butler
Human Science: Multi-disciplinary. Cross-listed as TEC 437.
To be offered: TBA
HS 538
African-American Pastoral Psychology
Lee Butler
Human Science: Psychology. Cross-listed as CM 335.
To be offered: S09
HS 539
Seminar: Jungian Psychology & Contemporary Spirituality
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as CM 439.
To be offered: S10
HS 540
Theology and Cultural Analysis
Bo Myung Seo
Human Science: Cultural Studies. Cross-listed as TEC 540.
To be offered: F08
HS 541
Theology and Global Economy
Theodore Jennings
Human Science: Economics. Cross-listed as TEC 541.
To be offered: TBA
HS 542
Poetics of Grief
Dow Edgerton
Human Science: Literary Criticism. Cross-listed as HM 542.
To be offered: F09, F10
HS 561
Psychopathology in Theological Perspective
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as TEC 561.
To be offered: F09, F10
HS 562
Integrative Psychotherapy and Spirituality
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychoanalytic. Cross-listed as TEC 562.
To be offered: F09
HS 563
Masculine Initiation: Perspective from Structural Psychoanalysis, Ethics, and Human Spirituality
Robert Moore
Human Science: Psychology. Cross-listed as TEC 563. To be offered: TBA
HS 570
Ritual, Sacred Space and Healing
Robert Moore
Human Science: Anthropology/Psychology; History of Religions. Cross-listed as TEC 570.
To be offered: F10
HS 590Z
Ministry with Families
Larry Ulrich
To be offered: TBA
HS 601
Contemporary Hermeneutical Strategies
Ken Stone
Human Science: Cross-disciplinary.
Cross-listed as CH 601.
To be offered: F09, F11
HS 608
Marxist Thought for Theologians
Theodore Jennings
Human Science: Economics
Cross-listed as CH 601.
To be offered: F11
HS 620 (A-Z)
Topical Seminar
Staff
To be offered: TBA
HS 620 (A-Z)
Directed Study
Staff
Individual study with professor in a Human Science area on topics of student interest not covered by listed courses. Permission of instructor required.
To be offered: TBA
HS 660 (A-Z)
Clinically based courses
Staff
To be offered: TBA
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