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FACULTY Assoc iate Professor: Cornes Ass istant Pro fesso r: L ewis
HT 721 The Theology of John Calvin (2) T rcarmenr of the main issues 111 Ca lvin 's rheo log,. as derailed in hi s In st itutes of the Christian Rcl ig io n and othe r major wr it ings . Cah·in 's rhcolog, is com parcd \\' ith other significant thinkers in rhe Reformed trad i tion. Elcctil'c. HT 722 Cu lts of America (2) Thc distincti,·c: feature s of the cu lts of America \\'ith their sign if icance; in t h e clc, ·clopmcnr of re li g ious thought and wirh partic u lar rcfcrcnce to rhc:ir rrearmcnr of t he centra l fcarnrcs of ort ho dox Christian doctrine. Requi red of f\ l. A.(Th. ) srndcnrs. Electil'e . (Cross-l i,tcd II irh P l I 722) HT 725 Chu rch History and Trends of Asian Immigrants (2) Examination of the Asian c hurc h in the l ' nirc:d Scares in light of h is tor ica l anrecedcnts. Emphasis on J apanese, Korean. and Ch inese C hri st ianity in r\merica. l:>,p lorcs J11odificarions that hal'e occurred hi sto rical I) when ind igenous As ian C hri sria ni ry has been imported in ro an Arncr ican context. Consid ers a lsu furnrc trends. Electil'e. HT 880 Directed Research (1-3) Supc1Tised research in se lected a rc:as of theo logv. Elcctil'c for Th .f\ I. students.
HT 702 The Church Fathers (2) An introdu c tion to th e Antc N icene, N icene and Post-N ice ne l·'a th c rs w ith s p ec ia l emphas is up o n t he deve lo pme n t of doc
t h e hi storica l an d bib li ca l strengt h of the prcJ11 il lennial sys tem: cons idcrnt ion of the leadin g aJ11illcnnial writings. A d eta il e d analys is of t he fo ur pos itions rela ri, ·c to the tiJ11 c of t he raptu re: a biblical and rheological defense of rhe p retribular ional 1·ie11. with exegc,is of crucial passages o f Sc rip ture. Prerequisite: TH 6 1-1. l•: lec til'c for Th.td. swdcnts. TH 806 Theology Seminar (1-4) Sc: lcc rcd problems in the fi e lds of ,yste mari c o r biblical t hcologl' . F: lcct i1<.: for Th.:\ I. stude nt s. TH 810 Johannine Theology (2) Th e: thc:o logy of rhc: J o hannin c ,.,•rirings , 11 it h c:mphas is upon the concepts rhar rhc: wrircr hiJ11sclf CJ11phas i1,cs. l'rcrcquisirc:: NT 50 1- 502. l·]cctivc: for Th.t-.I. students. (Crms listed wirh '-.'T 823). TH 815 Advanced Ecclesiology (2) An inrcn, i, c: scud, of significant aspc:cr, of rhc church related m its narnrc, purpose: and organi1,arion. Particular ,menti on directed ro cur rent problem areas. Prerequ is ite: Tl I 6 1-1 or the equi, ·alcnr in eccles i ology. l•:lccri,·c: for Th .i'd. students. TH 827 The Doctr ine of the Kingdom (2) r\n im cst igarion in to rhe mean ing and purpose of rhe Kingdurn of God and irs progress i,·e de, ·e l opll1en r "irhin hiscory. The course: includes d iscuss ion of his torictl and conrernpora r, · rheolog ical pos it ion, with crn phasis upon t he biblical reachi ng in its hi stor i cal frnmewo rk. Elccri,·c for Th .f\ l. swdenrs. TH 880 Directed Research (1-3) S u pen iscd rc:sca rch in se lected a reas of rheo logy. El cct il'c for Th .Id. scudc:nts.· . TH 891-892 Research Seminar (3,2) Di sc ussion and ap pli cation of rhc central areas of rheologl' research and rclared fie lds of study. Instrucrion in resea rc h methodol ogy, including the identification o f a prob lem. t he stc: ps taken to rc:solve it and \\'rit ing the res ul ts. Rcqu ircd for t he first se mester of the: Th.f\ l. (Systemat ic Th eol ogy) prograrn. A second semester ma~ be taken co conti nu e research in the area of in te rest.
