29 courses with the subject CH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CH 141History of Christianity I
Purpose: · To identify key personalities, events, and doctrines within their particular cultural, social, and political contexts of the Ancient and Medieval Church. · To summarize major movements and ideas of the Ancient and Medieval church, with special attention on the development of the Reformed tradition. · To distinguish between varying theological traditions as formed in the Ancient church and developing into the Medieval period. · To demonstrate contemporary applications of Ancient and Medieval church history, such as deepening our developing the creeds and councils in an effort to understand Scripture more faithfully and embolden believers by testimonies of God’s faithfulness. Topics covered will be drawn from the early Ancient church through the Medieval church. Students will be introduced to major movements and personalities of church history while gaining first hand exposure to primary source material to help articulate historical developments of theology. Online (June and January terms), three hours. Restrictions: Only available to MAC and MATS students.
Purpose: · To identify key personalities, events, and doctrines within their particular cultural, social, and political contexts of the Reformation and Modern Church. · To summarize major movements and ideas of the Reformation and modern church, with special attention on the development of the Reformed tradition. · To distinguish between varying theological traditions as formed in the Reformation and developing into the modern period. · To demonstrate contemporary applications of Reformation and Modern church history, such as deepening our understanding of Scripture and emboldening believers by testimonies of God’s faithfulness. Topics covered will be drawn from the Reformation through the modern world. Students will be introduced to major movements and personalities of church history while gaining first hand exposure to primary source material to help articulate historical developments of theology. Online (September and March terms), three hours. Restrictions: Only available to MAC and MATS students.
Purpose: · To introduce students to the major events, personalities, and ideas which shaped the life and thought of the early church · To encourage students to think historically about the church’s past · To enable students to read the major texts of the early Church Fathers for themselves Topics and personalities covered include the first-century background, the Apostolic Fathers, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Trinitarian and Christological debates, Augustine, the rise of monasticism, and martyrdom. Residential (Fall term) and Online (Spring term), two hours. 106
Purpose: · To introduce students to the major events, individuals, and ideas which shaped the medieval church · To help students understand the historical context which shaped the development of medieval theology · To enable students to read the major texts of the medieval theologians for themselves Topics covered include the influence of Aristotelian philosophy on medieval theology, Thomas Aquinas, Anselm, Abelard, the pastoral theology of Gregory the Great, the rise of the monastic orders, John Duns Scotus, William Ockham, medieval mysticism, and the rise of Islam. Residential (Spring term) and Online (Fall term), two hours.
Old Testament Systematic Theology & Apologetics OT 113 Old Testament Introduction 3 hrs AP 213 Christian Apologetics 3 hrs OT 223 OT History and Theology II 3 hrs ST 113 Doctrine of God 3 hrs 64
Purpose: · To introduce students to the major events, individuals, and ideas that influenced the development of the church from the late seventeenth century to the present · To help students examine the historical context out of which theological distinctions within the modern church emerged · To encourage students to reflect upon the globalization of Christianity Topics covered include Colonial North American Puritanism, the First and Second Great Awakenings, the history of American Presbyterianism, Old Princeton Theology, the Enlightenment and German Liberal Theology, the modern missionary movement, Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, global Christianity, and the post-modern church. Residential (Fall term) and Online (Spring term), four hours.
Purpose: · To familiarize students with formulations and debates surrounding theological prolegomena and metatheology in Reformed traditions in comparison with Lutheran and Roman Catholic developments as well as relevant philosophical developments through readings in primary and secondary literature. · To acquaint students with the theological foundations, principles, and practices that developed between the late medieval and Enlightenment periods. · To acquaint students with philosophical shifts and educational changes that influenced the development of theological prolegomena. · To train students to articulate in a winsomely thoughtful and historically critical way the relationships between theological prolegomena and educational methods, theological convictions, and philosophical contexts in the early modern period. This course surveys approaches and models of theological prolegomena across confessional lines from the period of the Reformation through the Enlightenment. Topics include late medieval models of prolegomena received in the early modern period, the nature of theology as science, wisdom, or practice, developments and controversies among Roman Catholics and Protestants on prolegomena between 1500 and 1780, models of Reformed prolegomena and the development of confessional standards, the discipline of theology and the habitus of faith, Cartesian and Socinian debates on the nature of theology, Spinoza on philosophy in theology, and Deist and Enlightenment critiques of theological prolegomena. Fall term. 108
CH 742Scripture from the Medieval Period to the Enlightenment
Purpose: · To familiarize students with formulations and debates surrounding the doctrine of Scripture in Reformed traditions in comparison with Lutheran and Roman Catholic developments as well as relevant philosophical developments through readings in primary and secondary literature. · To acquaint students with the theological foundations, principles, and practices that developed between the late medieval and Enlightenment periods. · To acquaint students with philosophical shifts and educational changes that influenced the development of theological prolegomena. · To train students to articulate in a winsomely thoughtful and historically critical way the relationships between theological prolegomena and educational methods, theological convictions, and philosophical contexts in the early modern period. Topics include late medieval approaches to Holy Scripture received in the early modern period, the, developments and controversies among Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Protestants, and other philosophers between 1500 and 1780, Reformed articulations of the doctrine of Scripture and the development of confessional standards, Cartesian and Socinian debates on the nature of Scripture, Spinoza on Scripture, and Deist and Enlightenment critiques of Scripture. Spring term.
