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Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
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Describing WO520 Do the nature and activity of the Trinity have anything to say about how we worship today? In light of the Trinity, does the history of Christian worship have anything to say about how we worship today? These are the questions that will organize WO520, The History of Christian Worship. The class is designed to be an environment in which a student can explore answers to these questions. We’ll explore these questions by imagining ourselves as leadership in a church named First Methodist Church (we will call it the Touchstone Church in this course), responsible for the church’s …
Cs 640 Christianity And Social Justice, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Christianity And Social Justice, James R. Thobaben
Syllabi
Virkler, Henry A., A Christian’s Guide to Critical Thinking [read Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7] Monahan, Mirola & Emerson,Sociology of Religion: A Reader THIS SUBSTITUTES FOR: McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context [DO NOT USE THIS BOOK] Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches [read all except skim Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43, 45, 52, 54, 58, 59, 65, 68, 69] Stark & Finke, Acts of Faith [read entire book] Thobaben, James R. "Ecclesiology & Covenant: Christian Social Institutions in a Pluralistic Setting" (available …
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Daniel Boyd
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Daniel Boyd
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Required texts: James F. White, INTRODUCTION TO WORSHIP [ICW] Rob L. Staples, OUTWARD SIGN AND INWARD GRACE [OSIG]
Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
Syllabi
What the Student Needs for This Course: Required “Texts” and Other Items 1. The course DVD set (to be sent by ExL staff). Contact ExL support (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. They will run in DVD players attached to TVs or on computers with the right software. Please note that these DVDs are the property of the seminary and must be returned at the end of the semester. Copyrighted materials on the DVDs (and website) are only for your use as a student in this course. …
Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth
Syllabi
1. The course DVD set (to be sent by ExL staff). Contact ExL support (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. They will run in DVD players attached to TVs or on computers with the right software. Please note that these DVDs are the property of the seminary and must be returned at the end of the semester. Copyrighted materials on the DVDs (and website) are only for your use as a student in this course. They should not be distributed more widely. 2. These 4 books: 1) …
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Syllabi
Texts: Virkler, Henry A., A Christian’s Guide to Critical Thinking [read Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7] McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context [read entire book] Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches [read all except skim Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43, 45, 52, 54, 58, 59, 65, 68, 69] � Stark & Finke, Acts of Faith [read entire book] Thobaben, James R. "Ecclesiology & Covenant: Christian Social Institutions in a Pluralistic Setting" (available on closed reserve)
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Syllabi
McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context [read entire book] Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches [read all EXCEPT skim Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43, 45, 52, 54, 58, 59, 65, 68, 69] Stark & Finke, Acts of Faith [read entire book] Thobaben, James R. "Ecclesiology & Covenant: Christian Social Institutions in a Pluralistic Setting" (on closed reserve)
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
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Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (1985). Roland H. Bainton and Jaroslav Pelikan, The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (1990). Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, 20th CenturyTheology: God and the World in Transtition (1992).
Do 630 Doctrine Of The Holy Sprit, Allan Coppedge
Do 630 Doctrine Of The Holy Sprit, Allan Coppedge
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Allan Coppedge, Holy Living (MS) ________, Workbook on Spiritual Gifts Coppedge and Ury, In His Image
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
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McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Syllabi
McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review)
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
Syllabi
Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (1985). Roland H. Bainton and Jaroslav Pelikan, The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (1990). Nathan O. Hatch, The Democratization of American Christianity (1988).
St Ms 680: Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
St Ms 680: Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
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Sire, James. Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways the Cults Misread the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1980. Stark, Rodney, and William Sims Bainbridge. The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Tsoukalas, Steven. Masonic Rites and Wrongs: An Examination of Freemasonry. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. Tucker, Ruth. Another Gospel: Alternative Religions and the New Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Donald C. Boyd
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Donald C. Boyd
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James F. White, DOCUMENTS OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP [DOC] James F. White, INTRODUCTION TO WORSHIP [ICW] Rob L. Staples, OUTWARD SIGN AND INWARD GRACE [OSIG] Hoyt L. Hickman, THE WORSHIP RESOURCES OF THE UNITED METHODIST HYMNAL [WRUM … a primary source for the mid-term examination]
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Donald C. Boyd
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Donald C. Boyd
Syllabi
James F. White, DOCUMENTS OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP [DOC] James F. White, INTRODUCTION TO WORSHIP [ICW] Rob L. Staples, OUTWARD SIGN AND INWARD GRACE [OSIG] Hoyt L. Hickman, THE WORSHIP RESOURCES OF THE UNITED METHODIST HYMNAL [WRUM … a primary source for the mid-term examination]
Ch Ht 612 Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
Ch Ht 612 Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
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Sire, James. Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways the Cults Misread the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1980. Stark, Rodney, and William Sims Bainbridge. The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Tsoukalas, Steven. Masonic Rites and Wrongs: An Examination of Freemasonry. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. Tucker, Ruth. Another Gospel: Alternative Religions and the 'ew Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989. *In addition to the above (approx. 1,100 pages), students are required to research primary source cultic literature toward the submission of a research paper.
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
Ch 502 Church History Ii, William Kostlevy
Syllabi
Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (1985). Roland H. Bainton and Jaroslav Pelikan, The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (1985). Henry Bettenson, Documents of the Christian Church (1963). Anthony Dunnavant, ed. Poverty and Ecclesiology: #ineteenth-Century Evangelicals in the Light of Liberation Theology (1992). (Available from the instructor)
Do 604 The Christian Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit, Allan Coppedge
Do 604 The Christian Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit, Allan Coppedge
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Required Texts: Allan Coppedge, Holy Living (MS) ________, Workbook on Spiritual Gifts Coppedge and Ury, In His Image 2. Recommended Texts: Thomas Oden, Life in the Spirit Yves Congar, I Believe In The Holy Spirit
Cs 630 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 630 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
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McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Waardenburg, Jacques, Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review) All additional required readings AND some of the source readings on Closed Reserve.