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Course Schedule 2017-2018

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Summer 2017 Fall 2017 Intersession 2018 Spring 2018

GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION & PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS COURSE SCHEDULE 2017-2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS Summer Information

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Summer Courses by Field

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Fall Information

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Fall Courses by Field Art & Religion (RA) Biblical Studies & Biblical Languages (BS) Old Testament Studies (OT) New Testament Studies (NT) Christian Spirituality (SP) Cultural & Historical Studies of Religions (HR) Ethics & Social Theory [Includes Christian Ethics] (CE) Religion & Society (RS) Field Education (FE) Functional Theology (FT) History (HS) Homiletics (HM) Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Liturgical Studies (LS) Philosophy & Philosophy of Religion (PH) Systematic Theology (ST) Religion & Psychology (PS) Special Courses

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GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION & PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS COURSE SCHEDULE 2017-2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS Intersession Information

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Intersession Courses by Field

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Spring Courses by Field Art & Religion (RA) Biblical Studies & Biblical Languages (BS) Old Testament Studies (OT) New Testament Studies (NT) Christian Spirituality (SP) Cultural & Historical Studies of Religions (HR) Ethics & Social Theory [Includes Christian Ethics] (CE) Religion & Society (RS) Field Education (FE) Functional Theology (FT) History (HS) Homiletics (HM) Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Liturgical Studies (LS) Philosophy & Philosophy of Religion (PH) Systematic Theology (ST) Religion & Psychology (PS) Theology & Education (ED) Special Courses (DM/EL/MA/STD/STL)

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SUMMER SESSION 2017 6/04/17–8/31/17 NOTE: Registration for Summer Session is now available on WebAdvisor. For instructions, please refer to the standard registration instructions.

SUMMER 2017 REGISTRATION DATES EARLY REGISTRATION: N/A GENERAL REGISTRATION: Opens 4/10/17 (STUDENTS MAY REGISTER UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS)

LATE REGISTRATION: N/A

PLEASE NOTE: • Register for Summer session through WebAdvisor/Student Planning • If you are using a PDF copy of the course schedule, check the online Searchable Course Schedule for any final course changes prior to registering (e.g., change of time, day, place, or description), as well as new courses, and cancelled courses. • Those using Early Registration should verify their schedules using WebAdvisor/Student Planning in the week before classes begin to ensure that course information hasn’t changed since registering. • Check with your school for policies concerning Summer registration. • You may register up to the first day of the course, but because courses with limited enrollment may fill up during the early registration period, it is to your advantage to register as soon as possible. • Courses for which insufficient interest is shown during the Early Registration period may be cancelled. TO AVOID PROBLEMS: • Read the instructions & schedule information carefully. • Courses of varying length are offered from June 4, 2017, through August 31, 2017; please note start and end dates carefully in the description of the course. • Check the online Schedule for all final details. • If the course has a restriction, contact the Instructor for a Faculty Consent. • If taking a Special Reading Course (SRC) be sure to turn in the SRC form to your registrar. Webadvisor/Student Planning registration for SRC’s is not available during the summer term. In the following listing of courses, course descriptions may continue from the bottom of one column to the top of the next column or from the bottom of one page to the top of the next page. 3

SUMMER 2017 CERS4468-01 DEATH & JUSTICE: A CASE STUDY Fraser (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM This August intensive is an advanced counter oppression course focusing on the book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink. The premise of the course is that you are a religious leader perhaps a CPE student working in Memorial Hospital or a parish minister in the hospital for another reason. You are trapped in the hospital in New Orleans by rising water. How do you understand race, class and ageism as they play out in this setting? What tools would you have to address the situation intersectionally and perhaps even prevent the euthanasia that happened? We will address this case study through readings on racial justice; prayer and meditation are some of your tools. Students must read the book and submit summaries 7 days prior to the class. Required reading includes Ta-Nehisi Coats Between the World and Me, a book on prayer chosen by the student and other articles to be assigned. The class will involve analysis of the hospital system, case study role playing, presentations by experts and much extemporaneous prayer. This will be an intense and experiential learning experience. Pre-requisites: ECO or instructor permission are pre-requisites. It is particularly important that students come to class prepared. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] Class meets daily, 8/14/17-8/18/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM.

ART & RELIGION RALS4300-01 LEADERSHIP, LITURGY, LEARNING Favreault (SKSM) 3 units MTWThSU 9:00 AM-3:00 PM SKSM: READING In this 3-credit course, we will explore the design, experience and leadership of multigenerational worship and ritual in for Unitarian Universalist congregational contexts, emphasizing the role of liturgist as leader of faith formation in religious community. Texts, field trips, video and story will be drawn from the work of artists, performers, clergy and thinkers who guide our work in the study and creation of transformational ritual and liturgical forms. There will be dancing, there will be poems, there will be food, there will be song, there will be artmaking and picture taking. Sessions will take place on campus and in immersion-style field trips Sunday-Thursday, 8/27/178/31/17, from 9:00am-3:00pm, at SKSM Reading Room. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

BIBLICAL STUDIES & BIBLICAL LANGUAGES BS1042-01 LATIN I & II: INTENSIVE STUDY Carlson (JST) 6 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-12:00 PM JST:216 This six week course (June 12-July 21) covers two semesters of Latin. The course offers an introduction to the grammar and syntax of Latin. The goal is to learn Classical and Medieval Latin well enough by the end of Semester II to read accurately, precisely, and without extensive help. Exercises and readings are drawn from original texts of Classical and Medieval authors. There is strong emphasis on etymology, vocabulary, and comparative grammar. The three paperback textbooks are Wheelock's Latin, 7th edition (2011); Workbook for Wheelock's Latin by Paul Comeau and Richard LaFleur (2000); and Thirty-Eight Latin Stories Designed to Accompany Wheelock's Latin by Anne Groton and James May (2004). Grades for each semester are made up of four components: class participation including regular quizzes, written exercises, tests every four chapters (of 40 chapters overall), and a cumulative exam at the end of the semester. The course fulfills the Latin requirement for the JST or Boston College School of Theology & Ministry S.T.L. degree. Professor Greg Carlson is happy to answer questions about the course. Class meets Monday through Friday, 6/12/177/21/17, from 9:00am-12:00pm at JST 216.

RELIGION & SOCIETY RSFT1017-01 ECO CORE INTENSIVE Lettini (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM:FIRESIDE Educating to ^Create Just and Sustainable Communities that Counter Oppressions^ (^ECO^) is a core goal of Starr King's MDiv and MASC degree programs. In this required core intensive, MDiv and MASC students' work together to form a framework for counter-oppressive spiritual leadership. We will ask: how can spirituality, ministry, and religious activism respond to the multiple and intersecting realities of injustice, suffering, and oppression in our lives and our world? What models of justice and sustainable community invite our commitment? Drawing on Unitarian Universalist and multireligious sources, we will explore how in the midst of a world marked by tragedy, sorrow and injustice there remain abiding resources of beauty and grace that nourish resistance, offer healing and call us to accountability and community building. Reading and writing assignments to be completed before the course. This course will include Moodle as a resource to share material, resources and ideas before and after the residential week in Berkeley. The 2017 ECO Core Intensive will have a special focus on poverty and racial injustice. [Faculty Consent

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SUMMER 2017 required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 8/21/17-8/25/17, from 9:00am5:00pm at SKSM Fireside Room. INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/16/18-1/20/18, from 9:00am-5:00pm at a location TBD.

HRSP4012-01 INTRO TO AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY Johnson (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM In the creation of our ^Beloved Community,^ this course will ask and answer what contributions do the ancient spiritual wisdoms of Africa have to offer at this time? The course will consist of lectures, demonstrations and student participation. Class participation and final reflection paper will constitute student evaluations. Indigenous African Spiritualties differ from what we in the West may refer to as ^religion.^ There is no fixed creed or closed theological system as seen in some forms of Christianity and Islam. Indigenous African spiritualties are primarily based upon oral traditions and do not have a codified written text, like other major religions. African spiritualties are holistic. In them, any imbalance or disturbance is seen not only as personal but includes one's social, family and village relationships and the relationship with one's ancestors. They encompass at their most basic level a universal belief in survival and triumph over death and the immortality of the human soul. The course will be experiential in nature with links to how African Spiritualties can inform our communal and global pursuit of social justice. Class meets Monday-Friday, 8/21/17-8/25/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Reading Room.

FUNCTIONAL THEOLOGY FTED2101-01 UU MINISTRY LEADERSHIP CORE McNatt (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 10:00 AM-6:00 PM SKSM This CORE intensive course focuses on the theological foundations and habits of mind necessary to be a self-defined leader among Unitarian Universalists, either in congregations or in other UU settings. Students will have the opportunity to test their current skills in a series of real-world challenges likely to be faced in parish or community settings. The goal is to allow student the chance to confront possible issues while the stakes are low. Role playing, small group work and reflection papers will be required. Prerequisite readings will be announced. This is a required course for the M.Div. program. [Faculty Consent required; 14 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]. Class meets daily, 8/14/17-8/18/17, from 10:00am-6:00pm at SKSM Fireside Room.

RELIGION & PSYCHOLOGY PS2862-01 PSTRL CARE IN ANGER & CONFLICT Clark (ABSW) 1.5 units MTWThF 6:10 PM-9:45 PM ABSW For spiritual caregivers, anger--both within ourselves and encountered in those for whom we are caring--is often misunderstood, and anger and conflict frequently create an apparent impasse in ministry. To address this situation, students in this course will learn about the physiology of emotions (specifically anger), explore their own personal/cultural/familial awareness of anger, engage a theology of anger and conflict, and practice strategies for offering spiritual care with angry persons and/or in conflictual interactions. Course format includes discussions, lectures, simulated pastoral encounters, films, and student presentations. Evaluation will be based on class participation, reflection papers, and a case study. Class meets daily, 7/24/17-7/28/17, from 6:10pm-9:45pm, at ABSW. [20 max enrollment]

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF RELIGIONS HRBS1822-01 INTRO TO QURANIC STUDIES Anwar (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM In this introductory course in Quranic Studies, students will learn skills as to how to read the Quran, including structural and literary analyses of Quranic suras (chapters), and will be expected to read through the entire text of the Quran and write brief reflections on each of its suras. In class we will focus on the hymnic suras of the Quran which contain existential concerns and other passages that relate to the theme of religious freedom, pluralism and gender relations. The students will be expected to come to class having done the readings and assignments and will have time after the intensive to revise their assignments. The class will provide a learning environment that encourages diversity of points of views and respects differences in opinion. Doctoral students may take this course with the extra assignment of a 5000 word research paper. This course fulfills a requirement for the Certificate in Multi-religious Studies. [Faculty Consent required; 23 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]. Class meets daily, 8/14/17-8/19/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Reading Room.

SPECIAL COURSES DM6000-01 D.MIN. SEMINAR Walker (PSR) 3 units

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SUMMER 2017 TBA 9:00 AM-1:00 PM PSR-OFFSITE This course assists PSR Doctor of Ministry students to focus their projects and create a plan of study for the first year in the program. In addition to being a workshop in research project design, the course will introduce a number of theological and general research methods, contextual and interdisciplinary modes of inquiry, and consider multi-cultural, multi-generational and socioeconomic environments of ministry today. This is a seminar/discussion course and students will be evaluated on a preliminary essay, class participation, a bibliography and a plan of study. Intended for PSR DMin students only. [Auditors excluded] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 7/17/17-7/28/17, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, at UCC Conference Office, Honolulu, HI. INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/8/18-1/19/18, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, at MUDD 103.

analysis, and social analysis; build relationships of collaboration among peers in ministry characterized by openness, cooperation, and cultural competence; and use interdisciplinary and research skills to develop innovative approaches to ministry as reflected in application of interdisciplinary thinking to project development and implementation. SUMMER 2017 Section 01 meets weekdays, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 02 meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 03 meets weekdays, 7/3/17-7/14/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. DM6014-03 D/P SEMINAR Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS The Dissertation/Project is the ^signature assignment^ in one's Doctor of Ministry studies-the capstone requirement for one's Advanced Pastoral Studies coursework and practice of ministry-oriented research. This seminar is designed to help students understand, prepare for, and complete that requirement by beginning with careful conception and development of Dissertation/Project proposals which are attentive to the Learning Objectives for the D.Min. program: reflect upon the issues in society, mission and ministry today through independent and critical reflection, theological analysis, and social analysis; build relationships of collaboration among peers in ministry characterized by openness, cooperation, and cultural competence; and use interdisciplinary and research skills to develop innovative approaches to ministry as reflected in application of interdisciplinary thinking to project development and implementation. SUMMER 2017 Section 01 meets weekdays, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 02 meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 03 meets weekdays, 7/3/17-7/14/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS.

DM6014-01 D/P SEMINAR Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS The Dissertation/Project is the ^signature assignment^ in one's Doctor of Ministry studies-the capstone requirement for one's Advanced Pastoral Studies coursework and practice of ministry-oriented research. This seminar is designed to help students understand, prepare for, and complete that requirement by beginning with careful conception and development of Dissertation/Project proposals which are attentive to the Learning Objectives for the D.Min. program: reflect upon the issues in society, mission and ministry today through independent and critical reflection, theological analysis, and social analysis; build relationships of collaboration among peers in ministry characterized by openness, cooperation, and cultural competence; and use interdisciplinary and research skills to develop innovative approaches to ministry as reflected in application of interdisciplinary thinking to project development and implementation. SUMMER 2017 Section 01 meets weekdays, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 02 meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 03 meets weekdays, 7/3/17-7/14/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS.

DM6017-01 PASTOR AS PERSON McCray (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:30 AM-12:30 AM SFTS This foundational seminar engages students' experiences as spiritual leaders in their ministry settings-their unique personal traits, relationships, talents and limitations-as they confront the expectations, tensions, and other complex realities that accompany the practice of ministry and leadership. Serving as an opportunity to share personal and professional issues with ministry peers, the course focuses on the themes of calling, spiritual leadership, awareness of self in multiple contexts, and spiritual disciplines. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS.

DM6014-02 D/P SEMINAR Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS The Dissertation/Project is the ^signature assignment^ in one's Doctor of Ministry studies-the capstone requirement for one's Advanced Pastoral Studies coursework and practice of ministry-oriented research. This seminar is designed to help students understand, prepare for, and complete that requirement by beginning with careful conception and development of Dissertation/Project proposals which are attentive to the Learning Objectives for the D.Min. program: reflect upon the issues in society, mission and ministry today through independent and critical reflection, theological

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SUMMER 2017 More than ever before faith communities need to become culturally diverse, racially just, and radically hospitable in an increasingly divided and hostile world. Leaders of faith communities need skills and strategies, resources and tools to shepherd individual and institutional growth that lead to the formation of communities of just practice. This intensive course will introduce perspectives on equity, diversity, and inclusion for the formation of communities of just practice and equip individuals and institutions to engage in difficult conversations on race, privilege, and power. [Auditors with faculty permission] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 7/3/17-7/7/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SFTS.

DM6018-01 THEOLOGY OF MINISTRY Lakey-Hess (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-12:30 PM SFTS This foundational seminar explores the challenges of and opportunities for ministry in the 21st century, and encourages students to develop the art and skill of critical theological reflection. Students assess their ministerial role by examining their own experiences with the content of Christian ministry within the contexts in which they serve. A central focus of the course will be the exploration of how theology is shaped by socio-historical context and human experience. It seeks to honor the increased awareness of the variety of perspectives held by various social groups, thus providing an enriched understanding of the activity of God in the lives of human beings. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ SUMMER 2017 Class meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS.

DM6071-01 TEACHING AS LEADERSHIP Nishioka/Sauceda (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SFTS Teaching is an art. It is elusive and challenging artistic work yet when it is done well, persons of all ages grow and are inspired. Teaching is also a skill. There are particular methods and skills that are essential to good teaching and when these methods and skills are employed well, they dramatically increase the probability that learners will grow in a rich and vibrant and sustaining faith. Students in this course will explore together both the skills and the art of teaching. Dependent as always upon the Holy Spirit, we will explore what makes for good teaching through practicing and honing such skills and methods as: creating the best environment for teaching and learning, applying the use of objectives that meet the needs of the learner while still challenging them, discerning what motivates learners, applying the method of discussion as a key tool in instruction, and how to help learners retain and live what they have learned. The culminating activity of the course will require that each student demonstrate and evaluate their own teaching skills and methods and identify ways to grow as leaders who are adept at the art of teaching. [Auditors with faculty permission] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 6/5/17-6/9/17, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at SFTS.

DM6019-01 CULTURAL MILIEU & CHURCH MISSN Liebert (JST) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-12:30 PM SFTS This foundational seminar engages students in exploring a contextually attentive approach to ministry by examining the interface between culture and mission, the issues and challenges of doing ministry in a multicultural environment and, in particular, their own social location and how that position shapes their understanding and practice of ministry. Students will learn ways to use the concepts and tools of the social sciences to: - develop an understanding of a particular ministry issue through critical analysis of its social and cultural context, - place the issue in a larger theological context, reflect upon and respond to such ministry issues as an actively collaborative colleague in a community of practitioners in ministry, and - apply such research and reflection to develop innovative practices of ministry attentive to that issue and appropriate to their context. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctorof-ministry/ . SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 7/3/177/14/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS.

DM6074-01 RELIG/GENDR/RACE/NAT: FEM THEO Sauceda (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-12:30 PM SFTS This course will offer a survey of the contextual theologies of women from the lens of their lived experience, perspectives, and the impact of gender-based oppression. The course will explore the diversity of theologies from Feminist/Womanist and Mujerista theologians as they speak to the complexity of women's lived experience and the intersections of gender and other systems of oppression- including race, ethnicity, class and sexual orientation. SUMMER 2017 Class meets weekdays, 7/3/17-7/14/17, from 9:00am to 12:30pm at SFTS.

DM6070-01 LDRSHP COMMUNITS OF JUST PRAC Mullen (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SFTS LEADERSHIP FOR COMMUNITIES OF JUST PRACTICE: PERSPECTIVES ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION FOR COMMUNITY FORMATION

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SUMMER 2017 DM6076-01 PEACEMKNG:RESPONDTOG UNVIOLNCE Daniels (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SFTS Biblical history provides multiple examples of how the faith communities of ancient Israel and early Christianity (the temple, the synagogue, the church, and more) organized themselves for mission in their particular historical and social context. In each case, a careful reading of Biblical texts can teach us the benefits and challenges of different forms of organization. With this understanding, we can see how faith leadership responds effectively to new and changing social situations. SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 6/12/176/16/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SFTS. DM6162-01 BIBLCL IMAGES REIMAGINE CHRCH Berquist (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SFTS Biblical history provides multiple examples of how the faith communities of ancient Israel and early Christianity (the temple, the synagogue, the church, and more) organized themselves for mission in their particular historical and social context. In each case, a careful reading of Biblical texts can teach us the benefits and challenges of different forms of organization. With this understanding, we can see how faith leadership responds effectively to new and changing social situations. Class meets daily, 6/12/17-6/16/17, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SFTS.

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FALL 2017 SEMESTER 9/5/17 – 12/15/17

FALL 2017 REGISTRATION DATES EARLY REGISTRATION: April 10-21, 2017 GENERAL REGISTRATION: August 21-September 1, 2017 LATE REGISTRATION: September 2-15, 2017

PLEASE NOTE: • Registration through WebAdvisor/Student Planning is available only during the dates listed above • Access to web registration is not available between the dates for Early and General Registration • After the deadline for Late Registration, all registrations or changes in enrollment must be made using paper forms submitted to the registrar of your school

UCB CROSS REGISTRATION FALL 2017 INFORMATION UCB CROSS REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Friday, September 8, at Noon, is the deadline for filing the Cross Registration form in the GTU Consortial Registrar’s Office. There will be no exceptions to this deadline.

INSTRUCTION AT UCB BEGINS ON AUGUST 23, 2017

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FALL 2017 The mandala is an ancient sacred symbol that interweaves spiritual, psychological, and physical aspects of personal and cultural beliefs. In many traditions, the mandala diagrams the origins of creation and is an organizing force through which spiritual energy is accessed. In contemporary times, the psychologist Carl Jung explored this potent form as the central energy from which an individual's grown and movement toward wholeness originate. This course focuses on a personal exploration of the mandala through a variety of experiential exercises. Coursework includes meditative practices such as mindfulness and centering prayer, and a variety of creative practices including collage, mixed media, the use of two- and three-dimensional materials, and poetry. A modest materials fee will be assessed for this course. Course meets in CARE's Doug Adams Gallery, 2465 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley.

ART & RELIGION RAHS1301-01 POETRY: WRITING OUR FAITHS Klug (CARE) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM CARE:102 Geoffrey Hill called poetry ^an act of unfailing attention.^ Simone Weil wrote that ^absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.^ Led by an ordained Protestant minister and practicing poet, this course is a writing-intensive workshop for those who want to use poetry as a means to explore, challenge, and/or renew their faith. Student poems will be the focus of the workshop, which will be an opportunity both to receive feedback and to reflect critically on the issues of lived theology that our writing raises. Each session will also include a discussion of assigned model poems and a writing exercise. The course is open to all levels of poetry writing experience, and to writers of any religious background (or none at all). INTERSESSION 2017 Course meets T/Th 1/3/171/26/17, from 9:30am-12:00pm, at PSR 6.

