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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will take the student through the ethical reflection of Christian thinkers throughout the history of the church. It will focus on primary documents. The course will introduce the student to key theological concepts and the Christian ethic that flows from major theological positions. The course will then develop the Wesleyan Ethic of social action. Each student will be required to complete a civic project that demonstrates the social responsibility of the Christian in society. Practical applications will be addressed with an emphasis on life and death issues such as abortion and euthanasia.
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4.00 Credits
This course begins the Theological Series for the student. The class will reexamine scripture to discern theological claims. A doctrine of God and Humanity will be the theological focus of this course. The course will evaluate existing theologies using biblical resources. A personal theology using biblical resources will be constructed.
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2.00 Credits
These courses will review the major periods in Church History for development of theological ideas and doctrine. The doctrine related to Christology, Soteriology, and the Atonement will be developed. The student will be expected to compare a personal theological tradition to the Wesleyan and Anabaptist traditions. The student will construct a personal theological narrative that reflects an awareness of historical development
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2.00 Credits
These courses will review the major periods in Church History for development of theological ideas and doctrine. The doctrine related to Christology, Soteriology, and the Atonement will be developed. The student will be expected to compare a personal theological tradition to the Wesleyan and Anabaptist traditions. The student will construct a personal theological narrative that reflects an awareness of historical development
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4.00 Credits
The biblical and historical foundations of the previous courses will be used to develop the appropriate moral knowledge and action of the Christian. A comparison of one’s own tradition with the Wesleyan and Anabaptist heritage will be offered. A biblical, historical and theological understanding of love will be developed. The student will be expected to activate Christian love into a practical setting of Social Concern.
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3.00 Credits
(Alternate years 2009-2010) A study of persons as well as theological movements and developments that have made significant theological contributions to the thought and practice of the Christian Church. This class may be taken more than once if the topic differs. URBAN STUDIES(Major and Minor described on pages 89, 92.)
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to the discipline of Urban Studies, the study of the city and urban life. It acquaints the student with an understanding of the nature of the city. In this course the city is the “textbook” and students will spend much of the time in on-site field visits exploring the various aspects of urban life.
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3.00 Credits
In what way is the city “a theater of social action”, as Lewis Mumford declared it to be? This course examines the role of the arts and cultural expression in the development of urban culture. Students will explore the role of formal and informal theater, music, dance, including mime in the shaping of the city, with the City of Portland as a case study. Prerequisite: URB 140.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory literature course is an exploration of the city in fiction, poetry, and essay. It focuses primarily on American literature, on both the majority and minority experience of the city, including Hispanic, African American, Asian American, and Native American literature, though some non-American pieces will offer contrasts. Themes of community, isolation, diversity, utopia, and dystopia will be examined in print and film. What is and is not “the city” in its modern American conceptualization? The modern metropolis, its complex representations, and its diverse cultures will be of special interest to Business, Social Science, and Education students. The course meets the TSPC requirements for multi-cultural awareness. Prerequisite: EN 101; may be taken concurrently. 300 level by consent of instructor; upper division credit available for students who complete a major project. Satisfies the Core Studies requirement for Humanities elective in literature.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar in theory and application in creating a more caring society, through an understanding of compassion and altruism, as an antidote to a divided world, and what motivates people to action. The seminar has a service component where students spend time in the field doing voluntary work applying the principles and philosophy of service and compassion.
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