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.
For educators, ministry personnel, artists, administrators, teachers, who seek to integrate creativity in pastoral practice, the course will examine theories of creativity in order to explore the historical development of the concept as it influences cognition, learning and innovation. In addition we will study theories of play and the place of imagination in fostering spiritual formation and human development. Students with an interest in the arts are also welcome to participate in this seminar.
This course offers an overview of the theology and thinking of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), one of the most creative and unique Christian intellectuals of his era, whose influence has been significant into the present among both Catholics and Protestants. We will examine Pascal in the context of his cultural milieu, in terms of theology, philosophy, and ecclesial/social setting. His Pensées will be a major focus, but we will also study his writing on reason and grace and his own theology of Scripture. Attention will also be given to his colleagues and peers in the Jansenist reform movement. Assigned readings will be in English, but a reading knowledge of French will be helpful for one's own research and writing.
This course offers an overview of the theology and thinking of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), one of the most creative and unique Christian intellectuals of his era, whose influence has been significant into the present among both Catholics and Protestants. We will examine Pascal in the context of his cultural milieu, in terms of theology, philosophy, and ecclesial/social setting. His Pensées will be a major focus, but we will also study his writing on reason and grace and his own theology of Scripture. Attention will also be given to his colleagues and peers in the Jansenist reform movement. Assigned readings will be in English, but a reading knowledge of French will be helpful for one's own research and writing.
This course offers an overview of the theology and thinking of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), one of the most creative and unique Christian intellectuals of his era, whose influence has been significant into the present among both Catholics and Protestants. We will examine Pascal in the context of his cultural milieu, in terms of theology, philosophy, and ecclesial/social setting. His Pensées will be a major focus, but we will also study his writing on reason and grace and his own theology of Scripture. Attention will also be given to his colleagues and peers in the Jansenist reform movement. Assigned readings will be in English, but a reading knowledge of French will be helpful for one's own research and writing.
This course offers an overview of the theology and thinking of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), one of the most creative and unique Christian intellectuals of his era, whose influence has been significant into the present among both Catholics and Protestants. We will examine Pascal in the context of his cultural milieu, in terms of theology, philosophy, and ecclesial/social setting. His Pensées will be a major focus, but we will also study his writing on reason and grace and his own theology of Scripture. Attention will also be given to his colleagues and peers in the Jansenist reform movement. Assigned readings will be in English, but a reading knowledge of French will be helpful for one's own research and writing.
The course will focus on the translation of a variety of types of Hellenistic texts (e.g., decrees, sacred laws, magical papyri, aretalogies, Philo, hermeneutic corpus) and on their grammatical and syntactical analysis.
The course will focus on the translation of a variety of types of Hellenistic texts (e.g., decreess, sacred laws, magical papyri, aretalogies, Philo, hermeneutic corpus) and on their grammatical and syntactical analysis.Â
This course is a close reading of the English text of Calvin's Institutio Christianae religionis of 1559. We begin by situating Calvin's theology in the historical and theological context of the 16th century Reformation before turning to a careful examination of the Institutes' major doctrinal themes and their significance both for Calvin's context and the subsequent history of Protestant theology.
This course is a close reading of the English text of Calvin's Institutio Christianae religionis of 1559. We begin by situating Calvin's theology in the historical and theological context of the 16th century Reformation before turning to a careful examination of the Institutes' major doctrinal themes and their significance both for Calvin's context and the subsequent history of Protestant theology.
This course is a close reading of the English text of Calvin's Institutio Christianae religionis of 1559. We begin by situating Calvin's theology in the historical and theological context of the 16th century Reformation before turning to a careful examination of the Institutes' major doctrinal themes and their significance both for Calvin's context and the subsequent history of Protestant theology.
The New Testament and early Christianity originated in an "interfaith" context, which entailed the worship of deities from across the broader Mediterranean and Near Eastern world. Whether it be Mithras from Persia or Isis from Egypt or deceased emperors of Rome or (yes) the God of Israel, veneration of these gods shaped not only religious life but society itself. In this course, students will gain a better understanding of these gods and their relationship to religious, social, economic, political, and gendered (among others) dimensions of shared human existence.
What is liturgy? What is a sacrament? And how do both liturgy and the sacraments shape and nurture the Christian life? This course undertakes a deeper consideration of these perennial questions by engaging the best of contextual scholarship on the ancient traditions of our sacramental and liturgical life, equipping students to think both theologically and pastorally about worship, and to provide effective liturgical leadership in the wide range of pastoral contexts which characterize the contemporary Church.