Denver Seminary

139 movements, as well as specific theological topics. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Recommended prerequisite: TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II. Two or three hours. TH 650 Traditions of Protestant Theology Explores unity and diversity within Christianity in general and among major traditions of Protestantism (for example, Anabaptist, Anglican, Baptist, Dispensational, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Reformed, and Wesleyan). The historical origins and development, the theological method and biblical hermeneutic, and the theology and doctrinal distinctives of specific traditions are studied, and the implications of these for Christian life and ministry are considered. Prerequisites: CH 500 History of the Christian Movement; TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Two or three hours. TH 651 Calvin and Reformed Theology An examination of Calvin's theology through study of his Institutes of the Christian Religion and traces the subsequent theology of the Reformed tradition, including its leading confessional statements. Prerequisite: TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I. Pre or corequisite: CH 500 History of the Christian Movement. Two or three hours. 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 fifth 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 or three 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

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