Course Schedule

*Registering for a Synchronous course requires regular attendance at the weekly 3-hour class session (either on-campus or via Zoom).

*A Flex course allows students to complete the entire course remotely (mostly asynchronously), but offers 1 or more in-person opportunities to come together for an exceptional learning experience that substitutes for some of the online work.

*Courses ending in O are completely online.

*A Hybrid means the course is both online and in-person. Some days students are required to be in person and some days they will be required to attend online.

Winter 2024 Courses

Term Begins January 2, 2024

LM 494

Spiritual Abuse and Boundary Violations in Ministry/Chaplaincy

Kameelah Rashad

January 2 - January 6

RH 367

UCC History and Polity

Lillian Daniel

January 8 - January 12

TEC 413

Theologies of the Body

JoAnne Marie Terrell

January 8 - January 12

TEC 529O

Religion, Ethics, and Human Rights

Christophe D. Ringer

January 8 - January 12

Spring Semester 2024 In-Person Courses

Term Begins January 16, 2024 – April 26, 2024

Not in Residence: Moon, Mikva

Spring Semester 2024 Hybrid and Flex Courses

Term Begins January 16, 2024

Spring Semester 2024 Online Courses

Term Begins January 16, 2024

*For Synchronous Zoom times see in-person listings.

LM 365O

Global Sensitivity in Ministry

Bo Myung Seo

Zoom Sessions: TBA

January 16 - April 26

LM 412O

Introduction to Christian Worship

W. Scott Haldeman

January 16 - April 26

LM 417O

Introduction to LGBTQIA Ritual Studies

W. Scott Haldeman

January 16 - April 26

LM 426S

Preaching the Headlines

Reginald Williams

*Synchronous Online and In-Person

RH 301O

Interpreting the Hebrew Bible

Ken Stone

Zoom Sessions: TBD in collaboration with class

January 16 - April 26

RH 321O

Interpreting the Gospels

Teresa Hornsby

Zoom sessions are not typically held unless needed.

January 16 - April 26

RH 325O

Interpreting the Epistles

Monya Stubbs

Zoom Meetings: TBA

January 16 - April 26

RH 344O

History of Christian Thought

Cynthia Stewart

Zoom Sessions: TBA

January 16 - April 26

RH 465O/665O

Womanist Biblical Interpretation

Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder

Zoom Sessions: TBA  

January 16 - April 26

TEC 307O

Systematic Theology

JoAnne Marie Terrell

Zoom Sessions: TBA  

January 16 - April 26

TEC 321O

Christian Ethics

Christophe D. Ringer

Zoom Sessions: TBA

January 16 - April 26

TEC 400O

Constructive Theology

Christophe D. Ringer

Zoom Sessions: TBA

January 16 - April 26

TEC 412O

Latinx Studies and Religion: Questions, Methods, and Issues

José Francisco Morales Torres

Zoom Sessions: TBA  

January 16 - April 26

TEC 595O

MA/STM Thesis Seminar

Munir Shaikh/Aaron Higashi

Year-long course (Fall and Spring) You must sign up each semester. 3 credits in the fall / 0 credits in the spring

January 16 - April 26

May Term 2024

May 13 – May 17 / May 20- May 24

Fall Term 2023 In-Person Courses

Thursday

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

TEC 504S

Augustine, Niebuhr, and Malcolm X

JoAnne Marie Terrell

Synchronous

Room 118

Sabbatical: José Morales, Bo-Myung Seo  / Not-in-Residence: Christophe Ringer

*Any in-person, on-campus class may have a mask requirement, and this will be communicated with students prior to the start of the term.