RAHS2061-01 CHRISTIANITY IN 50 OBJECTS Barush (JST) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 This survey course will examine the history of the Christian Church from the Apostolic Age to today through a close reading of 50 objects, inspired by the BBC and British Museum's recent collaboration, 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'. Prompted by the increasing scholarly interest in the art and material culture(s) of religion across a number of academic disciplines (including religious studies, history, literature, and anthropology) a select corpus of monuments, spaces, sculptures, pictures, liturgical art, and other objects will serve as a framework for discussion. Students will be evaluated through final research papers on an original topic of their choice (70% of final grade), class participation (10% of final grade), and an oral presentation (20% of final grade). Intended audience: any interested graduate student.

RALS1150-01 TRANSFORMATIVE RITUAL CRAFT Shere (SKSM) 3 units Th 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: RDCHPL Ritual Craft as Transformative Practice is an exploration into the art and technology of ritual craft. This course supports students in developing a nuanced understanding of successful ritual structures and empowers students in cultivating skills to create and guide ritual. The course itself is a ritual immersion, with each course meeting structured as a ritual experience. Students are encouraged to deepen their own resonant ritual practices, to experience rituals in contexts new to them and to craft and guide ritual for the community. Students will identify their strengths and edges in ritual craft and leadership, and will receive structured support in enhancing their existing ritual strengths and in nurturing arenas in which they seek additional growth and experience. [20 max enrollment]

RAHS3821-01 ART AND PILGRIMAGE Barush (JST) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM GTU: 217 Geoffrey Chaucer famously wrote that 'folks long to go on pilgrimage.' Indeed, traveling over long distances to a sacred destination is an important ritual practice that has crossed cultures and time. Such journeys have inspired legends, folkstories, and artistic representations from the early Christian centuries to today. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, this course surveys the relationship of art, material culture, and Christian pilgrimage practice through a close examination of major shrines and their dedications and decorations, paintings, pilgrimage badges and other souvenirs, films, and surrogate sites of pilgrimage such as maps, labyrinths, and manuscripts. We will address the theological underpinning of pilgrimage, as well as the conjunction of artistic practice and contemplative prayer as pilgrimage. Slide lecture format with in-class discussion and weekly reading assignments. Students will be evaluated through final research papers on an original topic of their choice (70% of final grade), class participation

RALS1692-01 PLTS CHOIR Jacobson (PLTS) 0-1 unit W 9:30 AM-10:30 AM PLTS Participants will attend rehearsals and sing in the choir for PLTS chapel on Wednesdays. A variety of musical styles will be represented in each semester's selections. Participants will be given the opportunity to select music appropriate to the day's worship, and to direct the choir on that day if they choose. This course emphasizes the importance of music and singing in Lutheran worship and offers opportunities to be a liaison to the PLTS worship preparation group. Credit/No Credit only. RA1814-01 SACRED ARTS: MANDALA Sjoholm (CARE) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM CARE: ADAMS

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FALL 2017 (10% of final grade), and an oral presentation (20% of final grade).

BS2002-01 INTERMEDIATE HEBREW I Endres (JST) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:217 The goals of this course are: to continue the study of Hebrew in 2 semesters of Elementary Hebrew (building vocabulary, morphology, syntax) and to read significant prose sections of the Hebrew Bible. At conclusion of semester course students will have developed greater proficiency in Biblical Hebrew narrative (oral reading and translation). Regular reading (oral) and translation, weekly quiz on vocabulary & morphology. [2 semesters Elementary Hebrew; Auditors with faculty permission]

BIBLICAL STUDIES & BIBLICAL LANGUAGES BS1002-01 BASIC GREEK I Faculty (SFTS) 3 units MTh 10:20 AM-11:50 AM SFTS Introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary needed to begin reading biblical Greek. This course or the equivalent is a prerequisite for Basic Greek II, the intensive course given during January Intersession.

BS2008-01 INTERMEDIATE GREEK I Racine (JST) 3 units TF 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:204 This course is designed to develop proficiency in reading and translating New Testament Greek. For that purpose, it includes a revision of some elements of morphology and grammar. It nevertheless mostly consists in translating and analyzing sections of Luke, Acts, letters from the Pauline corpus, one document from the Apostolic Fathers paying special attention to syntax. The course also introduces the student to the usage of the critical apparatus found in UBS4 and NA28. Prerequisite: Two semesters of Greek or equivalent. Quizzes/Midterm and Final [One year of Greek; more detailed prerequisites are available from the instructor; 20 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

BS1036-01 ECCLESIASTICAL LATIN I Anderson (JST) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:216 This first half of a year's course aimed at preparing students to read (with a dictionary) Latin from Vulgate to recent Vatican documents. No prerequisites except readiness to come to class and study two/three hours in preparation. Daily recitation, occasional quizzes, midterm and final. Text: J.F. Collins, ^A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin^ (CUA Press). BSSP1066-01 BASICS: BIB STUDIES & SPIRTALTY Green (DSPT) 1.5 units DSPT This module is the first of three 1.5 unit modules that may be taken individually or in sequence: BSSP 1066, BSSP 1067, and BSSP 1068. It covers the basic storyline as presented by the Bible. Please consult with the professor before registering. [Faculty Consent required]

BSHS3320-01 INTRO TO RABBINIC LITERATURE Aranoff (CJS) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM GTU: HDCO This class will serve as an introduction to rabbinic literature and history. We will consider the development of rabbinic Judaism in its late-antique context and gain familiarity with the primary collections of rabbinic literature: the Talmud and Midrash. Some themes that we will explore include rabbinic Biblical hermeneutics, the origins of rabbinic law, the rise of rabbinic authority and rabbinic constructions of gender.

BSSP1067-01 BASICS:BIB STUDIES/SPRTLTY B Green (DSPT) 1.5 units DSPT This module covers the basic methods for reading biblical material at the academic and graduate level; it presumes familiarity with the biblical storyline. It is one of three 1.5 unit modules that may be taken individually or in sequence: BSSP 1066, BSSP 1067, AND BSSP 1068. Please consult with the professor before registering. [Faculty Consent required]

BSHR4530-01 HISTORY OF BIBLE TRANSLATION Seidman (CJS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU: HDCO This course will explore the history of Bible translation from antiquity to our own day, focusing on translation as political and cultural as well as linguistic negotiation. Our goals will be to understand the historical emergence of major Bible translations and to acquire methodological tools drawn from translation studies to enable us to analyze these translations. [Auditors with Faculty permission]

BS1120-01 BASIC HEBREW I Faculty (SFTS) 3 units MTh 8:30 AM-10:00 AM SFTS An introduction to the basic phonology and morphology of biblical Hebrew. This course or the equivalent is a prerequisite for Basic Hebrew II, the intensive course given in January Intersession. This course is offered by SFTS.

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FALL 2017 personal spirituality. This course will pursue such connections by studying psalms as part of the Old Testament and ways in which psalms impact the life of the early Christian writings in the New Testament. We will explore different ^types^ of psalms, moods of sadness and joy, hope and disappointment in them. Other literary questions, including their "ordering" in the Book of Psalms will contribute to our study. Course will explore spirituality of the Psalter by considering: relationship to individual and communal prayer, worship, music, and the Sunday lectionary, and history of Psalm reception in Jewish and Christian communities of faith. Course is designed primarily for ministry students (^praxis^ course for JST MDiv students). Lectures/discussions;midterm exams papers [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES OT1070-01 INTRODUCTION TO THE OT Norton (SFTS) 3 units Th 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS This course offers a critical introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Students will learn about the ancient Near Eastern context of the OT/HB, the history of ancient Israel, the different parts and books within the OT/HB, the processes from oral original to canonical books, different streams of tradition (theologies) within the OT/HB, etc. Evaluation method: classroom participation, several short exams, three short papers. [Auditors with faculty permission]

OT2608-01 WISDOM/WRITINGS Green (DSPT) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM DSPT The course provides a survey of most (not all) the books from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible's wisdom and writing materials, focused around a particular pair of questions related to answerable living: What is the good life envisioned and described? How do humans achieve and/or receive it? The course is aimed at the intermediate level (so for MA/MDiv/MABL students) who ideally will have had an introduction to OT (e.g., BSSP 1066, Modules A, B). The course is lecture/discussion, with the format varying from session to session. Required will be a good deal of reading (biblical and secondary), active presence and participation, three to five short written assignments, a willingness to engage critical issues of biblical study. Grades will be based on effective discussion and presentation of material wellunderstood and made useful for participants. Alternative assignment: Those needing a research paper may request to do one. [A recent critical introduction to OT; Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

OTRS 1807-01 SOCIAL JUSTICE IN HEBREW BIBL Brody (PSR) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PSR:103 This introductory course will provide a survey of Books in the Hebrew Bible whose themes focus on social justice issues; including Deuteronomy, the writing Prophets, Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. Evaluation will be based on several written assignment and participation in class discussion. This class is primarily designed for MDiv students and MAs in Biblical Studies and the MAST and CSST programs. We'll trace out some of the earliest developments in social justice in world history, and contextualize them with comparative materials from the ancient Middle East. Emphasis will be placed on understanding these social justice concepts in both their ancient and modern contexts. OT2095-01 METHODS:PENTATEUCH & HISTORIES Hens-Piazza (JST) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:103 A socio-historical and literary survey of the Pentateuch and Histories with attention to the effects of culture upon both the composition and reception of these writings in faith communities. The course provides a foundation in critical methodologies and in the theory and practice of exegesis. In addition, we will wrestle with pastoral dimensions of our study - i.e. what is the relationship of these biblical criticisms to the kinds of interpretations made of the Bible in pastoral places outside the academy; what kinds of ethical, social, and ideological impact does the Bible and its interpretation have in our world? [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

OTRS4050-01 CHILDREN OF SARAH, HAGAR & MARY Hens-Piazza (JST) 3 units W 6:30 PM-9:30 PM JSTB:217 This course explores scriptural stories, histories, and interreligious issues concerning women across the three great traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It considers common and distinctive topics that characterize these religious cultures and how they might be addressed in the context of dialogue among the women of these communities. Finally, it offers a two week immersion experience in Jerusalem, Israel during January 2018 whereby students visit the significant religious sites associated with their study. During this time they will participate in learning opportunities with Jewish, Moslem and Christian women living there. (A minimum number of students is required for the immersion component with a maximum of 12 students). Estimated Cost

OTSP2503-01 PSALMS Endres (JST) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:216 The Psalms have nourished the spiritual and theological life of the Christian and Jewish communities for centuries. Their vitality is manifest in liturgy/worship, in theological studies, in

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FALL 2017 of Immersion Component $1800. Interview with the professor required for registration. Course satisfies either either a Biblical Studies or Interreligious Requirement for JST students. [Foundation course in OT and NT; Faculty Consent required; Interview required]

biblical study will be utilized. The format will be lecture and discussion, with prepared participation expected and occasional short written assignments anticipated. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] NT1070-01 INTRO TO NT GREEK Faculty (PLTS) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM PLTS Part one of a two semester course sequence designed to enable students to read the Greek New Testament. While learning Greek vocabulary and grammar, students also gain skill in using Accordance Bible software as an aid to reading and research. Non-PLTS students enrolled in the course may purchase the required software at a considerable discount through PLTS. Required for first-year PLTS MDiv students who have not elected the Spanish alternative or have not otherwise fulfilled the language requirement. [12 max enrollment]

OT8107-01 INTRODUCTION TO THE OT Norton (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE Online version of OT-1070: This course offers a critical introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Students will learn about the ancient Near Eastern context of the OT/HB, the history of ancient Israel, the different parts and books within the OT/HB, the processes from oral original to canonical books, different streams of tradition (theologies) within the OT/HB, etc. Evaluation method: classroom participation, several short exams, three short papers. [Auditors with faculty permission]

NTHM1100-01 PREACHING THE GOSPELS Park/Burch (ABSW) 3 units Th 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This course, focusing on a critical survey of the Gospels and the theological and practical aspects of preaching, will help students learn and hone their exegetical and homiletical skills related to the teachings of Jesus and critical contemporary issues in ministry including gender and racial equality, poverty, oppression, resistance, and reconciliation. Students will write two exegetical papers and preach two sermons in class. No prerequisite required.

NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES NT1001-01 NT INTRODUCTION: PAUL Weissenrieder (SFTS) 3 units M 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS This course is an examination of Paul's life, letters, and theology, as well as of the deutero-Pauline letters and theology. Debated today, e.g., are Paul's relationship to Jesus, more broadly his relationship to contemporary Judaism(s), whether justification by faith is the center of his theology, his attitude to women's leadership in the congregations, what Paul meant by advising slaves to remain in their ^call,^ his relationship to Roman imperialism, and how the deuteroPauline epistles (re)interpret Paul's theology and ecclesiology. This introduction to Pauline letters will also include practicing exegesis, as well as increasing awareness of Judeo/Greco/Roman culture, religion, and society, e.g., of the houses in which Pauline congregations lived and worshipped. The course is partly taught as a ^flipped classroom^: Flipped classroom is a form of blended learning in which students learn content online by watching video lectures, and in tutorials is done with teachers and students discussing questions. Evaluation: Final examination, book review MDiv, MA/MTS.

NT2500-01 PAUL Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS An examination of Paul's life, letters, and theology, as well as of the deutero-Pauline letters and theology. Debated today, e.g., are Paul's relationship to Jesus, more broadly his relationship to contemporary Judaism(s), whether justification by faith is the center of his theology, his attitude to women's leadership in the congregations, what Paul meant by advising slaves to remain in their ^call,^ his relationship to Roman imperialism, and how the deutero-Pauline epistles (re)interpret Paul's theology and ecclesiology. This introduction to Pauline letters will also include practicing exegesis, as well as increasing awareness of Judeo/Greco/Roman culture, religion, and society, e.g., of the houses in which Pauline congregations lived and worshipped. [25 max enrollment]

NT1003-01 INTRO TO NEW TESTAMENT Green (DSPT) 3 units MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:2 This course will introduce the issues basic to the study of New Testament texts, reviewing the historical and social contexts, surveying the literature in terms of its referents and rhetoric. There will be an emphasis on the continuity between the two biblical testaments. The basic critical tools of modern

NT2523-01 PAUL'S LETTERS-CONTEXT & THLGY Racine (JST) 3 units MTh 12:40 PM-2:00 PM JST:102

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FALL 2017 Exegetical and theological study of Paul's letters as expressions of an early Christian contextual theology. Location of each letter in the whole Pauline corpus. Survey of theological themes with emphasis on their contemporary relevance. Lectures/assignments/presentation/research paper. The course is intended for MDiv, MTS, MA, and STL students [25 max enrollment]

forums/assignments/research paper. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY SP1500-01 ORIENTATION TO THEO EDUCATION Farley (SFTS) 1.5 units T 2:00 PM-3:30 PM SFTS This course is based on the underlying presupposition that the quality of your whole person--your spirituality--is your greatest gift and tool for ministry. During your theological study, you will be challenged, many of your preconceptions deconstructed and, ideally, reconstructed in ways more adequate to the challenges of ministry in the 21st century. This course does not seek to eliminate these challenges, but rather to assist you in using them to greatest profit in service to your call. To achieve this end, participants will be invited to form a peer cohort and together look at three disciplines (Biblical Studies, Theological Studies, and Pastoral Care) and the impact that these have on spirituality in general and their own spiritual lives in particular. Spiritual practices include the act of reading itself (which will occupy many hours in the upcoming semesters!), contemplative listening (to undergird your listening to others), Lectio Divina (ruminative reading of Scripture), spiritual autobiography (how God has been at work in your life), theological reflection (making theological sense of daily life), and spiritual direction (connecting with a soul friend). Learning strategies include reading, discussion, brief Moodle postings, theological reflection (form given), two substantive writing assignments. Required of all entering SFTS MDiv students (MATS students are also warmly welcomed!)

NT6001-01 TEXTS AND METHODS NT Weissenrieder (SFTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SFTS:102 The Text and Methods seminar is an introduction to the state of biblical studies and the primary methodologies for New Testament. It provides hermeneutical theories from standard historical critical methods to new approaches like postcolonial theory currently practiced in New Testament interpretation. Theoretical discussion will be followed by interpretation of selected passages from various parts of the New Testament. We will focus on 1 /2 Corinthians and Ephesians. Format: Seminar. Evaluation: Final exegesis paper, three reflection papers. Audience: Doctoral Students, advanced MABL. [Faculty Consent required] NT8101-01 NT INTRODUCTION:PAUL Weissenrieder (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE This course is an examination of Paul's life, letters, and theology, as well as of the deutero-Pauline letters and theology. Debated today, e.g., are Paul's relationship to Jesus, more broadly his relationship to contemporary Judaism(s), whether justification by faith is the center of his theology, his attitude to women's leadership in the congregations, what Paul meant by advising slaves to remain in their ^call,^ his relationship to Roman imperialism, and how the deuteroPauline epistles (re)interpret Paul's theology and ecclesiology. This introduction to Pauline letters will also include practicing exegesis, as well as increasing awareness of Judeo/Greco/Roman culture, religion, and society, e.g., of the houses in which Pauline congregations lived and worshipped. The course is partly taught as a ^flipped classroom^: Flipped classroom is a form of blended learning in which students learn content online by watching video lectures, and in tutorials is done with teachers and students discussing questions. Evaluation: Final examination, book review MDiv, MA/MTS.

SPFT1082-01 SPIRITUAL FORMATION LEADERSHIP Lee (PSR) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PSR:102 This required course for first semester PSR MDiv (take for 1.5 credits) and CSSC (take for 3.0 credits) students initiates the professional leadership formation process by engaging students in experiential practices, small group interactions, and critical reflection. Selected spiritual practices from the Christian tradition will be explored in their social and historical contexts and examined critically for their role in contemporary leadership formation. This course is the in-class version of SPFT 8182 Spiritual Formation for Leadership. Students wishing to take the online version of this class should register for SPFT 8182.

NT8270-01 PAUL’S LETTERS:CNTXT & THLGY Racine (JST) 3 units JST: ONLINE Exegetical and theological study of Paul's letters as expressions of an early Christian contextual theology. Location of each letter in the whole Pauline corpus. Survey of theological themes with emphasis on their contemporary relevance. Audio podcasts. Discussion

SP2130-01 SALESIAN IDENTITY AND CHARISM Boenzi (DSPT) 3 units TF 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT

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FALL 2017 As a platform for understanding the specific charism of St John Bosco and the various branches of the Salesian Family, students unpack the Christian concept of charism particularly with reference to vocation and mission. The course begins with a survey of biblical concepts and follows theological developments. Emphasis shifts then to consecrated life. Methods for identifying the charism of the founder will be explored along with the question of expressing the spirit of the founder in new cultural realities. Format: Class meets only during the first half of the semester. Lecture/discussion. Evaluation: group work, class presentation/paper.

Margery Kempe. Together we will seek to understand the spiritualities of these writers within their historical contexts, including some elements of their lives and writing that make us uncomfortable or challenge us as 21st century readers. We will also explore the gifts these writers might offer to our own spiritualities today. Course materials will include an anthology of primary sources, podcasts, websites, and articles. Evaluation will be based on class participation, short reflection papers, a short research paper, and a group project leading the class in a spiritual exercise. This course is cotaught by PhD student Andrew Lee with a Newhall Award.

SP2492-01 EXPERIMENTS PRAYER & MEDITATN Murphy (JST) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JST:204 To explore ways of prayer and meditation within the western Christian tradition. Through these experiments in prayer one hopes to develop his or her relationship to God and one's sensitivity to the religious dimension of one's everyday life. The course aims to help people notice and articulate their religious experience as a ground and test of their theological reflection. Class participation, practices and journaling required. Combination audience with varying requirements [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

SP3338-01 SEM IN IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY Fernandez/Faculty (JST) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST This course offers in-depth studies of various Ignatian themes and topics such as Ignatian sources and inspiration, historical involvement of the Society of Jesus in education and how it has involved until today, Ignatian collaboration and leadership. The class is designed as a seminar where expert in different areas of expertise will come to lecture and facilitate discussion. Students' evaluation consists of three short reflection papers (2 - 3 pages) and a final project which will be discussed and worked out with the instructor. [Experience with the Spiritual Exercises; 10 max enrollment; Auditors with Faculty permission].

SP2527-01 SPIRITUAL LIFE AND LEADERSHIP Farley (SFTS) 1.5 unit W 8:30 AM-10:10 AM SFTS INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL DISCERNMENT THROUGH CLEARNESS COMMITTEE This class introduces participants to some theological and spiritual foundations of discernment through learning about and engaging in Clearness Committee. This spiritual practice originated in the Society of Friends to assist believers to discern within a faith-group context. Participants will read and discuss several contemporary Quaker texts on Quaker theology and clearness. The center of the class, however, will consist in small groups functioning as Clearness Committees for each of its members. Each participant will serve in all the roles within the Clearness Committee structure and have the opportunity to ^seek clearness^ on an issue of his/her own. Learning strategies: lecture, discussion, role-play, reflective reading, small group process, reflection paper. Grading: pass/fail only. No unexcused absences and no more than two excused absences. SPRING 2017 [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

SPFT8182-01 SPIRITUAL FORMATION LEADERSHIP Lee (PSR) 3 units PSR: ONLINE This required course for first semester PSR MDiv (take for 1.5 credits) and CSSC (take for 3.0 credits) students initiates the professional leadership formation process by engaging students in experiential practices, small group interactions, and critical reflection. Selected spiritual practices from the Christian tradition will be explored in their social and historical contexts and examined critically for their role in contemporary leadership formation. NOTE: This course is the ONLINE version of SPFT 1082 Spiritual Formation for Leadership. Only students taking the course as an online course should register using the course number SPFT 8182; all others should register for SPFT 1082. This course meets asynchronously using Moodle. It has no required meeting times. High-speed internet connection required. See: http://moodle.gtu.edu/mod/resource/view.php?id=227 17 for full technology requirements.

