Areas and Courses of Study

The courses listed on the following pages are expected to be offered in 2008–2009. The letter “a” following the course number denotes the fall term and the letter “b” following the course number denotes the spring term. Unless otherwise noted, all courses are for three hours of credit each term.

In addition to the curricular offerings specified below, students may arrange special reading courses with individual faculty members (see Reading Courses). Courses on special topics of interest to a group of students may also be planned and approved for credit, to run for a period of weeks or for an entire term. Students are encouraged by the faculty to take courses in other schools and departments of the University. (See also Interdisciplinary Study) In each case, prior consent must be received from the instructor. For a complete listing of the offerings, consult the bulletins of the Graduate School and the professional schools and Yale College Programs of Study. Additional work is normally required in undergraduate courses presented for Divinity School credit.

Area I. Biblical Studies

This area is concerned with the interpretation of the Christian Scriptures in the broadest sense, including the study of the classical biblical languages (Hebrew and Greek), the content of the Old and New Testaments, critical methods of interpretation, biblical history, cultural and historical milieu of the Bible, and the theological and pastoral implications of the text.

1. Introductory courses are offered in the critical study of the Old and New Testaments; except for the language courses, all courses in Area I have these foundation courses (or their equivalent) as prerequisites.
2. Language courses are offered at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.
3. Three types of exegesis courses are offered: those based on the English text; those based on the original text and requiring a working knowledge of the biblical language; and advanced exegesis seminars that require at least an intermediate knowledge of the biblical language. Exegesis courses of each type are offered each term on selected books or topics from the Old and New Testaments. It is possible, therefore, during the course of one’s program, to engage in detailed exegesis of representative sections of the biblical text.
4. Thematic courses are offered on a wide range of theological and historical issues raised by the Scriptures. These include courses on the cultural and historical milieu of the Bible.
5. Advanced seminars are designed for Divinity School students with the requisite background and qualifications, and for doctoral students. Permission to enroll in these seminars must be received from the individual instructor.
6. Area I is also concerned with examining the implications of the Scriptures for the contemporary church. In addition to doing this in courses offered specifically in Area I, members of the faculty in Area I join with other faculty members in offering courses dealing with the use of the Bible in Christian ministry.

The Divinity School offers intensive courses in elementary Biblical Hebrew and elementary New Testament Greek for six weeks during the summer. Such work earns six hours of academic credit and prepares the student for the course in exegesis. Summer work will satisfy most denominational language requirements.

Critical Introductions

REL 600a, Old Testament Interpretation John J. Collins

REL 600b, Old Testament Interpretation Introduction to the Old Testament. A continuation of the fall course. Carolyn J. Sharp

REL 601, New Testament Interpretation This two-term lecture course introduces students to the critical study of the New Testament through extensive readings, training in exegesis, and seminar discussions. The spring term deals with Pauline and Deutero-Pauline epistles, Catholic Epistles, Hebrews, and Revelation. Jeremy F. Hultin, Diana Swancutt

Biblical Languages

REL 604, Elementary Biblical Hebrew This is a rigorous two-term course designed to familiarize students with the basic principles of Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. The primary goals are to read biblical prose texts with confidence, use a standard academic dictionary, and develop a deep appreciation for the stylistic features unique to the Hebrew text.

REL 605, Elementary New Testament Greek A two-term introduction to the language of the New Testament intended for those with little or no knowledge of Koiné Greek. Concentration in the first term is on elementary grammar and syntax, and a basic working vocabulary. The second term is devoted primarily to rapid reading of the Johannine literature and to developing a working knowledge of the critical apparatus and indexes of the Greek New Testament for use in exegesis and interpretation.

