Special Areas of Interest within Courses of Study

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

1. Cross-Cultural Studies	6. Judaic Studies
2. African American Studies	7. Urban and Public Policy Studies
3. Asian Studies	8. Gender Studies
4. Environmental Studies	9. Chicago Center for Global Ministries
5. Hispanic Studies

Cross Cultural Studies

CTS	CM 365	Global Sensitivity in Ministry
CTS	TEC 415	Feminist Theology in Multi-Cultural Context
CTS	TEC 489	Christianity and Confucianism
CTS	TEC 496	Constructing a Concept of God
CTU	B4408	Acts of the Apostles
CTU	BC4420i	Jesus and His Teachings through History and Religion
CTU	BC5003	Strangers, Migrants and Refugees in the Bible
CTU	BC5515	Forms and Meanings in Bible and Culture
CTU	BW4420	The Gospel of Matthew Exegeted and Preached
CTU	C4001	Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Ministry at the Margins
CTU	C4002	Abraham's Children: Jews, Christians and Muslims
CTU	C4004	Church in Asia
CTU	C4310	Mission Integration
CTU	C4320	Islam
CTU	C4325	Introduction to Judaism
CTU	C4700	Praxis for Cross-Cultural Transformation
CTU	C5002	The Message and the Messenger
CTU	CD4100	Inculturation and Dialogue: Ministry Across Boundaries
CTU	CD6001	Inculturation
CTU	CH4301	Constants in Context: A Mission Theology for Today
CTU	CS4010	Spirituality, Ministry and Survivors of Human Rights Abuse
CTU	CS5030	The Spirituality of Lakota-Christian Dialogue
CTU	DC6000	Theological Anthropology in an Intercultural Perspective
CTU	E4200	Ethics of Power and Racism
CTU	FR4000	Religion in Context: Diversity in Dialogue
CTU	MPC4001	Latino/a Perspectives in Ministry and Theology
CTU	S5004	French Spirituality
G-ETS	34-686	Missions and Evangelism in a Multi-Religious World
LSTC	M-427	Cross Cultural Studies in Wittenberg, Germany
LSTC	M-478	The Ecumenical Church in a Globalized World
LSTC	T-305A/B	Systematic Theology I
LSTC	T-644	Graduate Missiological Seminar: Religion and Culture
LSTC	W-430	Islam Today
LSTC	W-530	History of Religious Thought in Islam
LSTC	W-531	The Bible and the Qur'an
ML	M484/584	Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
MTS	B 490	Biblical Foundations of Jewish and Christian Difference
MTS	H 430	Daughters of Ethiopia: African and African American Women in Conversation
MTS	H 431	Christian Presence and African Responses in Time Perspectives
MTS	H 436	Challenges of Poverty and Pluralism in African Christianity 1960-2001
MTS	H 471	Global Pentecostalism
MTS	H/M 497	Travel Seminar: Ghana, West Africa
MTS	M/H 497	Travel Seminar: Ghana, West Africa
MTS	T 435	Religious Pluralism
NBTS	CT 303	Building Multi-Cultural Communities
NBTS	ME 302	Issues in Cross-Cultural Evangelism
NBTS	MN 484	African American Church Ministry
NBTS	TH 409-OL	Reconciliation and Racism
NBTS	UR 415	Cross-Cultural Urban Ministry
S-WTS	INTD S510	Partners in the Mission of God
S-WTS	MNST S601	Church Ministry and Culture
SCUPE	M 304	Christology and Culture
SCUPE	S-H 304	Good News for the City
SCUPE	S-H 305	Restoring Urban Communities
SCUPE	S-H 306	Theological Resources for Public Ministry
TEDS	CO 6650	Muolticultural Issues in Counseling
TEDS	ME 540	Encountering Mormon Culture
TEDS	ME 7300	World Religions
TEDS	ME 7450	Christianity in the Non-Western World Since 1700
TEDS	ME 8315	Christian Encounter with Islam

African American Studies

CTS	TEC 306	African American Religion, Theology and Spirituality
CTS	TEC 777	Womanist and Feminist Christologies (CCT)
CTU	E4200	Ethics of Power and Racism
CTU	S4003	African American Spirituality
G-ETS	21-630	Black Theology
G-ETS	22-811	Ethics of M.L. King Jr., Reinhold Niebuhr and Malcolm X
G-ETS	33-646	Christian Ed in the African American Experience
LSTC	C/T-T/C-434	Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
LSTC	H/C-436	African American Religious History
LSTC	T/C-C/T-434	Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.
LSTC	T/C-C/T-449	Womanist Theology
ML	E448	Southern Civil Rights Tour
MTS	H 430	Daughters of Ethiopia: African and African American Women in Conversation
MTS	H 431	Christian Presence and African Responses in Time Perspectives
MTS	H 436	Challenges of Poverty and Pluralism in African Christianity 1960-2001
MTS	H 471	Global Pentecostalism
MTS	MPC 333	Pastoral Care in African American Tradition
MTS	MPC 409	Forgiveness and Reconciliation
MTS	MWP 328	Preaching as Celebration
NBTS	MN 484	African American Church Ministry
NBTS	MN 486	Women in African American Ministry
NBTS	MN 492	Models of Effective Preaching
NBTS	TH 409-OL	Reconciliation and Racism
NBTS	TH 433	Contemporary Perspectives in Black Theology