SPHS2549-01 MEDIEVAL ENGLISH MYSTICS Lee (GTU)/Holder (GTU) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU:204 Using the lens of ^challenges and gifts,^ this seminar-style course will engage in an in-depth study of five fourteenthcentury English mystics: Richard Rolle, the author of the Cloud of Unknowing, Walter Hilton, Julian of Norwich, and

SP9100-01 WALKING THE WALK Hannan (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonally-

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FALL 2017 informed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life,

love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry.

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FALL 2017 Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God.

SP9100-02 SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN CITY Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18,

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FALL 2017 The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will

SP9100-03 GOD THROUGH THE SENSES Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of

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FALL 2017 walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students.

SP9100-04 SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER Stjerna (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to

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FALL 2017 Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS READINGS IN EARLY BUDDHIST TEXTS: THE LONG DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHA The Long Discourses of the Buddha (the Digha Nikaya) is a collection of discourses filled with colorful stories, compelling characters and important teachings. Much more than any other discourse collection of early Buddhism, the Long Discourses of the Buddha gives the reader a view into life in ancient India in which the Buddha lived and taught. This course consists of in depth readings (in translation) of selected discourses from which we will learn about important teachings, spiritual practices, ethical values, cosmologies, political theories and myths from early Buddhism and ancient India. There are no prerequisites for this course. Course format: seminar/lecture/discussion; Method of Evaluation: class participation, mid-term and final papers. Intended audience: MA/MDiv/MTS. DMin/PhD/ThD with additional requirements. HRST2083-01 CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DIALOGUE: Farina (DSPT) 3 units Th 7:10 PM-9:40 PM DSPT: 2 Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Theory and Practice is a seminar course exploring important elements and critical issues of dialogue. The study will include an examination of theories supporting and challenging interreligious dialogue and the history of Christian-Muslim relations. There will be a special focus on the recent development of ^A Common Word^ initiative begun in 2007 (http://www.acommonword.com), the Catholic Church's engagement with world religions, Building Bridges Seminars of the Anglican Church, and The World Council of Churches. Throughout the semester scholars from various faith traditions will join us for sessions about dialogue and comparative theological studies. (In addition we will visit different faith communities and attend events on GTU, Zaytuna, and UC campuses.) [25 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF RELIGIONS

HRPS3016-01 PSYCHLGCL ASPECTS BUDDHISM II Kinst (IBS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BUDDHISM II: DIALOGUES WITH CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PSYCHOLOGY This course will explore the interface oftraditional Buddhist and contemporary Western psychological perspectives on the nature of human experience, the self, suffering and how it is addressed, as well as the relationship of self and other. Fundamental Buddhist teachings, including Abhidharma, Yogacara and Madhyamaka teachings, will be covered and writings of contemporary authors will be used to clarify points of contact, divergence, misunderstanding and mutual benefit. Course format: Seminar, lecture/discussion. Evaluation: 1) Class participation 2) Weekly one-page reflection paper 3) Participation in, and 3-

HRHS1515-01 BUDDHIST TRADTNS OF SOUTH ASIA Galasek (IBS) 3 units F 9:40 PM-12:30 PM IBS Introduces the Buddhist traditions as they originate in India and develop throughout south and southeast Asia. First half of the required year long introductory survey of the entire Buddhist tradition. Lecture/seminar. Requirements:1 research paper; 1 reflection paper; class presentation. Required course for: MA (Buddhist Studies), MBS, MDiv, Buddhist Chaplaincy Certificate Program, Kyoshi Cetificate. HR1615-01 READINGS EARLY BUDDHIST TEXTS: Fronsdal/Clark (IBS)

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FALL 2017 page paper on, listening exercise, (two 45-minute sessions scheduled outside of class time) 4) Final 10-15 page paper. [Auditors with Faculty Permission]

history of Jodoshinshu Buddhism, from Honen into the Tokugawa period, including doctrine but also other associated issues (institutionalization, women's roles, evolution of teachings, interaction with political and economic regimes, etc.). Online course, with readings and written interactions among students and instructor. Evaluation based on weekly student writings and a final paper. Primary aim is to establish basic knowledge, which may serve as foundation for subsequent studies. For all students concerned with Shin Buddhism's interaction with Japanese history, but assumes some general familiarity with Buddhist traditions.

HR3300-01 TERMS, TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Matsumoto/Payne (IBS) 3 units W 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS A study of the key terminology of Buddhist studies across the tradition, the ways in which texts are studied, and issues of translation. These issues have all been central for the understanding of Buddhism as it has moved from one society to another, and this course examines how they affect the interpretation of Buddhism in the present.

HR8401-01 GLOBAL RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS Lipowitz (SKSM) 3 units SKSM:ONLINE This course will examine the major global religions from a cross-cultural, multi-religious perspective. Taking into consideration that a course that explores many religions cannot be comprehensive, we will consider the religions from a thematic perspective by analyzing fundamental beliefs and practices in the various religious traditions. In addition, we will also examine assumptions underlying the discipline of religious studies. Students will engage through weekly readings and forum discussion, as well as other interactive learning activities, as part of the online learning community. Students of all faiths and backgrounds are invited and encouraged to enroll. Priority given to low-res SKSM students.[Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

HRPH4558-01 TOPICS IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE Pokomy (IBS) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM IBS This course will examine ritual practice in Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on Buddhist traditions in East Asia. Topics to be addressed include ordination, precept and funeral ceremonies, rituals for the state, repentence practices, devotional ritual practice, anti-ritual discourse, ritual dimensions of monastic life, ritualized approaches to meditation practice, esoteric ritual practice and healing rituals. HR4568-01 WORKS OF SHINRAN III Matsumoto (IBS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM IBS WORKS OF SHINRAN III: TEACHING, PRACTICE AND REALIZATION, CONTINUED Continuation of the study of Shinran's major treatise, which was taken up in HR 4567 Works of Shinran II. Course is recommended for ministerial aspirants. Fulfills the Area Distribution Requirement for Area I. [HR 4567 or equivalent as determined by the instructor; Faculty Consent required]

HRHS8454-01 TPCS BUDDHIST TRADTNS OF JAPAN Grumbach (IBS) 3 units IBS: ONLINE FALL2017 JAPANESE RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE This course explores Japanese religious thought and practice through the theoretical lens of landscape. Topics will include: the influence of geography (islands, mountains, plains, oceans) on conceptions of kami (gods) in early Japan; ideas about landscape and space in Japanese Buddhism; how Buddhist doctrine is ^taught^ through landscape art; how landscape influences religious practice; the practical and theoretical roles of temple and shrine architecture, grounds, and gardens; pilgrimage as movement through religious space/landscape; and changing religious practices in the modern landscape. Prerequisites: Assumes some knowledge of Japanese religion, culture and/or language. Course format: Online discussion. Evaluation method: Participation/Term paper. [Auditors with faculty permission] SPRING 2018 TOPICS IN BUDDHIST TRADITIONS OF JAPAN: TEACHINGS OF ZEN MASTER DOGEN The writings of Dogen, 13th century Japanese Soto Zen founder, are a unique highpoint of Zen literature. Exploring profound Buddhist philosophical issues, Dogen creatively used poetic language and wordplay to evocatively express the meaning of

HR8250-01 ESOTERIC BUDDHISM Payne (IBS) 3 units IBS: ONLINE A survey of the history, teachings, doctrines, practices, and textual traditions of esoteric, or tantric, Buddhism. Particular focus may be given to Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, or Japanese forms of esoteric Buddhism. As appropriate attention will also be given to basic introduction to the traditions of Indian tantra that provided the religious context for the development of the Buddhist tantric tradition. HRHS8307-01 HSTRY OF SHIN BUDDHIST TRDTN Amstutz (IBS) 3 units IBS: ONLINE HISTORY OF THE SHIN BUDDHIST TRADITION: PREMODERN A survey of themes and problems in the

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FALL 2017 practice/ enlightenment, and to train his students who successfully established Soto Zen in Japan. We will do textual study of a selection of Dogen's major writings, including teachings about meditation, nature mysticism, community life, koans (teaching stories), and Buddhist theories of temporality. After discussing background material on Dogen, and several of the essays from one of Dogen's major works, Shobogenzo (True Dharma Eye Treasury), we will focus on the short discourses to his students in Dogen's Extensive Record, which demonstrate his teaching style and humor. We will consider the impact of Dogen's various background sources, including the Chinese koan tradition, the Japanese poetic and aesthetic tradition, the East Asian Buddhist monastic tradition, and Mahayana sutras and bodhisattva lore. We will also explore how Dogen's challenging writings relate to modern spiritual issues. Prerequisite: Some Buddhist studies, including Mahayana. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

Courtney Murray and the U.S. Bishops) as well as social scientific contributors (e.g., Robert Bellah) to our understanding of the role of religion in politics and public affairs. Expect a combination of lecture, seminar format and student presentations. Requirements will be tailored for students in any masters or doctoral program. CE2056-01 FUNDAMENTAL MORAL THEOLOGY Fullam (JST) 3 units TF 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JST This course explores fundamental concepts of Roman Catholic moral theology, including: moral anthropology; the use of Scripture in morals; the nature and function of moral norms; conscience and its formation; natural law; fundamental option and sin; virtue and the telos of human life, and modes of moral reasoning. Moral theology is fundamentally a discipline of practical reasoning: these concepts will be addressed in the context of concrete cases and issues as well as at the abstract and theoretical level. Format is lecture/discussion, and student evaluation will be based on 3 essay examinations, with the option of writing a research paper in place of second two exams. This course meets the requirements of an Introductory course in the JST MDiv curriculum.

ETHICS & SOCIAL THEORY CE2009-01 WORK, FAMILY, AND ECOLOGY Massaro (JST) 3 units Th 12:40 PM-3:30 PM JSTB:216 This course examines three central but often-neglected questions in Catholic social ethics. How can human labor be most life-giving? To what extent should we rethink family arrangements and gender roles in our new millennium? In what ways does our Christian vocation to care for the natural environment call for new commitments? Drawing upon recent developments such as the social teachings of Pope Francis, we will engage in moral reasoning about many issues that shape our cultural and physical environment. We will also investigate diverse Christian resources for social activism in response to the challenges of our times. Expect a combination of lecture, seminar format and student presentations. Requirements will be tailored for students in any masters or doctoral program.

CE2065-01 INTRO TO CHRISTIAN ETHICS Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS This course introduces the field of Christian ethics by (1) studying major theoretical approaches, in particular focusing upon Anglican and Lutheran conceptions, and (2) exploring how Christians might address contemporary ethical issues. The course thus aims to advance students' historical and theoretical knowledge but to do so in a way that provides resources for contemporary moral decision-making and pastoral leadership. The structure of the course will combine lectures with class discussions throughout. Evaluation will be based upon a vocabulary quiz, a mid-term paper, a final paper, and class participation. [Faculty Consent Required; 30 max enrollment] NOTE: this course is jointly offered by CDSP & PLTS.

CERS2050-01 RELIGION AND AMER PUBLIC LIFE Massaro (JST) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:217 How separate should our faith lives and political involvements be? Is it possible for religion to resist privatization and to function in American political and social life as a constructive cultural force? Which symbolic and legal frameworks allow both religious pluralism and civic unity? We will examine the phenomena of secularization, ^culture wars,^ ^civil religion^ and ^public church^ in light of the American inheritance of religious liberty and pluralism. What is the proper relationship between church and state, religion and society, civil law and morality, conscience and religious authority? This course will emphasize Catholic (e.g., John

CEFT2107-01 CNFESSIONAL RITES & PRACTICES Janowiak (JST) 3 units W 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JST: GESU This course will examine the Roman Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation from its historical, theological, moral, pastoral, liturgical and canonical perspectives. It is designed for those who will preside at the Sacrament of Reconciliation as presbyters. The emphasis will be an ongoing practicum on reconciliation rites and practices, utilizing role-playing of a variety of confessional cases and issues. The course will also involve an in-depth discussion of moral, liturgical and pastoral theology as it is related to the Sacrament. Attention will be

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FALL 2017 paid to pastoral care in a variety of different contexts of sacramental confession, as well as related pastoral, moral and canonical issues which often surface in the celebration of the Rite of Reconciliation. This course fulfills the Society of Jesus' requirements for confessional rites and includes the ad audienda requirements of the Church for all candidates for ordination.

conduits for the black woman's reality of self-healing, selfactualizing, radical self-love in an Anti-Black oppressive system, and for manifesting veritable social justice realities within her community, historically and in the future. This is a 3 unit Hybrid/Residential class. [25 max enrollment] CE5600-01 CLIMATE JUSTICE CLIMATE ETHIC Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS This course will use methodologies of Christian ethics to examine: 1) the climate crisis as a moral matter in relationship to various forms of structural injustice including injustice grounded in race/ethnicity, class, and colonialism, and 2) pathways for addressing the climate crisis. Special attention will be given to global - local connections and perspectives from marginalized communities. Methodological resources include liberation ethics, Earth ethics, post-colonial perspectives, eco-feminist perspectives, and ecohermeneutics. This is a seminar course involving extensive reading, writing, collaborative knowledge building, and discussion grounded in the reading. Assignments include a paper, research into the climate justice movement, peerteaching, and occasional short written assignments. The informing undercurrent of the course is the quest for hope and moral-spiritual agency in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. [15 max enrollment]

CERS2507-01 INTRO TO BIOMEDICAL ETHICS Fullam (JST) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:204 An introduction to major methodological and practical questions in biomedical ethics. In this course, we'll consider topics including methodologies, beginning of life issues, (e.g., reproductive technologies, stem cell research,) conscience conflicts in medical issues, end of life issues, (e.g., assisted suicide and euthanasia,) justice in public policies concerning medicine and research, research ethics, and issues of pastoral care in the hospital setting. Topics may change if students wish to pursue a particular interest. Grades will be based on class participation, weekly reflection papers, and a final project. [Previous course in moral theology/Christian ethics at graduate level; Faculty Consent required] CE3050-01 CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING Farina (DSPT) 3 units M 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:2 This is a seminar course focused on the Roman Catholic social teaching as expressed in the encyclical tradition from Leo XIII to Pope Francis, Regional Bishops' Conferences around the world, and global-local organizations working for social justice. The study will examine the development of Catholic social thought as it emerges from the reading of the ^signs of the times^ in light of human experience, culture, history, social location along with sacred scripture and tradition. [20 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

CEPS8150-01 INTRO TO PASTORAL COUNSELING Greenstein (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This online pastoral counseling course will introduce students to culturally responsive counseling practices and foster multicultural awareness. Students will examine societal and institutional structures of power and privilege, and will become more aware of the biases, prejudices, and microaggressions that are detrimental to the growth of the human spirit. Students will study major counseling theories and will practice basic helping skills centered on PersonCentered (Rogerian) counseling and Bowen Family Systems Theory. Contextual pastoral elements will be included, especially in the use of Bowen Family Systems as applied to congregational contexts. This is an asynchronous course, with written lectures with links to videos and online resources. Weekly personal reflections and weekly skill practice exercises will be required, as well as some academic writing. It is an intermediate/advanced course intended for MDiv students and with doctoral upgrade possible. [Faculty Consent required; 24 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

CERS4022-01 BEYONCE & AFTICAN SPIRIT JUST Moore (SKSM) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-1230 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE The official title of this class is ^Unravelling the Black Girl Magic in Lemonade: An Introduction to African Spirit Religions, Black Spirit Themes and the Spiritual Social Justice Messages in Beyonce's Visual Album.^ In the context of this course, ^Black Girl Magic^ will represent many of the metaphoric ways that black women are ^magical.^ However, the emphasis on ^magic^ here is related to the African Spirit Religions and Black Spirit themes represented throughout Beyonce's visual album ^Lemonade.^ Students will be asked to engage various sources of learning that will provide an intro level knowledge of African Spirit religions, African Spirit Deities and Black Spirit themes and to consider the ways that these religions have been or could be strategic and intentional

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FALL 2017 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM MUDD:102 This course is required for all incoming PSR MDiv students, including transfer students, but is open to all students in the consortium. Distance MDiv students are required to complete this course the first Fall they are able to as a face-to-face course. [Auditors with faculty permission]

and status? Together we will explore these and other questions related to how relative differences in social rank inform ministry and understandings of moral obligation in a diverse and radically unequal society. This course will introduce students to varied approaches to theorizing social power and identity. Although the course readings will focus on African-American and Asian-American congregations, the theoretical concepts of class analysis are applicable to the analysis of other communities and cultural contexts in the US. Students will be evaluated through weekly memos, a short paper and a final paper and presentation. This course is intended for MDiv and MA level students. This course is taught by PhD student Leslie Bowling-Dyer with a Newhall Award, under the supervision of Valerie Miles-Tribble. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

RS1830-01 CRITICAL THEORY FOR LEADERS Dowdell (SKSM) 3 units W 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: READING ^Thinking begins in provocation^ (Gilles Deleuze). Rich theoretical traditions call forth questions for religious leaders about how we make meaning, interpret history, form opinions, understand ourselves in relation to the world around us, and decide how to act. In this introduction to critical theory, students engage key thinkers on contemporary culture, religion, and social change, as well as each other, in order to develop a theoretical toolbox and skills needed to read, think, and write effectively. After closely reading major texts in feminist thought, postcolonial thought, critical race theory, and queer theory, students practice how to reconstruct arguments, consider historical/cultural context, develop one's own position, and apply theory to religious leadership. This is a hybrid course, in a live video session, open to both high and low-residence students. [Faculty Consent required; 25 max enrollment]

RSCE4030-01 RSTRTVE JSTICE-WM/FM THEOETHI Miles-Tribble (ABSW) 3 units S 10:00 AM-4:30 PM ABSW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: INTERSECTING WOMANIST/FEMINIST THEOETHICS Restorative justice, as a conceptual framework, is rooted in ethical constructs of mutually reflective engagement and interactive accountability, as initially applied in criminal justice adjudication and educational conflict resolution process. Can restorative justice be re-envisioned as a public practice ethos with practical application for public justice work beyond present context of adjudicated mediation? Intersectionality centers dissonant experiences of diverse stakeholders margined by presumptive norms without a place or voice in equitable justice outcomes. A womanist/feminist theoethic examines restorative principles as reconciliation strategies to hold accountable the oppressive external sources in society and oppressive internal ecclesial environments toward justice and positive adaptive change. Students will examine justice theories to probe their interest in ethical justice issues through theological lens of societal practices and/or develop transformational strategies within ecclesial climates. Student discourse and research project contextualize theory application to specific relational processes in public or ecclesial settings. (3 units) - Master and Doctoral students welcome FALL 2017 Course meets Saturdays: 9/9, 9/30, 10/14, 11/11, 12/9/17; from 10:00am-4:30pm at ABSW.

RSRA2000-01 POP GOES RELIGION Lindsay (DSPT) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM CARE:1 Past courses in popular culture at seminaries have focused mainly on pedagogical aspects of using popular culture in churches. This course will attempt to explore a rationale/theology for studying popular culture in a religious context, as well as offer an in-depth survey uninhibited by notions of pragmatism, practicality, or usefulness. Once students become skilled exegetes of popular culture, drawing unforeseen relationships between genres, theories, and theologies, they will be better prepared to apply this knowledge to specific fields like homiletics, youth ministry, and religious education. Students will be expected to integrate themes and theories discussed in class, as well as demonstrate original thinking in development of new themes and theories for a rapidly developing field of cultural studies.

