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ONLINE COURSES
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMOT7067
Introduction to the Old Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
A literary, historical, and theological introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)—the Pentateuch, Deuteronomistic History, Wisdom Literature, and Prophets. Key books will be read in their entirety: Genesis; Exodus; Deuteronomy (chs. 5-28 only); 1 and 2 Samuel; Psalms (selected); Ecclesiastes, Job; Isaiah; and Daniel, and others in selection.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Davis, Andrew R
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7020
The Church
BTI Category
Semester
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
FA26
The ecclesial dimension of Christian faith is the focal point of this course. The course will locate the church within both a Trinitarian theology and a theological anthropology. Specific topics for exploration include the place of the church in the Creed, the sacramentality of the church, a theology of mission, and of structure and authority. The course will also explore current issues shaping the church's life and its place in the wider culture.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Agolia, Grace M
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
CH/SF618
Medieval Spirituality
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA26
Medieval approaches to knowing God through mysticism, monasticism, popular piety, sacraments, worship, art, music, architecture, symbolism; exploring relevance to spirituality today.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Adams, Gwenfair
W
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
CO/MC/SF642
Ministering to Women in Pain
BTI Category
Semester
Practical/Pastoral Theology
FA26
In this course, students develop an adequate theodicy for dealing with pain and a deeper understanding of the complex presenting problems many women experience. The course focuses on helping students refine their pastoral care to such women including identifying effective ways to help women manage painful events or circumstances in their lives, within the context of a truthful Christian theodicy.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Mason, Karen
T
1:30-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Boston
MC/SE602
Church & Community: Intro to Public Ministry Church
BTI Category
Semester
Practical/Pastoral Theology
FA26
This course introduces students to important strategies for social ministry, such as, congregation based community organizing, community development, and others, designed to facilitate a holistic social ministry and prophetic role in the community and exploring as avenues towards gospel faithfulness and shalom in the city. The biblical/theological bases for social responsibility are explored.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wright, Annette
S
8:30am-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Saturdays: Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Dec. 12
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Boston
NT502
Interpreting the New Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of methods (textual, lexical, grammatical, historical, literary) involved in the interpretation of the text of the New Testament. Pre-reqs OT500, NT501, and GL502.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Arnold, Mark
FS
Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat 8:30am-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
GL502, NT501; Friday evening, Saturday all day: Oct. 2-3, Oct. 30-31, Dec. 4-5
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
NT591
Tolkien's Apocalyptic Imagination
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
An in depth exploration of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien from a biblical and theological perspective. Special attention will be given to the relationship between Tolkien’s imaginative world and apocalyptic literature in the Bible.
Professor
Class Day & Time
McDonough, Sean
T
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
OL910
Intermediate Hebrew Grammar
BTI Category
Semester
Languages
FA26
An intensive study of Hebrew grammatical issues through a direct study of the Hebrew Bible and interaction with the secondary literature.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Stuart, Doug
R
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
OL502 or Th.M.
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Boston
OT511
Interpreting the Old Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the methods and principles of interpreting the Old Testament, so that they might become effective preachers and teachers of God’s word. Must complete OT500, NT501, and OL502 before this course.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Day, Quonekuia
R
6:30-9:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
OL502, OT500
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
TH632
Sin and Evil
BTI Category
Semester
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
FA26
This course will explore the problem of evil and the doctrine of sin, including the latter’s subsidiary doctrines such as the fall and original sin, social sin, the bondage of the will, and the vices, especially the eight deadly thoughts. Course content will focus on systematic theology, but will include philosophy, biblical exegesis, and pastoral/spiritual theology. The course will also attend to modern critiques of these historic doctrines.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Butner, Glenn
R
9am-12pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Hartford International
AM-550
Qur'an Recitation/Tajweed I
BTI Category
Semester
Islamic Studies
FA26
This course is designed for Muslim leaders and chaplains and anyone who is interested in learning and improving their Quranic recitation. Students will gain important knowledge on recitation of the Quran. In this course, the instructor will focus on correct pronunciation of Arabic letters and words with consistent application of tajweed rules.
Class time will be divided between teaching a tajweed lesson and group Tilawah, an exercise during which the teacher reads aloud and the students repeat after the teacher. There will be time for listening to the students’ recitations, as well.
Once each student understands and is comfortable with the application of the tajweed rules, s/he can complete recitation of the entire mushaf at a better and faster pace and more independently, in sha Allah.
