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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. Offered spring semesters, even years. Three hours. TH 656 Sixteenth Century Christian Thought A study of Christian thought during the era of the Reformation. Topics include the major theological streams of the Protestant Reformation (Lutheran, Anabaptist, Reformed, and Anglican), as well as Roman Catholicism. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I; Pre- or corequisite: CH 501 Survey of Church History or CH 503 Engaging Reformation and Modern Church History. Offered fall semesters, odd years. Two or three hours. TH 658 Theology in the Early Church A study of Christian thought from the close of the New Testament through the end of the eighthcentury. 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 502 Engaging Early and Medieval Church History; TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Two or three hours. TH 671 Theology for the Practice of Ministry Guides students in examining the challenges associated with bringing theological reflection to bear upon the practice of ministry, formulating a method for thinking theologically about ministry issues and applying theological reflection to specific ministry issues identified by students. Course format includes lectures, discussions, student presentations, and case studies. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Offered fall semesters, odd years. Two hours. TH 672 Theology of Work A study of the history of biblical and theological understandings of work, its nature, value, and place in God's economy, with attention to the philosophical and cultural influences on Christian understandings of work. 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. TH 590, 690 Studies in Theology These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. 121