Course Catalogue 2026-2027

This course examines four temporally and culturally distinct examples of Christian thinking about God, self and world. It takes up one ancient, one medieval, one modern and one "postmodern" thinker and compares how they frame their thinking with respect to their scholarly world and the pre- and post-Christian elements characteristic of it. It compares their respective attempts to speak of the problematics signaled by the terms God, self and world: a. knowledge as religious, b. self as simultaneously divine image and part of a world of creatures, c. the social world as the field within which God, self and world intersect.

This course examines four temporally and culturally distinct examples of Christian thinking about God, self and world. It takes up one ancient, one medieval, one modern and one "postmodern" thinker and compares how they frame their thinking with respect to their scholarly world and the pre- and post-Christian elements characteristic of it. It compares their respective attempts to speak of the problematics signaled by the terms God, self and world: a. knowledge as religious, b. self as simultaneously divine image and part of a world of creatures, c. the social world as the field within which God, self and world intersect.

During this course we will study some of the most interesting material in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Our study will concentrate on the Hebrew prophets; their life (time), work, and message (pre-exilic, exilic, and post-exilic) as it unfolds within their historical and social context We will examine the theological significance for their time but also how it translates into the world of the New Testament and the setting of a post-modern reader. The course has both Biblical and theological content.

Study of the covenant formulary as a key to unfolding the synthesis of covenant theology represented in the Book of Deuteronomy. Major essay.

Study of the covenant formulary as a key to unfolding the synthesis of covenant theology represented in the Book of Deuteronomy. Major essay.

We shall discuss the origin and nature of evil by engaging various biblical, theological, and anthropological resources. Topics will include lament literature (e.g. Job), natural evil, idolatry and the demonic, original sin and the correlation between victim and agent, and the relationship between justice and mercy. The course will consist of seminars in which participants will engage key readings relevant to the practice of interdisciplinary theology.

In this interdisciplinary theology seminar, we shall probe the origin and nature of evil by engaging key biblical, philosophical, psychological, and anthropological resources. Central to our discussions will be a sapiential (wisdom-oriented) re-reading of the Fall narrative of Genesis 3–4, set against the backdrop of the good, yet largely wild, creation of Genesis 1–2. In addition to surveying a variety of contemporary theodicies read up against the challenge offered by both “protest atheism” and the biblical lament literature (especially the book of Job), we shall also pay special attention to the correlation between victim and agent in the ongoing dynamics to “original sin” and to the concomitant role of fear in the construction of culture. In attending to evil’s (arguably) anthropocentric origin as a key to its present nature—which will prompt us to revisit our understanding of the primordial conditions of possibility along with the largely overlooked biblical connections between the Satan and the absolutization (and denaturing) of Justice—we shall also look ahead, via pondering the relationship between law and grace, to the promise of a (divine and human) judgment unto salvation.

We shall discuss the origin and nature of evil by engaging various biblical, theological, and anthropological resources. Topics will include lament literature (e.g. Job), natural evil, idolatry and the demonic, original sin and the correlation between victim and agent, and the relationship between justice and mercy. The course will consist of seminars in which participants will engage key readings relevant to the practice of interdisciplinary theology.

We shall discuss the origin and nature of evil by engaging various biblical, theological, and anthropological resources. Topics will include lament literature (e.g. Job), natural evil, idolatry and the demonic, original sin and the correlation between victim and agent, and the relationship between justice and mercy. The course will consist of seminars in which participants will engage key readings relevant to the practice of interdisciplinary theology.

The presence of trauma in the world and in the sanctuary demands a response. Preachers are invited to become more trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed. This course will address themes of trauma at the intersection of homiletic theory, theological studies and trauma theory. Participants will explore the meaning of trauma, the various ways it impacts congregational life, and the manner in which preachers can respond effectively and pastorally to situations where trauma shapes the experience of listeners. Looking to scripture for guidance this course will navigate themes such as intergenerational trauma, memory, imagination, and hope. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of the impact of trauma on pastoral ministry, strategies for preaching, and new vocabularies for naming God’s presence and action in the world

The presence of trauma in the world and in the sanctuary demands a response. Preachers are invited to become more trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed. This course will address themes of trauma at the intersection of homiletic theory, theological studies and trauma theory. Participants will explore the meaning of trauma, the various ways it impacts congregational life, and the manner in which preachers can respond effectively and pastorally to situations where trauma shapes the experience of listeners. Looking to scripture for guidance this course will navigate themes such as intergenerational trauma, memory, imagination, and hope. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of the impact of trauma on pastoral ministry, strategies for preaching, and new vocabularies for naming God's presence and action in the world.

Offered by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) Supervisors of the GTA. A 400-hour unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at the basic level meeting standards of Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). May take place in general, psychiatric, chronic, geriatric, rehabilitation hospitals, correctional institutions, facilities for mentally/physically challenged, parishes.