Fall Term 2023 Online Courses

CCS 308O

Death, Dying, and the Dead

Cody Sanders

Only available to CTS/Bayan students and not for use with scholarships. Zoom Sessions: Thursday: Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 16, Dec, 7 - 7:30 - 9 pm Eastern / 6:30 - 8 pm Central

September 5, 2023 - December 15, 2023

CCS 309O

Chaplaincy with First Responders

Teresa Jefferson-Snorton

Only available to CTS/Bayan students and not for use with scholarships. Zoom times: Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sept. 7, 21; Oct. 5, 19; Nov. 2, 16. Dec. 7

September 5, 2023 - December 15, 2023

FE 471A

Field Ed

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

MDiv only: Must be taken with Leadership and Ministry in Context

September 5 - December 15

LM 332O

Introduction to Pastoral Theology

Zachary Moon

Zoom Sessions: 9/7, 10/19, 11/16: 5-7 pm

September 5 - December 15

LM 395O

Introduction to Chaplaincy Studies

Zachary Moon

Zoom Sessions:  9/7, 10/19, 11/16: 7-8

September 5 - December 15

LM 400O

Leadership & Ministry in Context

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

NOTE: MDiv only - must be taken along with Field Placement (FE 471A)  

September 5 - December 15

LM 624O

Public Ministry: Orientations

Scott Haldeman

*DMin course

September 5 - December 15

LMB 476O

Paradigms of Islamic Spirituality

Walead Mosaad

Zoom Sessions TBD

September 5 - December 15

LMB 611S

Leadership in Muslim Communities

Jihad Turk

Offered as a synchronous course with intensive in-person meetings at CTS on these dates:
Oct. 8-13
9 am - 5 pm

RH 301O

Interpreting the Hebrew Bible

Ken Stone

Zoom Sessions: TBD in collaboration with class

January 16 - April 26

RH 302O

Hebrew Bible II

Rachel Mikva

Zoom Sessions: Tuesdays 9/5, 10/3, and Thursday 11/2 – 7-8:30 p.m. *This section is strictly asynchronous (online) and not associated with the synchronous course.

September 5 - December 15

RH 302S

Interpreting the Hebrew Bible II

Rachel Mikva

Synchronous Online:  Tuesday 2 pm - 5 pm

September 5 - December 15

RH 321O

Interpreting the Gospels

Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder

Zoom Sessions:  9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/12: 6 pm - 7:30 pm

September 5 - December 15

RH 344O

History of Christian Thought

Cynthia Stewart

Zoom Sessions:  Wednesdays: 6-7 pm

September 5 - December 15

RH 420O

Suffering, Lament & Human Existence in the Hebrew Bible

Ken Stone

Zoom Sessions: TBD in collaboration with class

September 5 - December 15

RH 485S

Religion in North America

JoAnne Marie Terrell

Synchronous: In-person and Online: Wednesday 9 am - 12 pm

September 5 - December 15

RHB 456O

Intermediate Arabic 2A

Mahbuba Hammad

Zoom: TBD

September 5 - December 15

TEB 396O

Islam and Human Rights

Hamid Mavani

Zoom Sessions: TBD

September 5 - December 15

TEB 455O

Universal Maxims in Islamic Law and Beyond

Jihad Brown

Zoom Dates: TBD

September 5 - December 15

TEC 395O

InterReligious Engagement

Rachel Mikva

Zoom Sessions:  Wednesdays 9/6, 10/4, 11/1 – 7-8:30pm

September 5 - December 15

TEC 463O

White American Muslim Identity

Kameelah Rashad

Course Canceled

September 5 - December 15

TEC 504S

Augustine, Niebuhr, and Malcolm X

JoAnne Marie Terrell

Synchronous: In-person and Online: Thursday: 2 pm - 5 pm

Room 118

Fall Term 2023 Hybrid and Flex Courses

LM 455H

Self-Development and Self-Care

Kameelah Rashad

In-Person 2 pm- 7 pm (Sun-Fri)
 

October 15 - October 20

LMB 412H

Foundations of Islamic Education

Susan Douglass

Course meets In-Person:  8 am - 1 pm CT (Sun-Fri)      

