Special Areas of Interest within Courses of Study
This section lists courses in nine areas of interest within the theological curriculum.
Cross Cultural Studies
| CTS | CM 365 | Global Sensitivity in Ministry |
| CTS | TEC 540 | Theology and Cultural Analysis |
| CTU | C4001 | Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Ministry at the Margins |
| CTU | C4310 | Mission Integration |
| CTU | C4320 | Islam |
| CTU | C4700 | Praxis for Cross-Cultural Transformation |
| CTU | C5042 | Witchcraft and Christianity in Contemporary Africa |
| CTU | CD6001 | Inculturation |
| CTU | CH4301 | Constants in Context: A Mission Theology for Today |
| CTU | CS4010 | Spirituality, Ministry and Survivors of Human Rights Abuse |
| CTU | DC4360 | Creation and Eschatology from a Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| CTU | FR4000 | Religion in Context: Diversity in Dialogue |
| G-ETS | 33-845 | Faith and Developmental Theories |
| G-ETS | 41-681A | Cross-Cultural Theology: New Mexico Ghost Ranch |
| LSTC | H/C-530 | History of Christianity in Asia |
| LSTC | M-478 | The Ecumenical Church in a Globalized World |
| LSTC | T-305A/B | Systematic Theology I |
| LSTC | T/C-473 | Identity and Difference: Race/Ethnicity and Racism |
| LSTC | W-424 | Religions in Dialogue |
| LSTC | W-428 | Toward Understanding Islam |
| LSTC | W-431 | Christians and Muslims |
| LSTC | W-432 | World Religions and Christian Mission |
| ML | M484/584 | Introduction to Pastoral Ministry |
| MTS | H 471 | Global Pentecostalism |
| MTS | MPM 395 | Racial Identity and White Privilege |
| MTS | T 435 | Religious Pluralism |
| MTS | T/H 498 | Travel Seminar: Columbia |
| NBTS | CT 303 | Building Multi-Cultural Communities |
| NBTS | ME 338 | Missiology in Church and Culture |
| NBTS | UR 415 | Cross-Cultural Urban Ministry |
| NBTS | WS 415 | Multi-Cultural Worship |
| NPTS | MNST 5157 | Mission and Ministry in Asia |
| NPTS | MNST 6401 | Sankofa: Racial Righteousness and Reconcilation |
| NPTS | MNST 7362 | Leadership in the United States and Sweden |
| S-WTS | BIBL S620 | Exilic Prophets |
| S-WTS | BIBL S636 | Violence in the Hebrew Bible |
| SCUPE | M 304 | Christology and Culture |
| SCUPE | S-H 305 | Restoring Urban Communities |
| TEDS | CO 6650 | Multicultural Issues in Counseling |
| TEDS | ME 8215 | Teaching the Bible in Intercultural Settings |
| TEDS | ME 8235 | Advancing Indigenous Churches |
African American Studies
| CTS | CM 307 | Africentric Christian Education |
| CTS | CM 335 | African American Pastoral Psychology |
| CTU | BC4502 | Reading the Bible Differently: African-American Biblical Perspectives |
| G-ETS | 11-632 | OT Topics: African American Biblical Interpretation |
| G-ETS | 13-645 | African American Ministry: Confronting Historical Challenges |
| G-ETS | 21-630 | Black Theology |
| LSTC | T/C-473 | Identity and Difference: Race/Ethnicity and Racism |
| ML | M446 | Afro-Americans and the Universalists, Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists |
| MTS | H 471 | Global Pentecostalism |
| MTS | MPC 333 | Pastoral Care with African Americans |
| MTS | MPM 395 | Racial Identity and White Privilege |
| MTS | MWP 328 | Preaching as Celebration |
| NBTS | CH 360 | History of African American Religious Experience |
| NBTS | MN 380 | Preaching in the African American Tradition |
| NBTS | MN 492 | Models of Effective Preaching |
Asian Studies
| CTU | CH4303 | Christianity in Asia: 16th to 20th Centuries |
