Denver Seminary

119 TH 652 Theology in Global Perspectives An examination of how the gospel is being interpreted by emerging theologians in diverse contexts in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The course further explores specific ways in which the gospel is applied practically to spiritual, social, and political issues worldwide. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Two or Three hours. TH 655 Theology in the Early Church A study of Christian thought from the close of the New Testament through the end of the eighth-century. The course considers the most influential church fathers in both East and West and the articulation of Christian doctrine at the major church councils, in the context of the institutional and social developments of the church at that time. Prerequisites: CH 500 History of the Christian Movement; TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Two or three hours. TH 657 Sixteenth Century Christian Thought Explores Christian thought during the era of the Reformation through a consideration of the historical contexts in both society and church, the theological methods, and the significance of both theological changes and continuities. Topics are drawn primarily from the major streams of the Protestant Reformation (Lutheran, Anabaptist, Reformed, and Anglican). Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I; pre- or corequisite: CH 500 History of the Christian Movement. Two or three hours. TH 671 Theology for the Practice of Ministry Guides students in understanding and addressing the challenges involved in bringing theological commitments to bear upon the practice of ministry. Focuses on formulating a theoretically sound and practically useful method for theological reflection on the practice of ministry and applying that method to specific ministry issues. Course format includes lectures, discussions, and case studies. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Two hours. TH 672 Theology of Work An exploration of the relationship between Christian faith and work. Topics include work, vocation and calling, the history of biblical and theological understandings of work, and the nature, value and place of work in God's economy. Cultural context and implications for Christian life and ministry, both individual and corporate, are considered throughout the course. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Two hours. TH 673 Theological Ethics This course surveys distinctively Christian theological approaches to ethics. Both biblical and theological principles and perspectives on morality will be studied. Consideration will be given to schools of theological ethical thought, as well as specific theological issues. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Two hours.

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