Este curso de estudio dirigido incluye las revisiones finales y la defensa oral de la disertación. El estudiante candidato debe obtener un permiso por escrito de su asesor de tesis para poder inscribirse en este curso.
This course explores the biblical texts regarding the different images and theological understandings of the Church mentioned in those materials. Since the New Testament draws extensively from the literary materials and theological understanding of...
This course will examine texts from across the Protestant Christian canon (OT and NT) that directly speak to the tradition of equality, liberation and empowerment of all persons, especially those from historically marginalized communities. The class...
This course critically considers a variety of historical understandings of the Church as reflected in her thought and creedal statements, institutional and group developments, practices, mission, and role within society. This course will reflect on...
This course examines the essential role of both critical and constructive thinking for sound scholarship and for the Church’s self-understanding as well as the formation of ethics and virtues with regard to the Church. Since these two areas function...
This course is an advanced study of the principles and practices of three specific areas of ministry: evangelism, preaching, and sacramental worship. Included in the course will be student submission of sermons for peer discussions and evaluation in...
This course orients the student to aspects of online graduate education, with specific attention to expectations and requirements of students in an advanced theological program. The course also introduces the student to theological research, with a...
This course explores the issues of “theological method,” particularly through a Wesleyan perspective. It asks the question, what is religious truth and how do we obtain it? It also seeks to navigate between theology that is universal and theology in...
This course examines recent literature in the discussion of the doctrine of God as it relates to the Church, focusing on what the Church has been saying about theological language and God’s attributes, as the Church seeks to understand herself with...