This course may be accompanied by the spring semester course AM-551: Quran Recitation/Tajweed II. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies: Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Elective
MAC - Islamic Chaplaincy Elective
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dogan/Ghassal
M
7:00-9:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Hartford International
HI-539, Sect 2
Interrogating Abraham: Examining Intersections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
BTI Category
Semester
Interreligious Learning
FA26
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have often been called the Abrahamic Religions, as they all claim the Patriarch Abraham?. To what extent do these three faiths identify with him, define him, and share him? This course will use an interdisciplinary approach to problematize the Abrahamic identities of early Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities, their views of the Patriarch, and how such identities have guided and affected past and contemporary inter-communal relations. Attention will be given to how sacred scripture, contemporary literature and film shapes and provide meaning for relations today. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Ministerial Studies: Beliefs and Practices
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies: Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Religious Pluralism
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Elective
MAC: Elective
MAC - Islamic Chaplaincy: Elective
Professor
Class Day & Time
Grafton
M
5:00-7:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Hartford International
WS-605, Sect 2
Rites of Passage
BTI Category
Semester
Practical/Pastoral Theology
FA26
Rites of passage are the hinges of human life, allowing individuals and communities to negotiate complex transitions meaningfully in relationship to one another, to the roles and responsibilities of one’s community, to the land and creatures among whom one lives, and to the transcendent dimension of human experience. Yet as traditional cultural and religious traditions erode, many individuals, families, and communities are left without the psychic/ communal structures these rites once provided. This course will examine the importance of rites of passage in human development, the impact of their widespread loss in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood today, and the creation of new or renewed forms of such rites for healthy and resilient human-ecological flourishing. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies Elective
MAIRS - Ministerial Studies: Arts of Ministry
MAIRS - Ministerial Studies: Beliefs and Practices
MAC - Elective
MAC - Islamic Chaplaincy Elective
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dahill
T
7:00-9:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Hartford International
TH-553, Sect 2
Introduction to Islamic Theology
BTI Category
Semester
Islamic Studies
FA26
This course provides an introduction to the breadth and depth of Islamic theology, through a close reading of primary texts, supplemented by secondary literature for historical context and further analysis. The foundational Islamic beliefs and concepts (God, Prophets, Life after Death, the nature of faith, theodicy) are discussed with reference to the role of reason and scriptural texts (Qur'an and Hadith), as well as the competing methodologies of different Islamic theological schools. We also examine theology's interaction with and impact on Sufism, philosophy, law, and society, including the concept of orthodoxy, and theological developments in the modern world. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Beliefs and Practices
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Foundational Fields
MAC - Islamic Chaplaincy Elective
Professor
Class Day & Time
TBD
W
7:00-9:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
CHST 5011 Z1
Church History I/Ecum. Patriarchate
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA26
This course offers a general introduction to the history of the Church up to the year 787. Emphasis will be laid on the main ecclesiastical and theological issues and personalities and on the study of certain key texts. Special attention will be given to the history and role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dr. James C. Skedros
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
DOGM 7025 Z1
Patristic and Conciliar Dogmatics
BTI Category
Semester
Church Polity/Canon Law
FA26
This course will provide a detailed study and analysis of select passages from St John of Damascus’ Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, widely regarded as the most accurate and comprehensive summary of patristic and conciliar dogma up to the mid-eighth century. We will use the critical edition by Bonifatius Kotter and the recent
English translation by Norman Russell. References will be made to the work’s use by later authors in both the Eastern and the Western traditions. This course is a valuable addition to core courses in Dogmatics.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
MDGK 5201 Z1
Beginning Modern Greek I
BTI Category
Semester
Languages
FA26
This is an intensive course in the fundamentals of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of the Modern Greek language. Extensive practice in listening, speaking and graded reading will take place. An oral-aural method is used to develop concurrently conversational and understanding skills.
