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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Studies the religious thought of African-Americans employing as a frame of reference the Black Christian church from its beginning during slavery to its maturity in the present day. Includes the ideas of a variety of spiritual leaders such as Jupiter Hammon, David Walker, Marcus Garvey, Father Divine, John Perkins, James Cone, and E.V. Hill. Examines the influence of slavery, emancipation, migration, and White racism on the development of African-American religion. Cross-listed with AS 2840.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course examines the characteristics of Hebrew poetry in order to study the book of Psalms according to literary types. The Psalter in its final form is studied as a coherent whole in terms of its collection and arrangement, and its varied teachings on faith and practice. Selected individual Psalms are studied in detail through exegesis of the English Bible. Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Biblical Emphasis - Old Testament.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A literary and exegetical study of Luke and Acts, with special attention to historical setting, ecclesiastical purpose, and theology. Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Biblical Emphasis - New Testament
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A theological and exegetical study of the texts of the Fourth Gospel and the Epistles of John. Special emphasis on the unique contribution of John to biblical theology (especially Christology, eschatology, and pneumatology). Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Biblical Emphasis - New Testament
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of the Old and New Testament texts that bear on the roles and status of women. This course reflects on a wide range of historical and theological perspectives relevant to the issues of women, the Bible, and the church. Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Cross-listed with WS 3410. Biblical Emphasis - Old and New Testament.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Exploration of recent trends in the thinking of biblical and systematic theologians. Relevance of theology to modern issues. Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Theological Emphasis.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A seminar course on selected problems and topics in the area of philosophy of religion, e.g., the phenomenology of religious experience, the truth of religious belief, the existence and attributes of God. Prerequisite: BTS 1850. Cross-listed with PHIL 3550. Theological Emphasis.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course offers foundational information in planning for the arts in worship, as well as opportunities to plan and participate in the use of the arts for seminary chapel.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
These courses serve two purposes: introduction and integration. The student will be introduced to the foundational motifs, terms, and practices of Christian spiritual formation. These and subsequent courses will provide the occasion for deepening and expanding some of these foundational components by reflective interaction with class material and group process. These courses will seek to integrate the individual and communal elements of spiritual formation, the personal and public character of the Christian life, and classical and contemporary formative practices.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
These courses serve two purposes: introduction and integration. The student will be introduced to the foundational motifs, terms, and practices of Christian spiritual formation. These and subsequent courses will provide the occasion for deepening and expanding some of these foundational components by reflective interaction with class material and group process. These courses will seek to integrate the individual and communal elements of spiritual formation, the personal and public character of the Christian life, and classical and contemporary formative practices.
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