REL 618b, Intermediate Greek: Septuagint This course is designed for students who have at least one year of Greek and who would like to strengthen their grasp of the language. Class time is devoted primarily to translating passages from the LXX and discussing grammar, syntax, and questions of interpretation. In addition to this philological work, the course introduces students to some of the main topics in the study of the LXX. Knowledge of Hebrew is desirable but not required. Jeremy F. Hultin

REL 674, Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew is a two-term course designed for students who want to develop strong language skills. In the first term we review rapidly, but in depth, basic Hebrew grammar and expand skills in all areas of the language: conjugations, constructions, vocabulary, pronunciation, the accentual system, vowel progression, narrative sequences, idioms, masoretic notation, and text-critical issues. Victoria K. Hoffer

REL 676a, Advanced Biblical Hebrew: Prose This is the third year of Biblical Hebrew offered at the Divinity School. Rapid reading of standard Biblical Hebrew prose, with a focus on detailed grammatical and syntactic issues. Joel S. Baden

REL 677b, Advanced Biblical Hebrew: Poetry Rapid reading of biblical poetry, with a focus on detailed grammatical and syntactic issues as well as the structure and poetics of biblical poetry. Joel S. Baden

Exegesis of the English Bible

REL 624, English Exegesis: The Book of Joshua The purpose of this two-term class is to explore the book of Joshua as a literary composition: its structure, theology, and literary pre-history, and particularly its connection to the Pentateuch and the Deuteronomistic History, by means of a close reading of the text in English. Joel S. Baden

REL 647b, English Exegesis: Book of Revelation Adela Yarbro Collins

REL 652a, Scripture and Social Ethics Carolyn J. Sharp, Willis Jenkins

REL 654b, History of Biblical Interpretation This course explores the history of the reception, interpretation, and exegesis of the Bible from the New Testament through the end of the Middle Ages. The class is conducted as a seminar and is limited to twenty students. Texts to be examined include the Deutero-Pauline literature, extra-canonical Christian literature, patristic and medieval commentaries and homilies. Topics include rival claims to Pauline authority, creative appropriations of Paul’s letters in new syntheses, and rival claims to the identity of Israel. Adela Yarbro Collins, Denys Turner

REL 656a, Godly Skepticism: Ecclesiastes Carolyn J. Sharp

REL 661a, Genesis and Its Afterlife Peter S. Hawkins

REL 670b, Gender in Early Christianity Students examine early Christian constructions of gender within Graeco-Roman and Jewish socio-historical contexts and theological frameworks. In the first third of the course, the class considers how first-century C.E. Jews, Greeks, and Romans constructed and enacted their gender identities. In the latter two-thirds of the course, the class analyzes how these gender categories impacted early Christianity and how, in turn, adherents shaped them in their own identity formation and theological exploration. Primary sources include Graeco-Roman, Second-Temple Jewish, New Testament, and other early Christian texts. Diana Swancutt

REL 680a, Ascents to Heaven in Antiquity In this course we read, in English translation, accounts of ascents to heaven in Jewish, Greek, and Latin literature and in the New Testament and later Christian literature. Two types of ascents are studied: (1) journeys to the realm of God or the gods, or the realm of the dead followed by return to ordinary life; (2) journeys to these realms at the end of ordinary life. Those who have studied Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, or Latin are encouraged to read the texts written in those languages, especially when preparing their papers. Adela Yarbro Collins

Exegesis Based on the Original Language

REL 671b, Hebrew Exegesis: Book of Micah Carolyn J. Sharp

REL 675b, Ezra and Nehemiah In-depth analysis of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Joel S. Baden

REL 679a, Greek Exegesis: Galatians Jeremy F. Hultin

REL 686b, Greek Exegesis: 2 Peter and Jude Jeremy F. Hultin

REL 681a, Greek Exegesis of Matthew We read and analyze the Greek text of Matthew with attention to variations in the manuscripts, use of sources, use of older scriptures, probable audiences, rhetorical purposes, and cultural contexts. Adela Yarbro Collins

Historical and Theological Studies

REL 692b, New Testament Apocrypha The course is a seminar exploring the extra-canonical literature of early Christianity. Harold W. Attridge

REL 693b, Jewish Apocalyptic Literature John J. Collins

REL 694, Hellenistic Judaism Review of Jewish literature written in Greek between 250 B.C.E. and 120 C.E., and related historical questions. John J. Collins

Graduate Seminars in Biblical and Cognate Studies

RLST 801a, Old Testament Hebrew Bible Seminar: The Book of Kings Robert R. Wilson

RLST 805a, History and Methods of Old Testament Interpretation Robert R. Wilson

Area II. Theological Studies

The work of this area includes analysis of the development, thought, and institutional life of the Christian community in various periods and contexts, and training in the substance and forms of theological positions and argumentation.