Professor
Class Day & Time
TO BE ANNOUNCED
TR
3:30 - 4:50 PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
MUSB 5011 Z1
Ecclesiastical Chant II in English
BTI Category
Semester
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
FA26
The sacraments and services found in the Great Euchologion are studied for practical use. Prereq: Byzantine Music I and Ecclesiastical Chant in English.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Mr. Georgios Theodoridis
F
12:20-2:20 PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
1.5
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
Byzantine Music I and Ecclesiastical Chant I in English
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
NEWT 5002 Z1
Introduction to the New Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
A required survey of the New Testament books in their historical and religious background with attention to hermeneutics, the patristic exegetical heritage, and modern biblical studies.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. George Lewis Parsenios
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
NEWT 7025 Z1
The Apostle Paul as Pastor
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
This exegetically based course will explore Paul's varied pastoral responses to the differing circumstances his communities presented to him. Particular attention will be given to (1) the character and work of Paul as a shaper of communities, and (2) the manner in which Paul relies on, but also transforms, ancient patterns of moral formation and ancient styles of rhetoric.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. George Lewis Parsenios
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
The Apostle Paul as I-V
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
OLDT 5001 Z2
Introduction to the Old Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
The Introduction to the study of the Old Testament is not, and cannot be, a substitute of the Old Testament, but rather a preparatory step, a reading guide, and a candid invitation to reading the Old Testament. The course is divided into two parts. The General Introduction deals with the Old Testament as history, literature, and part of the living tradition. The following topics are discussed in detail: unity in diversity of the Christian Bible, biblical text, biblical canon, and relationship between Scripture and Tradition. The Special Introduction survey the books of the Old Testament (including the anaginoskomena) and focuses on some theological themes rooted in the Pentateuch and running throughout the Old and New Testaments along with their interpretations within various hermeneutical contexts (Jewish, Christian, modern scholarship). The two themes discussed here are God and humanity.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc
M
9:10-10:30 AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Introduction to the Old I-V
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
PATR 6032 Z1
St. Gregory of Nyssa
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA26
The Second Council of Nicaea (787) proclaimed St Gregory of Nyssa the "Father of Fathers." The biological brother of St Basil the Great and the self-professed disciple of his sister St Makrina, Gregory is remembered as the most speculative of the Cappadocian Fathers. In this course, we explore Gregory's dogmatic writings (especially his seminal contributions to the doctrine of the Trinity) as well as his exegetical sermons and mystical treatises. Through a close reading of the primary sources, students will have the opportunity to encounter this gifted and complex theologian directly and in his own words.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dr. Tikhon Alexander Pino
M
6:30-8:50 PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
St Gregory of I-V
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMPS7182
Pastoral Care in/with Communities of Faith: Creating Networks of Care
BTI Category
Semester
Practical/Pastoral Theology
FA26
Life is in inherently relational, multidimensional, interconnected, and located within larger systems and structures - i.e. communities. Thus, our practices of pastoral care and counseling must likewise attend to the multidimensional and systemic nature of relationality. This course uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore personal, pastoral, and communal processes of creating networks of care in communities of faith and para-church organizations. Both pastoral and lay leaders will learn how to engage and utilize systems theory, conflict theory, therapeutic skills and processes, and theological and spiritual resources to navigate conflict, foster dialogue, and build constructive solutions and possibilities in community as part of an overarching practice of pastoral care. Particular attention will be given to one's self-in-relationship and the capacity to remain a non-anxious, non-reactive constructive presence.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Roozeboom, William D
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
AP/WM644
Introduction to Confucianism and Taoism
BTI Category
Semester
Interreligious Learning
FA26
Confucianism and Daoism (Taoism) are no doubt two of the most influential religious traditions in Asia, and deeply shaped the cultures in the East Asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and China. As East Asia has been emerging as a global political and economic powerhouse, its cultural religious and cultural heritages also receive growing attention. In the recent centuries these two traditions extended their influences globally through various channel including East Asian diaspora. The rise of Korean and Chinese Christian communities has brought to the fore the needs to contextualize Christian faith in East Asian cultures.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Yao, Xiyi
FS
Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat 8:30am-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Friday Evening, Saturday all day: Sept. 18-19, Oct. 16-17, Nov. 13-14
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
CO/ET/TH693
Augustine, Restlessness, and Belonging in the Digital Age
BTI Category
Semester
Ethics (all traditions)
FA26
Since the advent of smartphones and social media, Silicon Valley and big tech’s influence on individual and societal behavior continues to grow. A return to theological sources for ethical assessment is needed to critically evaluate our social context increasingly defined by persuasive media algorithms that often reduce agency to impulse, objectification, and commodification. Although separated by time and space, the perceptive insights of North African bishop, St. Augustine of Hippo, are relevant for today’s digital challenges. His emphasis on restlessness, desire, vulnerability, power, empire, belonging, love, and humility hold significant impact for Christian theology and ethics. This course will explore the psychological, philosophical, and theological connections between contemporary tech critics and one of Christianity’s seminal patristic authors.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ridenour, Autumn
FS
Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat 8:30am-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Friday evening, Saturday all day: Sept. 11-12, Oct. 9-10, Nov. 6-7
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
ET642
Workplace Ethics
BTI Category
Semester
Ethics (all traditions)
FA26
Building good individual character and organizational culture . . . discerning and doing the right thing in personal and organizational contexts . . . how does a robustly biblical ethics (method and content) guide us in this domain? It is partly about faithfully, effectively responding to ethical problems that arise in the workplace; it is mostly about proactively building mission driven, value embedded, principle guided ethically healthier individuals and organizations.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Barnes, Ken
FS
Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat 8:30am-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Friday evening, Saturday all day: Oct. 2-3, Oct. 30-31, Dec. 4-5
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
MC701
Pastoral Ministry
BTI Category
Semester
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
FA26
This course examines the call, identity, office, character, relationships, authority, and spiritual formation and maturation of the Christian pastor. These aspects of pastoral ministry are viewed from biblical and theological perspectives. Historical and cultural dimensions will also be considered. Items presented include the following: Calling, Identity, Roles and Expectations of the Pastor; Church Culture and its relation to the Larger Culture; Worship and Liturgy; Baptism (children and adults) and Child Dedication; Communion; Weddings; Funerals and Grief Work; Pastoral Care; Church Finances; Clergy Ethics; Sexual Ethics and Behavior; Legal Matters, Staff Relationships; Conflict Management; Leadership Development and Resilience.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ribeiro Lin, Davi & James, Pete
T
9am-12pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
NT571
The Hellenistic World of the New Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
Reading and analysis of primary documents in Graeco Roman religious and philosophical thought germane to New Testament literature and theology.
