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THEO 719 - Exploring Secular Culture & Connecting with Secular People Credits: 3
An exploration of key thinkers and movements that have created a "Post-Christ" world view. Attention will be given to alternative visions for following the life and teaching of Jesus in a secular culture. Students will also explore evangelistic practices grounded in biblical, historical, and missional perspectives.
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THEO 720 - Technology, Theology & Spirituality Credits: 1.5
Investigates how technological "advancements" shape our lives and the blessing and curses that result. Attention will be given to a theological understanding of human technologies; investigates how to live faithfully by making full use of various tools without conforming to the powers of evil.
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THEO 725 - Investigating Western Culture and Local Contexts Credits: 1.5
As followers of Jesus who seek to live in the world without conforming to the powers of evil, students engage key ideas, philosophies, societal trends, and technological advancements that have fed the emerging post-Christian climate in North America. Students will develop an overview of what is happening in the West as well as learn the skills necessary to interpret their own local ministry context to further appropriate ministry strategies.
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THEO 730 - Discipleship and Ethics Credits: 2 – 3
A study of the biblical and theological basis for following Jesus and the resulting ethical postures that enable a church community to become an alternative culture that uses scripture in making ethical decisions.
Prerequisite: BIB-720
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THEO 734 - Contemporary Theology Credits 2 – 3
A study of major 20th century theological paradigms that have shaped contemporary theology and an exploration of various theological responses to the current situation at the start of the 21st century.
Prerequisite: THEO-705 or THEO-712
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THEO 736 - Violence/Non-Violence Credits: 3
A study of the ways in which violence, nonviolence and justice are understood in the Bible and the church: the changing shape of recent Christian responses and the implications of those changes for how we respond to violence in various areas of life.
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THEO 740 - Global Christian Theologies Credits 2 – 3
The emphasis in the course is on the dynamic relationship between the Gospel and its cultural context. Students reflect on both the content and method of contextual theologies primarily through the writings of African, Asian and Latin American theologians, as well as through the work of some North American and European theologians who are intentionally contextualizing their theology. Includes an exercise in doing contextual theology.
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THEO 742 - Theological Understandings of Jesus Credits 2 – 3
Covers various theological understandings of Jesus as expressed in biblical, historical and contemporary texts. Attention is given to exploring pastoral and missional implications arising from different ways of understanding the person and work of Jesus, especially the atonement.
Prerequisite: THEO-705
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THEO 744 - Society, Religion and God Credits: 3
An inquiry into contemporary faith and the nature of God in light of major transitions in society, religion and theology. Engages students in an exploration of the diversity and complexity of contemporary dialogue concerning God.
Prerequisite: THEO-705
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THEO 750 - Church in England Credits: 3
This course is an overview of Christianity in England from its inception during the roman occupation to the present. It will be divided into three historical periods to be covered over each of the three weekends: 1) the beginning of Christianity in Britain through the middle ages, 2) the pre-reformation to the restoration and 3) the enlightenment through ecumenism.
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THEO 752 - Presbyterian Polity Credits: 3
An introduction to the theology and practice of how the Presbyterian Church (USA)lives out its ideals of being a community of believers. Presentations, interactive discussions, small groups, case studies and onsite observations are used to help students understand and apply the concepts of the Presbyterian Book of Order to real life situations with pastoral sensitivity and missional understanding. Helps students understand how to live out the historic Presbyterian principles in today's context of ministry in a world of discontinuous change.
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THEO 754 - Reformed Theology I Credits: 3
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THEO 755 - Reformed Theology II Credits: 3
Prerequisite: THEO-754
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THEO 757 - Presbyterian Reformed History and Confessions Credits: 3
Focuses on the history of the Presbyterian churches in the context of the Reformed tradition of Christian life, piety, theology and action. Pays particular attention to the confessional tradition of the churches as collected in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of Confessions, to the American context as it grew out of the Reformations of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and to the world-wide missionary and ecumenical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Thus from the American Presbyterian experience, the course works back to the European origin and development of the more broadly Reformed movement, and works beyond and forward to world developments and connections.
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THEO 760 - Evangelical Anabaptist Confessions of Faith Credits: 3
An exploration of the core beliefs and values of the Mennonite Brethren Church. While some attention is given to those convictions shared with the wider Christian community, primary emphasis is placed on those view more distinctive to the Mennonite Brethren (ecclesiology, peace and non-violence, piety, etc.)
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THEO 786 - Topics: Credits 1 – 3
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THEO 799 - Thesis Credits 3 – 6
An in-depth study of a specifically defined topic. A thesis proposal must be approved by a faculty advisor and by the academic committee.
May not be audited.
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