RSED4036-01 THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED Chung (SKSM) 3 units W 7:10 PM-10:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE Theater of the Oppressed is a collection of games, techniques, exercises for using theater as a vehicle for personal and social change. It uses the dynamized human body and the charged theatrical space as laboratories for exploring power, transforming oppression, and finding community-building solutions to the fundamental problems of conflict, inequality, injustice, and human suffering. Based on the radical pedagogy

RSCE2482-01 CLASS, RACE & THE URBAN CHURCH Bowling-Dyer (GTU) 3 units T 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW How does our ecclesiology inform our approach to racial and class differences within the highly differentiated and socially stratified urban reality? Why might members of an urban congregation find it difficult to talk about differences in class

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FALL 2017 of Paolo Freire and Augusto Boal, it is a collective artistic exploration into the fullest expression of our human dignity, potential, and creativity. This introductory class will cover the theory, application and facilitation of TO, including: . Demechanization . Dynamization . Image Theater . Forum Theater . Rainbow of Desire/Cop-in-the-head . Theory & Pedagogy These techniques will be introduced with the goal of understanding their application as practical and essential tools for artistic development, creative expression, social engagement, and personal transformation, while developing spontaneity, fluidity, presence, and critical intelligence. The workshop will be 80% experiential and 20% reflective/didactic. No prior theater or performance experience is required. Elements and theories of related counter-oppressive approaches will also be introduced, and prominent practitioners of TO or popular education may be invited as guest facilitators. [Faculty Consent required; 25 max enrollment]

Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered by Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou of the RFC, supervised by Christopher Schelin: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=25 RSFT8416-01 SUSTAINABLE RESILIENT LEADERS Rueters-Ward (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE How do those called to bless the world - to engage with the suffering and healing of others, and of the planet - ground and sustain themselves? Students will link theory, practice, and personal experience to develop their personal theologies for sustainable, resilient leadership - and learn practical tools to serve their vocations "for the long haul". Together, we will explore concepts including compassion fatigue, measuring emotional and spiritual health, vocational burnout, trauma stewardship, boundary setting, and care for self and community. Participants will also explore how to positively influence organizational culture and build healthy, sustainable congregations and other collectives. This interactive, multifaceted, introductory course - ^Sustainable and Resilient Spiritual Leadership^ combines multimedia, readings, class discussion, a praxis (action/reflection) component, and more. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

RSCE4058-01 READINGS IN CLIMATE JUSTICE Betancourt (SKSM) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE Shake My Future: Readings in Climate Justice is a hybrid seminar course intended for advanced masters students. The class can be elevated for doctoral students with additional work in conversation with the instructor. Students will be expected to engage in critical close readings of seven texts, assist with leading portions of class discussions, and complete a final research paper. This course focuses on recent writings in relation to climate change and climate justice, and works to situate an interdisciplinary approach to the subject within a broader exploration of religion, ethics, and society. Authors include: Pope Francis, Stacy Alaimo, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Robert Vitalis, Amitav Ghosh, Geraldine Terry, and Willis Jenkins. This is a HYBRID course. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

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RS8404-01 HUMAN RIGHT FREEDOM OF BELIEF Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE The course introduces students to the human right of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), based on a review of the conceptual and operational tools, as well as illustrative empirical evidence, necessary for advanced study of the issue. FoRB is widely recognized by scholars, policymakers, and practitioners of human rights as the oldest of the universal human rights recognized under international law. The course is designed so that students of religious studies and/or theology, as well as religious leaders, can develop an understanding of how this right has come to be defined, protected, interrogated, and addressed, in a global order that remains organized according to the (evolving and problematic) political entity known as the state. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the

FE1003-01 SPECIAL FIELD STUDY MINISTRY I Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 1.5-3 units n/a Specialized field study arranged in consultation and with approval of the Field Education faculty. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded] FE1005-01 CONCURRENT FIELD STUDY I Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units W 9:10 AM-12:00 PM MUDD:103, 104 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week onsite basic field education. 2-semester long course. Must take both semesters in sequence to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field

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FALL 2017 education placement with the Director of Field Education. FALL 2016 Section 01: Class meets Wednesdays, starting 9/7/2016, from 8:10am-12:00pm. [Auditors excluded] Section 02: Class meets Mondays, starting 9/12/2016, from 6:10pm-9:00pm. [Faculty Consent required; Interview required; Auditors excluded] (Note: All students from both sections are required to attend the first Wednesday class meeting on 9/7/2016 at 8:10am in MUDD 104.) FALL 2017 Class meets in MUDD 103,104, 204, 205, and 206. ALL STUDENTS FROM BOTH SECTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND FIRST WEDNESDAY A.M. CLASS MEETING, 9/6/2017, 9:10am-12:00pm. (Note: Section 02 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104). First class session 9/6/2017. [Faculty Consent required to enroll in Section 02]

They will develop their understanding of the vocation & mission of the ordained & laity in the Church and world, in light of Catholic Church teaching. They will also learn fundamental concepts and skills related to evangelization and collaborative ministry. Format: lecture & discussion (and a supervised ministry placement). Basis for Assessment: participation, written theological reflections, and completion of a Learning Contract. Course is normally taken Pass/Fail. This course is a prerequisite for Field Ed Level I, Part 2; a total of 1.5 units of credit for Field Ed Level I, Parts 1 & 2 will be assigned after successful completion of Part 2. Intended audience: DSPT MDiv students. Course meets at St. Albert Priory, 5890 Birch Court, Oakland. [Auditors excluded]

FE1005-02 CONCURRENT FIELD STUDY I Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units M 6:10 PM-9:00 PM MUDD:104 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week onsite basic field education. 2-semester long course. Must take both semesters in sequence to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. FALL 2016 Section 01: Class meets Wednesdays, starting 9/7/2016, from 8:10am-12:00pm. [Auditors excluded] Section 02: Class meets Mondays, starting 9/12/2016, from 6:10pm-9:00pm. [Faculty Consent required; Interview required; Auditors excluded] (Note: All students from both sections are required to attend the first Wednesday class meeting on 9/7/2016 at 8:10am in MUDD 104.) FALL 2017 Class meets in MUDD 103,104, 204, 205, and 206. ALL STUDENTS FROM BOTH SECTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND FIRST WEDNESDAY A.M. CLASS MEETING, 9/6/2017, 9:10am-12:00pm. (Note: Section 02 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104). First class session 9/6/2017. [Faculty Consent required to enroll in Section 02]

FE1152-01 MDIV INTEGRATION SEMINAR I Ross (JST) 1.5 units W 12:40 PM-2:00 PM JSTB:216 This two-term course - fall and spring semesters - is required of all first year MDiv. students at JST. The MDiv. Integration seminar provides an opportunity for students to integrate ministerial experience, spirituality, and academic study. During the first semester,topics will include vocational and ministerial identity within the church, and collaborative ministry and leadership. Students will engage in theological reflection upon ministerial and pastoral experience. During the second semester, the seminar will cover topics such as ministerial ethics, intercultural competency in ministry, and contextual theological praxis and reflection. Students will also prepare for their ministry placement during the second year of the MDiv. program. [JST 1st year MDiv students] FE1200-01 ANTI-RACISM TRAINING Evans (PLTS) n/a PLTS Required annually for ALL certificate and degree programs (except while on project/internship) and is a prerequisite for project/internship. Time and date TBD.

FE1011-01 INTERNSHIP I Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 0-6 units n/a Full-time on-site field education. Arranged in consultation and with approval of Field Education faculty. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE1201-01 DSCRNING APP PSTRL BOUNDARIES Evans (PLTS) n/a PLTS DISCERNING APPROPRIATE PASTORAL BOUNDARIES WORKSHOP Prerequisite for any field placement in any degree program including Teaching Parish and Internship. Time and date TBD.

FE1021-01 FIELD ED LEVEL 1, PART 1 Kromholtz (DSPT) n/a W 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT: OFFSITE FIELD EDUCATION LEVEL I, PART 1: This course introduces students to the fundamental skills required for supervised ministry. Students will learn processes of theological reflection and evaluation for ministry and mission.

FE1220-01 TEACHING PARISH Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS Three semesters required of PLTS MDiv students prior to Internship.

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FALL 2017 FE1810-01 SHIN BUDDHIST SERVCS/CERMNIES Bridge (IBS) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS:130 SHIN BUDDHIST SERVICES AND CEREMONIES Teaches chanting and ceremonial required for ministerial service in the Jodo Shin Hongwanji-ha tradition. Offered every other semester.

Elective course in special Contextual Education placement or field research for Evangelism and Justice requirements. [Auditors excluded] FERS3000-01 SOC CHG FIELD/IMMERS ELECTIVE Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units n/a CSSC & MAST programs field work arranged in consultation and with approval of the Field Education faculty. To enroll, students must have had consultation with the Director of Field Education for an approved project with broad sector or area of interest focus and mentor active in that field. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE2002-01 CPE FOR PLTS/ELCA CANDIDACY Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS Requires at least 20 hours per week. Participate in ministry to persons, and in individual group reflection upon that ministry. Theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Integrates theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science into pastoral functioning. Taken at a center approved by the Assoc. for CPE under the supervision of an ACPE accredited supervisor who reports progress to student's Field Education Director and writes evaluations to be placed in the student's permanent file.

FE4012-01 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Schelin (SKSM) 1-10 units SKSM This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons, and in individual group reflection upon that ministry. Theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Integrates theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science into pastoral functioning. Upon completion, a written evaluation from the program supervisor will be placed into the student's permanent files. Discuss first with your advisor and then faculty. Final evaluation from CPE supervisor needs to be sent to faculty by the last day of the semester to receive credit. Every year SKSM offers an orientation to CPE and to the application process; students are responsible for applying and securing a place in a CPE program. Please check the SKSM Student Handbook for more information. [30 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FE2152-01 MDIV INTEGRATION SEMINAR II Ross (JST) 3 units W 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:217 This course consists of a two-semester supervised field practicum and a concurrent two-semester supervision and theological reflection group. Second year JST MDiv. students only. Seminar format: reflection papers/presentations. FE2210-01 ADV CONCURRENT FIELD STUDY I Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 1.5-3 units n/a Advanced work in Field Education. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Students will meet as a learning cohort twice a month with Field Education faculty, date and time for the semester will be set at the orientation session on September 6, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. [FE 1005, FE 1006; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE4020-01 INTERNSHIP Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS PLTS students only. Completed Requirement/Not Completed Requirement (CR/NC) only. FE4050-01 CONGREGATIONAL FIELDWORK FALL Little (SKSM) 0.5-5 units SKSM Fieldwork is an opportunity to put into action the theory learned in the classroom. Working in a congregation gives the student a chance to develop their unique pastoral voice while navigating complexities of a congregation's history, culture, systems and ethos. Fieldwork placements may include: teaching a religious education class for children or adults, working with a youth group, serving on a pastoral care team, participating in a stewardship campaign and more. Please arrange with the professor. [Faculty consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors escluded]

FE2231-01 MCL INTERNSHIP Hall (ABSW) 3 units n/a This is the course number for the Fall semester internship in the Master of Community Leadership degree at ABSW. FE2620-01 THEOLOGY OF MINISTRY PRACTICUM Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS

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FALL 2017 are in service of the professional experience in the internship as well as creating lasting tools and knowledge for a career in community ministry. This is a HYBRID course. [Faculty Consent required; 25 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FE4060-01 COMMUNITY FIELDWORK FALL Schelin (SKSM) 0.5-5 units SKSM Field work describes an involvement in community work for up to 15 hours a week with the ongoing support of a mentor. Community Field Work includes work in gender, racial and economic justice, queer activism, disability advocacy, immigration issues, environmental responsibility, civil liberties protection, HIV response, youth at risk, peace building, participating in a fundraising campaign for a non for profit or grassroots organization, chaplaincy, teaching and more. Students should discuss the field work opportunity with their advisor before making arrangements with the professor. Student and community mentor should discuss and sign a learning agreement at the outset of the field work experience. Midterm and final student/mentor evaluations will also be required by midterm and the end of term. All forms available from the professor at the beginning of the semester and on the SKSM Website. Please see Student Handbook for more information.[30 max enrollment; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE4402-01 THM RESEARCH PRACTICUM Benders (JST) 0.5 unit n/a In conjunction with the monthly program seminar, this course enables students enrolled in the ThM degree program to fulfill their program requirement of complementing their studies with supervised ministry in a parish, school or other setting. Students must perform twenty to twenty-four hours of ministry per semester. Through reflection on this practical experience, students will deepen their understanding of how faith is inculturated and how culture shapes one's approach to ministry. This course is offered on a P/F basis. Students must enroll for .5 credit hours each semester during their degree program. There will be some readings assigned by the instructors. Class times TBD.

FE4210-01 PARISH INTERNSHIP FALL Little (SKSM) 0.5-5 units SKSM This is a 10 month full-time (one year) or part-time (two year) ministry experience in a teaching congregation, under the supervision of a Minister in final Fellowship (for UU students), working with an intern committee, and a professor at the school. Check with your denominational body to see if there are additional requirements for the congregational internship experience. Those who register for this course must also register for Intern Minister Reflection Fall. [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FUNCTIONAL THEOLOGY FT1002-01 RSRCH&WRTING LAB IN SEM CNTXT Moles (PLTS) n/a W 6:10 PM-9:00 PM PLTS Working on a paper, thesis, or class presentation? Need help with overcoming procrastination, writer's block, or writer's anxiety? The purpose of this lab is to offer a weekly block of time wherein an instructor is present to offer support for, and feedback on, student research, writing, time management, and goal setting. This communal environment provides accountability and energy to increase motivation and productivity. The instructor is available during this timeblock to meet with students one-on-one in a nearby room for periods of fifteen minutes to half an hour as needed.

FE4222-01 COMMUNITY INTERN REFLECTN FALL Dowdell (SKSM) 2 units Th 4:00 PM-5:30 PM SKSM: READING This peer group seminar assists the intern doing fieldwork in a community field site. It offers theo-ethical reflection, linking the experience in the internship to the student's broad educational and vocational goals (praxis). The class is designed for students to assess their personal progress, gather support from peers and the instructor, integrate their internship experience into their degree program, and deepen practices to sustain religious leadership in community ministry. Students gather multi-religious sources of wisdom, which serve as touchstones for group reflection. Weekly hybrid sessions engage these sources and yields new "truths" to introduce into personal spiritual practices. The course includes a required weekly live web-based video seminar and frequent online discussion postings; readings and discussion

FT1024-01 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Faculty (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING 2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

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FALL 2017 FT1024-02 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Faculty (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING 2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

FT1024-03 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Serrano (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING 2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

FT1853-01 SPANISH FOR WORSHIP I Hannan (PLTS) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS Spanish grammar, syntax and vocabulary with the goal of equipping students to lead worship services in Spanish. (To be followed by Spanish for Worship II.) Spanish for Worship I starts with review of basic Spanish grammar as refresher of prior Spanish language study and advances from there by abstracting grammatical principles and vocabulary from liturgical, ministry, and biblical sources. Recommended: One year of college Spanish or equivalent. Beginning students are welcome if intentional in dedicating extra time and work to catch up to level of course. [Auditors excluded]

FT1024-04 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Faculty (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING 2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

FT2070-01 PRESBYTERIAN (PCUSA) POLITY Conover (SFTS) 3 units M 5:00 PM-8:00 PM SFTS This course will familiarize students with the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA), with particular emphasis on the Form of Government and the Book of Discipline. Lecture/seminar format. Evaluation by participation, presentations and ordination-type exams. The course will be approached from a mission perspective. Intended for PC USA M. Div. students.

FT1062-01 INTERDISCIPLINARY LECTURES Faculty (SFTS) 1.5 units W 10:30 AM-12:00 PM SFTS Each week a different member of the SFTS faculty will address a common theme from the perspective of his or her discipline, providing students an opportunity to broaden and integrate learning in a key field. The course is required for all MDiv students entering in/after fall 2014 and is open to all masters degree students. Attendance is mandatory, a brief reflection paper is required. Pass/fail only.

FT2172-01 VITAL WORSHIP IN THE 21ST CEN McFee (SFTS) 3 units SFTS Worship is the portal through which visitors find a spiritual home, members grow to greater discipleship and the whole congregation is inspired to ^go and do likewise^ in the world. The need is great for vital worship at the epicenter of congregational life. This course will explore the theology, history and ritual study of worship, excellence of practice in sensory-rich communication and intentional preparation needed by leaders of the 21st century church for worship that revitalizes congregations.

FT1024-05 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Faculty (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING

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FALL 2017 Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS Supervised field experience in Asian American, Latino, African American, American Indian and other multi-cultural communities. PLTS MDiv, MCM, and MTS students only. [FE 2204; Auditors excluded]

This online course assists M.Div students in establishing and integrating observational skills and tools of critical theological reflection for the purpose of discerning the socio/political, historical, liturgical, and theological ^cultures^ of selected congregations. We observe and analyze a variety of congregations at Sunday worship in order to identify the particular cultural and contextual dynamics operative within these congregations. We identify and reflect upon how worship space is organized and utilized in these communities; how the worshiping community integrates itself into the contexts in which it is located what worship means to both clergy and lay members in these communities; and how worship embodies and expresses a particular community's understanding of who God is and how God works in the world. Central to the course are the development of effective observational and reflective skills; preparation of written summaries of site observations; and identifying needs and goals for each student's future teaching parish site [Lutherans only] in consultation with the PLTS Office of Contextual Education. Graded coursework consists of written reflections and a final oral exam.

FT2204-01 MINISTRY ACROSS CULTURES Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units M 8:10 AM-11:00 PM PLTS In this course the student will gain increased awareness of diverse socio-cultural values and contextual theological interpretations; discuss the intersection of ethnicity/race and socioeconomic class, and its repercussions for ministry; reflect theologically on our role as church leaders in the multicultural society of the U.S.; explore ways of practicing anti-racism in our Church; discern specific issues impacting ministry with African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Anglo Americans in the mixed multicultural ministry setting of the United States. Lecture/discussion/films/guest speakers/research presentation/exam. [Auditors with faculty permission]

FT9200-01 EVANGELISM Veen (PLTS) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM PLTS INTERSESSION 2017 Section 1 -CANCELLED- Section 2 EVANGELICAL JUSTICE OUTREACH This class will be focused on the role of a church leader in equipping the saints for the ministries of evangelism and justice. Students will explore the theological and ministry connections of justification and justice as a seamless dynamic of the work that is God's, yet, in and through our hands and lives. This interactive class will put forth biblical principles, theological tools, congregational research results, ministry practices and tested resources that can assist church leaders to increase congregational capacity for evangelical outreach and justice ministries in the public arena. Through classroom interaction, readings, one on one interviews and review of current example in the ELCA and ecumenical partners, students will enhance their articulation of a theology of mission that will equip them for leadership and service in diverse contexts and settings. Course meets weekdays, 1/9/17-1/13/17, from 12:40-5pm at PLTS Giesy 1. FALL 2017 Section 1 EVANGELISM This course uses lecture/discussion to explore the following aspects of evangelism: Biblical basis, conceptual models based on differing theological approaches, practical models (e.g. community organizing), role of prayer, models for spiritual renewal, relationship with justice, assessment and critique of historic and new tools, and cultural sensitivity and appropriateness. Section 2 DEATH Recognizing that ministry in times of dying and death is not compartmentalized into traditional theological disciplines and its multiple sub-disciplines, this course utilizes an intentionally interdisciplinary pedagogy in order to assist students in reflecting on death theologically, biblically, and ethically by engaging in a variety of ministry practices around dying and

FT8124-01 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Jacobson (PLTS) n/a PLTS: ONLINE Required for MDiv degree online students. [Online PLTS students only; 4 max enrollment in both sections] FT8124-02 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Jacobson (PLTS) n/a PLTS: ONLINE Required for MDiv degree online students. [Online PLTS students only; 4 max enrollment in both sections] FT8217-01 VITAL WORSHIP IN THE 21ST CEN McFee (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE Worship is the portal through which visitors find a spiritual home, members grow to greater discipleship and the whole congregation is inspired to ^go and do likewise^ in the world. The need is great for vital worship at the epicenter of congregational life. This course will explore the theology, history and ritual study of worship, excellence of practice in sensory-rich communication and intentional preparation needed by leaders of the 21st century church for worship that revitalizes congregations. FT8227-01 READING CONGREGATIONS Jacobson (PLTS) 1.5 units PLTS: ONLINE

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FALL 2017 death (e.g., pastoral care, funeral planning, and funeral preaching). The intensive course requires pre- and postintensive work and is co-taught by faculty whose expertise reflects a variety of theological disciplines. Meets Fridays 1pm-5pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm on 9/22-9/23, 9/29-9/30, 10/6-10/7, 10/13-10/14 at PLTS.

CHRISTIANITY FROM JEWISH SECT TO COLONIAL CHURCHES This course is an introduction to the history of Christianity and historical theology from the second to the seventeenth centuries. During this time, Christianity developed the main features of what is today the world's largest religion. Along the way, Christianity was transformed again and again as it adapted to vastly different, changing cultural and social environments. This course is about Christianity in the real world. You will learn how to study the origins and development of beliefs and practices, but you will also study much more. The course will introduce you to the continuities and varieties of Christian experience and belief in different times and places, from the Roman Empire to Persia, China, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, and you will be introduced to the complexity of Christianity's social, cultural, and political entanglements in all these places. The course will help you learn to break down real life situations and understand the fine points at which religious innovation and change occur, even when people try to resist change or return to the past. Audio files of weekly lectures, illustrated with slides, and videos are provided for each week. Readings from primary sources in translation are indicated on the course schedule. The readings will illustrate history, but more importantly, they will give you the opportunity to develop basic skills in assessing and evaluating the belief and behavior of religious communities in the real world. Weekly exercises will ask you to apply analytical skills, draw conclusions, and communicate them to your peers. You will be introduced to the history of the interpretation of the bible on the example of commentaries on the first day of creation in Genesis 1. You will learn about the historical entanglement of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You will read and study several theological and mystical classics. You will be exposed to the politics, ideas, and actions that gave rise to Protestantism and the intimate relationship of Protestant and Catholic reforms. You will discover the birth of the tension between theology and natural science. Finally, you will be encouraged to apply the critical skills and aptitudes you are developing in your study of the past to situations of religious life, leadership, and service today.

