Theology

Classes

THEO 290/490 : Readings in Theology

Available as needed. Topics include individualized program of reading and writing in theological literature.

Credits

1 - 3

Prerequisites

Permission of the department chair, academic advisor, and supervising professor.

THEO 320 : Pentecost

Explores the role of the Holy Spirit in personal transformation as demonstrated in the Pentecostal movement. Topics include interdisciplinary methods to ask, "How do stories shape our lives?", reading and writing spiritual and personal biographies and autobiographies to grasp the importance of "bearing witness" not only to the Pentecostal movement, but also to the world at large in their own lives.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 111, 115, and 116.

THEO 325 : Theology of Compassion

Examines the rich biblical foundations that inform the way in which compassion functions as an essential element of Christian faith. Students will learn how compassion relates to what it means to be the people of God according to both the Old and New Testaments. A biblical approach to compassion will then be set within a clear Pentecostal framework that examines the role of the Spirit in relation to both signs and wonders and ethical formation.

Credits

3

THEO 334 : The Early Church

Examines early Christian leaders and their thoughts from AD 100 to 600. Topics include first four ecumenical councils.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 111, 115, 116, and one PHIL course.

THEO 335 : The Middle Ages and Beginnings of Renewal

Explores the development of theology and doctrine throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Topics include Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Wycliffe, and Hus.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 111, 115, 116, and one PHIL course

THEO 336 : The Reformation and Its Legacy

Introduces major societal/theological forces, events, and personalities that produced the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Topics include developments in the post-Reformation period including the Catholic reformation, rise of confessional Protestantism, and the wars of religion leading to the Peace of Westphalia (1648).

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 111, 115, 116 and one PHIL course.

THEO 360 : Systematic Theology Survey

Examines systematic theology with a view to articulating a strategic summary of its major themes. Topics include revelation to eschatology and explicating the logical coherence of a Christian worldview.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 111, 115, and 116.

THEO 445 : Old Testament Theology

Explains major Old Testament themes. Topics include hermeneutical issues and key figures in Old Testament study.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 337.

THEO 446 : New Testament Theology

Explains major New Testament themes. Topics include hermeneutical issues and key figures in New Testament study.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 337.

THEO 470-479 : Special Topics in Theology

Available as needed. Topics include theology, theological traditions, themes, texts, or issues. Course title is listed on the transcript.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIBL 296 or permission of the professor.