Professor
Class Day & Time
McDonough, Sean
R
9am-12pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
NT615
Exegesis of Luke
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
An exegetical study of the Greek text, with attention to the unique theological themes, structure, historical context, and application of Luke. Prerequisite: GL502 and NT502.
Professor
Class Day & Time
McDonough, Sean
M
1:30-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
NT502
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
OL941
Ugaritic
BTI Category
Semester
Languages
FA26
Study of Ugaritic grammar with reading of selected materials that are important for Old Testament interpretation.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Nation, Trey
W
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
OL502 or Th.M.
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
OT7xx
Hebrew Exegesis: Prophets/Poetry (OT 750-773)
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
TBD
Professor
Class Day & Time
Day, Quonekuia
T
6:30-9:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
OT511 //PENDING FINAL NUMBER 4/21
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
WM662
NGOs and Development in Mission
BTI Category
Semester
Practical/Pastoral Theology
FA26
This course is an overview of the role of non governmental agencies (NGOs) and development in Christian mission. It covers biblical, theological, historical, and current perspectives on the global trend toward integration of development and mission. The course also looks at the role of globalization in the spread of the gospel. It examines plans made by Christians to alleviate social problems.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Johnson, Todd
R
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Hartford International
DI-550
Introduction to Interreligious Studies
BTI Category
Semester
Interreligious Learning
FA26
The gateway course to the MA in Interreligious Studies and a required course for the MA in Peacebuilding curriculum, Introduction to Interreligious Studies is an intersectional, integrative course that promotes deep understanding of worldviews different from one’s own. The course integrates theory and practice in exploring how diverse individuals and groups understand “religion” and how those with differing understandings relate to one another. The course cultivates the dynamic link between theory and practice as it engages in critical investigation of relations between people (whether individuals or groups) who orient around “religion” differently. As an introduction to Interreligious Studies, this course explores such themes as the meaning of “religion,” the discourse of “othering” and theologies of religious difference, comparative theology, interreligious hermeneutics, urban social history methodologies, interreligious dialogue, faith-based collaboration, and more. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Core course
MAP - Core course
Professor
Class Day & Time
Mosher
R
7:00-9:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Counts as core class for IL Certificate
School
Hartford International
SC-522, Sect 2
Hebrew Bible Survey
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
This course will examine the content and theology expressed in the Hebrew Bible. We analyze scripture using historical-critical methodologies that consider the biblical material in light of its ancient Near Eastern context. We also investigate how the Hebrew Bible has been interpreted by different faith communities. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements: Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS – Ministerial Studies: Scripture
MAIRS – Islamic Studies: Pluralism
MAIRS – Interreligious Studies Elective
MAC – Chaplaincy Elective
MAC – Islamic Chaplaincy Elective (in consultation with Program Director)
Professor
Class Day & Time
Robertson
T
5:00-7:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Hartford International
RS-525, Sect 2
American Religious Realities: Spiritual Leadership in Time of Crisis
BTI Category
Semester
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
FA26
As part of the MAIRS curriculum, this course facilitates an understanding of the scope of America’s religious diversity: the nature of its current complexity and factors contributing to its emergence; the mutually influencing interactions between religious communities (their convictions, practices, and structures); and the American contextual trends, such as immigration, political issues, and social drivers like race, ethnicity, or gender. This course is taught with faculty of different traditions or backgrounds, and builds knowledge and skills for study within a multifaith setting. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Core course
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ansari/Watts
W
5:00-7:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Hartford International
WS-600, Sect 2
Eco-Spirituality
BTI Category
Semester
Ethics (all traditions)
FA26