FT9200-02 DEATH Hannan (PLTS) 3 units F 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, S 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PLTS INTERSESSION 2017 Section 1 -CANCELLED- Section 2 EVANGELICAL JUSTICE OUTREACH This class will be focused on the role of a church leader in equipping the saints for the ministries of evangelism and justice. Students will explore the theological and ministry connections of justification and justice as a seamless dynamic of the work that is God's, yet, in and through our hands and lives. This interactive class will put forth biblical principles, theological tools, congregational research results, ministry practices and tested resources that can assist church leaders to increase congregational capacity for evangelical outreach and justice ministries in the public arena. Through classroom interaction, readings, one on one interviews and review of current example in the ELCA and ecumenical partners, students will enhance their articulation of a theology of mission that will equip them for leadership and service in diverse contexts and settings. Course meets weekdays, 1/9/17-1/13/17, from 12:40-5pm at PLTS Giesy 1. FALL 2017 Section 1 EVANGELISM This course uses lecture/discussion to explore the following aspects of evangelism: Biblical basis, conceptual models based on differing theological approaches, practical models (e.g. community organizing), role of prayer, models for spiritual renewal, relationship with justice, assessment and critique of historic and new tools, and cultural sensitivity and appropriateness. Section 2 DEATH Recognizing that ministry in times of dying and death is not compartmentalized into traditional theological disciplines and its multiple sub-disciplines, this course utilizes an intentionally interdisciplinary pedagogy in order to assist students in reflecting on death theologically, biblically, and ethically by engaging in a variety of ministry practices around dying and death (e.g., pastoral care, funeral planning, and funeral preaching). The intensive course requires pre- and postintensive work and is co-taught by faculty whose expertise reflects a variety of theological disciplines. Meets Fridays 1pm-5pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm on 9/22-9/23, 9/29-9/30, 10/6-10/7, 10/13-10/14 at PLTS.

HS1105-01 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY I Thompson (DSPT) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:3 History of the Church from the Apostolic Period until the end of the Middle Ages, focusing, in particular, on its transformation from a small Jewish sect into the international Church of the middle ages. Some attention will be paid to the development of doctrine, but more emphasis will be placed on piety and worship, dissent, missions, mysticism, ecclesiastical organization, and Church relations to secular government. [25 max enrollment; Auditors with Faculty permission]

HISTORY HS1080-01 HISTORY I Ocker (SFTS) 3 units TF 10:15 AM-11:50 AM SFTS

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FALL 2017 Maia (PSR) T 8:10 AM-9:30 AM PSR:206 This course is a study of Wesleyan theology-its concerns, texts, and doctrinal statements-and the history of the Methodist movement, from its inception in eighteenthcentury Britain to its current embodiment in the United Methodist Church. The course will engage in close readings of Wesley's texts and some of his contemporary interpreters alongside readings on the Book of Discipline of the UMC. This course is designed to fulfill one half of the credits required by the denomination for United Methodist history, doctrine, and polity. Course format: lecture/seminar. Requirements: class participation and weekly reflections, theological essay, oral presentation, and final exam.

the depth and complexity of religious/theological content found in their literary productions. HS2498-01 CHURCH TO 1400 Dohar (JST) 3 units TF 9:40 AM-11:00 AM JST:216 This lecture/discussion course is an historical survey of Christianity from the 1st century CE to the 15th and the eve of Modernity. As surveys go, it's meant to lend an impression that lingers-one that informs broadly but also relies on occasionally closer scrutiny of select topics. The course is studiously multi-disciplinary, approaching major developments in the Christian churches from a variety of historical perspectives and original sources. Requirements include two short essays (5-7 pages): an analysis of one of our assigned original sources and a non-textual analysis--some work of art or architecture from the historical periods covered. Each student will present for discussion one of the original sources in the syllabus. Finally, students will participate in small group 'Pastoral Application Projects' which entail communicating historical material in particular pastoral settings.

HS2006-01 BAPTIST HISTORY & POLITY Burris (ABSW) 3 units T 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW Beginning in Europe and tracing its development in America, this course will survey the history of the Baptist traditions. Attention will be given to prominent persons who helped shape the tradition as well as key social and theological issues that helped define Baptist over the years. This course is also presented as partial fulfillment of the regional polity requirement for ordination in the ABC/USA.

HS2751-01 HISTORY OF THE EASTERN CHURCH Thompson (DSPT) 3 units MTh 12:40 PM-2:00 PM DSPT:1 This course surveys the history of "Eastern" Christianity from late antiquity (age of the emperor Justinian) until the present day. The focus will be on the formation three characteristic components of Eastern Christianity: institutions, liturgy and piety, and mysticism and theology. The focus will be on Greek Christianity in the earlier part of the course and Slavic Christianity in the later.We will include Eastern Catholics, Copts, and Assyrian Churches as well as Eastern Orthodox. Relations with the Christian west will also be considered. [20 max enrollment]

HS2012-01 AMERICAN LUTHERANISM Schiefelbein (PLTS) 1.5 units T 6:10 PM-7:30 PM PLTS: 206 What has it meant to be a Lutheran in ^America,^ i.e., in the United States? What might it mean to be one now? How might we develop an understanding of ^American^ Lutheranism as a cultural process whereby individuals and groups map, construct, and inhabit worlds of meaning? In addressing these questions, we will consider significant aspects of ^American^ Lutheran life--immigration and ethnicity, belief and identity, theology and confession, institutional arrangements, gender, religious practice and piety. Evaluation will be based on participation in class discussion, written assignments, and a final paper. [At least one course in church history plus HS 1220 and HSST 2902]

HS2776-01 CHURCH:1400 TO PRESENT Dohar (JST) 3 units F 11:10 AM-2:00 PM JST:216 This lecture/discussion course is an historical survey of Christianity from the 15th century to the present. As surveys go, it's meant to lend an impression that lingers-one that informs broadly but also relies on occasionally closer scrutiny of select topics. These topics include Christianity in the late medieval world, the Reformation, early Jesuit history, faith and the Enlightenment, missiology and the Church in the 20th century. The course is studiously multi-disciplinary, approaching major developments in the Christian churches from a variety of perspectives and historical sources.

HSHR2105-01 RELGS RDNGS:AF AM WOMEN’S LIT McManus (ABSW) 3 units T 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW RELIGIOUS READINGS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S LITERATURE Beginning with consideration of 'Religious Experiences and Journal of Jarena Lee" (1849), this course explores the literary works of eight 19th century African-American women: Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, Maria W. Stewart, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Tubman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Anna Julia Cooper, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The double focus of this study is: 1) the historical/sociopolitical contexts in which each woman lived and worked; 2)

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FALL 2017 T 6:10 PM-9:00 PM MUDD:103 This course offers an historical overview and survey of attitudes toward homoeroticism and homosexuality in ancient, medieval, and modern Christianity in the West and in presentday American Christianities. Several key figures, texts and movements will be considered and analyzed with a view toward understanding and interpreting their impact on contemporary debates. Seminar format; research paper and two (2) in-class presentations are required.

developed the main features of what is today the world's largest religion. Along the way, Christianity was transformed again and again as it adapted to vastly different, changing cultural and social environments. This course is about Christianity in the real world. You will learn how to study the origins and development of beliefs and practices, but you will also study much more. The course will introduce you to the continuities and varieties of Christian experience and belief in different times and places, from the Roman Empire to Persia, China, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, and you will be introduced to the complexity of Christianity's social, cultural, and political entanglements in all these places. The course will help you learn to break down real life situations and understand the fine points at which religious innovation and change occur, even when people try to resist change or return to the past. Audio files of weekly lectures, illustrated with slides, and videos are provided for each week. Readings from primary sources in translation are indicated on the course schedule. The readings will illustrate history, but more importantly, they will give you the opportunity to develop basic skills in assessing and evaluating the belief and behavior of religious communities in the real world. Weekly asynchronous exercises will ask you to apply analytical skills, draw conclusions, and communicate them to your peers. The learning community will be reinforced by periodic web conferences. You will be introduced to the history of the interpretation of the bible on the example of commentaries on the first day of creation in Genesis 1. You will learn about the historical entanglement of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You will read and study several theological and mystical classics. You will be exposed to the politics, ideas, and actions that gave rise to Protestantism and the intimate relationship of Protestant and Catholic reforms. You will discover the birth of the tension between theology and natural science. Finally, you will be encouraged to apply the critical skills and aptitudes you are developing in your study of the past to situations of religious life, leadership, and service today.

HS4144-01 LUTHER AND REFORMATIONS Ocker (SFTS)/Stjerna (PLTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM S/P:6 An examination of Catholic and Protestant Reformations broadly conceived, from the late Middle Ages to the late sixteenth century, from Conciliarism to the Formula of Concord and the immediate aftermath of the Council of Trent. Special attention to Martin Luther, his life, his theology and biblical scholarship, his spirituality, and his polemic against others, including Muslims and Jews. Discussion of the reception and impact of Luther's ideas in theology and culture more generally, in the past and in the present present, and in light of the 500th anniversary of the publication of the Ninety-Five Theses in 2017. HSST4204-01 LUTHER, THE BIBLE, & THE JEWS Stjerna (PLTS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS:206 Martin Luther did not know any practicing Jews but he wrote about the Jewish faith throughout his career. He inherited and developed ingredients for a Christian theology and biblical hermeneutics that are of supersessionist nature. This seminar will probe the logic, ingredients, and context of Luther's comments about the Jews, particularly in his biblical hermeneutics and Christology. Attention will be given to his predecessors and contemporaries, as well as (select) subsequent appropriations of anti-Jewish ideologies in the early twentieth-century. In the post-Holocaust world of theology and history writing, and prompted by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, a critical reassessment of the legacy of one of the most influential Christian teachers facilitates the necessary theological adjustments with the fundamentals of Christian faith for the sake of its transformative relevance in today's global and inter-faith context. This 4000-level course is open to advanced Master's level students and PhD candidates.

HSRS8210-01 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:FOUNDATIONS Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE A blended learning course on the origins and development of religious liberty in the US from the colonial and founding periods to the mid-twentieth century. It offers a thorough understanding of the historical and legal foundations that currently govern the relationship of religion and government, define protection for the free exercise of religion, and provide the civic framework for living among people of all religions and none. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Spring 2018 Semester (February-May 2018) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the

HS8010-01 HISTORY I Ocker (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE CHRISTIANITY FROM JEWISH SECT TO COLONIAL RELIGION. This course is an introduction to the history of Christianity and historical theology from the second to the seventeenth centuries. During this time, Christianity

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FALL 2017 responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by before the end of Fall 2017. Designed and administered by Rev. Nate Walker, RFC Executive Director, supervised by Christopher Schelin. http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=18 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

RFC of the Newseum, supervised by Christopher Schelin: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=24 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] HSRS8259-01 HIST OF XNITY & SOCIAL CHANGE Walker (PSR) 3 units PSR:ONLINE History of Christianity and Social Change is a basic course in the History of Christianity focused on ways Christianity contributed to and was shaped by social, economic, and or political change, from the 2nd century to the present. It is designed primarily as an elective for the PSR MAST Program but will serve as a basic course in History for the PSR MDiv or Common MA. It is a mostly asynchronous online course with a variety of activities found on the GTU Moodle platform. There will be four required 1 hour synchronous webinars during the semester at times will set together when the course begins. Students will learn basic skills for the study and interpretation of history - how to find and evaluate information about the past, how to interpret texts and artifacts, and skills in the application of historical study to the concerns of the present and future by creating plausible narratives. Grading will be based on participation in written discussion forums on Moodle, completion of interactive or collaborative exercises, and three short written papers demonstrating the student's ability to find and interpret information and shape plausible historical narratives. Students looking for a course focused primarily on denominational institutional developments or primarily historical theology should consider other options. [Auditors with faculty permission]

HSRS8211-01 US RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TODAY Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE A blended course on the evolution of the First Amendment religious Freedom principles from the 1940s, through the civil rights era, to today. Participants will address contemporary issues that concern the constitutional relationship of religion and government along with current debates over the meaning of free exercise of religion. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered Lauren W. Herman (JD, MTS) of the RFC, supervised by Christopher Schelin. http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=23 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] HSRS8220-01 RELIGION AND NEWS MEDIA Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This course is a blended learning course will offer the following for religious leaders and introduce a diverse group of graduate students to the challenges that the media present in communicating and engaging with belief within the context of the First Amendment and freedom of religion or belief. In order to be an effective and authoritative religious leader in a diverse democracy, lay and ordained leaders must cultivate multiple competencies and literacies. This course will help students expand religious, media and digital literacies. These competencies will be measured via multimedia engagement, key readings, videoconferences, Socratic seminars, analysis (case studies), and media production. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered by Dr. Debra L. Mason, of the

HS8417-01 HSTRY OF XTNTY IN PACIFIC REG Walker (PSR) 3 units PSR: ONLINE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE PACIFIC REGION, a course designed as an elective for MDiv, MA, DMin and PhD students. The usual historical narratives that have helped mainline, ecumenical, and progressive American Christians define their identity do not seem as relevant in the Pacific world where so many do not share the cultural and historical experience from which these narratives derive. In this class we will take a different look at the history of Christianity in the Pacific world and work to build historical narratives that will inspire and undergird the work of strengthening and re-shaping Christian communities for the future and illuminate the relevance of Christian thought and practice for addressing the problems facing Pacific societies. Students will learn skills for finding and interpreting sources of information about history, creating plausible historical narratives, and viewing historical events and persons from more than one point of view. This is an ONLINE course. There will be 4 synchronous webinars scheduled after the first meeting of the class and is otherwise asynchronous. The

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FALL 2017 course will be available on the GTU Moodle platform and will involve students in a number of learning experiences. Grades will be based on written work in the class, the quality of engagement in class conversations, quizzes, and small collaborative projects. PhD students will be expected to use more than one language in their research work. [Auditors excluded]

and the actual practice of proclaiming the Scriptures and preaching upon them. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment] HM1073-02 FOUNDATIONS OF PREACHING Propst (DSPT) 3 units T 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT: CHPL In this course, the student is given the fundamental elements of preaching, preparation of Scriptural text for proclamation, the study and prayer over the text of Scripture, the composition of a homily founded upon and flowing from the text to facilitate an encounter with Jesus and His saving grace and the actual practice of proclaiming the Scriptures and preaching upon them. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

HSST9100-01 READING XIAN THLGY IN CONTEXT Stjerna (PLTS) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS SECTION 1: READING CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN CONTEXT Students will engage Christian voices and signature works in light of changing contexts, learning about the roots, developments, and diversity of Christian theological orientations. The course begins with the formation of Christian beliefs, the ecumenical Creeds, and documents from the early church; continues with medieval and Reformation era mystics and theologians; and then turns to a selection of modern treatises. While the course provides a historical survey through the centuries, the focus is on theological developments and critical consideration of core Christian texts and teachings with, e.g., feminist hermeneutics.

HM2230-01 LITURGICAL PREACHING Propst (DSPT) 3 units F 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:CHPL In this course, the student is given the fundamental elements of preaching, preparation of Scriptural text for proclamation, the study and prayer over the text of Scripture, the composition of a homily founded upon and flowing from the text to facilitate an encounter with Jesus and His saving grace and the actual practice of proclaiming the Scriptures and preaching upon them. In this course, the student will explore the elements of preaching within the context of the liturgy of the Church and its celebration of the sacraments. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

HSST9810-01 READING XIAN THEOLOGY IN CNTX Faculty (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE FALL 2017 Section 01 READING CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN CONTEXT Students will engage Christian voices and signature works in light of changing contexts, learning about the roots, developments, and diversity of Christian theological orientations. The online course begins with the formation of Christian beliefs, the ecumenical Creeds, and documents from the early church; continues with medieval and Reformation era mystics and theologians; and then turns to a selection of modern treatises. While the course provides a historical survey through the centuries, the focus is on theological developments and critical consideration of core Christian texts and teachings with, e.g., feminist hermeneutics.

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HM4087-01 CONTEMPORARY PRCHING THEORIES Park (ABSW) 3 units T 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This advanced seminar, designed for advanced Masters and Doctoral students, will deal with various theories around the New Homiletic and related preaching theories which have been discussed for the past four decades. Successful students will have a good grasp of trends in preaching theories that are being dealt with among mainline North American scholars. Students will make presentations, write book reviews and research papers, and take a part in discussion around a selected author or topic each week. A prerequisite: an introductory or basic preaching course.

HM1073-01 FOUNDATIONS OF PREACHING Propst (DSPT) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:CHPL In this course, the student is given the fundamental elements of preaching, preparation of Scriptural text for proclamation, the study and prayer over the text of Scripture, the composition of a homily founded upon and flowing from the text to facilitate an encounter with Jesus and His saving grace

HM9840-01 PREACHING AS A MINISTRY Hannan (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE FALL 2017, Section 01 PREACHING AS A MINISTRY OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION A This two-part course is offered online while students are on internship. Throughout the course students will collaborate with their classmates and congregation members in order to exegete biblical texts and

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FALL 2017 their contexts for the sake of preaching. A variety of modules will be experienced as a whole class and others will be completed as the context calls for it (for example, preaching funeral, stewardship and public issue sermons). The course will emphasize a collaborative approach to the Sunday sermon as well as the development of a culture of proclamation for the whole congregation. Spring 2018, Section 01 PREACHING AS A MINISTRY OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION B This two-part course is offered online while students are on internship. Throughout the course students will collaborate with their classmates and congregation members in order to exegete biblical texts and their contexts for the sake of preaching. A variety of modules will be experienced as a whole class and others will be completed as the context calls for it (for example, preaching funeral, stewardship and public issue sermons). The course will emphasize a collaborative approach to the Sunday sermon as well as the development of a culture of proclamation for the whole congregation.

Testament that focuses on basic content as well as critical issues and exegetical and hermeneutical methodologies. In addition, students will be challenged to become self-aware concerning their own social location and its relationship to reading, thinking, and doing biblical, historical, and theological work associated with the critical issues of the day. Assignments include: four short exegetical papers and one book review. IDS2260-01 MIDDLER COLLOQUIUM PRACTICUM I Davidson/Hall/ Park (ABSW) 3 units Th 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This course is the practicum portion of Middler Colloquium, which meets one night a week, Thursday, for the entire academic year. It is an interdisciplinary two-semester approach to contextual (field) education. Students serve as interns in a ministry setting for the nine-month academic year (placements are finalized during the previous spring semester). This course interfaces with Middler Colloquium Theory (IDS 2261) as part of an integrative model for ministerial training. These two courses must be taken concurrently. Open to ABSW students only. [ABSW Junior Colloquium 12-unit sequence and an additional 12 units of coursework]

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IDS1200-01 MCL FOUNDATION SEMINAR Flesher (ABSW) 1.5 units ABSW This is a core course for new students entering the ABSW Masters in Community Leadership program. Students are required to take this 1.5 seminar their first semester as a means of developing and honing their theoretical and practical interests and planning their two year course schedule that will include a six unit internship. The academic plan created in this seminar will be assessed in a final 1.5 course taken the last semester of the student's program. The final assessment will include a lengthy paper that describes the implementation of the student's plan and analyzes his/her theological and professional development.

IDS2261-01 MIDDLER COLLOQUIUM THEORY I Davidson/Hall/Park (ABSW) 3 units M 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This course is the theory portion of the Middler Colloquium and meets one night a week, Monday, for the entire academic year. It is an interdisciplinary course which emphasizes the study of the New Testament (Gospels) and ecclesiology, as well as the arts of preaching and worship. This course interfaces with the Middler Colloquium Practicum I (IDS 2260). Open to ABSW students only. [ABSW Junior Colloquium 12-unit sequence and an additional 12 units of coursework]

IDS1270-01 JR COLLOQIUM: CHURCH HISTORY Burris (ABSW) 3 units W 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This course will survey the history of Christianity from its earliest beginnings up to the eve of the Reformation. Special attention will be given to prominent leaders who help shape Christian doctrine. Moreover, key theological, political and social issues will be addressed and primary texts will be used to enhance group discussion. Requirements: Students will write four short reflection papers four to six pages in length.

IDS3260-01 MENTOR YEAR PROJECT I McManus (ABSW) 3 units M 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW Mentor Year Project is a two-semester (Fall-3units/Spring3units)/six unit seminar in which MDiv/MCL students research, design, develop, implement, and document a multifaceted project in ministry/community leadership that addresses a contemporary problem/need in the church and/or wider community.

IDS1271-01 JR COLLOQIUM: OLD TESTAMENT Flesher (ABSW) 3 units W 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW By the end of this course the successful student will have acquired a socio-cultural and theological overview of the Old

IDS6000-01 SEMINAR ON INTERDISCIPLINARITY Lee (PSR)/Zuber (ISS) 3 units W 9:40 AM-12:30 PM GPS:LAB

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FALL 2017 Through collaborative-based learning projects, students and teachers will explore critical issues and develop sound criteria for doing interdisciplinary work in religious studies. Students will practice skills for modelling their potential dissertation project, and engage in learning the present contours of their field(s). Featured guest lectures and interactive forums with both alumni and current faculty from GTU departments will provide further tools for navigating the GTU doctoral program, and imagining future professional horizons. Requirements: student presentations and a final paper that is developed throughout the duration course; occasional attendance of departmental colloquia. This course is required for all students in the first year of the GTU PhD and ThD programs.

PLANNING AND CRAFTING CHAPEL WORSHIP This practicum course consists of working as a team to design, plan, and carry out worship for weekly chapel and other occasional services at the Pacific School of Religion. Students will gain experience with planning and carrying out worship in a variety of styles through a small group process. We will explore the nuts and bolts of designing meaningful, multisensory, and creative worship while reflecting on the historical, cultural, theological, embodied, and practical aspects that shape the experience of worship in contemporary communities of faith. Evaluation is based on attendance, participation, evaluation of chapel services, curation of chapel service(s) and a final critical reflection paper. It is geared toward MDiv students, but all are welcome. Course meeting times coincide with Chapel Planning Committee Meetings on Mondays from 5:15-6:30pm in the small dining room of D'Autremont Hall, and with Chapel services on Tuesdays from 10:00am-12:00pm in the PSR Chapel. 3-4 other discussion sessions will be arranged in consultation with the professor and other students.