CH 771J.N. Darby and the Formation of Dispensationalism
Purpose: · Understand the social and religious context in which Darby operated · Understand early iterations of dispensationalism as a response to those contexts as well as to ongoing exegetical work by Darby and other leaders of the Brethren · Understand the evolution of dispensational thinking from its origins in the 1820s until the early twentieth century · Critically engage with historical scholarship regarding the emergence of dispensationalism and its importance within global evangelical cultures Fall term.
Purpose: · To familiarize students with the biblical and theological foundations commonly discussed, debated, and developed throughout Church history · To acquaint students with the methodologies and research tools necessary to explore historical issues and their significance for theological development · To train students to articulate in a winsomely thoughtful, historically critical, and biblically faithful way the relationships between faith and life in matters concerning the plague · To acquaint students with Christian reactions and responses to major social catastrophes This course surveys approaches and issues of theological and pastoral import with respect to the history of the plague in Christian history. Starting from the biblical data and exploring exegetical reception, we will explore how discrete instances of plague outbreaks impacted doctrinal development and pastoral practice. While the last major outbreak of the plague in Europe occurred in 1720, there are transferrable questions and issues surrounding exegesis, doctrine, pastoral practice, and evangelistic expansion. We will engage these issues through primary source documents as well as relevant secondary literature. The course is situated methodologically at the intersection of case studies, intellectual history and historical theology, and social history. Spring term. 109
This is the first half of a 2 semester Latin course for graduate students introducing and advancing the student in steady order to a reading level of Latin literature from the classic period through the early modern period, using academic discourse and instruction. This course will focus on the Latin grammar and rules of the classical period in order to learn how to anticipate the particular way Christian patristic, medieval, and early modern writers bend and even break them! This course is designed to: 1) develop reading and translation skills in Latin for the reading of Christian theology and philosophy and 2) study the grammar of Classical Latin. Topics covered include all noun declensions, all verb conjugations, the degrees of adjectives, the uses of the subjunctive, participles, conditions, infinitives, and indirect forms of speech. Fall term.
This is the second half of a two semester Latin course for graduate students, introducing and advancing the student in steady order to a reading level of Latin literature from the classical period through the early modern period of Latin academic discourse and instruction. This course will focus on Latin of Christian patristic, medieval, and especially early modern writers. Students will continue in the rudiments of Latin grammar and syntax. They will also continue to memorize and learn vocabulary, necessarily. Additional recommended vocabulary lists will be appended by the professor. Students will be able to analyze and evaluate sentences of various complexity according to their structure and syntax. Moreover, they will be able to recognize, parse, decline, or conjugate (as applicable) all nouns, adjectives, verbs, and participles. Students, too, will be able to translate Latin sentences into flowing, English prose. Finally, students will be introduced to Latin paleography as well as transcription practices and conventions in the preparation of critical texts. Spring term.
CH 841The Westminster Assembly and Pastoral Ministry
Purpose: · To introduce students to an important chapter in the history of pastoral care. · To consider the practical challenges facing would-be architects of a remodelled church. · To examine the ideals and realities of the Puritan experiment and consider how lessons from the past can impact our ministries today. Topics covered include debates over preaching, pastoral care, worship, and church government. Texts will be drawn from the Westminster Assembly and its many members. Fall term.
Purpose: · To enable students to understand how and why Presbyterianism developed in the manner in that it did · To enable students to read for themselves some of the great foundational writings of the early
Purpose: · To familiarize students with the confessional and pedagogical literature of the Reformed tradition · To facilitate students’ understanding of these documents in their historical context · To encourage students to interact with these documents as items of perennial interest Topics covered include the nature and function of confessions and catechisms, the various historical backgrounds and contexts for the documents, early Reformed confessions, the Three Forms of Unity, and the Westminster Standards. Winter term.
This is a directed readings course required for PhD students in Historical & Theological Studies. As a directed readings course, it has no regularly scheduled class meetings. Spring term.
Purpose: · To understand and articulate approaches to the study of history and its importance for theological disciplines. · To Understand and evaluate current research trends and models employed in historical theology, church history, and related fields. · To further develop appropriate strategies and processes for conducting their own research and documenting their usage of primary and secondary sources. · To further develop a line of research questions for conducting original research in primary and secondary sources. · To further develop critical and analytical skills for their original research projects. This course introduces, surveys, examines and explores methodological questions of historiography in theological fields dependent upon historical research. While the primary explorations in this course focus on approaches from the relatively recent historical subdisciplines (e.g. Intellectual history, social, political, economic, cultural, and so forth) and their usage in the study of church history and historical theology, in order to assist students in the formation of their research method and conducting their own theological research, this course also emphasizes methodological questions arising from the intersection of historical methods and various contemporary theological models. Fall term. 111
CH 992History of the Korean Church from Korea to North America
Purpose: · To provide an overview of the development of the Korean Church from its early days of Protestant missions until today, focusing on various challenges the church faced, including Shinto crisis, communist persecution, and the side-effects of rapid industrialization · To provide a brief introduction to the Korean-American church as an important outgrowth of the Korean church movement in the twentieth century · To stimulate both academic and ministerial interest in the study of the Korean Church Fall term. Courses listed for other concentrations which may be counted as concentration courses in Church History: AP 721, AP 841, AP 903, NT 981, ST 733, ST 773, ST 791, ST 803, ST 811, ST 901, ST 932, ST 972. 112
