Spring Semester
with prior approval from the department. Students must complete in residence a minimum of 24 units in the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics emphasis. SPIRITUAL FORMATION EMPHASIS This emphasis program is designed as a personal growth and academic degree. It is an intensive, integrative program within the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School ofTheology, designed to equip men and women for the ministry of discipleship and spiritual formation in general. in the local church, and for further academic training in spiritual formation. The program is designed entirely around promoting growth in the believer's inner life of faith and prayer with God in the context of a shared community and developed knowledge-base in the Word . Because the program is experiential and theoretical in nature with respect to spiritual growth and the dynamic processes involved, the M.A. Emphasis in Spiritual Formation draws upon an interdisciplinary faculty from both Talbot and Rosemead School of Psychology. It includes both in-depth theoretical and integrative cou rsework, employing the creation disciplines such as theology, philosophy, psychology and education as well as experiential-relational soul work in classes and co-curricular requirements to aid in understanding the spiritual life mentoring. Note also that this more academic MA with an emphasis in Spiritual Formation is to be distinguished from the more professional M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, the latter being fashioned more along the lines of an Apprentice Training Model which includes train ing, supervision and service components in spiritual direction and mentoring.
Theology II - Works of God, Angels, Man & Sin ................................ 3 History & Theory of Christian Soul Care & Direction .............................. 3 Developmental Spirituality & Contemplative Prayer .................................................. 3 Personality Development & Psychopathology ..... 3 Theological Research Methodologies ...................... 1 Personal Spiritual Direction ....................----··· o Personal Retreat & Formation ....................................... 2 Elective ................................................................................... 3
TTTH S12
TT5F 524
TTSF 532
TT5F 544
TT55 510
TTSF S8S
TTSf 672
18
Second Year Fall Semester
Theology Ill - Christ, Salvation & the Spirit .......... 3 Survey of Genesis-Malachi ............................................. 3 Spiritual Formation and Theology Seminar ........... 3 Christian Virtue and the Spiritual Discipl ines ........ 3 Personal Spiritual Direction ........................................... o Elective ................................................................................... 3
TTTH 613
TTBE 519
TTSf 621
TT5F64S
TTSF 585
15
lnterterm
Spiritual Formation Seminar ......................................... 3
TTSf 701
Spring Semester
Theology IV - The Church & Eschato logy................. 3 Survey of Matthew-Revelation·······----- 3 Spiritual Disciplines Sem inar ............. ----·····3 Personal Retreat and Formation.................................. 2 Personal Spiritual Direction-------······o Spiritual Formation Project - Thesis........................ 4
TTTH 614
TTBE 520
TTSF 642
TT5F672
TTSF 585
First Year Fall Semester
TTSF 740
15
Theology I - Revelation & Nature of God ................ 3 Hermeneutics & the Word in Spiritual Formation ...................................................... 3 Introduction to Christian Spirituality & Prayer ...... 3 History & Traditions of Christian Spirituality .......... 3 Personal Foundations of Spirituality & Retreat ..... 3 Personal Spiritual Direction ........................................... o
TTTH 511
Students in the Spiritual Formation emphasis will not take TTHT 514, TTPT 706 or TTPT 709.
Note:
TTBE 517
TT5F 521
CO - CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS See Institute For Spirirua/ Formation (Department) for full description.
TTSF 531
TTSF 543
1. Personal Spiritual Direction (TTSF 585)
TTSF 585
15
Didactic Therapy (Recommended)
2 .
Faculty-Student Retreat
3.
Personal Retreats (TTSF 672)
4.
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