SPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST WITHIN COURSES OF STUDY

This section lists courses in nine areas of interest within the theological curriculum.

African American Studies

Fall
CTU DCS 575Black Spirituality
G-ETS 21-650Theologies of Women of Color
MTS M-333Pastoral Care in the Black Church
NBTS TH 433Contemporary Perspectives in Black Theology
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTS TEC 504Augustine, Niebuhr, and Malcolm X
CTU DC 576fBlack Theology in Dialogue
G-ETS 13-640African American Religious History: Journey of Faith and Freedom
G-ETS 21-635African Religion
G-ETS 22-611Ethics of M. L. King, Jr., Reinhold Niebuhr, and Malcolm X
LSTC T-434Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.
MTS H-330History of the Black Church in North America
MTS M-428African American Prayer Traditions
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTS TEC 484Theological and Ethical Perspectives on AIDS and Violence
CTS TEC 486The Black Church and the Nation of Islam
MTS M-328Preaching as Celebration
MTS M-373Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement
NBTS MN 480Preaching in the African American Religious Experience
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Asian Studies

Fall
MTS M-457Youth Ministry in Second-Generation Immigrant Churches
NBTS MN 383KPractice of Preaching (Taught in Korean)

Fall Semester
TEDS PT 675Developing an Asian American Ministry
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
G-ETS 34-679Doing Theology in an Asian Context
NBTS E 304KTeaching Methods and Principles (Taught in Korean)
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTU CH 525Early Christianity in Asia
MTS B-452Biblical Hermeneutics: Asian and Asian American Contexts
MTS M/T-456KReflections on Issues in Korean American Ministry
NBTS NT 404KThe Gospel of John (Taught in Korean)
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Cross-Cultural Studies

Fall
CTU BC 581Forms and Meanings in Bible and Culture
CTU C 300fThe Experience of Religion
CTU C 460fTraining for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
CTU C 488Religion, Culture, and Society
CTU C 575fMission/Ministry Integration Seminar
CTU CW 451Eucharist in Cross-Cultural Context
CTU DC 442Christology for Mission and Pastoral Ministry
CCGM 1998 Cross-Cultural Quarter (CTU/LSTC/MTS W-414)
G-ETS 21-500fContexts and Methodologies for Contemporary Theology
LSTC W-529Jesus and Muhammad in History and in Faith: Rumor and Reality
MTS T/E-432Theological and Ethical Challenges of Multiculturalism

Fall Preterm
LSTC T-301Unity and Diversity

Fall Semester
TEDS ME 641Ministry in Multicultural Settings

Fall Semester, Quad B
NPTS SPFM 6201Spiritual Formation: Intercultural
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTU C 460wTraining for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
CTU C 470Mission in Reverse: Theory and Praxis
CTU C 575wMission/Ministry Integration Seminar
CTU C 594Spirituality, Ministry, and Survivors of Human Rights Abuses
CTU DC 441Christology and Cultures
CTU DC 610Theological Anthropology in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTU MW 457Preaching in a Multicultural Context: Hispanic
G-ETS 34-635Evangelism for Congregational Outreach and Growth
LSTC E-437Evil and Suffering in the Christian Tradition: A Multicultural Perspective
LSTC W-530History of the Development of Religious Thought in Islam
LSTC W-531The Bible and the Qur'an
M/L M315Multicultural Religious Education and Community Ministries
MS PL374Race and Pastoral Practice
NBTS E 304KTeaching Methods and Principles (Taught in Korean)
NBTS ME 304Introduction to World Religions
NBTS ME 409Discipling and Mentoring
S-WTS 03/05-644SThe Church's Mission
S-WTS 14-615STheory and Practice of Bicultural Ministries
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring Semester
TEDS ME 833Christian Encounter with African Religions

Spring
CTU C 300sThe Experience of Religion
CTU C 560Advanced Training for Cross-Cultural Ministry
CTU CH 325Models of Missionary Activity
CTU CS 418Native American Spirituality
CTU CS 519Toward a Spirituality for Missionaries
CTU DC 436Origins and Ends in Mythic Consciousness
CTU DC 578Womanist Theology in Dialogue
G-ETS 21-500sContexts and Methodologies for Contemporary Theology
SCUPE M 304Christology and Culture
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Hispanic Studies