October 8 - October 13

LMB 419H

Grief Care: Balancing Faith, Theology & Practice

Faiyaz Jaffer

In-Person: 8 am - 1 pm Sun- Fri

October 15 - October 20

LMB 420H

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Restorative Justice in Muslim Communities

Jahid Saafir

Course meets In-Person: 8 am - 1 pm  Sunday-Friday  

October 15 - October 20

LMB 478H

Fundraising Strategies for Faith-based Organizations

Tayyab Yunus

In-Person 8 am- 1 pm Sun-Fri

October 15 - October 20

RHB 481O

The Qur'an: Composition, Collection, and Teachings

Yousef Wahb

In-Person (Sun-Fri) 8 am - 1 pm

October 8-October 13

TEB 321H

Islamic Ethics

Ozgur Koca

In-Person Sessions: 2 pm - 7 pm (Sun-Fri)  

October 8 - October 13

TEB 454H

Islamic Rational Theology: IIm al-Kalam I

Fouad Elgohari

Course meets In-Person  (2 pm - 7 pm) CT Sun-Fri  

October 8-October 13

*Any in-person, on-campus class may have a mask requirement, and this will be communicated with students prior to the start of the term.

 

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*Past courses

May Term 2023

May 15 – May 19 / May 21- May 26

RH 412/612H

Study Trip: Religions in Context: Shamanism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Christianity in South Korea

JoAnne Terrell and Heesung Hwang

*Fulfills Interreligious Engagement and Global Ministry electives

May 21 (Sun) - May 29 (Mon)

TEC 403O/603O

Theologies of the Cross

JoAnne Marie Terrell

Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

May 15-19

TEC 453O

Disability and/in Theology

Heike Peckruhn

Monday - Friday 9 am- 5 pm

May 22-26

TEC 467O/667O

Christianity and Colonialism

Bo Myung Seo

Monday - Friday 9 am- 5 pm

May 15-19

TEC 503O

Pauli Murray and Bayard Rustin: Black Queer Peace Activist

Quincy James Rinehart

Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

May 15-19

Summer Term 2023 Online Courses

May 30- August 18

CCS 303O

Sustaining Practices for Ministry

Kate Lassiter

Only available to CTS/Bayan students and not for use with scholarships.

Zoom Meetings: Tuesdays, 6 pm – 8 pm Central, on the following dates: May 16, May 30, June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25, August 8.

May 8 - August 11

FE 471 Summer

Field Education

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

May 30- August 18

LM 332O

Introduction to Pastoral Theology

Cody Sanders

Zoom Session: 6/8, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm    

May 30- August 18

LM 400O

Leadership in Ministry Context

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

LM 471O

Proctor: Children's Defense Fund

Christophe D. RInger

Registration for seminary / divinity school students is:

Early Bird (through April 16):

In-person: $200

Virtual (Monday only): $100

Regular (after April 16):

In-person: $250

Virtual: $150

The Proctor Seminarian Scholarship supports future leadership in the children’s movement. Seminarians are encouraged to join us at Proctor Institute as we engage with and enjoy fellowship around a theology of child well-being. This year, Children’s Defense Fund will financially support seminarians (enrolled in an accredited graduate degree program) to attend the 2023 Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute by covering the cost of registration and hotel. Applications are due by May 1, 2023.  Click here to apply for a scholarship. Awardees will be contacted by May 15, 2023. If you have questions about this scholarship opportunity or experience technical difficulties while applying, please contact us at [email protected].

