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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The field of religion explores the ultimate questions of human being, meaning, and value. How did the world come to be as it is? Why is there pain and suffering? Is there a plan for individual life, for human history, for the world? Is the cosmos in which we live fundamentally hostile, neutral, or caring and supportive of our being? This course examines a variety of methods used for responding to such questions within the academic study of religion. It inquires into major themes of various religions and addresses critical issues in religion and ethics with regard to their impact upon our lives today. Recommended as a first course in religious studies.
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3.00 Credits
Depending upon the needs and interests of students, this course will explore a range of issues with ethical implications for persons of faith, including such topics as sexual ethics, "matters of life and death" (abortion, eugenics, euthanasia), and ecotheology.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the Bible as a whole and to biblical studies as an academic discipline. The cultural background, major events, sources, literary genres, persons, themes, and beliefs of both Old Testament and New Testament will be explored through the study of representative biblical texts and the use of secondary sources. The widely accepted methods of current historical biblical scholarship will be employed.
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3.00 Credits
This course considers how religions have shaped ideas about sex, sexuality and gender roles.
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1.50 Credits
This course surveys Martin Luther King, Jr.'s activity in the civil rights movement and the theology, political theory, and social vision that supported that activity. Students will read key texts written by MLK himself as well as secondary material.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of religious questions and affirmations as these are encountered in selected novels, short stories, plays, and films.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to some of the key elements of ministry in the Christian parish. These subjects include human and faith development, family systems theory, group theory, and theology of ministry.
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2.00 Credits
A blend of class work and field experience, this course serves as a general introduction in which each student will develop his/her own philosophy of Christian Education, informed by major thinkers and trends in the discipline. Sufficient hours will be scheduled to meet the credit hour requirements for a 2 credit course.
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3.00 Credits
This course traces early Christian origins from Jesus through the establishment of the early church. It offers an introduction to early Christian literature and Christian theology. Key Christian doctrines such as salvation, incarnation, trinity, etc. will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the history of Christian spirituality. Students are encouraged to explore ways in which the experiences of men and women in history have shaped their convictions and how, in turn, their religious convictions informed their interpretation of their experience. There is also opportunity to consider the implications that this interaction of faith and experience may hold today.
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