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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for non-majors and addresses current issues in the interface between Christian faith and contemporary culture. The focus topic will vary, but it will address issues basic to the mission of Texas Lutheran University, such as living lives of faithfulness, faith and reason, faith and popular culture, faith and literature, and Christian faith and other faiths. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of religious traditions, attitudes and practices in the United States. Students experience worship with major religious groups and explore the historical roots and beliefs of those groups. Broad themes, such as religious freedom, civil religion, humanism and fundamentalism are also addressed, using current events and students' own experiences as resources in addition to the textbook and other assigned readings. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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25.00 Credits
A study of the global denominational histories, principles, applications, structural organization, methodologies, theologies, and biblical foundations involved in the planning and implementation of judicatory youth gatherings and congregation-based service learning opportunities. Includes 25 hours of practical field experience. Prerequisite: six hours in theology.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Christian ethics as a distinct discipline within theology. Special attention is given to the relationship between fundamental theological commitments and ethical judgement. Topics will be selected fromthe following: love (agape) as a basis for Christian ethics, the place of natural law reasoning in Christian ethics, the relationship between the doctrine of justification and virtue ethics, the relationship between Christology and social ethics, and problems of ecumenism. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to the Old Testament with special emphasis upon the historical setting, the literary forms, and the major theological concerns of the literature as a whole. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A general introduction to the New Testament with special emphasis upon the historical setting, the literary forms, and the major theological concerns of the literature as a whole. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the sacred as an element in the structure of consciousness in some representative cultures of the past and present, along with a study of the origins, development, doctrines, and practices of some of the most significant world religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the history of Christianity, with particular emphasis on the theological development of the Church from the apostolic period to the eve of the sixteenth century Reformation. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A history of Christianity, in both its Old and New World manifestations, from the Reformation to the present. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the life, thought, and work of Martin Luther. Reading and discussion of Luther's most influential writings. Prerequisite: THEO 133.
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