We are studying select passages from Genesis with particular attention to the diverse interpretations found within the history of Jewish and Christian exegesis, from antiquity to the modern period.
This course will trace the history and explore the variety of religions in the United States from the 17th to 21st centuries and explore the many ways that they have responded to as well as influenced American culture.
We are studying select books of the Hebrew Bible, focusing on prophetic and wisdom literature as well as several short narrative and apocalyptic texts. Time permitting, we also explore a few apocryphal and pseudepigraphic works of the Second Temple period.
This course will explore the issues of theological anthropology as they relate to the search for human wholeness, justice, and love. Our basic task will be to encourage a firm foundation for pastoral theological reflection and praxis through the consideration of human nature, personality, salvation, and healing. Biblical texts will be woven with psychological theories to illustrate the validity of the theories and to encourage the usage of Scripture when reflecting theologically.
To develop a constructive position on the theological topics of good and evil and a sense of how these issues are connected to other theological loci, especially the doctrine of God. To be able to lead a discussion on a topic related to these constructive issues
This course will explore basic issues related to a critical discussion of Eucharistic liturgy and practice and to other eating and drinking rituals. How might the way we eat and drink together (liturgically and otherwise) in the community of faith also be formative of forms of life of hospitality, of sharing, of memory and hope?
This course is designed to facilitate the comprehensive construction and writing of the student’s own theological position on key Christian doctrines and ministry in preparation for oral examination and graduation with the M.Div. degree from CTS.
The course is designed to enable student to develop basic theological vocabulary, be instructed in the major doctrines commonly held within ecumenical Christianity, become knowledgeable of one of the principal interpreters of Christian faith, St. Augustine. It also aims to articulate one's own theological perspective with critical reviews of readings and discussions in class.
Hannah Klaassen