Current Course Offerings
Fall 2024: August 19, 2024
THEO 504- Liberating Bible
Taught by Dr. Anna Miller
Mondays 6:30pm-9:00pm
How can the Sacred Scriptures of the Jewish and Christian traditions help us engage a new conversation about justice, solidarity and planetary survival? Develop a critical fundamental competency in reading and interpreting scripture while exploring how the Bible can help us acquire a new prophetic imagination.
Theo 631- Theo/Ethics in Ministry
Taught by Dr. Marcus Mescher
Tuesdays 6:30pm-9:00pm
This course provides students an opportunity to explore the theological foundations and ethical issues related to ministry in parish, school, and chaplaincy settings. In addition to reflecting on the moral responsibilities of church ministers, students will explore how the church can better meet the pastoral needs of its members.
THEO 579 Buddhist-Christian Exploration
Taught by Dr. John Sniegocki
Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:00pm
This course will provide an introduction to Buddhism, key issues in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and Buddhist/Christian contemplative practices. Various topics in social and ecological ethics will also be explored.
Spring 2025: January 13, 2025
THEO 547 Ethics for a Planetary Crisis
Taught by Dr. James Helmer
Wednesdays from 6:00pm-8:30pm
Develop a coherent and adequate method of Christian ethics and then consider urgent moral issues that threaten lives and all life.
THEO 612 Comparative Ecclesiology
Taught by Dr. Martin Madar
Thursdays from 6:30pm-9:00pm
This course examines the social dimension of religion by exploring how various Christian denominations understand what it means to be church. Course participants will also draw out implications for action on the Mission, Membership, and Ministry in the Christian community.
THEO 624 Theological Imagination
Taught by Dr. Ashley Theuring
Mondays from 6:00pm-8:30pm
This course is an introduction to theology seen as a creative process of constructing new interpretations of religious tradition in critical engagement with the contemporary situation, aiming at renewing the tradition.