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3.00 Credits
Ybarrola This course equips and prepares students for Christian ministry in a multicultural society. It is designed to provide historical, sociological, theological and ethical foundations for ministry in a diverse society; to provide relevant models for developing a multicultural approach to ministry; and to assist in developing practical applications and new ministry programs that are relevant and meaningful for a multicultural, pluralistic, and diverse society. Prerequisite: IS501
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3.00 Credits
Thobaben Though the U.S. population has "urbanized" over the past century, substantial portions remain in rural areas. Many seminary students will take positions in such settings upon graduation. To properly serve, students should gain knowledge about the economic and social structure of rural communities. CS643 introduces students to appropriate secular literature and resources, and provides Christian models for responding to various moral problems and conflicts. Particular ethical foci for the course are the cultural interpretations of n/Nature, land, work, stewardship, and Christian service. Costs include tuition and travel. The course is to be offered in conjunction with AMERC. Prerequisite: CS601.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Pohl Recognizing the importance of community for Christian growth, formation, accountability, and witness, this course examines virtues and practices necessary for the flourishing of congregational life and Christian community. To help students reflect morally and theologically on challenges encountered in congregational ministry, it looks closely at the interaction between contemporary culture and the practices of promise-keeping, truth-telling, hospitality and gratitude. It also considers the impact of the deformations of practices in the forms of betrayal, deception, envy, entitlement, and exclusion
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3.00 Credits
Thobaben This course is designed to prepare students for ministry by training them to analyze the structure, function, role, and interpretation of religion at the turn of the 21st century. Students are introduced to classical and contemporary sociological interpretations of religion, taught the vocabulary of the sociology of religion, and introduced to qualitative and quantitative research methods. The primary emphasis throughout the course will be on Christianity, specifically in the Northern Hemisphere. References to other religions and to non-Western expressions of Christianity are included to facilitate integration of the Sociology of Religion material with material from other courses. Prerequisite: CS601
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3.00 Credits
Staff A survey of public and private social service delivery systems and the profession of social work. Focuses on the minister's role in problem identification and referral for the purposeful utilization of community resources. Prerequisite: CS601
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3.00 Credits
Gray An examination of the relationship between the dominant white majority and ethnic minority groups within the United States, their experience in America, and their contribution to what constitutes the great American experiment. Additionally, the question of the role of the church as both perpetrator and reconciler will be considered. Prerequisite: CS601
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Pohl, Thobaben For students with specialized interests/needs in selected areas of intermediate study in Christian Ethics and Society. Consult syllabus for prerequisites and course requirements. See academic policy. May be repeated The core elective requirement in Christian Ethics can be met by courses in the range, CS651-98
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3.00 Credits
Pohl To enhance the Christian's understanding of justice, this course examines selected biblical materials, writings of Christian theologians (e.g., Augustine, Calvin, Wesley, R. Niebuhr) and secular writings (Utilitarian, Social Contract, and others) which are particularly instructive on the subject of social justice. Special attention will be given to the way that each perspective views the individual, society, equality vs. inequality, and justice vs. love. Applications to practical problems will be made. Prerequisite: CS601
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Pohl This course introduces students to the Christian tradition of offering hospitality to strangers. Students will examine and interact with biblical texts on hospitality and with numerous historical and contemporary practices and writings on hospitality in the church. Students will learn to use hospitality as a moral framework in developing a pastoral response to issues of diversity and inclusion in church and society. Careful attention will be given to tensions and difficulties in welcoming strangers. Prerequisite: CS601
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course is designed to develop ministers who are responsive to the needs of the poor and other marginalized groups in society and church; to provide Wesleyan foundations, ethical and theological, to equip ministers and their congregations for understanding their moral responsibility toward the poor and the oppressed; and to assist in developing practical applications and tentative responses to poverty related issues. Prerequisite: CS601.
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