Mount in Matthew 5-7. The emphasis is upon the distincti ve character that is expected of the C hristian and upon the amhoriry of the Lord Jesus C hrist. For the student desiring seminary credit, a programmed syllabus requires an expository and read y swdy with emph as is on the practical and spiritu a l appli ca tion of the Sermon on the Mount and upon th e rheological issues and histori cal interpretations of that passage. TS 521 New Testament Survey:
grammati ca l and textual c ritical evaluations and to do Greek word studies. TS 527 The Pastoral Epistles (3) Joh11 R. Stoll, Al.A. , D.D. An exposition of I and II Timo th y and Titus. Emphasis on the authority of Paul and his message and the need to gua rd that mes sage, as well as the responsibili ties of the loca l church and its leaders. Pastoral Theology TS 550 Church leadership and Administration (2) Ke1111eth 0. Ga11ge/, Ph.D. A course desi g ned to develop leade rs hip potential in students a nd to g ive them a familiarity with the va rious elements of the administrative process, including: goa l setting and achieving, orga n ization , delegation, human rela tions, g roup dynamics, supervi sion and the trainin g of ot her leaders. Though the princ iples are universa l, in the focus of the course is the Christian orga niza tion, parti cularl y the loca l church. TS 551 Spiritual Formation (3) John R. Lillis. Ph.D. An inve sti ga tion into the mea n ing of Biblical Christianity and ic., relationship to faith and practice. TS 555 Interpersonal Commu nication and Conflict Manage ment in Churches and Christian Organizations (2)
TS 571 The Ancient Church (3) Rirhrml C. Gamble, Th.JJ. From the close of the New Tes tament in 95 A.O. to approxi matel y 600 A.O.; the church and the Roman Empire; ecclesiastical organization ; de velopment of theology and dogma; C hristi a n life and worship. TS 572 The History of the Church to the Reformation (3) Ganh Al. Rosell. Ph.D The course is designed to pro vide the student with a b asi c introduction to the deve lopment of the Christian church's doc trine, faith and practice from its founding at Pentecost to rhe time of the Protestant Reformation . TS 573 Reformation Church History (3) W. Rohm Godfrey. Ph.D. A srndy of the development of the theology , the piety and t he c hur c hes of the Reform at io n against the backdrop of the social , politi ca l and imell ec rn a l character of the 16th century. TS 574 The History of the Church Since the Reformation (3) G1111h Al. Rosell. Ph.D. The co urse is desi gned to pro v id e th e student with a basic imroduction to the developme nt of the Christi an church since the time of the Protestant Reforma tion to the present clay. TS 575 The History of Chris tianity in America (3) .loh11 D. H11111111h , Th.D., Ph.D. A study of the Protest a nt c hurc hes in America from co lo nial beginnings to the present with emphasis on the numero us influ e nces that have forged the
Theology and Church History TS 566 The Doctrine of Man and Sin (3) Roger R. Nicole, Th .D. , Ph.D. The Reformed Doctrine concern ing the origin of humanit y and the influx of sin into the world is explained. The course addresses the issues raised by the theory of evolution as it relates to the cre at ion of humanity. It explains the e ffec ts of the Fall in th e Garden on our cu rrent condition. In addi tion , derail is given to the promise of th e rescorarion of our origin al image in th e likeness of Christ. TS 567 The Doctrine of Salvation (3) RoKer R. Nimle. Th.lJ.. Ph.D. The plan and order of salvation out lining the process from regeneration to glorification are discussed. Spe cial attention is given to differing v iews and object io ns to the Reformed doctrine on thi s subject, and evidence for both sides is care full y wei g hed. Spec ifi c topics include the question of the arrain ment of perfection in this life, the relationship of baptism to salvation, the Roman Catholic concept of jus tific.-ation. and the reasons for believ ing in the perseverance of the saints. TS 568 The Doctrine of the Trinity (3) Pf'lrr Too11 , D. Phil. (0.WJn) T he doctrine of the Trinity is pre sented from biblic.-al , historical. dog matic and contemporary perspec tives. Special attention is paid to the formulation of the classic and ortho dox doctrine of the Trinity in the fourth century at the Coun cils of N icea (.,25) and Constantinople (]8 1). The manner in which the doctrine developed in the East and West is also noted. Furrher, the commitment of the church to the onwlogical Trinity (God -as-God-is in-H imselt) as well as to the eco nomi ca l Trinity (Gnd-as-God-is toward-us/the world ) is explained and m mmenclecl. Finally. a survey of recent arrempt, to present a mod ern doctrine of the Trinity (e.g., by Barth , Raimer, Mnltmann. Pannen berg and "' the feminist" Catherine
Gospels/Life of Christ (3) TmJ• C. H11rlbet1, fh.D.