LITURGICAL STUDIES LS1012-01 LIVING WORSHIP Evans/Jacobson (PLTS) 2 units TF 11:10 AM-12:30 PM PLTS This two-semester collaboratory course is designed through both classroom work and lab work to explore the histories and theologies of Lutheran worship, including its global expressions; to articulate a theology of baptism and communion; to prepare worship for weekly PLTS chapel services; to work with members of the pastoral care class to prepare services for life passages; and to embody postures, gestures and rubrics to find and develop their own styles of worship leadership. Evaluation will be based on participation, worship preparation, and written assignments.

LSFT2405-01 DOMINICAN RITE PRACTICUM Thompson (DSPT) 1.5 units n/a This course is a 1.5 unit graded liturgical practicum open to Dominican friar students, normally after residency year, best in the year of deaconal or priestly ordination. The goal is to acquire the ability to celebrate Low Mass and Missa Cantata according to the traditional Dominican Rite in Latin. The outcome will be a correct and fluid ^dry Mass^ celebration of the Dominican Rite Low Mass and of the Missa Cantata. These two exercises will in equal parts provide the two graded ^exams^ of the course. This course must be taken for a grade (no pass/fail). First meeting on 8/30/17 at 7:30pm in the SAP Library Conference Room. [Faculty Consent required; Interview required; 6 max enrollment]

LSRA1500-01 FOUNDATNS OF CATHOLIC LITURGY Renz (DSPT) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM DSPT:1 FOUNDATIONS OF CATHOLIC LITURGY: THE ONGOING WORK OF JESUS CHRIST The purpose of this course is to provide a general introduction to Christian liturgy in the Roman (Latin) Rite by examining principles of worship from anthropological, historical, spiritual, and theological perspectives. The principle of ^lex orandi/lex credendi^ will be explored through an examination of the roles that symbol, culture, fine arts plan in Catholic worship and liturgy. Topics covered included liturgical drama, sacred time and liturgical seasons, sacred numbers and art and architecture. The intended audience includes MDiv, MA, STL, STD, and PhD students. The latter may upgrade as needed. [15 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

LSFT2525-01 REFORMED WORSHIP Childers (SFTS) 3 units Th 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS This course is designed to introduce students to the nature and practice of worship and the sacraments in the Reformed Tradition. Worship and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper are studied biblically, historically, and theologically, as well as in contemporary settings. Worship ad pastoral issues attendant to the celebration of weddings and funerals are examined. Skills necessary to leading worship effectively are rehearsed. Preparation for the PCUSA Ordination Exams included in lectures and discussion materials.

LSFT2143-01 ADVANCED WORSHIP DESIGN Fennema (PSR) 1.5 units M 5:15 PM-6:30 PM, T 10:00 AM-12:00 PM PSR: CHPL

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problem sets and three exams. [15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

PH1008-01 GENERAL ETHICS Gable (DSPT) 3 units Th 9:40 PM-12:30 PM DSPT:1 This course is an introduction to the philosophical study of ethics, focusing on key ethical questions (e.g., how we are to live, what we are obliged or permitted to do, etc.) and concepts (virtue, happiness, obligation, the good, and so forth). Through a careful reading of great philosophical works in the western tradition, important ethical theories will be presented within their historical context, including utilitarianism or consequentialism, deontological ethics, virtue theory, and natural law. Class discussion will center on the philosophical merit of these ethical approaches as well as their relevance to contemporary issues. Lecture/discussion format. Student evaluation will be based on class participation, two short written essays, and a final exam. Intended audience: MA, MTS, and MDiv. students.[Auditors excluded]

PHHS2000-01 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY: MODERN Ramelow (DSPT) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:1 The class will give an overview over the development of Western philosophy from Descartes and Bacon to Schopenhauer. This will include Continental Rationalism, British Empiricism, Kant and German Idealism. Lecture/discussion. There will be a short mid-term and final exam (non-comprehensive) and a term paper. (MDiv, MA/MTS, PhD/ThD). PHST2500-01 PASSION OF THE WESTERN MIND Krasevac (DSPT) 3 units Th 11:10 AM-2:00 PM DSPT:3 This seminar will center around a careful reading of Richard Tarnas' The Passion of the Western Mind, a landmark onevolume narrative intellectual history of the West which stresses the discovery, loss, and recovery of the concept of form, as well as most of his recent Cosmos and Psyche (a scholarly retrieval of elements of the astrological tradition which stresses its archetypal, indicative, and participatory nature). The goals of this course are for you to attain a broad, synthetic understanding of the western intellectual tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the present, and for you to critically ponder Tarnas' theory of the religious, cultural, philosophical, and archetypal dynamics that have shaped this history. There will also be other, supporting readings, particularly Louis Dupre's Passage to Modernity. [Auditors with faculty permission]

PHHS1050-01 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY: ANCIENT Mellein (DSPT) 3 units TF 11:10 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:2 This course will present the history of Greek philosophy from the pre-Socratics to Pseudo-Dionysius. The emphasis will be on Plato and Aristotle. Format: lecture/discussion. Evaluation: class participation, midterm, final. Intended audience: MDiv, MA/MTS. PH1056-01 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE Vega Rodriquez (DSPT) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:1 Through readings, class discussions and brief written assignments, the course will provide a philosophical account of the nature of change, including classical insights (Aristotle, Aquinas) and contemporary issues in cosmology, the methods of science and philosophy, the nature of causality, time and infinity. [Auditors excluded]

PHHS4020-01 PLATO Ludwig (DSPT) 3 units F 2:10 PM-5:00 PM DSPT:3 Reading and discussion of selected dialogues in English translation. Emphasis is on developing a strategy for reading the dialogues based on contemporary assessment of their literary form and their function within the Academy. Class presentation and final paper. Intended audience: MA students who want and in depth treatment of Plato. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

PH1115-01 ARISTOTELIAN LOGIC Mellein (DSPT) 3 units TF 12:40 PM-2:00 PM DSPT:2 This course focuses on the fundamental principles and techniques of classical logic first articulated in Aristotle's Organon and further developed by ancient, medieval, and modern thinkers. The course is loosely organized around the traditional distinction of the three operations of the mind: simple apprehension, judgment, and reasoning. The course will include an examination of logical fallacies and a brief excursus into modern symbolic logic. Lecture/discussion. Student evaluation will be based on regularly submitted

PHST4212-01 AQUINAS AND PERSON Mellein (DSPT) 3 units Th 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:2 This seminar will examine Thomas's understanding of person. We will study passages throughout Thomas's corpus to explore the metaphysical and theological issues that he addresses in the development of his account of person as he applies his account to human and Divine persons. Attention

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FALL 2017 will be given to Aquinas's sources. This is a seminar required for those students involved in the common Philosophy Project "Person and Consciousness." Format: Seminar (lecture, discussion). Evaluation: Class participation, 15-20 page research paper. Intended audience: MA students. Knowledge of Latin recommended. [Faculty consent required; 12 max enrollment]

the Christian spiritual life, including sanctification and vocation, the church and its mission in the world and sacraments. ST1091-01 THEOLOGY: NATURE & METHOD Kromholtz (DSPT) 3 units T 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:3 This course (formerly titled ^ST-1710 Theology: Method & Structure^) is an introduction to the nature, method, sources, and structure of theology, focusing on (but not limited to) the Roman Catholic tradition and St. Thomas Aquinas in particular. Issues to be considered include: the nature of theology, its method, the relationship between philosophy and theology, the theology of revelation, and the respective roles of scripture, tradition, magisterium, faith, and reason in theology. The course also introduces students to writing research papers in theology. Format: Lecture & discussion, with some student presentations. Assignments for evaluation: (1) class participation; (2) oral reports; (3) one research paper (in stages, including proposal, initial version, & final version) of 4000-5000 words. Intended audience: MA, MDiv, and MTS. students.

PH4711-01 MIND AND BRAIN Vega Rodriguez/Gable (DSPT) 3 units T 11:10 AM-2:00 PM DSPT:18 CAN THE MIND BE REDUCED TO THE BRAIN A portion of the present course deals with different attempts at reducing the mind to something else like behavior, brain states, or computer functions. The literature in the philosophy of mind is abundant with objections to these physicalist proposals. However, articulating a good theory of the mind that escapes reductionism has not proved to be easy. The students in this course find an explanation of why that has been the case as well as an alternative solution. We will turn to the History of Philosophy, more specifically to Aristotle, to present a non-dualist, non-reductionist model for understanding the mind.[Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

ST2014-01 FOUNDATIONS OF THEOLOGY Hadley (JST) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:6 This course examines the nature and function of theology through a systematic inquiry into the dynamics of faith and revelation, the role of scripture and tradition, the use of religious language and symbols, the genesis of doctrine, the operation of theological method, and the relationship of theology to praxis. This course introduces basic theological concepts and terms, exposes students to a range of major theologians and theological styles, and situates the study of theology in the life and ministry of the Church. For these reasons, this course can serve as an introduction to the study of theology. It is designed for MDiv students and others in first degree programs (MA, MTS, etc.). This course will use a lecture/discussion format. Evaluations will be through short papers, class presentations and two exams.

PHCE5410-01 LEVINAS Seidman (CJS) 3 units M 6:00 PM-9:00 PM GTU:204 This course will explore the major writings of Emmanuel Levinas, with a special focus on the philosophical context of this work and the writings on Jewish texts and themes. Course readings include Levinas's masterworks Totality and Infinity and Otherwise than Being, as well as Radicalizing Levinas, a collection of political writings on Levinas's ethics.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY ST1085-01 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II Farley (SFTS) 3 units TF 10:20 AM-11:50 AM SFTS This course is the second semester of a two-semester introduction to Christian theology. The purpose is to help the student gain a basic knowledge of the principal topics of the theology of the universal church, especially as these topics are understood in the Reformed tradition and in conversation with feminist and other contemporary theologies. Beginning with the doctrine of humanity, we look at our original goodness and our fall into relational forms of sin as pride, despair and denial. Next, we look at the person and work of Jesus Christ, from a variety of perspectives. We look deeply at the meaning of our being "saved by grace through faith alone," and the roles of the divine Spirit and human spirit in bringing about our healing. We conclude with the nature of

STLS2105-01 LITURGICAL THEOLOGY Janowiak (JST) 3 units T 11:10 AM-2:00 PM JSTB:216 This course is designed as a theological introduction to the actions, symbols, texts, and contexts which make up the breadth and depth of Christian liturgy. Particular attention is given to reflection on the Church's worship as the arena of encounter with the Paschal Mystery of Christ and as a communal participation in the Trinitarian life. It is intended for MDiv and other Masters level students, with Roman Catholic liturgy as its particular focus. Classes will be divided into lectures and class discussions on assigned readings and related pastoral questions. Class participation and three

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and Aquinas' Christology and soteriology. Its secondary purpose is to survey the main lines of Marian doctrine, both as it has evolved historically, as it is being revisioned by contemporary authors. Modern and contemporary developments in Christology, including the various ^Quests^ of the historical Jesus, will be covered in ST 3115, Contemporary Christology, in the spring semester of 2016. The requirements for the course are attendance, and 20 pages of written work distributed over three essays. NOTE: this course is a prerequisite for ST 3115. [Auditors with Faculty permission]

ST2160-01 INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY Radzins (PSR) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM MUDD:103 The course emphasizes liberatory, and contemporary thought, through brief but in-depth encounters with historically pivotal or influential essays, texts, thinkers, and ideas. Students will learn to use and interpret basic theological concepts and models, using traditional vocabularies (doctrine of God, creation, theological anthropology, Christology, suffering and evil, soteriology, pneumatology, eschatology) by engaging a variety of theological texts critically and creatively. Students will be invited to participate as theologians while gaining a sense of how theology is a temporal, contextual, ongoing and imaginative endeavor, in which present articulations are flooded with, produced by, argue with, extend, contradict, and depart from inherited claims about the relations between God, Jesus/Christ, the Holy Spirit, humanity, life, and the universe(s). Course format: Lecture and discussion. Evaluation: Class participation, Moodle posting, 2 brief papers and term paper.

STSP2278-01 BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE Cattoi (JST) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:217 The purpose of the course is to introduce students to a comparative reading of Christianity and Buddhism, focusing on a series of conceptual and theological foci that are developed in analogous, yet distinctive manner in the two religious traditions. After a general introduction to Buddhism and an overview of the differences between Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, students will move on to explore the foundations of interreligious dialogue, as well as the chief differences between dialogue in the strict sense, theology of religions, and comparative theology. A brief excursus into the realm of exegesis and Scriptural interpretation will segue into questions of cosmology and anthropology, and address the different ways in which the two traditions have conceptualized the notion of divine embodiment. The final part of the course will focus on spiritual practice and the role of the virtues, addressing the question of gradual and immediate approaches to salvation, as well as issues of sexuality and gender. Students will be encouraged to explore the points of contact between the two traditions, but also evaluate and address any irreducible difference that may emerge from their reading. The course is primarily geared to advanced Masters students, but doctoral students are also welcome. Previous classes in interreligious dialogue are helpful, but they are not required. [Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment]

ST2190-01 CONSTRUCTIVE THEOLOGY Jacobson (PLTS) 3 units MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM PLTS In this course you will be introduced to the disciplines of constructive theology - its methods, its sources, and its expressions in various faith communities. You will consider the doctrines of the Christian tradition in their biblical, historical and present-day developments; interacting with voices both ancient and contemporary from a variety of communities, contexts and concerns. Together we will learn how to engage the work of theology today, using the resources of our Christian traditions and other scholarly disciplines for the sake of developing thesystematic/constructive habitus you will need in order to serve as theological leaders in a variety of communities and ministries. Lecture and discussion format. Three written assignments (research paper/constructive project/credo essay) and class participation form the bases of student assessment. (This course is an approved substitution for ST 2003 Systematic Theology.)

STHS2330-01 ANGELS & DEMONS Kromholtz (DSPT) 3 units F 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:3 This course examines the theology of angels and demons in the Christian tradition, with a focus on the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas. It will include the history of doctrine, as well as systematic reflection on how angelology can shed light on our current theological conceptions of God, Christ, and humanity. Format: lecture & discussion, with some studentled seminar & discussion sessions. MA Theology, MDiv, and other master's students welcome.

ST2232-01 HISTRCL DVLPMNT OF CHRISTOLOGY Krasevac (DSPT) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM DSPT:1 The primary purpose of this lecture course (designed for the MA/MDiv/MTS levels) is to survey the main lines of Christological development from the earliest Patristic writers through Aquinas. The areas of particular concentration will be the Patristic development from Nicea to Constantinople III

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FALL 2017 3 units S 9:00 AM-3:30 PM MUDD:102 How do we think and engage theologically with the ^world^? What can Christian theology offer to the complexities of today's ^public square,^ which is increasingly multi-cultural and multi-religious? What does theologically informed spiritual formation look like for social transformation? This course invites active engagement with both texts and communities as we analyze the development and multiplicity of approaches to Christology. We will explore what Christ has to do with culture as we work toward constructing a Christian theology of social change and transformation. The class will meet on seven Saturdays over the course of the semester: from 9am to 3:30pm on 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, and 11/11; and from 9:00am to 12noon on 12/9. This course is also offered entirely online as STRS-8284.

perspectives on the human person offered by non-Christian religions. [15 max enrollment] ST2664-01 CHRISTIAN ESCHATOLOGY Maia (PSR) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PSR:204 Christian Eschatology: Theology from the Edges explores the Christian eschatological imagination through a careful engagement with pre-modern and contemporary texts dealing with the theological category of the future. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the ways in which visions of the future inform particular (and often ambiguous) social and political dispositions and sensibilities. Course will include readings from pre-modern sources (Augustine and Joachim of Fiore) and contemporary theological works: Jürgen Moltmann, Rubem Alves, Catherine Keller and also a section on contemporary fiction dealing with the post-apocalyptic imagination. Class format: lecture/discussions. Requirements include: class participation, a theological essay, and a final creative project.

ST2391-01 CHRISTOLOGY:ANCIENT & MODERN Tran (JST) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:216 The first sessions of the course will explore the formative developments of Christology in the early centuries of the church, exploring how the Christological diversity of the New Testament is constrained towards the more metaphysical debates leading to Chalcedon (451). We shall then examine the extent to which the definition of Chalcedon truly answers the questions it seeks to settle, and briefly considers the later fate of ^Antiochene^ and ^Alexandrian^ emphases in Scholastic and Protestant Christology, focusing especially on the communication of idioms. We will then turn to the "liberal" Protestant critique of Chalcedonianism and compare it with a variety of modified Chalcedonian positions in the contemporary period, including feminist/ liberationist approaches. The course will conclude with a discussion of black/Asian/Latin American approaches, emphasizing the need to reinterpret the Chalcedonian idiom in different cultural contexts. [25 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

ST3067-01 THEOLOGY OF SACRAMENTS Christian (DSPT) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:2 This course will introduce students to systematic theological reflection on the sacraments in general and on each of the seven sacraments. While other traditions will be touched upon, the focus will be on the Roman Catholic tradition, especially as found in the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas. In this tradition, it is believed that (1) the sacraments, being instituted by Christ and deriving their own power from him, introduce us to his divine life; and (2) these sacraments are celebrated by the Church, so that this life may be professed and shared. This course focuses primarily on the first of these two fundamental aspects of the sacraments, although the second (liturgical) aspect will be presented in many ways. Format: lecture and discussion. Requirements: weekly questions & comments in response to assigned readings, 2 essays of 300-1000 words, brief presentations, annotated bibliography, and a final exam. Intended audience: MDiv, MA, and MTS students.

ST2645-01 THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Benders (JST) 3 units W 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 Theological Anthropology studies the reality and mystery of our human existence in light of Christian traditions of philosophy, theology and scripture, with a particular focus on the Catholic tradition. It attempts a foundational theological inquiry into human self-understanding, including concepts of person, affectivity, sexuality, individuality and community. This examination will also be informed by what we know from contemporary social and natural sciences. A major portion of the course will consider examine the human-divine relationship through the Christian narratives of creationredemption, grace-sin, and the final fulfillment of human existence. Discussions in the course will invite dialogue with

STSP3082-01 EVANGELIZING IN A SECULAR AGE Roche (DSPT) 3 units MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:ISS The ^new evangelization^ first proposed by Paul VI and strongly endorsed by St. John Paul II reaches far beyond older definitions of mission outreach. In this present moment, wrestling with the ^dictatorship of relativism^ (Pope Benedict XVI) and the call to god's mercy (Pope Francis), religious educators have a duty to understand the times and to respond accordingly. An appropriate response demands of the educator and minister the high levels of integration and a deep personal faith. At issue is the debate between seeing

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FALL 2017 God's hand and sensing an absence of religious influence and authority in the public square. This course examines the complexity of this present moment in both the church and culture within a North American context. By examining the cumulative impacts of globalization and secularization and by referencing prophetic voices addressing these evolving realities, the students will become conversant with various models of theology and spirituality which aptly demonstrate and reinforce the conviction that the gospels are up to the challenges and tasks presented in this milieu. Among many of these prophetic voices has risen a discernible strain advocating the power of the shared journey of faith and a spirituality of accompaniment. A special focus will be given to various models of this shared journey as a fecund response to this challenging new moment. The course is designed for delivery by lecture, personal reading, and group discussion integrating three reflection papers designed for three distinct movements in the examination of this historical and cultural moment.

to and understandings of theology of religions and interreligious dialogue. The phenomenon of multiple religious identity and the implications for contemporary missiology will also be discussed. Students will undertake and reflect on their own dialogue with a member of another religion. Course requirements include weekly critical reading and on-line discussion; field work; in-class presentation and leading class discussion; mid-term project; and a final project. [15 max enrollment] STRS4075-01 QUEERING THE REFORMATION Warfield 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU:6 In ^Queering the Reformation^, students will have the opportunity to read primary texts of some of the most influential European Reformers and relate the texts to a unique methodology arising out of contemporary concerns. Students will be introduced to queer theology, learn its history, and also the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. Students will then have the ability to utilize this approach--to ^queer^--the Reformation by closely examining and discussing the works of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Marie Dentiere, and others in a seminar format. This course is intended for MA students with at least one semester of theology. This course is taught by PhD student Joshua Warfield with a Newhall Award, under the supervision of Jay Johnson.

ST3530-01 SPIRIT/S & PNEUMATOLOGY Titizano (GTU) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU:217 This course explores the Christian understanding of the Holy Spirit within a pluralistic global context. Among the major topics covered will be the history of the development of doctrines related to this branch of theology, along with an examination of how these have been imagined, encoded, and deployed across time and place. Other relevant exploratory areas include the felt presence of the Spirit at work in the world and Church as well as the relationship between body and spirit. Finally, in light of contemporary contextual theologies, how do African, Asian, Latin American and feminist theologies of the Spirit engage these questions? How might we make sense of Spirit and spirits in the experience of indigenous Amerindian religious contexts and compare and contrast them to Christian elaborations of divine Spirit as a cosmic, creative, invigorating and animating force? The course will conclude with discussion of Spirit/s in other religious traditions. Some readings will be in Spanish, although Spanish is not required and is being taught by a Ph.D doctoral student in systematic theology in conjunction with a missiologist. This course is taught by PhD student Cecilia Titizano with a Newhall Award, under the supervision of Eduardo Fernandez.(Lecture/Seminar format. Papers and Presentation. Open to various levels with an opportunity for upgrading)

ST4150-01 CONSTRUCTIVE THEOLOGY Davidson (ABSW) 3 units Th 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW In this capstone course, students will engage in a process of coming to understand themselves as life-long theological readers and writers in service to whatever form their life and ministry may take after seminary. Through encounters with classical and contemporary Christian theological themes, students will have ample opportunity to grapple with and articulate their own constructive theologies in conversation with others. Students will engage womanist, black liberation, Dalit, disability, Pentecostal, feminist, queer, minjung, Latin@, and other liberatory theologies in this course. Our theological conversations will be supported and enabled through regular written assignments including journaling, class discussion, and prayerful disciplines. This course is taught from a commitment to liberative pedagogy (see bell hooks and Paulo Friere), and is a blend of active learning, discussion, and interactive lecture where students' voices and journeys are valued. This is a required course for ABSW students nearing the end of their degree program. Students from across the Graduate Theological Union are most welcome.

