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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Staff Guided, independent, advanced research in Systematic Theology. See academic policy and procedure. By contract. Credit only. May be repeated
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6.00 Credits
Staff A culminating project for the Master of Arts (Research) in Theological Studies. See academic policy and procedures. Credit only.
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0.00 Credits
Staff Continuation of the writing, or rewriting, of a thesis or scholarly article which competes requirements for the Th.M. degree. Carries no hours credit, but requires an annual continuation fee until the thesis or article is accepted by the faculty. See fee schedule
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3.00 Credits
Goold, Ruth This course lays the foundation for the ministry of the whole congregation in corporate worship. Biblical, theological, historical, and practical focus is brought to bear on the elements of prayer, Scripture, music, and proclamation in terms of the design of services, the keeping of time, and worship space. Attention is given to interpreting, planning, and presiding at the church's principal worship services, sacraments, weddings, and funerals
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3.00 Credits
Ruth This course is a basic worship course designed to prepare people in initial skills needed to lead worship in local congregations today. The underlying presumption is this theological notion: fundamentally there is only one sacrament now (the church as the tangible sphere for Christ's ongoing presence in the world). The essential question directing the class will be this: how is Christ' s presence manifested in a church? ? worship? We will answer this question by looking at how Christ is present in the individual elements of worship as well as considering how these individual elements work together as a holistic manifestation of Christ 's presen
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3.00 Credits
Ruth A historical survey of different practices and understandings of Christian worship over the past two millennia. This course is designed to come to grips with basic issues in worship, recurring themes and understandings about worship as represented by different traditions, and knowledge of the options for approaching worship renewal today. Care will be given to exploring, in light of liturgical history, whether there are "basics," "essentials," or "nonnegotiables" for worship. The course will also attend to developing a legitimate method for historical appropriation to answer this question: how might we borrow with integrity from our Christian past to renew worship to
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3.00 Credits
Ruth Exploring the importance of time in Christian Scripture and theology, this course investigates the role of remembrance and eschatological hope in Christian worship, and thus how worship participates in the kingdom of God, present and coming. Reviewing different ways Christians have organized time in worship, it will also explore how these insights impact the selection of Scripture for worship and the content of worship's song, sacrament, prayer, and preaching
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3.00 Credits
Pasquarello, Ruth This course examines United Methodist worship to prepare students to plan and lead worship in a range of this denomination's churches. Emphasis is placed on familiarity with United Methodist worship resources, especially denominationally approved orders of worship, and with various specific dimensions of worship like Word, sacrament, prayer, music, calendar, weddings, and funerals. Of specific concern will be appropriate adaptation for various cultures, geographic settings (rural, suburban, urban), and demographic contexts
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Ruth For students with specialized interests/needs in selected areas of introductory study in Worship. Consult syllabus for prerequisites and course requirements. See academic policy. May be repeated
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3.00 Credits
Staff In this course the student will be encouraged to formulate a biblically and historically informed theology of Christian worship, rooted in the celebration and commemoration of God's saving deeds in Jesus Christ and expressed fundamentally through the sacramental acts of baptism and Eucharist. Emphasis will be given to pastoral praxis and artistic (especially musical) support of sacramental actions
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