Course Schedule

The course schedules for the current and upcoming semesters are listed below. Book lists for the courses are available on the Course Texts page. Click on the semester links below to download a copy of the course schedule.

Spring Semester 2012

Monday:

  • 6:30-9:30pm  
    • TEC 595B Master’s Writing Seminar: Sandoval, Room 116

Tuesday:

  • 9:00-12:00pm   
    • RH 493 Women and Religion in the US: Christianity, Judaism and Islam: Speller, Room 117 (Hybrid)
    • CM 400 Practice of Christian Ministry: Haldeman, Thomas & Derylak, Room 219
    • RH 522 Historical Jesus Debates: Yang, Room 217
  • 2:00-5:00pm   
    • RH 302 Interpreting the Hebrew Bible II: Mikva, Room 118
    • TEC 306 African American Religion, Theology & Spirituality: Butler, Room 117
    • CM 416 Leading Worship: Practicum for Presiders: Haldeman, Room 214
    • TEC 414 Theology of Art: Seo, Room 116
  • 6:30-9:30pm   
    • TEC 321 Christian Ethics: Terrell, Room 214
    • RH 325 Interpreting the Epistles: Jennings, Room 118

Wednesday:

  • 9:00-12:00pm   
    • TEC 307 Systematic Theology: Terrell, Room 118
    • TEC 437 Psychology of the Oppressed: Butler, Room 214
  • 2:00-5:00pm   
    • RH 485 Religion in North America: Thistlethwaite, Room 214
    • TEC 351 Theories of Change in Personal & Social Transformation: Jacobsen, Room 118
  • 6:30-9:30pm   
    • CM 400 Practice of Christian Ministry: Haldeman, Thomas & Derylak, Room 219
    • TEC 475 Exploring the American Muslim Experience: Rami Nashashibi, Room 217

Thursday:

  • 9:00-12:00pm   
    • TEC 605 20th Century Theology: Jennings, Room 116
    • RH 320 Beginning Koine Greek: Yang, Room 219

MISC:

  • RH 390C United Methodist Polity: Emery Percell, Friday 9-11 AM, Room 116
  • CM 470 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference: Carruthers (Feb. 6-9, 2012 in Chicago)

Online Courses

  • RH 325 Interpreting the Epistles: Jennings
  • RH 344 History of Christian Thought: Jennings
  • RH 367 U.C.C History & Polity: Thomas
  • TEC 300 Public Theology: Thistlethwaite
  • TEC 406 Eating & Drinking with Jesus: Jennings
  • RH 485 Religion in North America: Thistlethwaite

Summer 2012 (click to download course descriptions)

  • May 14-18
    • TEC 486 - The Black Church and the Nation of Islam - JoAnne Terrell (hybrid course; online engagement to follow intensive week)
    • RH/TEC 451 - Religious Masculinities: The Abrahamic Traditions – Bjorn Krondorfer (co-organized with LSTC, held at CTS) - cancelled
  • May 21-25
    • CM 410 - The Development of Black Sacred Music - Johari Jabir
  • May 28-June 1
    • TEC/CM 469 - Sexuality and Spirituality - Yvette Flunder
  • May 28 - July 31
    • RH 495 – Bible and Immigration – Timothy Sandoval (hybrid course; online work begins May 28; required in-person overnight intensive, June 15-16)
  • June 4-8
    • RH 426 - Reading Bodies in the New Testament Desde el Otro Lado - Manuel Villalobos
  • June 11-15
    • CM 490 – The Minister as Public Theologian - Michael Walrond
  • July 9-13
    • CM 406 - reNEW: Skills for Leading New and Renewing Progressive Churches Cameron Trimble and Michael Piazza

Fall 2012

Monday:

  • 9:00 - 12:00 pm
    • RH 601 Contemporary Hermeneutical Strategies - Sandoval
  • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    • TEC 504 Augustine, Niebuhr, and Malcolm X - Terrell
  • 6:30 - 9:30 pm
    • TEC 595A Master's Writing Seminar - Sandoval
    • TEC 511 Bonhoeffer - Schneider

Tuesday:

  • 9:00 - 12:00 pm
    • CM 480 Interpreting the Parables - Edgerton
    • RH 523 1st Corinthians in Context - Yang
    • CM 405 Leading Congregations - Thomas
  • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    • CM 331 Introduction to Pastoral Care - Butler
    • RH 421 - Prayer and Praxis: Judaism and What it Can Teach Us - Mikva
    • TEC 533 - Ruether, Daly & Lorde - Schneider
  • 6:30 - 9:30 pm
    • RH 344 History of Christian Thought - Speller
    • CM 465 Legal, Finance and Fundraising Issue for Religious Leaders - Don Clark

Wednesday:

  • 9:00 - 12:00 pm
    • RH 321 Interpreting the Gospels - Yang
    • TEC 390 Introduction to the Study of Black Faith and Life - Butler
    • CM 542 Poetics of Grief - Edgerton
  • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    • CM 365 Global Sensitivity in Ministry - Shanta Premawardhana
    • CM 421 Chapel Learnings - Haldeman
    • TEC 484 Theological and Ethical Perspectives on AIDS & Violence - Terrell
    • RH 416 Dangerous Religious Ideas - Mikva
  • 6:30 - 9:30 pm
    • TEC 400 Constructive Theology - Thistlethwaite
    • RH 301 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible - Stone

TBA:

  • RH 390A United Methodist History - Staff

Hybrid Classes:

  • RH 408 Wisdom Literature: Ecclesiastes - Sandoval
    • Meets online plus Saturdays - September 15 & 29, October 13, November 10 & 17
  • CM 400 Practice of Christian Ministry - Haldeman & Derylak
    • Meets online plus Saturdays - September 8, October 6, November 3, December 1

Online Classes:

  • RH 301O Introduction to the Hebrew Bible - Stone
  • RH 472O Sex, Race, Class, Song of Songs - Hunt
  • TEC 595O Master's Writing Seminar - Sandoval
  • CM 444O Theology, Ministry and People with Developmental Disabilities - Craig Modahl
  • CM 481O Marriage: Rites and Wrongs - Haldeman
  • CM 432O Womanist and Feminist Methodological Approaches to Pastoral Care - Stephanie Crumpton