STHR4055-01 THEOLOGY OF INTERFAITH DIALOG Tran (JST) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:217 This seminar course is an exploration of how religious pluralism may find a place in Christian theology. The course will explore various historical and contemporary approaches

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FALL 2017 Th 6:10 PM-9:00 PM JST:217 Lecture/seminar studying the theological importance of the Second Vatican Council by careful reading of the council documents, as well as of historical and critical commentaries, and its influence on ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. More than fifty years after the council, its full impact and implementation are still being realized. Weekly papers, brief class presentations, final research paper. Intended for advanced MDiv, MA/STL, PhD/STD students. [20 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

and Hindu and Buddhist theologies of the divine feminine on the other. Weekly reflections, a presentation and a final research paper of 20-25 pages. The course is primarily intended for advanced master students, but doctoral students are also welcome to attend. [Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment] STLS4501-01 LITURGICAL METHODS McGann (JST) 3 units W 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:216 Description forthcoming

ST4211-01 THEO AESTHETICS CROSS & RACE Hadley (JST) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:206 This course begins with an analysis of Hans Urs von Balthasar's ^cruciform^ theological aesthetics as exemplified in sections of his Glory of the Lord series, after which students will proceed to a reading of James Cone's cruciform aesthetics in the context of US race relations in The Cross and the Lynching Tree and other selections. The reading materials will be accompanied by the professor's lectures and studentled class discussions. The final part of the course consists in a theological-aesthetical reading of theologies of reconciliation in a South African post-apartheid context and students' seminar presentations on cruciform racial reconciliation in historical or contemporary contexts of their choice. Students will be evaluated on their presentations, some reflective writing, and a final paper of 20-25 pages, which can be either a thought paper or a research paper. For this advanced course, background coursework in any or all of the following areas will be presumed: fundamental theology, theological anthropology, Christology, and Trinitarian theology. The intended audience is students in the MDiv, MA/MTS, STL, or doctoral programs of their various institutions. [30 max enrollment]

STSP4725-01 CHURCH ON THE MOVE Boenzi (DSPT) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:18 The course examines contemporary ecclesial movements and their pastoral/spiritual contribution to the life of the Church. While John Paul II hailed religious movements as ^a new Spring,^ many have created tension within the wider community. The course seeks to understand Christian movements from within, working with the testimony of leaders and members. Movements considered include: Catholic Action, Catholic Worker, Focolare, Communion and Liberation, Neo-Catechumens, Basic Ecclesial Communities, Cursillo, Sant'Egidio, Charismatic Renewal, Volunteer movements. Format: Class meets only during the first half of the semester. Lecture to seminar; evaluation: group work, research paper and class presentations. STLS4955-01 HEALING, DEATH & DYING Nikitas (PAOI) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM MUDD:104 This course will serve as an examination of healing and restoration (spiritual and physical) through the various rituals and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition. Students will also study the services and rites associated with death and dying, as well as the theological understanding of life, death and the afterlife. Students will read and study the various services related to the cycles of life. Some Patristic commentaries will also be examined. The course will follow a lecture-discussion format and emphasis is given to class participation. A well-developed paper is required (15-20 pages) in which students reflect on a subject, as agreed on with instructor.

STHS4305-01 MARIOLOGY IN DIALOGUE Cattoi (JST) 3 units Th 6:10 PM-9:00 PM JSTB:216 The goal of this lecture/seminar course is to explore the development of Mariology from its inception to the present, and then engage in conversation with Hindu and Buddhist reflection on the divine feminine. The first few sessions will study the trajectory of Mariology in the early centuries of the church, underscoring how Mariology mirrors and complements analogous developments in Christology, and then move on to chart the development of Medieval and Counter-reformation Mariology in the West, as well as the different trends in Byzantine and Russian thought. In the second part of the course, the course will explore Hindu speculative and devotional approaches to the worship of the goddess, as well as the role of Buddhist female deities and bodhisattvas in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the points of contact, as well as the differences between Christian Mariology on one hand,

ST5106-01 CHRTHEO&NATSCI SINCE 1965 II Peters (PLTS)/Russell (CTNS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PCT:103 This is the second of two doctoral seminars in Christian Theology & Natural Science offered by the Concentration in Theology and Science in the GTU Department of Theology and Ethics. Both of them are highly recommended to entering GTU doctoral students desiring to focus on this

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FALL 2017 Concentration , and to advanced doctoral students wishing to broader their reading in the Concentration. In this second seminar, we review the work of several major figures from 1965 to date: Philip Clayton, Michael Dodds, Celia DeaneDrummond, Niels Henrik Gregersen, Noreen Herzfeld, Joshua Moritz, Ted Peters, Oliver Putz, Robert John Russell, Lisa Stenmark and Kirk Wegter-McNelly. We will examine the theological implications of physics, cosmology, evolution, genetics, the cognitive and neurosciences, artificial intelligence, as well as methodology and feminist voices in theology and science. [Auditors with faculty permission]

How do we think and engage theologically with the ^world^? What can Christian theology offer to the complexities of today's ^public square,^ which is increasingly multi-cultural and multi-religious? What does theologically informed spiritual formation look like for social transformation? This course invites active engagement with both texts and communities as we analyze the development and multiplicity of approaches to Christology. As we explore together what Christ has to do with culture, we work toward constructing a Christian theology of social change and transformation. (This course is the ONLINE version of STRS-2384.)

STCE6007-01 THEOLOGY AND ETHICS SEMINAR Sherma (GTU) & Miles-Tribble (ABSW) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU: LAB The Theology and Ethics Seminar will introduce first year doctoral students to foundational themes, texts, and concepts defining the contemporary study of Theology and Ethics through its concentrations at the GTU including, but not limited to: Aesthetics, Ethics, Christian Theology, Hindu Theology, Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Comparative Theology, and Theology and Science. Theology is variously experienced and expressed in religions-systematic, mythopoeic, mystical, textual, aesthetic, ethical, emotive, and embodied. We will explore both the doctrinal frameworks of theology as well as the diverse forms through which it is delivered and understood, with particular attention to sources of justice and virtue ethics, particularly in terms of their social, economic, and environmental implications. Featured guest lectures and in-class student interactive forums will offer additional opportunities for negotiating the field through interdisciplinary and interreligious pathways. Requirements include student presentations, attendance at occasional GTU colloquia, and a final research paper. Appropriate for PhD/ThD.

STCE9840-01 GOD AND COSMOS Peters (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE SPRING 2017 This course examines various theories of sin while focusing on the role played by justice in selfjustification, political theology, scapgegoating, violence, and genocide. Some attention will be given to moral injury among U.S. soldiers returning from the battlefront. The place of justification-by-grace in Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed (Presbyterian), and Methodist theology will be placed in juxtaposition to its corresponding understanding of the human condition. [One or more courses in systematic theology] FALL 2017 This on-line only seminar will begin by comparing and contrasting models of God's relationship to the world appearing in the history of religions such as atheism polytheism, henotheism, pantheism, theism, and panentheism. Secondly, trinitarian theism will be selected and explicated along with both creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) and continuing creation (creatio continua) in light of contemporary Big Bang cosmology and evolutionary biology. Thirdly, caring for the Earth in the face of climate change will be treated as a case study in both eco-ethics and proleptic ethics. Finally, the other planets within our solar system and within the Milky Way which could possibly host living creatures will become subject to theological and ethical exploration. [One or more courses in systematic theology or theological ethics]

STRS8250-01 SOCIAL TRANSFORM & LIBERATION Radzins (PSR) 3 units PSR: ONLINE SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND LIBERATION What is social transformation and how can it be effected? This course explores how different understandings of social transformation and especially concepts of ^liberation^ shape public life and discourse. The class considers a number of different movements, some theological, some not, including liberation philosophy and theology and post-colonial thought. Figures to be read include Cornel West, Gustavo Gurierrez, Enrique Dussel, Marcella Althaus Reid, Karl Marx, Simone Weil, Franz Fanon, Edward Said, and Gayatri Spivak. {Faculty Consent required]

RELIGION & PSYCHOLOGY PS1009-01 INTRODUCTION TO PASTORAL CARE Faculty (PLTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS The purpose of this course is to grow in self-understanding as helping persons to understand the context for situations of care, to learn an approach to pastoral care that can serve as a framework for working with people in a variety of crisis situations, to foster empathetic ways of listening and responding and to develop skills of self-criticism about our pastoral care work. These aims will be developed through

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FALL 2017 assigned readings, class lecture and discussions, and role playing practice in small groups. [30 max enrollment]

[Faculty Consent required; Interview required; Auditors excluded]

PS2061-01 C/PC CLINICAL PASTORAL ED Garrett-Cobbina (SFTS) n/a SFTS The Pastoral Care Service Project provides a way to live out the Christian conviction that pastoral care is ultimately a theology of service. Out of involvement with persons in need, and feedback from peers and instructor, students develops new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those they serve. From theological reflection on specific human situations, students gain a new understanding of pastoral care ministry. Participating student will choose one of the following (as available and with permission of service site administrator): (a) Assist the SFTS Chaplain or SFTS Professor of Pastoral Counseling by serving as the student chaplain on-call, reporting to both the Shaw Chair for CPE (for support and performance feedback) and the SFTS Chaplain or Professor of Pastoral Counseling (for administrative direction and performance feedback); or (b) A service mission directed by the Shaw Chair for CPE that may be on or off campus, public or hidden, and that stresses leadership and service. This service mission will directly engage care-giving with the disadvantaged and address structural issues which underlie unjust systems. Participants must commit themselves to the provision of pastoral care through the service project in order to receive credit. SFTS MDiv. C/PC Concentration students only. [Faculty Consent required; 8 max enrollment]

PS8430-01 FORGIVENESS Fry (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE FORGIVENESS & MORAL REPAIR In this on-line class, we will meet people from all over the world, from a variety of religious and cultural traditions, who have practiced forgiveness as a means of healing, reconciliation and/or liberation. We will also explore the concept of ^moral repair^ or how we individually and collectively might apologize, repent, and/or make amends after wrong-doing. Through readings, films, and spiritual practice exercises we will develop our ^forgiveness^ muscles. We will also explore ways of using forgiveness to strengthen our pastoral, prophetic and public ministries. This class will be experientia and multi-faith, drawing on personal and communal narratives, neuroscience, and psychology. Evaluation will be based on weekly reflections, spiritual practice exercises, and class discussion.[Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

SPECIAL COURSES DM6010-01 D.MIN. SUPERVISION Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 6 units SFTS This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . Pass/Fail only.

PSHR3013-01 BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY Fronsdal (IBS) 3-6 units IBS The practice of Buddhist chaplaincy demands the development of compassion and non-judgemental mind, and at the same time offers intense opportunities to develop these qualities. Chaplains serve in variety of settings in which people are under stress of one kind or another, including hospitals and hospices, prisons and jails, and military. This two-semester sequence of training is offered by the Sati Center (Redwood City, CA) in affiliation with IBS. Over the course of ten months, through discussion, readings, meditation, and internship, the student will not only learn about chaplaincy, but begin to develop the necessary skills and understandings for compassionate service to others who are in need, whether they are Buddhists or not. Course limited to IBS students. Both semesters must be completed for credit to be awarded. NOTE: To be accepted in the course, a separate application must be submitted directly to the Sati Center with a $50 application fee. http://www.sati.org/chaplaincy-training/. Student will be interviewed, and if accepted, will pay a separate tuition of $1800 for two semesters to the Sati Center. Tuition cost is based on Academic Year 2016/17, and is subject to change.

DM6013-01 D.MIN. SUPERVISION II Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 6 units SFTS This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . Pass/Fail only. DM6014-01 D/P SEMINAR Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units M 1:30 PM-4:30 PM SFTS The Dissertation/Project is the ^signature assignment^ in one's Doctor of Ministry studies-the capstone requirement for one's Advanced Pastoral Studies coursework and practice of ministry-oriented research. This seminar is designed to help

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FALL 2017 students understand, prepare for, and complete that requirement by beginning with careful conception and development of Dissertation/Project proposals which are attentive to the Learning Objectives for the D.Min. program: reflect upon the issues in society, mission and ministry today through independent and critical reflection, theological analysis, and social analysis; build relationships of collaboration among peers in ministry characterized by openness, cooperation, and cultural competence; and use interdisciplinary and research skills to develop innovative approaches to ministry as reflected in application of interdisciplinary thinking to project development and implementation. SUMMER 2017 Section 01 meets weekdays, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 02 meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS. Section 03 meets weekdays, 7/3/17-7/14/17, from 2:00pm-5:00pm at SFTS.

Hess (SFTS) 1.5 units ThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS REDIRECTING THE FOCUS: FUTURE TENSE LEADERSHIP Part 1 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ Class meets Thursday and Friday, 9/7/17-9/8/17, from 9:00am5:00pm, and Saturday, 11/11/17, from 9:00am-12:00pm at SFTS. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission] DMEL6001-01 DMIN EXEC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 2 Hess (SFTS) 1.5 units ThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS FALL 2016 RE-FRAMING COMMUNICATION IN LEADERSHIP Attending to Language and Leadership: Future-Oriented Communication This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctorof-ministry/ . Class Meets: Thursday and Friday, 11/10/1611/11/16, from 9:00am-5:00pm; and Saturday, 11/12/16, from 9:00am-12:00pm at SFTS. [Faculty Consent required] FALL 2017 RE-FRAMING COMMUNICATION IN LEADERSHIP: LISTENING AND LEARNING WHILE LEADING Part 2 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ Class meets Thursday and Friday, 11/9/17-11/10/17, from 9:00am5:00pm, and Saturday, 11/11/17, from 9:00am-12:00pm at SFTS. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

DM6017-01 PASTOR AS PERSON Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units M 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS This foundational seminar engages students' experiences as spiritual leaders in their ministry settings-their unique personal traits, relationships, talents and limitations-as they confront the expectations, tensions, and other complex realities that accompany the practice of ministry and leadership. Serving as an opportunity to share personal and professional issues with ministry peers, the course focuses on the themes of calling, spiritual leadership, awareness of self in multiple contexts, and spiritual disciplines. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 6/5/17-6/16/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS. DM6022-01 DMIN SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 6 units SFTS This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. This course is undertaken by DMin students seeking to supplement required coursework with studies in the classroom or ^out in the field^ which enhance their readiness for Dissertation/Project stage work through expansion of their ministry experience base, research knowledge, and/or practice of ministry skills. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

EL2000-01 DELP EXEC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 1 Hess (SFTS) 0 units ThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS REDIRECTING THE FOCUS: FUTURE TENSE LEADERSHIP Part 1 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ Class

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designing and implementing educational curricula, organizing local/national conferences and special events, multimedia artwork, writing a book and more. The thesis topic, proposal and final draft need to be discussed and developed with the faculty. The project can have a public presentation. A total of 3 MASC Project credits are required for graduation in the MASC degree. Please discuss with instructor. [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment]

EL 2001-01 DELP EXEC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 2 Choy (SFTS) 0 units ThFS 9:00 AM-5:00 PM; S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS FALL 2016 RE-FRAMING COMMUNICATION IN LEADERSHIP Attending to Language and Leadership: Future-Oriented Communication This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctorof-ministry/ . Class Meets: Thursday and Friday, 11/10/1611/11/16, from 9:00am-5:00pm; and Saturday, 11/12/16, from 9:00am-12:00pm at SFTS. [Faculty Consent required] FALL 2017 RE-FRAMING COMMUNICATION IN LEADERSHIP: LISTENING AND LEARNING WHILE LEADING Part 2 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/. Class meets Thurs. 11/9 and Fri. 11/10 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.11/11 9-Noon. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

MA5505-01 MA COLLOQUIUM Faculty (DSPT) 3 units n/a Only for students in the MA (Philosophy), non- thesis track who are in their final year of studies. MDV3025-01 DOMINICAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM Faculty (DSPT) 0-12 units n/a For DSPT students only. In order for exchange programs to be recorded on the permanent academic record, students must register for this course. There is a $50.00 charge per semester. Registration is necessary for students who wish to receive academic credit for their work in the exchange program or who wish to have student loan deferments certified for the time in which they participate in the exchange program. STD6600-01 STD COMPREHENSIVES Faculty (JST) 1-12 units n/a For JST STD students only.

MA5020-01 EXCHANGE PROGRAM,JAPAN Mitchell (IBS) 0-12 units n/a For study at the IBS affiliate, Ryukoku University, in Kyoto, Japan, or at Dharma Drum Buddhist College in New Taipei, Taiwan; open to IBS and GTU students only. In order for exchange programs to be recorded on the permanent academic record, students must be registered for this course. Registration is necessary for students who wish to receive academic credit for their work in the exchange program or who wish to be eligible for financial aid or deferment while they participate in the exchange program. [Faculty Consent required; written permission of IBS administration required; Auditors excluded]

STD6601-01 STD DISSERTATION PREPARATION Faculty (JST) 1-12 UNITS n/a For JST STD Students only. STL5500-01 STL THESIS Faculty (JST) 3-9 units n/a For JST STL students only.

MA5300-01 MASC PROJECT Lettini (SKSM) 0.5-3 units SKSM For SKSM Master of Arts in Social Change (MASC) students only. MASC students can split this course over two semesters or sign up for it during their last semester. This final project can take a variety of forms and should be representative of the student's learning and creative work in the MASC degree. Projects include research thesis, public presentations,

STL5501-01 STL THESIS Faculty (JST) 3 units n/a For JST STL students only. STL5600-01 STL COMPREHENSIVES 3-9 units n/a For JST STL students only.

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INTERSESSION 2018 1/2/18 – 1/26/18

INTERSESSION 2018 REGISTRATION DATES EARLY REGISTRATION: November 6-17, 2017 GENERAL REGISTRATION: January 2-January 26, 2018 (STUDENTS MAY REGISTER UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS)

LATE REGISTRATION: (N/A)

PLEASE NOTE: • Register for Intersession through WebAdvisor/Student Planning. • If you are using a PDF copy of the course schedule, check the online Searchable Course Schedule for any final course changes prior to registering (e.g., change of time, day, place, or description), as well as new courses, and cancelled courses. • Those using Early Registration should verify their schedules using WebAdvisor/Student Planning in the week before classes begin to ensure that course information hasn’t changed since registering. • Check with your school for policies concerning Intersession registration. • You may register up to the first day of the course in January, but because courses with limited enrollment may fill up during the Intersession registration period, it is to your advantage to register by November 17, 2017. • Courses for which insufficient interest is shown during the Early Registration period may be cancelled.

TO AVOID PROBLEMS: • Read the instructions & schedule information carefully. • Note the start and end dates of your course as dates and course duration vary. • Check the online Schedule for changes (to time/dates/location/description). • If the course has a restriction, contact the Instructor for a Faculty Consent. • If taking a Special Reading Course (SRC) be sure to turn in the SRC form to your registrar as well as completing the web-based part of the registration process.

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INTERSESSION 2018 will be assessed by short quizzes, written assignments, and practice sessions. Course meets online, 1/2/18 to 1/19/18.

ART & RELIGION RA1071-01 OUTSIDE ART/VISIONS OF SPIRIT Sjoholm (CARE) 3 units MTWTh 9:40 AM-12:30 PM, F 9:40 AM-5:00 PM MUDD:102 ^My work has a spirit in it. God brought these visions upon me and I have these visions and have to tell 'em to somebody and this world is all I got to tell 'em to.^ --Howard Finster. This course will survey self-taught and visionary individuals who engage in creative activity as an expression of spirituality. The visionary inspirations of marginalized individuals offer unique voices in the dialogue on spiritual expression. Through their hands, creativity becomes a pathway to an embodied relationship with the Divine and ultimately with our world. Many of these artists make use of discarded materials to create their imaginative realms thus making the ordinary shimmer with extraordinary spirit. Artists to be explored include Loy Bowlin, Nek Chand, Pearl Fryar, James Tellen, Howard Finister, Mary Proctor, and Harriet Powers. Class meets Monday-Thursday, 1/8/18-1/11/18, from 9:40am12:30pm, and Friday, 1/12/18, from 9:40am-5:00pm at a location TBD.

ETHICS & SOCIAL THEORY CE2012-01 HEALTH ETHICS Dowdell (SKSM) 3 units TWThFS 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM: READING Health and medicine lie at the intersection of thea/ologies, morals, and our bodies. This course provides a foundation in bioethics and the complexities of health, illness and health care. Students develop the ability to apply ethical theory and biopolitical knowledge to key health issues, such as end-of-life decision-making, patient-provider relationships, responsible research, genetic/reproductive technologies, and the care of vulnerable populations, organ donation, and crisis medicine. The course includes a significant ^laboratory^ component, in which students develop and lead hands-on analysis of key concepts and ethical problems in order to produce valuable arguments for bioethical debate as well as pastoral leadership. Class meets daily, 1/16/18-1/20/18, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Reading Room.

