Course Catalogue 2024-2025

There are four categories for course delivery:

In-Person if the course requires attendance at a specific location and time for some or all course activities. These courses will have section codes starting in 0 or 4.

Online – Asynchronous if the course has no requirement for attendance at a specific time or location for any activities or exams. These courses will have the section code starting with 61.

Online – Synchronous if online attendance is expected at a specific time for some or all course activities, and attendance at a specific location is not expected for any activities or exams. These courses will have the section code starting with 62.

Hybrid if the course requires attendance at a specific location and time, however 33-66% of the course is delivered online. If online attendance is expected at a specific time, it will be in place of the in person attendance. These courses will have the section code starting with 31.

Some courses may offer more than one delivery method please ensure that you have the correct section code when registering via ACORN. You will not be permitted to switch delivery method after the last date to add a course for the given semester.

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  • Spiritual Internship Year

    SAF1010YY

    The Spiritual Internship Year, in response to the challenges of contemporary pastoral ministry, provides an intense formational experience in which the sciences foundational for Christian life and ministry are appropriated via: classroom instruction (philosophy, catechesis, scripture, and theology), extensive reading of classic spiritual authors and the Documents of Vatican II, Ignatian spiritual direction [Annotation 19], retreat experiences, field placement, formation in communal living and instruction in essay writing skills.

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  • The First Thousand Years of Catholic Church History

    SAH1010HF

    This course offers an opportunity to explore the history of the Christian Church from its origins in Judaism, its social and sacramental development, including the work of Christian apologists, the convening of councils, confronting heresies, the rise of monasticism and the growth of Christianity beyond the confines of the empire through to the East-West Schism of 1054. It will examine the conflicts, individuals, social movements, and theologies that shaped Christianity during this formative period. A special emphasis is placed on the use of primary sources, which will aid students to better understand the historical realities of the period being studied and learn how primary sources may be used in historical research.

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  • History of Christianity I (to AD 843)

    SMH1010HS

    From the subapostolic age to the "Triumph of Orthodoxy" in the East and the Carolingian revival and Treaty of Verdun in the West. Geographical expansion of the church; the relation of Christian faith to cultural settings and other religions; the development of doctrinal and ethical positions; forms of Christian life and worship; the rise of Islam.

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  • History of Christianity I (to AD 843)

    WYH1010HF

    • Instructor(s):
    • College: Wycliffe College
    • Credits: One Credit
    • Session: Fall 2024 Schedule: Tue Time: 9:00

    From the subapostolic age to the "Triumph of Orthodoxy" in the East and the Carolingian revival and Treaty of Verdun in the West. Geographical expansion of the church; the relation of Christian faith to cultural settings and other religions; the development of doctrinal and ethical positions; forms of Christian life and worship; the rise of Islam.

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  • Why Study Early Church History?

    TRH1011HF

    Why should anyone training for lay or ordained ministry in today’s Church care about history or what historians do? Is there even such a thing as historical “reality”? If there is, what makes historians think they can ever discover any part of it? And what can the past possibly contribute to the new theological and pastoral problems of the present? In this course, we will grapple with these questions as they relate to the earliest centuries of Christian history, from the time of the apostles down to the Council of Chalcedon in 451. It was during this period that the Church(es) worked out the patterns of belief, governance, worship, ministry, and mission that Christians of all subsequent centuries have variously appealed to as binding norms of “orthodoxy” or rejected as corruptions of the primitive Gospel. As we learn about some of the most influential events, persons, and ideas of this period, we will interrogate the materials and methods used by historians to reconstruct the past, asking why historians have often disagreed about the supposedly “objective” facts of what “actually happened.” We will explore how new questions and pressures led pre-modern and modern historians to offer radically different interpretations of the significance of early Christian history, and we will test some of the claims about the Christian past that have been used to justify choices in our own time. Students will receive an introductory training in the responsible use of primary sources and secondary literature that will equip them both to continue with more specialized coursework in history and to begin drawing on historical knowledge to enhance their own practical ministries.

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  • A Global History of Christianity - a survey

    KNH1015HF

    • Instructor(s):
    • College: Knox College
    • Credits: One Credit
    • Session: Fall 2024 Schedule: Thu Time: 18:00

    This course will introduce students to the methods and study of the history of Christianity. It will also provide a survey knowledge of major events and trends in Christian history which will be required for other Knox College courses. These courses will expect that students will know the historical context of monasticism, the Wesleys, etc. As a survey course, topics will not be covered in extensive detail or in great depth: rather the course will allow students to place events in their proper chronological order and cultural context which will allow for more detailed study of topics in later courses at TST and as needed in congregational ministry or further graduate study.

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  • Introduction to the New Testament

    SAB1081HF

    Survey of New Testament world, authors, theologies. Introduction to the historical-critical and other methods of exegesis. Focus on the relation of hermeneutic to Christian Theological traditions; determining the senses of Scripture, the intent of the author, the structures in the texts; stance of the reader.

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  • Introduction to the New Testament

    SAB1081HF

    Survey of New Testament world, authors, theologies. Introduction to the historical-critical and other methods of exegesis. Focus on the relation of hermeneutic to Christian Theological traditions; determining the senses of Scripture, the intent of the author, the structures in the texts; stance of the reader.

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  • Introduction to the New Testament

    SAB1081HS

    Survey of New Testament world, authors, theologies. Introduction to the historical-critical and other methods of exegesis. Focus on the relation of hermeneutic to Christian Theological traditions; determining the senses of Scripture, the intent of the author, the structures in the texts; stance of the reader.

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  • Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Part 2

    TRB1094HFF

    Through the experience of reading and reflecting on the entire text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as key select passages, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the sources, history, and development of the canonical books of the Latter Prophets and Writings in critical relation to their place in ancient Near Eastern culture and history. Attention will be given to issues such prophetic movements, reform movements, exile/deportation and return, wisdom and apocalyptic as shaping forces in biblical identity. Lectures and exegetical sessions will seek to assist participants with methodologies that will build their confidence and competence in engaging the texts in the context of the pastoral life of the church and in relation to contemporary culture and discourse.

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  • Introduction to Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Part 2

    TRB1094HS

    Through the experience of reading and reflecting on the entire text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as key select passages, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the sources, history, and development of the canonical books of the Latter Prophets and Writings in critical relation to their place in ancient Near Eastern culture and history. Attention will be given to issues such prophetic movements, reform movements, exile/deportation and return, wisdom and apocalyptic as shaping forces in biblical identity. Lectures and exegetical sessions will seek to assist participants with methodologies that will build their confidence and competence in engaging the texts in the context of the pastoral life of the church and in relation to contemporary culture and discourse.

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  • Introduction to Hebrew Bible, Old Testament Part 2

    TRB1094HS

    Through the experience of reading and reflecting on the entire text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as key select passages, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the sources, history, and development of the canonical books of the Latter Prophets and Writings in critical relation to their place in ancient Near Eastern culture and history. Attention will be given to issues such prophetic movements, reform movements, exile/deportation and return, wisdom and apocalyptic as shaping forces in biblical identity. Lectures and exegetical sessions will seek to assist participants with methodologies that will build their confidence and competence in engaging the texts in the context of the pastoral life of the church and in relation to contemporary culture and discourse.

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