This course is the first in a two-course series. It will introduce the student to the major loci in theological construction. The historical and traditional engagements with theological issues will be correlated with the student's confession of faith and the biblical foundations of theology, the sociocultural contexts of faith and practice, and the life and mission of the Christian community. 

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of liturgical studies. The course explores the history of Christian worship, liturgical theology, the place of ritual in the life of faith, as well as the application of a praxis-theory-praxis model to the worship concerns of pastoral ministry.

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of liturgical studies. The course explores the history of Christian worship, liturgical theology, the place of ritual in the life of faith, as well as the application of a praxis-theory-praxis model to the worship concerns of pastoral ministry.

The course will examine the relationship between Christianity and colonialism both historically and theologically. Colonialism was an essential part of the modern West and as such has had significant religious implications. After examining that history, the course will investigate how the discourse of modern theology was influenced by the ideas of colonialism and how it continued to shape the theological perception of the non-Western world. Fulfills: Global Perspectives

This course is a general introduction to the theology of the person and work of Jesus Christ. The first part of the course surveys the development of dogma of the person of Christ from Jesus' teaching about himself to the Third Council of Constantinople. The second part of the course examines the contemporary challenge of historical-critical investigation of Scripture to the identity and saving mission of Christ and the Scriptural foundations for the doctrine of Christ as universal savior. The third part of the course surveys the development of understanding of the saving work of Christ, emphasizing the Roman Catholic understanding of the dynamics of salvation in comparison with Eastern, Protestant and contemporary pluralist soteriologies. 2 credit course.

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