Fall
NBTS BL 350New Testament Greek I
NBTS ED 302HEl ministerio educativo de las iglesias hispanas
NBTS MN 380HHacia un culto hispano auténtico
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTU CD 455Toward a Hispanic Theology of Church
LSTC E-438HEtica desde la perspectiva hispana
LSTC T-461HLa fe que confesamos
MS PL378La raza cosmica: Pastoral Care of Hispanics as Multicultural Ministry
MTS B-324HIntroducción a Exégisis Griegos I
NBTS MN 382HLa predicación pastoral: Una perspectiva hispana
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
LSTC M-451HSeminario de pastoral hispana
MTS B-325HIntroducción a Exégisis Griegos II
MTS H-416Latin American/Caribbean History of Christianity
MTS T-437HTeología hispano/latina: temes y teólogos/as
NBTS IN 311HEvangelización, salvación, y justicia
NBTS MN 383HLa práctica de la predicación pastoral
NBTS NT 454HEl período intertestamentario
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Judaic Studies

Fall
CTU B 525Rabbinic Judaism and Jesus' Jewish Background
CTU BW 465Liturgy of the Synagogue I
G-ETS 21-644The Liturgy of the Synagogue
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTU B 417Intertestamental Literature: Prayers
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTU BW 466Liturgy of the Synagogue II
CTU SB 629Jewish Mysticism, Messianism, and Spirituality
G-ETS 21-642Judaism in the Early Christian Period
S-WTS 01-503SOld Testament Survey III: Writings
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Studies in Eco-Justice

Fall
M/L E372The Eco-Justice Context of Ministry and Education
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTS TEC 321Christian Ethics
CTU E 590Sustaining Life: Ethical Challenges
G-ETS 22-502The Church and Social Systems
LSTC M-370wIntroduction to Church and Society
LSTC W-432World Religions and the Christian Mission
M/L M315Multicultural Religious Education and Community Ministries
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTU CS 418Native American Spirituality
CTU D 435Origins and Eschatology
LSTC/MTS B-453Biblical Perspectives on Nature
LSTC M-370sIntroduction to Public Ministry
LSTC M-471Issues in Urban Ministry
LSTC T-544Theology of Culture
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Urban and Public Policy Studies

Fall
M/L E340Religion and Society: Chicago as a Laboratory for Urban Life and Ministry
MTS E/M-431The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTU EC 422Global Economic Justice and the Church
CTU EC 425World Poverty, Development, and Life's Liberation
G-ETS 22-504Church and Community
S-WTS 10-601SReligion, American Society, and Culture
SCUPE B-TH 302Urban Principalities and the Spirit of the City
SCUPE M 305Dimensions and Dynamics of Ministry
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
G-ETS 22-616Urban Church Ministry
LSTC M-471Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS M-350The Church as a Health Resource
NBTS UR 301Urban Ministry of the Church
SCUPE M 304Christology and Culture
SCUPE M 306Urban Preaching Intensive
SCUPE S-H 303Public Issues in Urban Ministry
SCUPE S-H 305Restoring Urban Communities
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Women's Studies

Fall
CTS CH 428Feminist Theory and New Testament Criticism
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
NBTS TETH 415Theological Ethics of Gender
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTU BD 580Feminist Hermeneutics in Bible and Theology
CTU DC 578Womanist Theology in Dialogue
LSTC H-468Feminist Theology in the Christian Tradition
MTS E/M-417Issues and Ethics: Sexual and Domestic Violence
NBTS OT 450Women in the Old Testament
NBTS PC 404Pastoral Care of Women
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.

Chicago Center for Global Ministries

The courses listed are offered by the three cooperating schools of CCGM: Catholic Theological Union, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and McCormick Theological Seminary; see page 22.

