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The second course on Theological Anthropology comprises two main sections, Grace and Glory: (1) God's universal salvific will in predestination. Christian Justification and the new creation in Christ. The new life in Christ through the interior journey and working within the Church for the world. (2) Eschatology, the fulfillment of grace.
The second course on Theological Anthropology comprises two main sections, Grace and Glory: (1) God's universal salvific will in predestination. Christian Justification and the new creation in Christ. The new life in Christ through the interior journey and working within the Church for the world. (2) Eschatology, the fulfillment of grace. One midterm test, one mini-synthesis, and a final oral examination.
The second course on Theological Anthropology comprises two main sections, Grace and Glory: (1) God's universal salvific will in predestination. Christian Justification and the new creation in Christ. The new life in Christ through the interior journey and working within the Church for the world. (2) Eschatology, the fulfillment of grace.
The Psalter has been the Church’s treasured prayer book throughout history, and today is being reclaimed for devotional and pastoral use. This course engages the Psalter—that “anatomy of all parts of the human soul” (as Calvin testified)—through historical, literary, theological, pastoral, and trauma-studies lenses. Within this intentionally-shaped book, and as it engages the larger canon, the psalms draw our attention to God. Reviewing select psalms, we will consider how human words become God’s words for humans, and the varied and creative ways psalms can be utilized in the church’s life and worship, and one’s private devotional life.
This course will critically explore a sample of short biblical narratives, focusing on the tales of the reluctant prophet Jonah, the righteous sufferer Tobit, and the courageous Moabite foremother of King David, Ruth. In addition to discussing redactional issues, attention will shift to literary and theological questions that emerge from a close reading of the stories in the broader context of the Old Testament canon. Topics to be covered include the nuptial metaphor, the logic of intercessory prayer, the relation between divine justice and mercy, and the role of almsgiving and charity.
Introduction to the teachings of the Christian Church and theological understanding concerning eschatology both as it has developed in the tradition and in the renewed interest it has gained from some of the significant theologians of the 20th C. Topics include: philosophical foundations, eschatology in the OT and NT, immortality and resurrection, theology of death and afterlife, individual and communal judgement, parousia, apocalyptic, political eschatology.
Introduction to the teachings of the Christian Church and theological understanding concerning eschatology both as it has developed in the tradition and in the renewed interest it has gained from some of the significant theologians of the 20th C. Topics include: philosophical foundations, eschatology in the OT and NT, immortality and resurrection, theology of death and afterlife, individual and communal judgement, parousia, apocalyptic, political eschatology.
Introduction to the teachings of the Christian Church and theological understanding concerning eschatology both as it has developed in the tradition and in the renewed interest it has gained from some of the significant theologians of the 20th C. Topics include: philosophical foundations, eschatology in the OT and NT, immortality and resurrection, theology of death and afterlife, individual and communal judgement, parousia, apocalyptic, political eschatology.
Introduction to the teachings of the Christian Church and theological understanding concerning eschatology both as it has developed in the tradition and in the renewed interest it has gained from some of the significant theologians of the 20th C. Topics include: philosophical foundations, eschatology in the OT and NT, immortality and resurrection, theology of death and afterlife, individual and communal judgement, parousia, apocalyptic, political eschatology.
Introduction to the teachings of the Christian Church and theological understanding concerning eschatology both as it has developed in the tradition and in the renewed interest it has gained from some of the significant theologians of the 20th C. Topics include: philosophical foundations, eschatology in the OT and NT, immortality and resurrection, theology of death and afterlife, individual and communal judgement, parousia, apocalyptic, political eschatology. Short paper, book review, final exam, class participation.
This course will introduce students to the joy and complexity of reading narrative texts in the Old Testament through a careful study of the book of Chronicles. The first part of the course will consider the current academic climate in interpreting Chronicles. At the same time, we will be introduced to the skills needed to read biblical narratives in more general terms. The remainder of the course will engage directly with the book of Chronicles itself. During this part of the course we will pay careful attention to how Chronicles is both similar and different from the parallel accounts in the books of Samuel and Kings, which helps us to see the distinctive contribution Chronicles makes as part of Christian Scripture.
This course will examine popular understandings of End Time events and the dispensationalist interpretation that underlies them. It will also provide an overview of biblical apocalyptic texts such as Daniel, Ezekiel and Revelation to provide an understanding of what these books meant in their original context, how they have been received since, and how they might be applied to the life of the church today.