SPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST WITHIN COURSES OF STUDY

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


African American Studies

G-ETS 13-503 History of Chrisitanity III
MTS H 330 History of the Black Church in North America
CTS CH 481 Black Religious Experience in American Culture
G-ETS 13-640 African American Religious Experience
NBTS TH 433 Contemporary Black Theology
LSTC T-434 Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
CTS TEC 504 Augustine, Niebuhr, and Malcolm X
CTS TEC 484 Theological and Ethical Perspectives on AIDS and Violence
CTS TEC 306 African American Religion, Theology, and Spirituality
G-ETS 22-811 Ethics of M.L. King Jr., Reinhold Niebuhr, and Malcolm X
MTS M 373 Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
NBTS MN 486 Women in African American Ministry
MTS M 428 African American Prayer Tradition
NBTS MN 480 Preaching in the African American Experience
MTS M 328 Preaching as Celebration


Asian Studies

MTS B 452 Biblical Hermeneutics: Asian and Asian American Contexts
MTS H 315 History of the Korean Church
MTS H/M 424 The Church in Cuba and China
CTU CH 428 Early Christianity in Asia
MTS T/M 456K Reflections on Issues in Korean American Ministry
CTS TEC 497 Theology in Asia
TEDS ME 835 Christian Encounters with South Asian Religions
MTS M/H 424 The Church in Cuba and China
MTS M/T 456K Reflections on Issues in Korean American Ministry
MTS B 452 Biblical Hermeneutics: Asian and Asian American Contexts
MTS H 315 History of the Korean Church
MTS H/M 424 The Church in Cuba and China


Cross-Cultural Studies

CTU BC 433 The Gospel of Mark in Cross-Cultural Perspective
MTS H 421 20th Century Christianity: Global Pentecostalism
CTU CH 325 Models of Missionary Activity
CTU CH 420 Modern Mission History
CTU CH 428 Early Christianity in Asia
G-ETS 21-500 Contexts and Methodologies for Contemporary Theology
CTU CD 455 Toward and Hispanic Theology of Church
S-WTS 03-522S The Growth of the Anglican Communion
MTS T 415 Between Hospitality and Hostility: Theological Issues of Immigration
MTS T/E 432 Theological and Ethical Challenges of Multiculturalism
CTU CD 456 God Images in Hispanic Religiosity
CTS TEC 540 Theology and Cultural Analysis
CTU DC 446 Missionary Dynamics of the Church
CTU DC 610 Theological Anthropology in Cross Cultural Perspective
SCUPE M 304 Christology and Culture
CTU DC 436 Origins and Ends in Mythic Consciousness
CTU DC 441 Christology and Cultures
CTU ED 406 Ethical Significance of Christian Humanism
NBTS TE 416 Mission 21st Century: Cross-Cultural Social Ethics
NBTS TE 410 Seminar in Ethics
MTS E/T 432 Theological and Ethical Challenges of Multiculturalism
CTU EC 425 World Poverty, Development and Life's Liberation
CTU CH 454 Medellin, Puebla, Santo Domingo and Beyond: A Critical Reading for the 21st Century
TEDS CC 845 Intercultural Communication
NPTS MNST 6273 Christian Encounter with Religious Pluralism
CTU EC 410 Proclaiming "Shalom" in a Violent World
NPTS MNST 5181 Understanding Church and Culture
CTU C 300 The Experience of Religion
CTU C 432 History of Religions: From a Missionary Perspective
CTU C 410 Mission: The Contemporary Challenge
CTU CW 515 Eucharist in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTU C 460 Training for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
TEDS DME 948 Intercultural Ethnological Research Methods
TEDS ME 845 Intercultural Communication
CTU C 479 Foundations for Mission: Theory and Praxis
NBTS ME 305 Major World Religions
CTU C 575 Mission Integration Seminar
CTU CS 519 Toward a Spirituality for Missionaries
LSTC W-532 Christian and Muslims in History
LSTC W-424 Religions in Dialogue: Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity
LSTC W-428 Toward Understanding Islam
LSTC W-529 Jesus and Muhammad
LSTC W-530 History of Islam
LSTC W-531 The Bible and the Qur'an
NBTS ME 302 Issues in Cross-Cultural Evangelism
CTU C 608 Signs of Postmodern Times: Semiotic Reading-Pastoral Heeding
MTS M/H 424 The Church in Cuba and China
CTU C 630 Inculturation (Methods)
NBTS CT 330 Ministry in a Multicultural Context
CTU CS 594 Spirituality, Ministry, and Survivors of Human Rights Abuses
NPTS SPFM 6201 Spiritual Formation: Inter-Cultural
MS PL374 Racism and Pastoral Practice
TEDS PC 747 Multicultural Issues in Counseling
CTU WC 565 Liturgical Inculturation
G-ETS 31-881 Cross-Cultural Seminar in Chicago: Worship, Culture and the Prophetic Voice
G-ETS 33-612 Youth and Faith Passage


Environmental Studies

CTU E 450 Care of the Earth: Ethics and the Environment
M/L E372 The Eco-Justice Context of Ministry & Education
LSTC M-471 Issues in Urban Ministry
M/L E375 Eco-Justice: Spirituality, Ethics, Ministry


