Summer Courses

2010

CT 601–200 Justification
Time: Thursdays May 20 - June 17 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Credit: 2 hours
Instructor: Todd Daly
Location: Windsor Road Christian Church
Description: This course offers a survey of the historical development of the doctrine of justification by examining the church’s interaction with Scripture, from the early Church Fathers to medieval developments in the thought of Thomas Aquinas, to key Reformation and post-Reformation developments in Lutheran and Reformed thought. Also included are contemporary challenges to more traditional Reformed understandings of doctrine of justification and more recent arguments over justification in the ‘New Perspective’ on Paul. This study will also highlight the nature, role, and significance of metaphors in doctrine.

CH 601-100 Patristic Age
Time: Tuesdays May 25 - August 3 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Credit: 3 hours
Instructor: Joe Thomas
Location: New Horizion United Methodist Church
Description: A critical survey of the historical development of the Christian movement from its inception to the sixth century. Attention is given to notable figures, major patterns, and ecumenical councils. An exploration of the diversity and multiple forms of Christianity is highlighted as well as an investigation of the interaction of early Christianity with culture and the political environment.

BI 740 Women Then and Now: Roles, Ministry, and Identity
Time: May 25, June 2, 9, 16, 23, July 7, 14, 21, 28 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Credit: 2 hours
Instructor: Kenneth Cuffey
Location: Windsor Road Christian Church
Description: A readings seminar that will examine the topic of women in the Biblical world and today: their identity as created in the image of God and implications; their roles in society; their involvement in ministry in the church and world; their relationships within the home and outside.

BL 610 Hebrew Exegetical Study: Book of Amos
Time: 5/24, 5/31, June 7,14,16,19,21,23,26
Credit: 3 hours
Instructor: Mike Shea
Location: Stratford Park Bible Chapel
Description: Consideration of the methods of exegesis of a text from the Hebrew Old Testament; strategy for and practice in reading from the Hebrew text; textual criticism; and the application of the principles learned in the study of the book of Amos in the Hebrew original.
Prerequisite: BL 551-552 or knowledge of Hebrew.