1. The comprehensive purpose of the courses designated Theological Studies is to foster an understanding of the classical theological tradition of Christianity, acquaint the students with contemporary theological thought, and develop the skills necessary to engage effectively in critical analysis and constructive argument.
   
2. Christian Ethics as a discipline gives attention to the moral strand within Christian belief by offering opportunities for systematic study of foundational aspects of the moral life, formulation of constructive proposals regarding ethical issues, and rigorous thinking regarding action guidance.
   
3. Liturgical Studies is intended to foster a serious and scholarly engagement with the origins and historical evolution of inherited patterns of worship, and to prepare the students to lead the worship of contemporary Christian communities with competence and sensitivity.
   
4. The Denominational Courses are offered primarily although not exclusively for the constituencies of particular denominations. Distributional credit in Area II will be granted for only one denominational course.
   

Theological Studies

RLST 275b, Self and Other: “Individual in Western Religious Thought” Gene Outka

REL 720a, History of Christian Theology to 451 Christopher A. Beeley

REL 721a, Medieval Theology Denys Turner

REL 724b, Patristic Christology A survey of the development of orthodox Christology from the third to the eighth century. We study the Christologies of Origen, Athanasius, Apollinarius, the Cappadocians, Nestorius, Cyril of Alexandria, Leontius of Byzantium, Maximus Confessor, John of Damascus, and Theodore the Studite, as well as the seven ecumenical councils from Nicea 325 to Nicea II 787. Previous study of historical and/or systematic theology is assumed. Christopher A. Beeley

REL 725a, Augustine of Hippo Christopher A. Beeley

REL 726a, Systematic Theology I The purpose of this course is to explore the nature and the systematic interconnections between issues and doctrines that are central to Christian faith and life. Miroslav Volf

REL 726b, Systematic Theology II This course is a continuation of Systematic Theology I.

REL 746b, Vexations: Religion and Politics in the Black Community Emilie M. Townes

REL 795b, Anglican Theology and History: Great Britain Christopher A. Beeley

RLST 866b, Theories of Love Gene Outka

Christian Ethics

REL 742a, Warrior Chants/Unquiet Spirits Emilie M. Townes

REL 772a, Lutheran Ethics in Comparative Context Gene Outka

REL 773a, Religion and Morality This is an exploration of basic questions on the relation betweeen religion and morality in theological and philosophical materials. The last part focuses on theocracy and democracy. Gene Outka

REL 779a, Bonhoeffer and King: Interpreting Christian Ethics Willis Jenkins

Liturgical Studies

REL 781b, The Worship Mall Bryan D. Spinks

REL 782a, Foundations of Christian Worship This team-taught course surveys the major areas of liturgical studies (theological basis, time, space, word and sacraments, pastoral rites, and daily prayer); exposes students to both theological and historical methodologies in looking at worship; traces the development across time of the various strands and traditions of Christian worship; and provides the rudiments for anyone contemplating ordination, liturgical/musical leadership, or any of the more specialized courses offered. Bryan D. Spinks, Teresa Berger

REL 783a, Daily Prayer Liturgical Developments, Theological Principles, Contemporary Practices This seminar proposes for intellectual inquiry the rich tradition of rhythms, materials, and practices of daily prayer that have developed and continue to develop in the life of the church. Teresa Berger

REL 784b, Christian Initiation This course considers the rituals and theologies of baptism from the New Testament to the present, East and West. It considers historic and contemporary services of baptism, as well as theological reflections and doctrinal teachings of different churches at different epochs. It considers the theologies of baptism in ecumenical debate, and contemporary practices, including preaching themes. Bryan D. Spinks

REL 785b, Face of Death: Worship, Music, and Art Markus Rathey, Teresa Berger

REL 786b, Liturgical Theology A seminar of up to twenty-five people exploring Liturgical Theology. Gordon Lathrop

