the Selah program. Student meets for 4 sessions with a GCTS professor and does supplementary reading and paper assignments. Available only to MASF students as a direct study any term upon petition. SF/CH616 Spiritual Autobiographies of Women This course will explore the writings of women about their own spiritual lives. We will do close readings of the autobiographies, diaries, journals, letters, blogs, and poetry of women throughout the 2000 years of the history of the Church. SF/CH618 Medieval Spirituality Medieval approaches to knowing God through mysticism, monasticism, popular piety, sacraments, worship, art, music, architecture, symbolism; exploring relevance to spirituality today. SF/CH/TH619 Reformation Era Spirituality Spirituality represents the interface between ideas and life, between Christian theology and human existence. The new evangelical spirituality as developed in Luther’s Wittenberg Reformation is at once Christological, eschatological and experiential. This course on Reformation Era Spirituality will highlight the distinctive contributions of the Reformers over against the background of the dominating medieval spirituality to which it is an answer and the context of ongoing competing spiritualities of the time. To do so, the student will read widely in primary resources from Luther, Calvin, the Anabaptists and St. Ignatius of Loyola. SF/CO/MC642 Ministering to Women in Pain Students explore the broad range of stressful issues with which many contemporary women deal. The course focuses on helping students refine their pastoral care to such women. SF/CH667 C.S. Lewis' Life, Works, and Spirituality Explores the writings and spiritual pilgrimage of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. From County Down to Cambridge University, through two World Wars and a wardrobe, to Narnia and Perelandra, the course follows the life and work of the myth-loving medieval professor, apologist, children’s author, and Inkling.
Theology (Division of Christian Thought) TH501 Theology Survey I A study of theological method, revelation, inspiration, and canon of scripture; existence and attributes of God; Trinity; creation and providence; human nature; original and actual sin. TH502 Theology Survey II A study of the person and work of Christ, predestination, conversion, justification, sanctification, and the work of the Holy Spirit; perseverance; the nature and mission of the church; sacraments; eschatology. Prerequisite: TH501. Also must complete OT500 and NT501 before or during this course. TH/CH601 History and Theology of the African-American Church This course will explore the history of the African American Church, how we have known God through our social, political, economic, and religious context, review major themes in African Ameri-can theological reflection, and suggest areas for further reflection and praxis. Typcially taught in Boston. TH/WM602 Theology of Mission A biblical-theological introduction to missions. Topics include: the biblical basis for missions, the relationship of social action to evangelism, mission and development, and the relation of Christianity to other religions. TH603 Contemporary Theology and Theologians This course examines contemporary theology through the work of several contemporary practitioners of theology. Of particular interest is the discipline of theology in the last 30 years. TH606 Modern Theology From the end of the Reformation period, representative figures and movements are studied in order to better understand current orientations to theology and to the theological task. Focus is on the development of Protestant theology in the context of modern European thought and culture; 84