| LSTC | H/C-530 | History of Christianity in Asia |
| NPTS | MNST 5157 | Mission and Ministry in Asia |
Environmental Studies
| SCUPE | S-H 307 | Eco-Justice: A Vision for a Sustainable City |
Hispanic Studies
| CTU | BC5004 | Cross and Resurrection: NT Texts in Latina and Feminist Perspectives |
| CTU | MPC5103 | Pastoral Ministry in U.S. Hispanic/Latino(a) Contexts |
| G-ETS | 41-681A | Cross-Cultural Theology: New Mexico Ghost Ranch |
| LSTC | H-360C | Confesiones Luteramas |
| LSTC | M/C-C/M-479 | Travel Seminar to Mexico City |
| LSTC | T-425H | Protestantismo y Religion Popular |
| MTS | H 471 | Global Pentecostalism |
| MTS | H 485H | Historia de la Iglesia Hispana en los E.E.U.U. |
| MTS | H/T 498 | Travel Seminar: Colombia |
| MTS | T/H 498 | Travel Seminar: Columbia |
Judaic Studies
| CTS | CH 402 | Judaism and Modernity |
| CTU | B4504 | Jesus through Jewish Eyes |
| MTS | B 440 | Life Cycle in Judaism |
Urban and Public Policy Studies
| LSTC | M-363 | Urban Youth Ministry |
| NBTS | UR 301 | Urban Ministry in the Church |
| NBTS | UR 405-OL | 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 305 | Restoring Urban Communities |
| SCUPE | S-H 307 | Eco-Justice: A Vision for a Sustainable City |
Gender Studies
| CTS | CH 419 | Creation Themes in the Hebrew Bible |
| CTS | CH 430 | Matthew and Boundaries |
| CTS | CH/TEC 498 | Homosexuality and Hermeneutics |
| CTS | CM 514 | Ritualizing LGBTQ Lives |
| CTS | TEC 501 | Queer Theories and Theologies |
| G-ETS | 22-857 | Moral Theology Topics: Jew, Christian, Muslim |
| G-ETS | 32-855 | Psychology of Whiteness and Feminist Theologies |
| G-ETS | 33-845 | Faith and Developmental Theories |
| NPTS | BIBL 6280 | Women, the Bible and the Church |
| NPTS | MNST 7190 | Global Partnership: Practicing Biblical Koinonia |
Language Studies
| CTU | B4400 | Biblical Greek |
| CTU | B5008 | The Book of Genesis from the Hebrew Text |
| G-ETS | 11-541 | Elementary Hebrew I |
| G-ETS | 11-542 | Elementary Hebrew II |
| G-ETS | 12-541 | Elementary Greek I |
| G-ETS | 12-542 | Elementary Greek II |
| LSTC | B-01 | Greek Pericopes |
| LSTC | B-02 | Hebrew Pericopes |
| LSTC | B-03 | Advanced Greek Readings |
| LSTC | B-334 | Paul: The Shorter Letters |
| LSTC | BL-300 | Biblical Hebrew |
| LSTC | BL-307 | Biblical Greek |
| LSTC | BL-402 | Hebrew II: Advanced Exegesis |
| LSTC | BL-403 | Advanced Greek Readings |
| LSTC | BL-407 | Intermediate Greek Readings |
| LSTC | M/C-C/M-479 | Travel Seminar to Mexico City |
| LSTC | WL-407 | Arabic I |
| LSTC | WL-408 | 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 449 | Hebrew Exegesis III |
| MTS | B 489 | Greek Exegesis III: Galatians |
| NBTS | BL 350 | Greek I |
| NBTS | BL 351 | Greek II |
| NBTS | BL 352 | Greek Syntax/Exegesis |
| NPTS | BIBL 5109 | Beginning New Testament Greek I |
| NPTS | BIBL 5110 | Beginning New Testament Greek II |
| NPTS | BIBL 5111 | Introduction to New Testament Greek Exegesis |
| NPTS | BIBL 5112 | New Testament Greek Readings |
| NPTS | BIBL 5113 | New Testament Greek Readings |
| NPTS | BIBL 6100 | Beginning Hebrew I |
| NPTS | BIBL 6101 | Beginning Hebrew II |
| NPTS | BIBL 6102 | Hebrew Readings |
| NPTS | BIBL 6103 | Hebrew Readings |
| TEDS | ID 4021 | Theological French I |
| TEDS | NT 4030 | Beginning Greek I |
| 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 |
| TEDS | OT 5240 | Elementary Hebrew I |
| TEDS | OT 5242 | Hebrew Exegesis |
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.