REL 787a, The English Reformation Liturgical Traditions and the Evolution of the Anglican Books of Common Prayer This course considers the liturgical reforms in England, official and unofficial, that gave rise to the Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregationalist, Quaker, and Methodist traditions from 1540 to 1789, looking at liturgical books, theological issues, architecture, music, and preaching styles. The second part of the course focuses on the Anglican Prayer Book tradition from 1789 to the present, and compares the 1979 Book of Common Prayer with that of another Anglican province. This course is required of all Berkeley Divinity School students seeking the Diploma of Anglican Studies; however, the course is designed for students of all denominations, with non-Episcopal students comparing their own denominational book with the 1979 Prayer Book. Bryan D. Spinks

REL 796b, Christian Marriage Bryan D. Spinks

Denominational Courses

REL 791a, Ecclesiology, Ministry, and Polity Lectures on comparative ecclesiology, doctrines of the ministry, and patterns of church polity in Western Christianity. Sections are arranged to enable students to study the history, doctrine, worship, and polity of their own denominations. (Sections on A.M.E. Zion, Roman Catholic, and Unitarian Universalist polities are offered in alternate years.) Donald H. Kirkham, Coordinator. Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and United Methodist

REL 792, Colloquium on Ministry Formation/Anglican This yearlong colloquium series focuses on the theme of leadership formation. In the fall term, juniors examine the complex array of skills and intelligences required to develop “the pastoral imagination,” and seniors engage in a workshop on liturgical celebration (middlers do not take a colloquium in the fall). In the spring term, all three classes meet together for a revolving series on the theory and practice of leadership; organizational behavior; and studies in topics related to pastoral leadership. The colloquium is required of all Berkeley Divinity School students wishing to qualify for the Diploma in Anglican Studies. Joseph H. Britton

REL 793b, United Methodist History and Doctrine

REL 794b, Colloquium on Ministry Formation/Lutheran Michael Merkel

REL 798a, Anglican Theology and History II: ECUSA and the Anglican Communion A course focused on the theology, history, and polity of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the development of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Particular attention is paid to recent developments in the Communion and their theological implications for an Anglican ecclesiology. A continuation of REL 795b, this course is designed for third-year students and is required of all Berkeley Divinity School students intending to qualify for the Anglican Studies Diploma. Joseph H. Britton

Area III. Historical Studies

The intent of Historical Studies is to foster and demand serious consideration by students of the essential historical substance of Christian faith and tradition. Two aspects of inquiry merge in this area of the curriculum: (1) the development of analytic capacities for the understanding of religious thought and practice in their cultural context, and (2) special studies in the cultural context itself that are deemed essential to competent ministry. Work in this area includes social and cultural analysis often focusing on issues that arise at the intersection of established disciplines. Area III thus includes subjects falling outside the domain of explicitly Christian thought.

HIST 487a, West African Islam Based on primary sources and critical secondary literature, the course is an introduction to West African Islam, with particular reference to the historical transmission and local adaptation of Islam in West African societies. Lamin Sanneh

REL 700a, History of Western Christianity 800–1450 Frederick Bruce Gordon

REL 734b, Reformation Europe

REL 737a, German Reformation 1517–1555 Frederick Bruce Gordon

REL 739b, Themes in Reformation Historiography

Area IV. Ministerial Studies

The biblical and theological heritage of Christianity finds focus in engagement with persons and structures of the church and culture. The revelations of the Bible and theology, by their very nature, require ever-renewed lodging and expression in the ongoing life of the both the church and the world. The church and the world, by their natures, require ever-renewed rooting and direction in the Christian heritage. It is a lifetime vocation to learn to discern and guide the processes of this reciprocal engagement. Area IV aspires to find guidelines and impetus for this vocation. All courses in Area IV presuppose some personal experience with the occasions of ministry. The Part-Time Internship with Practicum (REL 986) explicitly provides for this experience, and for demonstrating the relation of theory and practice.

Many Area IV courses have no prerequisites and are appropriate for entering students. Inquiry should be made before planning to take other Area IV courses in the first year.