Asian Studies

CTS	TEC 489	Christianity and Confucianism
CTU	C4004	Church in Asia
LSTC	H-506	History of Christianity in Asia: The Modern Period

Environmental Studies

CTU

ES4002

Ethics, Spirituality and Global Climate Change

Hispanic Studies

CTS	TEC 482	Guatamala Immersion Trip
CTU	MPC4001	Latino/a Perspectives in Ministry and Theology
CTU	S4100	The Spiritual Life: A Latino/a Perspective
CTU	S5005	Evangelizing the Baptized in a Latino/a Context
LSTC	M/C-C/M-479	Travel Seminar to Mexico City
LSTC	T-406	Eclesiologia (Spanish)
MTS	H 416H	Historia de la Iglesia en America Latina
MTS	H 471	Global Pentecostalism
MTS	M 397	Exploring the Northern Latino Border in Chicago
MTS	T 437H	Teologia hispano/latina: temes y teologos/as

Judaic Studies

CTS	CH 402	Torah: Tradition and Interpretation
CTS	CH 415	Relevance of Judaism for Modern Times
CTU	B4504	Jesus through Jewish Eyes
CTU	C4002	Abraham's Children: Jews, Christians and Muslims
CTU	C4325	Introduction to Judaism
G-ETS	13-542	Judaism in the Early Christian Period
G-ETS	31-644	The Liturgy of the Synagogue
MTS	B 490	Biblical Foundations of Jewish and Christian Difference

Urban and Public Policy Studies

LSTC	M-471	Issues in Urban Ministry
MTS	MUM 315	Introduction to Urban Ministry
NBTS	UR 301	Urban Ministry in the Church
NBTS	UR 405	Toward a Theology of Urban Ministry
NBTS	UR 415	Cross-Cultural Urban Ministry
SCUPE	B-Th 302	Urban Principalities and the Spirit of the City
SCUPE	M 304	Christology and Culture
SCUPE	M 305	Dimensions and Dynamics of Urban Ministry
SCUPE	M 306	Urban Preaching Intensive
SCUPE	S-H 303	Public Issues in Urban Ministry
SCUPE	S-H 304	Good News for the City
SCUPE	S-H 305	Restoring Urban Communities
SCUPE	S-H 306	Theological Resources for Public Ministry

Gender Studies

CTS	CH 428	Feminist Theory and N.T. Interpretation
CTS	TEC 415	Feminist Theology in Multi-Cultural Context
CTS	TEC 777	Womanist and Feminist Christologies (CCT)
CTU	BD5510	Feminist Hermeneutics in Bible and Theology
G-ETS	13-810	Medieval Female Mystics
G-ETS	22-857A	Topics: The Works of Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil
LSTC	M-411	Gender Issues in Pastoral Ministry: Engendering Justice
LSTC	T/C-C/T-449	Womanist Theology
MTS	H 340	Reading the Church Fathers and Mothers
MTS	MPC 313	Engendering Justice: Gender Issues in Pastoral Ministry
NBTS	MN 484	African American Church Ministry
NBTS	MN 486	Women in African American Ministry
NPTS	BIBL 6280	Women, the Bible and the Church
NPTS	MNST 7190	Feminist Perspectives on Ethics and Pastoral Care

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	B4300	Hebrew
CTU	B4400	Biblical Greek
CTU	B5201	Gospel of John from the Greek Text
G-ETS	11-541	Elementary Hebrew I
G-ETS	11-542	Elementary Hebrew II
LSTC	BL-300	Biblical Hebrew
LSTC	BL-402	Hebrew I: Readings in the David Narratives
LSTC	BL-407	Intermediate Greek Readings
LSTC	M/C-C/M-479	Travel Seminar to Mexico City
LSTC	WL-307	Beginning Arabic I
LSTC	WL-308	Arabic II
MTS	B 321	Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis I
MTS	B 322	Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis II
MTS	B 324	Introduction to Greek Exegesis I
MTS	B 325	Introduction to Greek Exegesis II
MTS	B 489	Greek Exegesis III: Galatians
NBTS	BL 301	Hebrew I
NBTS	BL 302	Hebrew II
NBTS	BL 303	Hebrew Syntax/Exegesis
NPTS	BIBL 5109	Beginning New Testament Greek I
NPTS	BIBL 5111	Introduction to New Testament Greek Exegesis
NPTS	BIBL 6100	Beginning Hebrew I
S-WTS	BIBL S531	Greek 1
S-WTS	BIBL S532	Greek 2
TEDS	ID 4021	Theological French I
TEDS	ID 4022	Theological French II
TEDS	ID 5061	Latin I
TEDS	ID 5062	Latin II
TEDS	NT 4030	Beginning Greek I
TEDS	NT 4031	Beginning Greek II
TEDS	NT 4038	Greek Review
TEDS	NT 5210	New Testament Greek Exegesis I
TEDS	NT 5211	New Testament Greek Exegesis II
TEDS	NT 5212	New Testament Greek Exegesis III
TEDS	NT 8720	Advanced Greek Exegesis: Acts
TEDS	NT 8721	Advanced Greek Grammar
TEDS	OT 5240	Elementary Hebrew I
TEDS	OT 5241	Elementary Hebrew II
TEDS	OT 5242	Hebrew Exegesis
TEDS	OT 7010	Biblical Aramaic
TEDS	OT 7021	Akkadian II
TEDS	OT 8720	Advanced Hebrew Exegesis: