| THEO 6001: Christian Formation in Discipleship:Acts of Piety (3) Offerings |
| This is the first course students take for the M.A. in Theology and the M.Div. degree programs. It is a one-week intensive study that introduces students to the spiritual practices associated with what John Wesley called "works of piety" or the "means of grace". The acts of piety include prayer, worship, celebration of the Lord's supper, the reading and hearing of Scripture, fasting, and mutual accountability and support in small groups. During this week, students live in community together and engage in both the academic study and the practice of these acts of piety. The course is structured vertically to deepen daily personal piety and horizontally to broaden life in community. The practices introduced in this course are then woven into the series of courses that comprise the M.A. and M.Div, degrees. Thus, this initial course provides students with insights and opportunities that are vital to the "Abbey" emphasis of the graduate program, and recognizes the essential role that acts of piety play in the ongoing life and ministry of the Church. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6002: Christian Formation in Mission: Acts of Mercy and Justice (3) Offerings |
| This is the second course students will take for the M.A. in Theology and the M.Div. degree programs. It is a one-week intensive study that introduces students to the practices of support and advocacy associated with what John Wesley called "works of mercy": feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger, caring for the sick, visiting prisoners, sheltering the homeless, and peacemaking toward the goal of changing social structures for the sake of the Gospel. Students live in the urban context of Seattle and engage in both the academic study and the practice of these acts of mercy. Personal works of mercy are connected to the necessity of the ongoing communal work of social justice. Focusing on such practices helps define the "Apostolate" emphasis in the M.A. and M.Div degrees, and deepens students' understanding of and engagement in practices vital to the graduate program and to the ongoing life and ministry of the church. This course is structured vertically to deepen daily personal piety, and horizontally to broaden life in community. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6010: Bible I: Intrepreting and Teaching Christian Scripture (4) Offerings |
| Equips students to interpret and teach Christian Scripture in relation to scholarship, ministry, and spiritual formation. Students will learn and carefully evaluate a variety of historical, literary, theological, and practical strategies for the interpretation and application of Scripture. Foundational in this course is a conception of Scripture that is indispensable for teaching diverse biblical texts to a global audience. Typically offered: Autumn. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6020: Global Christian Heritage I: 1st - 15th Centuries (4) Offerings |
| Explores the history of Christianity from its beginnings through the fifteenth century. With particular attention to primary sources, the course introduces students to the thought, institutions, missionary endeavors, and modes if piety that marked Christianity, in its various contexts, during that period. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6030: Theology/Ethics I: Doctrine of God and Environmental Stewardship (4) Offerings |
| Explores the basic beliefs and practices of the historic Christian faith in active engagement with the contemporary world. The course introduces students to the doctrines of the Triune God, creation, and human nature with particular attention to their ethical, missional, and devotional embodiments. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6040: Bible II: Introduction to the Old Testament (4) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: THEO 6010. Equips students to interpret and teach the Old Testament as Christian Scripture. Students will survey Old Testament literature, learning to use a variety of approaches in adapting Scripture's witness to God for today's church and world. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6050: Global Christian Heritage II: 16th-19th Century (4) Offerings |
| Explores the history of Christianity from the late medieval roots of the Reformation through the 19th century. With particular attention to primary sources, the course introduces students to the thought, institutions, missionary endeavors, and modes of piety that marked Christianity, in its various contexts, during that period. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6060: Theology/Ethics II: Doctrine of Christ and Holistic Discipleship (4) Offerings |
| Explores the basic beliefs and practices of the historic Christian faith in active engagement with the contemporary world. The course introduces students to the doctrines of the person of Jesus Christ, the work of Jesus Christ, and salvation with particular attention to their ethical, missional, and devotional embodiments. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6070: Bible III: Introduction to the New Testament (4) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: THEO 6040. Equips students to interpret the New Testament as Christian Scripture. Students will survey New Testament literature, learning to use a variety of approaches in adapting Scripture's witness to God for today's church and world. |
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| THEO 6080: Global Christian Heritage III: 20th Century-Present (4) Offerings |
| Explores the history of Christianity from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. With particular attention to primary sources, the course introduces students to the thought, institutions, missionary endeavors, and modes of piety that marked Christianity, in its various contexts, during that period. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6090: Theology/Ethics III: Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the Global Church (4) Offerings |
| Explores the basic beliefs and practices of the historic Christian faith in active engagement with the contemporary world. The course introduces students to the doctrines of the Holy Spirit, the church, and Christian hope with particular attention to their ethical, missional, and devotional embodiments. |
| Restrictions:Graduate, Non-Matriculated only. |
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| THEO 6101: Elementary Koine Greek I (3) Offerings |
| Emphasizes the essentials of Koine Greek vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, enabling the student to begin reading the New Testament and with the potential to study other kinds of Greek literature, including the Septuagint. Requirements include class participation, regular homework assignments, including translation from and into Greek, an event journal, and both midterm and final exams. |
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| THEO 6102: Elementary Koine Greek II (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisite: THEO 6101. Emphasizes the essentials of Koine Greek vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, enabling the student to continue reading the New Testament without looking up every word and with the potential to study other kinds of Greek literature, including the Septuagint. Requirements include class participation, regular homework assignments, including translation from and into Greek, an event journal, and both midterm and final exams. |
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| THEO 6103: Elementary Koine Greek III (3) Offerings |
| Prerequisites: THEO 6101 and 6102. Emphasizes the essentials of Koine Greek vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, enabling the student to read the New Testament for exegetical and homiletical purposes while knowing most of the grammar and with the potential to study other kinds of Greek literature, including the Septuagint. Requirements include class participation, regular homework assignments, including translation from and into Greek, an event journal, and both midterm and final exams. |
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| THEO 6403: Theology of Christian Worship (3) Offerings |
| Examines the doctrinal content, aesthetic form and intended ethical outcomes of Christian worship. Representative liturgies and theologies of word and sacrament from the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Portestant traditions will be studied in detail. The class may make several Sunday morning site visits to churches in the Seattle area which use these liturgies. |
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| THEO 6940: Contextual Education (2-6) Offerings |
| This course fulfills the field education requirements of an internship in a congregational or other ministry setting. May be repeated for credit up to 12 credits. |
| Restrictions:Graduate only. |
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| THEO 6941: Contextual Education Internship (6-12) Offerings |
| Offers an intensive on-site learning experience through supervised ministry that provides students with an opportunity to reflect on the practice of ministry in light of prior course learning. The six credits will be completed in one quarter or summer (30 hours/week for ten weeks). May not be taken in conjunction with any more than three additional quarter credits. Selection and approval of internship must be done in consultation with the Dean or Associate Dean of the School of Theology or the student's academic advisor prior to registration. May be repeated for credit up to 12 credits. |
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| THEO 6943: Cross Cultural Immersion Experience (3) Offerings |
| Explores issues and questions pertaining to ministry across cultural boundaries. Students will have the opportunity to experience and reflect on specific historical and theological issues of culture and ministry as they pertain to a specific locale. This will include engagement with local ministries, developing paradigms of holistic ministry, biblical foundations of missions, theology of religions and community exegesis and development. |
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