Principles of Ministry

REL 928, Musical Skills and Vocal Development for Parish Ministry The two-term course is designed to equip students preparing for ministry with the vocal and musical skills necessary for planning and leading Christian worship in a wide variety of liturgical traditions. Students engage practical matters in congregational song, ways in which singing forms community, and strategies for helping the members of the assembly claim their own voices in a culture that privileges performance-quality individualism over the communal musicianship of the assembly. Students learn a diversity of musical and liturgical styles, including chant, psalm-singing, Sacred Harp, and African American and global song traditions in which the role of the enlivener is essential. The course requires field work in local congregations and uses the daily ecumenical worship in Marquand Chapel as a point of discussion. Patrick Evans

Counseling Ministry

REL 869a, Feminist Pastoral Psychology Kristen J. Leslie

REL 907a, Introduction to Pastoral Care This course is designed to introduce the student to foundational theories and strategies of pastoral care. Students explore theological, psychological, and ethical resources that together can act as a particular kind of “lens” to help pastoral caregivers discern the issues at hand in the pastor encounter. M. Jan Holton

REL 907b, Introduction to Pastoral Care This course is a continuation of REL 907a, with particular attention paid to cultural and communal contexts and consequent strategies of care. The course helps the student develop skills in the art of pastoral care through a rigorous method of practice in the form of role-play and reflection enhanced by the foundational theories mentioned in the description of REL 907a. Students spend significant time exploring specific issues and strategies commonly faced by pastors. Kristen J. Leslie

REL 973a, Pastoral Leadership in Community-Based Systems of Healing Kristen J. Leslie

Preaching Ministry

REL 912a, Principles and Practice of Preaching This is the introductory course in the theology, history, and practice of preaching. Special attention is given to biblical exposition, the congregational context, the appropriate use of experience, the development of a homiletical imagination, and engaging all the preacher’s gifts for communication. Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, Thomas H. Troeger

REL 962a, Preaching to Whole Congregations through Multiple Ways of Knowing Yolanda Y. Smith, Thomas H. Troeger

REL 970a, Preaching and Pastoral Care M. Jan Holton, Leonora Tubbs Tisdale

Educational Ministry

REL 905b, Resources for the Study of Religion The course is designed to help the student develop skills to identify, select, and retrieve the information required for research in religious studies and/or the practice of ministry. The form, function, content, and organization of specific research resources in religious studies and related disciplines (with an emphasis on the Christian tradition) are explored in the broader context of the history of scholarship, publishing, and libraries. The course includes instruction in the use of educational technologies for research and presentation. Paul F. Stuehrenberg, Suzanne Estelle-Holmer

REL 972a, Youth, Culture, and Christian Education This course examines a range of pedagogical concerns related to today’s youth. Attention is given to theological and educational perspectives; developmental theory; cultural influences; curriculum resources; teen spirituality and identity formation; creative teaching strategies; and hands-on analysis and critique of contemporary models of youth ministry. In addition, students explore new possibilities for youth ministries that honor the gifts, insights, and significant findings that emerge from youth experiences. Yolanda Y. Smith

Area V. Comparative and Cultural Studies

Courses in this area are grouped as follows: Comparative Studies: The exploration of non-Christian traditions with special emphasis upon comparative religious questions. Philosophy and Religion: The study of conceptual issues that bear upon method in theology and ethics, the philosophical clarification of religious concepts and categories, and the examination of philosophical worldviews that are alternatives to traditional Christian perspectives. Religion and the Arts: Studies concerning the nature of human imagination in visual, literary, and musical forms that have shaped the religious life and its cultural expression, both within and outside the Christian church. Study of Personality: The examination of the methodologies that illumine the way the human personality is shaped. The inquiry is normally undertaken within the context of ministry. Study of Society: The employment of normative and social-scientific tools to comprehend and bring under ethical and theological scrutiny societal institutions (including religious ones) and ideational patterns.