*SBFL elective

July 17 - July 20

LMB 418H

Muslim Spiritualities Among the Religions of the World

Ozgur Koca

Hybrid Intensive: 2 pm - 7 pm  

July 9 - July 14

LMB 443H

Islam, Antiracism Pedagogy, and Multicultural Education

Jahid Saafir

Hybrid: In-Person : 8 am - 1 pm

July 9 - July 14

LMB 449H

Instructional Strategies and Critical Perspectives for Teaching in 21st Century Islamic Schools

Seema Imam

Hybrid: In-Person: 2  pm - 7 pm

July 9 - July 14

LMB 456H

Counseling Muslim Youth

Omar Mahmood

Hybrid Intensive: 2 pm - 7 pm

July 9 - July 14

LMB 475H

Achieving Excellence in Fundraising

Tayyab Yunus

Intensive: 8 am - 1 pm *MA/MDiv Elective

July 9 - July 14

LMB 484H

Theories and Practices of Spiritual Care

Tahara Akmal

Hybrid 8 am - 1 pm

July 9 - July 15

RH 402O

Jewish Thought: Historically Rooted, Radically Engaged

Rachel Mikva

Zoom Times: Wednesdays 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 8/2:  6:30 pm - 8 pm  

May 30- August 18

RHB 456O

Intermediate Arabic 2A

Mahbuba Hammad

Zoom Sessions:  2 pm-4:30 pm (CT)

06/04 (Sun), 06/05 (Mon)

06/11 (Sun), 06/12 (Mon)

06/18 (Sun), 06/19 (Mon)

06/25 (Sun), 06/26 (Mon)

RHB 457O

Intermediate Arabic 2B

Mahbuba Hammad

Zoom Sessions: 2 pm - 4:30 pm

07/23 (Sun), 07/24 (Mon)

07/30 (Sun), 07/31 (Mon)

08/06 (Sun), 08/07 (Mon)

08/13 (Sun), 08/14 (Mon)

TEB 404O

Contemporary Islamic Thought

Hamid Mavani

Fully Online May 30 - August 18 *MA elective

TEB 444O

Islamic Systematic Theology and the Philosophy of Religion

Jihad Brown

Fully Online May 30 - August 18 *MA elective

TEB 456H

Islamic Family Law: Comparative Legal Studies and Contemporary Applications

Dr. Mohammad Fadel

3-Day Intensive: Course Time: 8 am - 5 pm

July 5 - July 7

TEC 321O

Christian Ethics

Christophe D. Ringer

Zoom Sessions: 6/6, 6/20, 7/11, 7/25, 8/1, 8/15: 6 pm -7 pm

May 30- August 18

TEC 355F

Living Into Our Commitments

Rachel Mikva

Zoom times: 5/30: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm; 6/27: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm; 7/11: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm; 8/1: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm *The following Flex dates below are optional:

Anti-Racism Training, June 22-23 – 9am-4pm

Gender and Sexuality Retreat, June 24 (9am) – June 25 (2pm) – food, housing available as of Friday evening

Parliament of the World’s Religions, August 14-15 (convening runs through August 18, if you want to stay)

 

May 30- August 18

TEC 411O

Howard Thurman and the Search for Common Ground

Christophe D. Ringer

Zoom Sessions: 6/7, 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/3, 8/17: 5 pm - 6 pm

May 30- August 18

Sabbatical: Zachary Moon

Fall Semester 2022 In-Person Courses

Term Begins September 6, 2022

LM 365S

Global Sensitivity in Ministry

José Francisco Morales Torres

Synchronous: In-person and Online Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Room 118

LM 500O

Anti-Racism as Interreligious Spiritual Practice

Kameelah Rashad

Synchronous: In-person and Online Tuesday - 6:30 - 9:30 pm 

Room 118

LMB 417H

School Leadership, Board Management, and Change Agency

Habeeb Quadri

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14 (2 pm - 7 pm) CT Zoom: Thursday 9/15, 11/03, 12/01  7 pm - 9 pm CT

Room 219

LMB 425H

Organizational Leadership, Operational Strategies and Project Management

Tayyub Yunus, Ivana Zajkovska

Course meets In-Person: 10/16 - 10/21 (2 pm - 7 pm) Zoom: Wednesday 9/14, 11/09, 11/30 7-9 pm CT