Hispanic Studies

MTS H 416 Latin American/Caribbean History of Christianity
MTS H/M 424 The Church in Cuba and China
LSTC T-518 Hispanic/Latino Theology
CTU CD 455 Toward and Hispanic Theology of Church
MTS T 415 Between Hospitality and Hostility: Theological Issues of Immigration
G-ETS 21-654 Theological Spanish II
G-ETS 21-653 Theological Spanish I
CTU CD 456 God Images in Hispanic Religiosity
LSTC E-307A Christian Ethics (Hispanic)
NBTS TEMN 417H Ethics and Preaching from Luke
MTS M/H 424 The Church in Cuba and China
CTU S 513 Hispanic Spirituality


Judaic Studies

MTS B 458 Biblical Foundation of Jewish and Christian Differences
MTS B 424 Life Cycles of Judaism
CTS CH 404 The Tractate "Blessings" (Mishna Berachot)
CTS CH 450 Moses, Jesus, and Madison
CTU BW 465 Liturgy of the Synagogue I
CTU B 525 Rabbinic Judaism/Jesus' Jewish Background
G-ETS 21-643 Contemporary Jewish Life and Thought
G-ETS 21-642 Judaism in the Early Christian Period
CTS TEC 420 Feminist Theology from a Jewish Perspective
CTS CH 450x Moses, Jesus, and Madison
CTU SB 529 Jewish Mysticism, Messianism and Spirituality


Urban and Public Policy Studies

SCUPE M 304 Christology and Culture
SCUPE B-TH 302 Urban Principalities and the Spirit of the City
CTU EC 545 Seminar on Politics and Christian Conscience
G-ETS 22-616 Urban Church Ministry
MTS E/M 431 The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS M 462 Justice Saints
SCUPE B-TH 302y Urban Principalities and the Spirit of the City
SCUPE S-H 305 Restoring Urban Communities
SCUPE S-H 304 Urban Evangelism
SCUPE S-H 303 Public Issues in Urban Ministry
G-ETS 22-504 Church and Community
CTU EC 425 World Poverty, Development and Life's Liberation
LSTC M-471 Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS M/E 431 The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
NBTS UR 301 Urban Ministry
MTS M 459 Reading the City
SCUPE M 305 Dimensions and Dynamics of Urban Ministry: The Gospel in the City
MTS M 435 Urban Congregational Ministry Models


Women's Studies

CTU BD 580 Feminist Hermeneutics in Bible and Theology
G-ETS 13-503 History of Christianity III
LSTC H-468 Feminist Theology in the Christian Tradition
NBTS CH 341 Gender Issues in Church History
G-ETS 13/22-821 Church, Family, and Gender Roles in Christianity
G-ETS 13/34-674 Women in Methodism
M/L TS423 Neo-Paganism, the Goddess, and Archaeology
CTS TEC 420 Feminist Theology from a Jewish Perspective
CTS TEC 416 Feminist/Womanist Theory and Hermeneutics
MTS E/M 417 Sexual and Domestic Violence
NBTS MN 486 Women in African American Ministry
NBTS PC 417x Women's Spiritual Development
CTU S 528 The German and Flemish Mystics
NBTS PC 417 Women's Spiritual Development
G-ETS 32-843 The Psychology of Sin and Transformation in Feminist Theologies


Chicago Center for Global Ministries

The three cooperating schools of CCGM (Catholic Theological Union, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and McCormick Theological Seminary) offer the courses listed.

CTU BD 580 Feminist Hermeneutics in Bible and Theology
CTU B 502 Traveling Seminar to Israel
MTS B 452 Biblical Hermeneutics: Asian and Asian American Contexts
CTU BC 433 The Gospel of Mark in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTU B 525 Rabbinic Judaism/Jesus' Jewish Background
MTS H 300 Transformations of Christianity: A Foundational Course
MTS H 421 20th Century Christianity: Global Pentecostalism
LSTC H-468 Feminist Theology in the Christian Tradition
MTS H 416 Latin American/Caribbean History of Christianity
MTS H 330 History of the Black Church in North America
MTS H 423 American Christianity and Modernity
CTU CH 420 Modern Mission History
CTU CH 325 Models of Missionary Activity
MTS T 426 Theology of Leonardo Boff
CTU CD 455 Toward an Hispanic Theology of Church
CTU DC 610 Theological Anthropology in Cross-Cultural Perspective
CTU DC 441 Christology and Cultures
CTU DC 436 Origins and Ends in Mythic Consciousness
CTU CD 456 God Images in Hispanic Religiosity
MTS T/E 432 Theological and Ethical Challenges of Multiculturalism
MTS T 415 Between Hospitality and Hostility: Theological Issues of Immigration
CTU E 375 Introduction to Social Ethics
CTU EC 545 Seminar on Politics and Christian Conscience
MTS Exxx Ethics Elective
MTS E/M 431 The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
CTU EC 425 World Poverty, Development and Life's Liberation
CTU EC 410 Proclaiming "Shalom" in a Violent World
MTS M 373 Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
MTS M 462 Justice Saints
CTU CS 519 Toward a Spirituality for Missionaries
LSTC W-521 19th and 20th Century Missions
CTU C 460 Training for Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry
CTU C 410 Mission: The Contemporary Challenge
CTU C 300 The Experience of Religion
CTU C 575 Mission Integration Seminar
LSTC M-490 Mission and Evangelism
LSTC M-500 Mission Leadership
MTS M/E 431 The Churches and the City: Ethical Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS M/T 456K Reflections on Issues in Korean American Ministry
MTS M 435 Urban Congregational Ministry Models
LSTC M-471 Issues in Urban Ministry
CTU SB 529 Jewish Mysticism, Messianism and Spirituality
MTS M 428 African American Prayer Tradition
CTU WC 565 Liturgical Inculturation

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