Comparative Studies

REL 814a, Christian-Muslim Dialogue This is an introductory survey of Islam: its origin, history, law, theology, and religious tradition.The course explores interfaith issues in terms of convergence as well as contrast. Lamin Sanneh

REL 816b, World Christianity Lamin Sanneh

REL 817b, World Religions and Ecology John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker

REL 819b, African Religions: A Theological Inquiry Lamin Sanneh

REL 874a, Christian Evangelism Practice/Theory This is a roundtable exploration of representative pre-Christendom, Christendom, and post-Christendom practices and theories of Christian evangelism across a range of cultural contexts and ecclesiastical orientations, with special attention to historical, social, and hermeneutical factors influencing Christian perceptions of the what, the why, the how, the whether, and the so what of evangelism. Jonathan Bonk

REL 875a, Faith and Globalization Religion will slowly wither away or lodge itself quietly into the privacy of worshipers’ hearts, many leading thinkers of the nineeenthth and twentieth centuries predicted. Instead, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, we find that religion has re-emerged as an important factor on the national and international scenes, in such disparate spheres as politics, business, medicine, and so on. Moreover, the number of religious adherents is growing in the world today, both in absolute and relative terms. Religion’s influence promises therefore to continue undiminished. That influence is likely to prove ambivalent—contributing significantly to human flourishing, and yet at the same time serving as a source of extremism and violence. The course explores a set of interrelated issues about the resurgence of religion on the public scene in the context of globalization. Students examine: (1) the extent and the precise nature of the resurgence of religion globally, and reasons for it; (2) cases in which religion fosters extremism and serves as an oppressive and violence generating force; (3) cases from various spheres of life in which religion is a factor contributing to human flourishing at the communal, organizational, and global levels; and (4) ways in which and the conditions under which robust religious allegiances of people can be employed constructively in a pluralistic environment of an increasingly interconnected world. Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair

REL 877a, American Indian Religions and Ecology John Grim

Philosophy of Religion

REL 820a, Philosophy of Religion: Locke and Nietzsche Andre C. Willis

REL 822a, American Pragmatism and Religion This course is an introduction to the central religious themes and thinkers of the “pragmatist” school. Authors include Emerson, James, Royce, Santayana, Peirce, and Dewey. Andre C. Willis

Study of Society

RLST 868a, Communicative Ethics in a Multicultural Democracy Thomas W. Ogletree

REL 870b, Environmental Ethics Willis Jenkins

REL 876b, Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in Religion This interdisciplinary course is required of all students in the WGSS concentration. The course introduces students to the various histories, issues, methods, and theories that are relevant for women’s, gender, and sexuality studies in religion. By integrating several disciplines in this course, students explore theoretical and practical ways these approaches inform understandings of the subject matter. The course focuses on key figures, movements, texts, images, and themes. The instructor(s) coordinate this course with the participation of other faculty. Emilie M. Townes, Teresa Berger

REL 878b, Neighborhood Ethics Willis Jenkins, Harlon Dalton

REL 887a, Covenant, Federalism, and Public Ethics This course is offered as an advanced seminar in religious social ethics. It examines biblical, Reformed Protestant, and Puritan notions of covenant in their bearing on the development of federal conceptions of government, as exemplified in the U.S. Constitution and elaborated in The Federalist papers. An underlying thesis for the seminar is that strong and self-conscious covenantal traditions have generated a distinctive and highly important answer to the classic question “What is the best form of government?” Explicit attention is given to the shifting role that religion has played in the evolution of constitutional democracies. Thomas W. Ogletree

Religion and the Arts

REL 847a, The House of the Lord The objective of this course is to prepare future ministers and pastoral personnel to understand and design/redesign their worship spaces. This is visual ecclesiology, not interior decoration. The course also acts as an historical survey of twenty centuries of church design for preaching and sacraments, and demonstrates how sacred space has shaped theology and liturgical practice, as well as how it has been shaped by them. Although there are no prerequisites, it is hoped that students know something about Scripture and Christian worship, particularly that of their own religious tradition. The course consists of illustrated lectures. Requirements and evaluation include intensive reading, class participation and presentation, several short papers, and group visits to local or sacred spaces. Jaime Lara, Karla Britton

REL 850a, Dante’s Journey to God Peter Hawkins

REL 856b, Religious Themes in Contemporary American Poetry Peter S. Hawkins

REL 858b, Music and Ritual: Global Perspective Anna Gade

Additional Courses Offered

The following courses are not offered in the 2008–2009 academic year, but are representative of those likely to be offered in rotation over subsequent years.