OBJECTIVES
trin e and c hurc h. El ect ive. HT 704 Medieval Theology Seminar (2)
The aims of t hi s emph ,ts is a rc ro: acqu a int t he srndcnt with th e doctr ina l l'icws of s ign ifica nt 111ove- 111cnts, sc hools and indi, ·idua ls in church hisro~; shcl\\ the trajecrory of thought in the dc,·elopmc nr of docrrincs as rhcl' arc ,rnrkcd out histor ica ll y: and g il'c an app rec ia tion for the struggles and labors of rhe g reat sa ints of God who have gone hcforc us in es tabli shing 1 nd defending orthodoxy. COURSES (TTHT) HT 505 Patristic and Medieval Theology (3) I li ,ro r,· o f the churc h from t h e t\posrolic l'arhc,- ro rhc c,·c of rhc Reformation wit h an emphas is on the dc:\'c:loprncnr of doctrine. Discussion of key thinkers, s uch as Or igen, T c rcullian, Augustine, A n sc lrn. Aquinas a nd Scorns. Rcqu in:d off\ l.l )i\'. stu dents. HT 506 Reformation and Mod ern Theology (3) I l i,tory of t he ch u rch from the Rc:formarion to the present with an e111phasi, on the kc,· Co nt i nc:nral and E ng lish Refo rrnc rs, including Z" in gli, Luther a n d Ca l , in. Discussion of the co un tcr- Rcfo rm arion, P rorcst,1nr scholasricism, r h e E nli g ht en ment, and importa nt th eo log ica l dcvelop111cnts in t he modern era . Opportunity is g iven for students to s rud v the po li ty and hi s rory of thei r O\\'n denomina ti on. Rcquircd of i\ l. Dil'. st ud ents. HT 514 Historical Theology Su rvey (3) I l isrory of the c hurc h frorn t he aposto li c Fat hers ro t he mode rn e ra " · ith an ernp h as is on the de, elo pmc nr of doctr in e . Hi g h li gh ts key t hinkers in t he patr is tic, medieval, Rcfo rrnari o n and mode rn eras. Re quired for f\ I. A. (Bl,, OT , N T , TH, 13 /TS), oche rs by departme ntal permiss io n. HT 558 Puritanism (2) t\ su n ·cv of t he P u ritan move ment with Cll1phas is o n irs csrab- 1is hmcnr and pr act ice i n '\c\\' Eng land. Theo log ical, soc ial, po li t ica l, cconomic a nd cu lrnra l as p ects cons id e red . in c ludin g ana ll's i, o f the Puri ta n influe nce on American E, a n gc li ca li s m. 1--: lcct ivc.
A study in the deve lopment of sc holastic theo logy frorn Anse lm to Bi el with c rnphas is on the con tributi o n of the med ieva l doctors ro t he d eve lopme nt of dogmati c rh eo logy in the \Vest. E lecti ve. HT 705 History of Revivals (2) Th e backgro und , cleve lo prn e nt and resul ts of the g reat rev ivals in Ame ri ca . E lect ive. HT 706 Protestant Theology Seminar (2) An exami n a tion of s ig n ifi can t developments in Reformation/ post Rcfo rm ar io n Protesta n t t ho ught. f\l ay be re pea ted with different emphas is. E lective. HT 707 The Radi ca l Reformat ion (2) An cxa111inat ion of th e An aba pt ist and Socinian 111oveme nts . Cons id erat ion of t he di stinctive fcarnres of t he ir th eology and practice and the Refo rm e d a nd Lutheran po lc rni c aga inst t hem. E lective. HT 709 Arminius and Arminianism (2) A s tud y of the writ ings of J ames Arminius and hi s fol lowers, includ in g Li111borc h , Ep isco pius a nd C u rce ll ac us. Compa ri son of class i ca l Arminiani sm w ith Reformed and Luthe ran orth odoxy. Spec ial attenti o n g iven co Arm ini an views of pre d t.:st in a ti o n, s in , g race, a nd
ato neme nt t heory. E lect ive. HT 710 Denominational Distinctives (2)
Th e hi sto ry, d is tincti vcs a nd po lity o f the student 's denomina t io n o r c hurc h. Req uired fo r f\ l.Di v . s tudents not rak in g HT 506 in t hi s seminary. HT 713 Readings in Christian Spirituality (2) Se lected readi ngs in th e c lass ic devoti o na l lite rature of C hri sti an Spir itu a l w rit e rs . Emphas is w ill be p laced on g lea ning in s igh ts o n knowing a nd e xpe ri e nc in g God fr o m sa ints through o ut c hur c h histo ry. HT 718 Research Seminar (2-4) Superv ised resea rch , with peri od ic repo rts to sc rn ina r 111e111 bc rs, in a n a pproved a rea of s p ec ial inte rest to t he srndenr. E lecti ve.
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