A chrono log ical synthetic srnd y of the four gos pel records , emphasizing the time, place, cir cumstances and persons involved in the events of our Lord ' s min istr y. with a view to a fuller unde rstanding of the significance of His words and works. TS 522 The Parables of Jesus (2) CraiK L. Blomberg, Ph.D. l'vlet hods of interpreting Jesus' parables are surveyed and then an ec lecti c model drawing on the best insi ghts of each is applied to each of the major narrative para b les in the gospels. Concl us ions are drawn conce rning the theol ogy and sig nifica nce of this por tion of Jesus' teaching. TS 523 The Acts of the Apostles (3) Darrell L. Bod:, Ph.D. An exegetical examination of the Act~ of the Arx>stles with concentra tion on the biblica l theology of the Book of Acts, the historical back b'fOUJlli of event~, and the theologi \.':11emphas is of the speeches. Spe cial attention is given to the relation ship between the church and lsrnel in the early church era. This rnurse assumes a basic skill in Greek exe ges is. T he ability to make gram matical evaluations and to do Greek
Kenneth 0. Gangel, Ph.D. Sa11111e/ D. Ca11i11e, Ph.D.
An examination o f the process of inte rpe rsonal communica tion and confli c t management in human re lat ion s hips within C hri st ia n organizations, with attention given to communication models. se lf-con ce pt. non-verbal mes sages, stress and other strategies that will assist the C hri s ti a n leade r in developing interper sonal communi cat ion sk ill s and the productive use of confli ct. TS 565 Phenomenology of Emo tional Disorders (2) Basil Jad.·so11, AI.D.. Ph.D. An introduction co the phenome nology of psyc hopathology for the pasto r. and the seminary o r graduate student. It is a descrip ti ve overview of various emo tional d isorders a nd their rel a ti o nship to one another. (The series is a lso available on six VHS 120 video cassettes with four lec tures per cassette.)
current re ligious scene. TS 576 The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (3) .loh11 H. Gerstner. Ph,.D.
word smdies is recommended. TS 524 The Epistle to the Romans (3)
An examination o f the theology of Jonath a n Edwards in derail. Taking a topi cal approach, th e course covers Edwards' teachings rega rding all the major points of Systematic Theology with partic ular emphasis on Edward ' s unique rh eological contributions. TS 577 The Theology of Martin Luther (3) Rohm Kolh. Ph.D. The Theologv of Martin Luther reviews the presentation of bibli ca l doc trine according to topics in histori cal context. The presuppo sitions of his rheology are set
Harold Ill. Hoeh11er, Th.D.. Ph.D. An exege ti ca l-theological stud y of Paul's epistle to th e Romans in the G reek text. It invol ves the treatmem of selected histori cal , grammadca l, structural. and lexi ca I data which evaluate the meaning of this important New Tes tamem document. Special emphasis is g ive n to the theologi cal themes and over-all argumem of t h e E pistle . Thi s co urse ass um es a basic skill in Greek exeges is and the ability rn make
l'vlowry Lucgna) is provided. TS 570 Survey of Church History (3) Ga,1h Al. Rosell, Ph.D.
The course is designed to provide the student with a basic introduc tion to the d eve lopment of the Christian church from its founding at Pemecosr m the present day.
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