Area I

Character and Community in the Biblical Short Story: Jonah, Ruth, and Esther
Feminist Interpretation: A Narratological Approach to 1 & 2 Samuel
Hebrew Exegesis: The Book of Micah
Hebrew Exegesis: Jeremiah
Advanced Hebrew Poetry: Job
Greek Exegesis of Luke
Greek Exegesis: Acts of the Apostles
English Exegesis of Matthew
English Exegesis: Amos and Hosea
The Book of Daniel and Related Literature
Judaism in the Persian Period
History of First-Century Palestine
Historical Jesus
Jesus’s Death as a Saving Event
Living with Difficult Texts
Apocalyptic Imagination in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Martyrs and Martyrdom
Crafting Early Christian Identities
The Rise of Monotheism in Ancient Israel
Irony and Meaning in the Hebrew Bible
History and Methods of the Discipline of New Testament Studies
Hebrew Bible Seminar: Problems in the Book of Deuteronomy
The Sectarian Movement in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Corinthian Correspondence
Sibling Rivalries: Israel and “The Other”

Area II

History of Christian Thought 500–1600
Christian Theology of “Other Religions”
Theology of Athanasius
Process Theology Seminar
The Theology of Plato and Aristotle
Contemporary German Theology
The Theology of John Calvin
Environmental Theologies
The Conversational Theology of Rowan Williams
God in Modern Thought
Patristic Trinitarian Doctrine
Love and Justice
Agape and Special Relations
African American Religious Strategies
Desire and the Formation of Faith
Theological Ethics
Music in Medieval Britain
Ritual Theory and Sacramental Theology
Music and Theology in the Sixteenth Century: Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, and the Council of Trent
Praying What We Believe: Theology and Worship
Liturgical Theology
Gender and the Liturgical Tradition
Eucharistic Prayers and Eucharistic Theology
United Methodist History and Doctrine
Anglican Theology and History II: ECUSA and the Anglican Communion

Area III

The Life and Thought of Jonathan Edwards
History of Western Christianity, 1300–1700
Sacred Music in the Western Christian Tradition
Buxtehude
Late Beethoven
Music, Liturgy, and Historiography in Medieval England
Pietism and the Origins of Evangelicalism
The Life and Thought of Martin Luther
Sin, Penance, and Forgiveness in Early Modern Europe
Christian Spirituality in the Age of Reform

Area IV

Church Administration
Family Systems and Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care with Young Adults
Pastoral Care in Loss: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
Pastoral Care in Small Groups
Pastoral Care with Those Suffering through Depression
Narrative Therapy
Text, Memory, and Performance
The New Homiletic: Innovative Methods of Proclamation
Spirituality of Presence in the Pulpit
Prophetic Preaching
Hymnody as a Resource for Preaching and Worship
Preaching in Congregational Contexts
Theologies of Preaching
Women’s Way of Preaching
Introduction to Christian Religious Education
Teaching the Bible in the Congregation
Christian Education in the African American Experience
Spirituality and Religious Education
Creativity and the Congregation

Area V

Gender, Religion, and Globalization: Practices, Texts, and Contexts
Seminar on World Religions and Ecology
Kierkegaard’s Philosophy of Religion
Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Religion
Kant’s Philosophy of Religion
Ethics and the Economy
Christian Social Ethics
Communicative Ethics in a Multicultural Democracy
Modern Christian Art and Architecture
Spiritual Autobiography
Elegy, Memory, and the Poetics of Grief
Milton
Late-Medieval English Drama
Four English Religious Poets
The Afterlife: The Apocalypse in Art and Architecture
The Art and Architecture of Conversion and Evangelism
Christianity and Culture
Theological Aesthetics
Hume and Religion
The Political Economy of Misery
What’s in a Text: Charles Long’s Significations

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