Fall
CTU B 525Rabbinic Judaism and Jesus' Jewish Background
CTU BC 581Forms and Meanings in Bible and Culture
CTU C 300fThe Experience of Religion
CTU C 460fTraining for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
CTU C 575fMission/Ministry Integration Seminar
CTU CW 451Eucharist in Cross-Cultural Context
CTU D 508Theology and Community
CTU DC 442Christology for Mission and Pastoral Ministry
CTU DCS 575Black Spirituality
CTU E 551Spirituality/Liturgy and the Quest for Justice
CTU EC 410Proclaiming "Shalom" in a Violent World
CCGM 1998 Cross-Cultural Quarter (CTU/LSTC/MTS W-414)
LSTC M-488Worship and Local Context
LSTC W-428Toward Understanding Islam
LSTC W-453The Finality of Jesus and Religious Pluralism
LSTC W-52119th- and 20th-Century Mission Theology
LSTC W-529Jesus and Muhammad in History and in Faith: Rumor and Reality
MTS E/M-431The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS H-300Transformations of Christianity: A Foundational Course
MTS H-412Reformations of the 16th Century
MTS H-42120th-Century Christianity: Global Pentecostalism
MTS M-333Pastoral Care in the Black Church
MTS M-457Youth Ministry in Second-Generation Immigrant Churches
MTS M-462Justice Saints
MTS T/E-432Theological and Ethical Challenges of Multiculturalism
See Fall Courses for course descriptions.

Winter
CTU C 460wTraining for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
CTU C 470Mission in Reverse: Theory and Praxis
CTU C 575wMission/Ministry Integration Seminar
CTU C 594Spirituality, Ministry, and Survivors of Human Rights Abuses
CTU CD 455Toward a Hispanic Theology of Church
CTU CH 485Approaches to Conversion in African Christian Experience
CTU DC 441Christology and Cultures
CTU DC 576Black Theology in Dialogue
CTU DC 610Theological Anthropology in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTU E 375wIntroduction to Social Ethics
CTU EC 422Global Economic Justice and the Church
CTU EC 425World Poverty, Development, and Life's Liberation
CTU MW 457Preaching in a Multicultural Context: Hispanic
LSTC E-437Evil and Suffering in the Christian Tradition: A Multicultural Perspective
LSTC E-438HEtica desde la perspectiva hispana
LSTC H-612Luther and Social Reform
LSTC M-370wIntroduction to Church and Society
LSTC T-434Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.
LSTC T-461HLa fe que confesamos
LSTC W-432World Religions and the Christian Mission
LSTC W-530History of the Development of Religious Thought in Islam
LSTC W-531The Bible and the Qur'an
MTS H-330History of the Black Church in North America
MTS H-423American Christianity and Modernity
MTS M-428African American Prayer Traditions
MTS T-415Between Hospitality and Hostility: Theological Issues of Immigration
See Winter Courses for course descriptions.

Spring
CTU B 502Traveling Seminar to Israel
CTU BD 580Feminist Hermeneutics in Bible and Theology
CTU C 300sThe Experience of Religion
CTU C 560Advanced Training for Cross-Cultural Ministry
CTU CH 325Models of Missionary Activity
CTU CH 525Early Christianity in Asia
CTU CS 418Native American Spirituality
CTU CS 519Toward a Spirituality for Missionaries
CTU DC 436Origins and Ends in Mythic Consciousness
CTU DC 578Womanist Theology in Dialogue
CTU E 375sIntroduction to Social Ethics
CTU SB 629Jewish Mysticism, Messianism, and Spirituality
LSTC/MTS B-453Biblical Perspectives on Nature
LSTC H-468Feminist Theology in the Christian Tradition
LSTC M-370sIntroduction to Public Ministry
LSTC M-471Issues in Urban Ministry
LSTC M-490Mission and Evangelism
LSTC M-500Mission Leadership
LSTC T-544Theology of Culture
LSTC W-424Religions in Dialogue: Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity
LSTC W-532Encounters and Clashes: Islam and Christianity in History
MTS B-452Biblical Hermeneutics: Asian and Asian American Contexts
MTS H-416Latin American/Caribbean History of Christianity
MTS M-373Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement
MTS M-435Urban Congregational Ministry Models
MTS M/T-456KReflections on Issues in Korean American Ministry
MTS T-426Theology of Leonardo Boff
MTS T-437HTeología hispano/latina: temes y teólogos/as
See Spring Courses for course descriptions.


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