Room 217

LMB 486H

Religious Care for Communities in Crisis

Khalid Latif

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14 (8 am- 1 pm) CT Zoom: Tuesday 9/13, 11/08, 12/06. 7-9 pm CT

Room 219

TEB 453H

Islamic Law and Legal Theory

Asifa Quraishi-Landes

Course meets In-Person: 10/16 -10/21 (8 am - 1 pm) CT Zoom: Monday 9/12, 11/07, 12/05 7 - 9 pm CT

Room 217

TEB 455H

Universal Maxims in Islamic Law and Beyond

Jihad Brown

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14  (8 am- 1 pm) CT Zoom: Monday 9/12, 11/7, 12/5  7-9 pm CT

Room 214

Fall Semester 2022 Online Courses

Term Begins September 6, 2022

LM 321O

Introduction to Religious Education

Heesung Hwang

Zoom Sessions: Mon. Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, Dec. 5. 7-8:15 pm CT

LM 332O

Introduction to Pastoral Theology

Zachary Moon

Zoom Sessions: Wed. 6-7 pm CT: Sept. 7, Oct, 12, Nov. 16

LM 365S

Global Sensitivity in Ministry

José Francisco Morales Torres

Synchronous: In-person and Online Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Room 118

LM 395O

Introduction to Chaplaincy Studies

Zachary Moon

Zoom Sessions: Wed. 7 -8 pm CT: Sept. 7, Oct. 12, Nov. 16    

LM 500O

Anti-Racism as Interreligious Spiritual Practice

Kameelah Rashad

Synchronous: In-person and Online Tuesday - 6:30 - 9:30 pm 

Room 118

LMB 417H

School Leadership, Board Management, and Change Agency

Habeeb Quadri

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14 (2 pm - 7 pm) CT Zoom: Thursday 9/15, 11/03, 12/01  7 pm - 9 pm CT

Room 219

LMB 425H

Organizational Leadership, Operational Strategies and Project Management

Tayyub Yunus, Ivana Zajkovska

Course meets In-Person: 10/16 - 10/21 (2 pm - 7 pm) Zoom: Wednesday 9/14, 11/09, 11/30 7-9 pm CT

Room 217

LMB 486H

Religious Care for Communities in Crisis

Khalid Latif

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14 (8 am- 1 pm) CT Zoom: Tuesday 9/13, 11/08, 12/06. 7-9 pm CT

Room 219

RH 498O

LGBTQ Issues and Biblical Interpretation

Teresa Hornsby

The course is completely asynchronous.  Zoom meetings are scheduled throughout the semester, but optional. They are recorded and posted for student access.

TEB 321O

Islamic Ethics

Ozgur Koca

Zoom: Wednesday 9/21, 10/26, 11/16, 12/07  7-9 pm CT

TEB 453H

Islamic Law and Legal Theory

Asifa Quraishi-Landes

Course meets In-Person: 10/16 -10/21 (8 am - 1 pm) CT Zoom: Monday 9/12, 11/07, 12/05 7 - 9 pm CT

Room 217

TEB 455H

Universal Maxims in Islamic Law and Beyond

Jihad Brown

Course meets In-Person: 10/09 - 10/14  (8 am- 1 pm) CT Zoom: Monday 9/12, 11/7, 12/5  7-9 pm CT

Room 214

TEC 355O

Living into Our Commitments

Heesung Hwang

Zoom Sessions: Tues. Sept 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 6: 7 - 8:15 pm CT

TEC 402O/602O

Christology

Bo Myung Seo

Zoom: 9/19 , 10/10, 11/14, 12/5 (6-7:30 pm CST)

