{"id":53,"date":"2013-01-18T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeuwebpages.wpengine.com\/tcross\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2013-01-18T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T13:57:01","slug":"graduate-courses-i-teach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webpages.leeu.edu\/tcross\/graduate-courses-i-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GERM 501 \u2013 Theological German<\/strong><br \/>\nAn introduction to theological German designed for the student who has little or no previous knowledge of the language. The course will focus on the basics of German grammar and syntax, while acquisition of vocabulary and translation drills will concentrate on religious and theological selections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GERM 502 \u2013 Readings in Theological German<br \/>\n<\/strong>Continuing the course on introduction to theological German, this course reviews and extends the grammatical and syntactical aspects of the German language. Students will be exposed to a variety of philosophical and theological texts meant to prepare them for comprehension and reading of German for research in future work. With this goal in mind, the emphasis is on reading comprehension and extensive exposure of as many theological and biblical readings as possible. The prerequisite is GERM-501.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATN 501 \u2013 Ecclesiastical Latin<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course will introduce the student to the basic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of the Latin language, with special attention towards ecclesiastical Latin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATN 502 \u2013 Readings in Ecclesiastical Latin<br \/>\n<\/strong>This course will build upon the introduction to basic Latin grammar and focus on extending vocabulary and reading skills. Its special emphasis will be on writings of an ecclesiastical nature from the early church fathers through the 17th century.<\/p>\n<p>Prerequisites &#8211;\u00a0LATN-501<\/p>\n<p><strong>MMST 534 \u2013 Practical Theology<br \/>\n<\/strong>This course introduces students to the discipline of practical theology by engaging theological reflection upon the practice of ministry and church life. Rather than remaining in a contemplative mode of the traditional theological task, practical theology stresses the transformative character of doing theology by examining the underlying theological assumptions and foundations of the church\u2019s life and praxis. Students will learn to assess the church\u2019s actions for what they could or should be from a theological standpoint, yet also learn to describe and assess these actions as they truly exist. This theological and practical examination of the church will focus on areas where thought and praxis overlap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEO 576 \u2013 Seminar in Theology (Calvin)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course is a seminar focusing on selected portions of Calvin\u2019s Institutes of the Christian Religion. It considers the successive editions of the work in both Latin and French, ascertaining the purpose for such and the nuances of the Reformer\u2019s thought therein. Students will attend to the lectures on various aspects of Calvin\u2019s personal and professional life and will interact by papers and discussion with portions of Calvin\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEO 578 \u2013 Seminar in Theology (Barth)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course is a seminar that will focus on a selected portion of the primary writings of Karl Barth. Barth\u2019s theological views will be placed within a larger framework of his thought, but the focus will be on a limited section of his Church Dogmatics I\/1 and II\/1. Students will \u201cexegete\u201d passages from Barth\u2019s writings and will discuss in a seminar setting the implications for his doctrine of God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEO 594 \u2013 Special Topics in Theological Studies*<\/strong><br \/>\nAn intensive study of selective topics in theological studies, including research and critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources.<\/p>\n<p>previous special topics:<br \/>\n* <strong>Augustine<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GERM 501 \u2013 Theological German An introduction to theological German designed for the student who has little or no previous knowledge of the language. The course will focus on the basics of German grammar and syntax, while acquisition of vocabulary and translation drills will concentrate on religious and theological selections. 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