Course subject: Theological Studies (TS)

Students may request permission to participate in a senior undergraduate course and complete graduate level requirements as specified in a separate syllabus. Students in the coursework and applied options may be given permission to take up to three courses in this way. Formerly MTS 601 A-Z.

This course is intended for students whose major area of research will be Greek Scripture and who have successfully completed at least two terms of Greek Studies. Formerly MTS 521 New Testament Greek.

A study of the literary genres, the history of compostion, and the canonization of the New Testament texts. The course will exame various hemeneutical approaches to the New Testament, focusing on their implications for Christian theological interpretation. It will introduce some methods of teaching the New Testament in various settings.

A study of both distinctive and shared ways authors of the New Testament view Jesus, law, ministry, authority, worship, and Jewish and Gentile tradtions. Formerly MTS 517.

This seminar is for pastors, graduate students and others interested in reading and dicussing theological texts relevant to understanding Christian faith and the church in the contemporary world. The focus varies annually. The class is normally held once a month from September to April. Students may be given permission to take the course more than once depending on their program and the focus of the course. Formerly 621 A-Z.

A biographical and thematic approach to the study of the major nineteenth century thinkers who shaped modern theology, including Schleiermacher and liberalism, Kierkegaard and existentialism, Troeltsch and historicism. Formerly MTS 522.

An examination of the basis, scope and dynamics of Christian ethics that includes such theological and philosophical topics as Scripture, natural moral law, conscience, reason, freedom, responsibility, obedience and discipleship. It addresses the interplay between individuals, communities of faith and their social contexts.

Christian teachings on war and peace from the early church to the present, including crusade, just war, and pacifist traditons, as well as twentieth century discussions of realism, just revolution, nuclear pacifism, and non-violent resistance. Fromerly MTS 527

This is an examination of the historical emergence and development of the Mennonite tradition within the larger context of the Church.

A study of the major sixteenth-century reformers and their itellectual background in humanism and late medieval scholasticism. Special attention will be given to the Lutheran and Reformed traditions and their ideological, social, political expressions. Formerly MTS 545.

This course examines the historical and theological dimensions of those symbols and rituals which relate to people's corporate experience of God. The relationship of Christian worship to ethics and inter-faith dilogue will also be examined. Formerly MTS 686.

The nature of worship and music in historical, theological and cultural perspective. The course will include field trips to services of various traditions. Formerly MTS 559.

An examination of Christian teaching on war and peace from the early Church to the present, including the "just war" theories of Augustine, Aquinas, the Reformers and recent Catholic statements, as well as the pacifist views of Quakers, Mennonites and Brethren.

This course explores the development of a theology of ministry, which includes the church's mission and institutional life and the personal calling to a life of ministry. The Believers Church tradiiton provides the primary perspective, augmented by the experience of the global dn ecumencial church.

This is a supervised program in ministry. Each student will require a congregational context for ministry, a negotiated supervisory contract with a pastor or comparable person, and approval of the program director. This course blends the Supervised Education tradition with the academic tradition.

This course examines biblical and historical perspectives on pastoral care as a basis for articulating a theology of pastoral care and pastoral care skills, and for developing a model of pastoral care for congregations or fatih communities.

Course topics and instructors will be announced annually.

This course provides a framework for students to pursue specialized topics by completing intensive courses which may be available off-campus or on-line. The maximum total credit for this course will be the normal credit for a one term course.

This course will introduce students to methods of analysis and interpretation of biblical texts by means of a careful study of an Old Testament Book. Students may be given permission to take course repeatedly, given that focus and content changes each time offered.

This course explores the various dimensions of peace in the Bible, including biblical depictions of God as judge and warrior, texts which reflect wholeness and security (shalom), texts which describe God's attemtps to make peace with humanity (salvation), and the role of Jesus as foudation of peace and model for peacemaking. Formerly MTS 624.

This is an advanced seminar on topics such as war in the Bible, ecology and peace theology, feminist and pacifist perspectives, and Anabaptist peace theologies. Formerly MTS 625.

This is an examination of sixteenth-century Anabaptist spirituality and its historical development, particularly as it evolved in the Mennonite tradition in Europe and North America, and in the churches of the southern hemisphere. Formerly MTS 628.

This is a supervised advanced training experience tailored for a specific student. Formerly MTS 695.

This seminar analyzes the literature and research on spiritual guidance (direction) as a ministry in the Church and then examines the practice of spiritual guidance. Formerly MTS 687.

Students are enrolled in full-time thesis research and writing. Students register for this stage of thesis preparation after their Thesis Proposal has been accepted by the Theological Studies department. Students continue to enroll in this course during full-time thesis preparation until completion of their thesis.