September 6 -December 16th

TEC 509O

Proto-Womanist Thought

JoAnne Terrell

Zoom: TBD

September 6 -December 16th

zCCS 430

Spiritual Care in an Age of #BlackLivesMatter

Danielle Buhuro

*This is a Center for Chaplaincy Studies course. Scholarships will not be applied. Financial aid does apply. Restricted to CTS/Bayan students. Zoom Sessions: Mon. 7:30 - 9:30 pm ET (6:30-8:30 pm, CT)

zCCS 440

Spiritual Care and LGBTQ Experience

Cody Sanders

*This is a Center for Chaplaincy Studies Course. Scholarships will not be applied. Financial aid does apply. Restricted CTS/Bayan students. Zoom Sessions: Wed. Sep. 7, 28; Oct. 26, Nov. 16, Dec. 7: 7:30 - 9 pm ET  

SABBATICAL: Ken Stone, Rachel Mikva

Not in Residence: Christophe Ringer

Spring Semester 2023 Online Courses

Term Begins January 17, 2023

*For Synchronous Zoom times see in-person listings.

CCS 301S

Introduction to Chaplaincy

Zachary Moon

*Available to CTS/Bayan students only. Zoom times: Saturday: 1/14: 8pm-9pm (ET); 2/4: 2 pm-7 pm (ET), 3/25 8pm-9pm (ET)

January 10- April 21

CCS 335S

Spiritual Care for Social Movements

Teresa Mateus

Available to CTS/Bayan students only. Zoom Times: Wednesday: 1/11, 2/1, 2/22, 3/15, 4/12 : 7:30-9:00 pm Eastern Time  

January 10- April 21

FE 470

CPE

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

*0 credits or 3 credits

FE 471B

Field Ed

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

LM 332O

Introduction to Pastoral Theology

Kameelah Rashad

Zoom dates: Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm

 

LM 400O

Leadership in Ministry Context

Dawnn Pirani Brumfield

LM 418O/618O

Faith and Film: Religious Education through Movies

Heesung Hwang

Zoom Sessions: Tuesdays, 1/24; 2/28; 3/21; 4/18 7-8 pm CT

LM 481O

Marriage Rites & Wrongs

Scott Haldeman

Zoom Times: Mondays 2/6, 2/27, 3/20, 4/24 all sessions 6-7 pm CST:  

RH 301O

Interpreting Hebrew Bible

Ken Stone

Zoom Sessions will be decided in collaboration with students when classes begin.  

RH 413/613S

Buddhist Studies

JoAnne Marie Terrell

*Synchronous

RH 486O

Economic Factors: Theology, Philosophy, and the Bible

Monya Stubbs

*Course Canceled*

RHB 442O

Introduction to the Islamic Cultural Heritage

Susan Douglass

Zoom Sessions: TBA

RHB 457O

Intermediate Arabic 2B

Mahbuba Hammad

Zoom Sessions: TBA

TEB 456O

Islamic Rational Theology - Post-Classical Period (Ilm al-Kalam Part 2)

Jihad Brown

Zoom Sessions: TBA

TEC 400O

Constructive Theology

Christophe D. Ringer

Zoom Sessions: 1/25, 2/15, 3/22, 4/19, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm  

TEC 416S/616S

Latin American Liberation Theologies: Historical Sources and Contemporary Relevance

José Francisco Morales Torres

*Synchronous

TEC 428S/628S

Philosophies of Race and Theology

José Francisco Morales Torres

*Synchronous CSFBL elective

TEC 439O

In Jesus Name: The Psychology of Christian Hegemony and Religious Oppression in the United States

Kameelah Rashad

Zoom Sessions: 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, 2/18, 3/14, 3/28, 4/11, 4/25: 6:30-9:30 

TEC 467O/ 667O

Christianity and Colonialism

Bo Myung Seo

TEC 471O/671O

The Weaponization of Religious Liberty

Jay Michaelson

Zoom Sessions: 2/2, 4/13, 7 pm- 8 pm

TEC 595O

MA/STM Thesis Seminar

Bo Myung Seo/ Munir Shaikh

Zoom Session: 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 - 6 pm - 7:15 pm