Eco-Spirituality: This course invites students into experiential immersion in the sacred wild as a central dimension of human spiritual and/or religious life. Focusing on themes of beauty, biophilia (and biophobia), and love, the course encompasses eco-philosophy, science, and a range of religious and non-religious spiritual voices relating to love of Earth and one’s local place, along with weekly outdoor practices inviting students into practices of encounter and deepening relationship with creatures, places, and the divine. At the heart of this course is the relation between human environmental- and generational-justice questions and the destruction of beauty in late capitalism – along with examples and resources for sustaining hope, action, and the renewal of the beauty that sustains all that is. Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies: Elective
MAIRS - Islamic Studies: Elective
MAC - Chaplaincy Elective
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dahill
R
5:00-7:00pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
ONLINE SECTION
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
DOGM 5002 Z1
Dogmatics I
BTI Category
Semester
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
FA26
The Orthodox doctrine of the knowledge of God and of the doctrines of the Trinity, Pneumatology, cosmology, anthropology, and eschatology. Emphasis will be placed on the ancient Fathers and on contemporary Orthodox dogmaticians.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
LITG 7521 Z1
Sacrament of Marriage
BTI Category
Semester
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
FA26
This course is a theological, historical, and liturgical examination of selected texts on the holy sacrament of marriage. This course is for REMOTE students. Instructor's permission is needed for all other students.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
REMOTE ONLY
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
MDGK 6301 Z1
Intermediate Modern Greek I
BTI Category
Semester
Languages
FA26
A continuation of the study of the Greek language. A quick review of grammar and syntax with an emphasis on vocabulary building. Introduction to selected readings in Modern Greek. Required lab. Prereq: Beginning Modern Greek I and II.
Professor
Class Day & Time
TO BE ANNOUNCED
TR
3:30-4:50 PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
Beginning Modern Greek II
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
MUSB 6802
Byzantine Music VIII
BTI Category
Semester
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
FA26
This course is a systematic study of the papadic genus of the Psaltic Art in all eight modes with a great emphasis on hymns for the Divine Liturgy (trisagion, cherubic hymn,communion hymn, etc.). We will also briefly study slow doxologies, Triodion hymns and kalophonic heitmoi. Prerequisites: Byzantine Music I-V
Professor
Class Day & Time
Mr. Georgios Theodoridis
T
1-3 PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
1.5
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
Byzantine Music I-IV
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
NEWT 6045 Z1
PhilanthropicMinistryInTheNewTest
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
The focus of this course is on some of the classical biblical texts and their interpreters that urge us to serve and to keep the Lord's commandments. In particular, serving the poor and the loving neighbor will be studied through biblical readings and classic Patristic homilies and Lives of Saints (including more recent ones) who have embodied the spirit of philanthropy and outreach to their communities.
The course will be available for MTS online students (asynchronous) and for traditional/on-campus and remote students in a hybrid classroom.
Prerequisites: None
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dr. Bruce Beck
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
I-IV
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
OLDT 5001 Z1
Introduction to the Old Testament
BTI Category
Semester
Scripture & Biblical Studies
FA26
The Introduction to the study of the Old Testament is not, and cannot be, a substitute of the Old Testament, but rather a preparatory step, a reading guide, and a candid invitation to reading the Old Testament. The course is divided into two parts. The General Introduction deals with the Old Testament as history, literature, and part of the living tradition. The following topics are discussed in detail: unity in diversity of the Christian Bible, biblical text, biblical canon, and relationship between Scripture and Tradition. The Special Introduction survey the books of the Old Testament (including the anaginoskomena) and focuses on some theological themes rooted in the Pentateuch and running throughout the Old and New Testaments along with their interpretations within various hermeneutical contexts (Jewish, Christian, modern scholarship). The two themes discussed here are God and humanity.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
TR
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
PATR 5011 Z1
Patrology
BTI Category
Semester
Church History/History of Religions
FA26
This introductory core-course serves as a general introduction to the Fathers and the main periods of Patristic Literature from post-apostolic times to the end of the fourth century. The course combines an introduction to the central Fathers of this period, with attention not only to the doctrinal issues, but also the literary, historical, and cultural context of this period.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Online?
Y
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
I-V
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