RANT1153-01 JESUS AND THE MOVES Friedrich (CARE) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-1:00 PM PSR:6 How do we picture Jesus? What makes a representation ^believable^? Can a movie fulfill the expectations we bring to a Jesus story? What happens when a sacred text is translated into popular image? Does cinema bring something new to our understanding of Jesus? Combining biblical criticism, Christology, art history, and cinema studies, this course examines numerous clips from 19 Jesus movies made between 1912 and 2014, showing how perennial issues of interpretation and representation are both repeated and transformed by the medium of film. Class meets MondayFriday, 1/8/18-1/19/18, from 9:00am-1:00pm, at PSR 6. (no class on 1/15/18).

CEPS4001-01 PASTORAL CARE IN UNJUST TIMES Arvold/Greenstein (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM: READING Anti-oppressive pastoral counseling must include the weaving together of culturally-aware counseling skills with an understanding of the oppressions, injustices, biases, discriminations, and micro aggressions that plague the lives and spirits of marginalized and otherized people. This 3-credit intensive course will combine anti-oppressive theory with multicultural, person-centered and family-centered pastoral counseling skills. We will use readings, documentary films, and brief lectures to ^set the stage^ for students' practice in counseling enactments and role-play exercises. The contexts will include working with incarcerated people, residents in nursing homes, people living with mental disorders, addiction issues, LGBT people, disability/accessibility, and housing/houselessness. No prerequisites other than a willingness to engage with troubling material. Advanced reading required. Doctoral upgrade possible. [Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] Class meets daily, 1/8/18-1/12/18, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Reading Room.

BIBLICAL STUDIES BS8100-01 INTRODUCTORY BBLCL LANGUAGES Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE This course introduces participants to the learning and use of Biblical languages through Bible Software. Participants will learn the basic morphology, syntax, and grammar of Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek in order to deploy this learning in the use of software. The course aims to equip participants with the initial skills needed to perform exegesis. Participants

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INTERSESSION 2018 3 units SKSM: RDCHPL All Starr King students working as intern ministers in congregations are expected to participate in this time of theological and spiritual reflection on their ministry. Our reflection time is both by monthly video conversations as well as some form of online discussion. All participants will be expected to attend the Starr King Intern Gathering for two days in January 25-26, 2018, from 9am-5pm, at SKSM Rounc Chapel. [Faculty Consent required; 10 mac enrollment; Auditors excluded]

HOMILETICS HMLS4075-01 INTRO CROSS CULTURAL PREACHNG Betancourt (SKSM) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE Introduction to Preaching in a Cross Cultural Context is a January preaching intensive that explores advanced work in counter oppressive ministry through worship and the arts. Hands on learning will combine the daily sharing and peer review of brief homilies with exercises aimed at identifying your authentic preaching voice. Each student will prepare two sermons in advance and deliver a full-length sermon in class. Questions of how to make our worship services more relevant in today's culturally shifting world will be explored through thea/ological study of homiletics through a libratory lens and an engagement with issues of cultural appropriation and misappropriation in Unitarian Universalist liturgical practice. Course work in basic homiletics is not required for this class. Students from all traditions are welcome. Advanced reading and sermon preparation are required. [Educating to Counter Oppression (ECO) Core Intensive or Equivalent; Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] JANUARY INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 01/8/2018-01/12/2018, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Fireside.

FUNCTIONAL THEOLOGY FTRS2450-01 REFUGE IN THE CITY Flunder (SFTS) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-1:00 PM MUDD:204 This two-week intensive course will immerse students in hands-on learning in ministries with the most marginalized people in the inner city: ministries with people who are homeless, in recovery from substance abuse, and living with HIV/AIDS. We will also visit hospital and juvenile hall chaplaincy programs and feeding programs. Students will learn about the City of Refuge theology and model for ministry development and will reflect on praxis each day. Class generally meets three days at PSR, but may meet off-site at various Bay Area cities at various times for the remainder of the course. Students should expect to attend class for mornings, afternoons, and sometimes evenings in approximately four hour blocks, including the Saturday in between the two weeks of class. Students should also expect to arrange transportation means to travel to off- campus sites. Most sites are accessible by BART or car-pools. Class meets weekdays, 1/2/18-1/12/18, from 9:00am-1:00pm at MUDD 204.

HISTORY HSFT4009-01 UU PROPHETIC WITNESS Richardson (SKSM) MTWThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE This intensive course will explore the history of Unitarian Universalist Prophetic Witness since the Merger in 1961, as expressed in actions voted on by the annual Unitarian Universalist General Assembly. It will combine historical investigation of social justice actions and witness with deep analysis of Unitarian Universalist Polity and how congregations transform affirmation into action. Students will trace the moral arc from 1961 issues like desegregation, disarmament, reproductive rights, migrant farm workers, House UnAmerican Activities and Capital Punishment to those of the present, including Islamophobia, Gun Control, and Black Lives Matter. Required texts will be drawn from the Ministerial Fellowship Committee's reading list and will include The Arc of the Universe is Long (2009), The Premise and the Promise (2001), Prophetic Encounters (20120 and Conrad Wright's Congregational Polity (1997). Prerequisite: [ECO Intensive preferred; Faculty Consent required; 30 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/22/18-1/26/18, from 9:00am-5:00pm at SKSM Fireside.

FT3950-01 21ST CENTURY EVANGELISM Maia (PSR) 1.5 units TWThF 8:10 AM-12:30 PM MUDD:204 This course introduces the theological and practical dimensions of evangelism in the context of the 21st century and with special emphasis on the United Methodist Church. We shall investigate the theological basis of the Christian evangelistic message and think together about the ways this message can be shared in our present reality. Class format: seminar, lecture/class-discussion. Evaluation method: attendance and participation, small reflection papers, book review, and final paper. JANUARY INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/23/2018-1/26/2017, from 8:10am12:30pm, at location TBD.

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RELIGION & SOCIETY RSFT1017-01 ECO CORE INTENSIVE Lettini (SKSM) 3 units TWThFS 9:00 AM-5:00 PM SKSM Educating to ^Create Just and Sustainable Communities that Counter Oppressions^ (^ECO^) is a core goal of Starr King's MDiv and MASC degree programs. In this required core intensive, MDiv and MASC students' work together to form a framework for counter-oppressive spiritual leadership. We will ask: how can spirituality, ministry, and religious activism respond to the multiple and intersecting realities of injustice, suffering, and oppression in our lives and our world? What models of justice and sustainable community invite our commitment? Drawing on Unitarian Universalist and multireligious sources, we will explore how in the midst of a world marked by tragedy, sorrow and injustice there remain abiding resources of beauty and grace that nourish resistance, offer healing and call us to accountability and community building. Reading and writing assignments to be completed before the course. This course will include Moodle as a resource to share material, resources and ideas before and after the residential week in Berkeley. The 2017 ECO Core Intensive will have a special focus on poverty and racial injustice. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 8/21/17-8/25/17, from 9:00am5:00pm at SKSM Fireside Room. INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/16/18-1/20/18, from 9:00am-5:00pm at a location TBD.

SPECIAL COURSES DM6000-01 D.MIN. SEMINAR Walker (PSR) 3 units MTWThF 9:00 AM-1:00 PM MUDD:103 This course assists PSR Doctor of Ministry students to focus their projects and create a plan of study for the first year in the program. In addition to being a workshop in research project design, the course will introduce a number of theological and general research methods, contextual and interdisciplinary modes of inquiry, and consider multi-cultural, multi-generational and socioeconomic environments of ministry today. This is a seminar/discussion course and students will be evaluated on a preliminary essay, class participation, a bibliography and a plan of study. Intended for PSR DMin students only. [Auditors excluded] SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 7/17/17-7/28/17, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, at UCC Conference Office, Honolulu, HI. INTERSESSION 2018 Class meets daily, 1/8/18-1/19/18, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, at MUDD 103.

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SPRING 2018 REGISTRATION DATES EARLY REGISTRATION: November 6-17, 2017 GENERAL REGISTRATION: January 15-January 26, 2018 LATE REGISTRATION: January 27-February 9, 2018

PLEASE NOTE: • Registration through WebAdvisor/Student Planning is available only during the dates listed above • Access to web registration is not available between the dates for Early and General Registration • After the deadline for Late Registration, all registrations or changes in enrollment must be made using paper forms submitted to the registrar of your school

UCB CROSS REGISTRATION SPRING 2018 INFORMATION UCB CROSS REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 2, 2018 Friday, February 2, at noon, is the deadline for filing the Cross Registration form in the GTU Consortial Registrar’s Office. There will be no exceptions to this deadline.

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SPRING 2018 continued practice. Formations such as gender, sexuality, lived religion, nationalism, race, class, post-colonialism, globalization, commercialization, and ritual will inform our understanding of the multiple lenses through which these dances and dancers can be viewed. Fundamental questions will include: What is considered dance, and what is considered religion? How does the practice of dancing (or not) affect people's understanding of their spirituality? How does the political construction of the body within a given culture affect who can dance and how they dance in their religious practice?

ART & RELIGION RAHR0002-01 COMICS, SCIFI, FANTASY Lindsay (DSPT) n/a T 6:10 PM-9:00 PM GTU:206 Recent years have seen an explosion of comic book films and television (X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, Batman, Superman), reboots of classic science fiction franchises (Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica), and definitive adaptations of beloved fantasy titles (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games). With elements of mythos, canon, ritual community, grand narratives with cosmic-level consequences, and explorations of ethics, power, and the nature of good and evil, these genres seem to tap into the source code of religious subject matter. This course continues in the tradition of the introductory ^Pop Goes Religion^ course, to focus the interdisciplinary study of religion and popular culture in this fertile trinity of fantasy genres.

RAHS4311-01 MARIAN ART Barush (JST) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JST:217 Queen of Heaven, Immaculate Conception, Mother, Advocate, Star of the Sea: from the early Christian centuries to today, representations of the Virgin Mary have evolved and changed, and are as diverse as her many titles. Using a crossdisciplinary approach, this course will examine the making, meaning, and reception of Marian images within the various social, religious, and cultural milieus from which they emerged. We will consider Theotokos icons, Italian Renaissance imagery of the Virgin and Child, nineteenthcentury portrayals of Mary as the Immaculate Conception, the miraculous Madonnas at Guadalupe and Czestochowa, and vernacular Marian shrines. The course will include film screenings, gallery trips, and a visit to a mission church. Students will be evaluated through final research papers on an original topic of their choice (70% of final grade), class participation (10% of final grade), and an oral presentation (20% of final grade). Final projects with creative art components encouraged.

RALS1692-01 PLTS CHOIR Jacobson (PLTS) 0-1 unit W 9:30 AM-10:30 AM PLTS Participants will attend rehearsals and sing in the choir for PLTS chapel on Wednesdays. A variety of musical styles will be represented in each semester's selections. Participants will be given the opportunity to select music appropriate to the day's worship, and to direct the choir on that day if they choose. This course emphasizes the importance of music and singing in Lutheran worship and offers opportunities to be a liaison to the PLTS worship preparation group. Credit/No Credit only.

RAHR4601-01 COMICS, SCIFI, FANTASY Lindsay (DSPT) 3 units T 6:10 PM-9:00 PM GTU:206 Recent years have seen an explosion of comic book films and television (X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, Batman, Superman), reboots of classic science fiction franchises (Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica), and definitive adaptations of beloved fantasy titles (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games). With elements of mythos, canon, ritual community, grand narratives with cosmic-level consequences, and explorations of ethics, power, and the nature of good and evil, these genres seem to tap into the source code of religious subject matter. This course continues in the tradition of the introductory ^Pop Goes Religion^ course, to focus the interdisciplinary study of religion and popular culture in this fertile trinity of fantasy genres.

RAFT2033-01 THEATER AND SACRAMENT Cronin (CARE) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM MUDD:103 A full participation workshop class in which all students will prepare and present two sermon projects which will utilize preaching as a process of ^making present^ rather than a process of describing or explaining.; The two exterior models they will use will be (1) theater in the sense of a living process which ^makes present^ through Mimesis, language and plot and (2) the religious notion of sacrament which moves toward making the divine present in material form. RARS4006-01 DANCE AND RELIGION Summers (CARE) 3 units Th 6:10 PM-9:00 PM MUDD:103 This course theorizes dance and religion as they intersect in various cultural contexts. Through close analytical readings of texts and movement, we will explore the political and historical events that shaped a given religious/spiritual dance form and discuss the contemporary issues that surround its

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SPRING 2018 This seminar surveys the religious and artistic counter-cultures that flourished in the Bay Area in the late 1950's and throughout the 1960's, attempting to bring together both the historiographies of new religious movements (Goddessworship, neo-paganism) and esotericism (Esalen) with an investigation into the field of cultural production. This entails (re)reading the Beats (Snyder, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Anne Waldman) as continuing an American project of religious and spiritual experimentalism, and diagramming the explicitly esoteric dimensions of avant-garde poetics (Jack Spicer's ^radio^ poems, Robert Duncan's HD book), painting (Jess Collins's use of alchemy and the occult), and music (Harry Smith). Site-visits will include a walk through locations in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, and at least one session utilizing the GTU's special archive for the study of new religious movements. Course Audience: PhD/MA, Auditors with permission. Oral presentations; final research paper. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

Esterson (GTU) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM GTU:102 The last quarter of a century has seen a proliferation of research on the history of the intersection between Jewish and Christian biblical interpretation. New perspectives on identity formation, anti-Judaism, philosemitism, and Christian Hebraism, for instance, have advanced our understanding of the history of the discourses between and within Judaism and Christianity. This class will survey the scholarly literature in this field, and critically engage various methodologies at work in this literature. Therefore, in addition to a study of Christian and Jewish interpretation of the Bible and of each other throughout history, this class will investigate the scholarly discourse of our own day.

OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES OT2146-01 BIBLICAL PROPHETS Green (DSPT) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT The course will survey the biblical prophets (except Daniel), though in varying depth. The course will focus particularly on diverse ways in which prophets and the texts we have communicate: with discussion of relevant historical data (8th5th centuries), with particular emphasis on literary and rhetorical features, and with attention to how contemporary scholars interpret the texts now. The course will make use of lecture and discussion, including five short written assignments designed to indicate how well the student has grasped the major ways in which prophets communicate. Reading will include substantial portions of the biblical latter prophets (15 books) and some secondary literature as well. Alternative assignment: Students wishing to write a 15-25 page research paper with faculty guidance will have that option. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

BIBLICAL STUDIES & BIBLICAL LANGUAGES BS1037-01 ECCLESIASTICAL LATIN II Anderson (JST) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JST:216 A continuation of Ecclesiastical Latin I. Same text, same requirements. My hope is to finish the Collins Text before the end of the term and have time for reading of real texts from Bible and Christian Latin authors such as Augustine and Aquinas. BSSP1066-01 BASICS: BIB STUDIES &SPIRTALTY Green (DSPT) 1.5 units n/a This module is the first of three 1.5 unit modules that may be taken individually or in sequence: BSSP 1066, BSSP 1067, and BSSP 1068. It covers the basic storyline as presented by the Bible. Please consult with the professor before registering. [Faculty Consent required]

OT2172-01 BIBLE AND ARCHAEOLOGY Norton (SFTS) 3 units F 3:00 PM-6:00 PM SFTS SPRING 2017 This seminar will include introductory material about how the field of archaeology informs biblical students. In particular the course will evaluate how material evidence excavated in Israel/Palestine has informed particular theories around the historicity and meaning of specific Old Testament texts. The course will meet three times during the Spring semester and will culminate with a two-week trip to Israel during the summer [May 26-June 8, 2017]. Students are responsible for the additional cost associated with travel. No credit will be given without the trip. Mandatory first meeting is February 3, 2017, 3-6pm. Two additional meeting dates will be decided at this first gathering. [OT 1070; Faculty Consent

BSSP1067-01 BASICS:BIB STUDIES/SPRTLTY B Green (DSPT) 1.5 units n/a This module covers the basic methods for reading biblical material at the academic and graduate level; it presumes familiarity with the biblical storyline. It is one of three 1.5 unit modules that may be taken individually or in sequence: BSSP 1066, BSSP 1067, AND BSSP 1068. Please consult with the professor before registering. [Faculty Consent required] BSHS5100-01 JEWS CHRISTIANS AND THE BIBLE

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SPRING 2018 required] SPRING 2018 This seminar will include introductory material about how the field of archaeology informs biblical students. In particular the course will evaluate how material evidence excavated in Israel/Palestine has informed particular theories around the historicity and meaning of specific Old Testament texts. The course will meet three times during the Spring semester and will culminate with a two-week trip to Israel during the summer of 2018 [dates TBD]. Students are responsible for the additional cost associated with travel. No credit will be given without the trip. Mandatory first meeting is February 2, 2018, 3-6pm. Two additional meeting dates will be decided at this first gathering. [OT 1070; Faculty Consent required]

NT1014-01 NT INTRO: GOSPELS Park (SFTS) 3 units Th 9:00 AM-11:50 AM SFTS This course is a general introduction to the canonical and apocryphal Gospels and Acts in early Christian literature. Major methodological issues in current Gospel scholarship will be introduced first. Then, each text of the Gospels and Acts will be interpreted in terms of its literary characteristics, historical background and theological ideas. Throughout the course hermeneutical implications of the critical interpretation of the bible will be raised and discussed.

OT3275-01 OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS Norton (SFTS) 3 units T 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS RUTH: This seminar surveys and discusses recent literary approaches to the book of Ruth from the late 20th century until now. The introduction of the course deals with conventional questions such as place and date of composition, and political, sociological, and theological features of the narrative. The remaining of the course focuses on literary interpretations of the text with attention to the various methods and approaches used to examine the Ruth story.

NT1074-01 READING NT TEXTS IN GREEK Faculty (PLTS) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS Part two of a two semester course sequence designed to enable students to read the Greek New Testament. Some attention will also be given to the Septuagint. With the aid of Accordance Bible software, students learn Greek vocabulary and grammar inductively by reading each week one or more pericopes assigned by the Common Lectionary to the following Sunday. Non-PLTS students enrolled in the course may purchase the required software at a considerable discount through PLTS. Required for PLTS MDiv students who have not elected the Spanish alternative or have not otherwise fulfilled the language requirement.

OT4000-01 LITERARY CRITICISM & THE OT Hens-Piazza (JST) 3 units M 12:40 PM-3:30 PM JST:217 A survey of the history of literary criticism and an overview of modern literary theory itself, with special attention to its various systems and approaches. An examination of methods for biblical study that have developed with reference to these literary approaches. An examination of how these methods are applied in the criticism of actual biblical texts. [Faculty Consent; 12 max enrollment]

NT1075-01 INTERPRETING THE GOSPELS Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM PLTS This course introduces the four canonical gospels and several apochryphal gospels, with a focus on their theologies as well as on contemporary methods of interpretation. The class is primarily for pastors who will be preaching, reflecting ethically, and giving pastoral care for parishioners in dialogue with these gospels with their narratives and words of Jesus. [20 max enrollment]

OT4420-01 OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS Hens-Piazza (JST) 3 units W 6:30 PM-9:30 PM JSTB:216 An investigation of the historical, compositional, and literary dimensions of the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. An exploration of how the message of the biblical prophets integrates the theological traditions of the past with the distinctive socio-cultural realities of their own context. Central to these investigations will be our study of these biblical texts in conjunction with relevant outside readings as well as contemporary ministerial issues and challenges with which they intersect [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

NT2000-01 NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS Faculty (SFTS) 3 units Th 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS This is an introduction to major hermeneutical theories from Romanticism to postmodernity and the standard exegetical methods currently practiced in New Testament interpretation. Theoretical discussion will be followed by interpretation of selected passages from various parts of the New Testament. Due attention will be given to the ordination exam of the PCUSA, while the course aims at wider applicability. Lecture and discussion. Final exegesis paper. MDiv/MATS/MABL/MA. [Elementary Greek] NT2251-01 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

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SPRING 2018 Green (DSPT) 3 units MTh 12:40 PM-2:00 PM DSPT:1 This course will be a basic introduction though at the intermediate level to the fourth Gospel, studying its literary character in detail, with some emphasis as well on its historical issues and reception within the tradition. The structure and symbolism will receive special attention, with students expected to use modern methods (as well as classic methods) to explore these features. Some previous critical study of the NT (either an introduction or another NT course) is required, since the basic tools of NT study must already be in hand. Short written assignments (three to five) and substantial reading of secondary sources and class participation will be used to evaluate student progress. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

NT8175-01 INTERPRETING THE GOSPELS Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE This online course introduces the four canonical gospels and several apocryphal gospels, with a focus on their theologies as well as on contemporary methods of interpretation. The class is primarily for pastors who will be preaching, reflecting ethically, and giving pastoral care for parishioners in dialogue with these gospels with their narratives and words of Jesus. [20 max enrollment] NT9300-01 GLOBAL TEXT:THEORY/METHOD NT Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS GLOBAL TEXT: THEORY/METHOD NT This course is an advanced survey of theoretical and methodological approaches to New Testament Texts. This course divides contemporary biblical scholarship in five over-arching paradigms: historical-critical, literary, socio-scientific, theological, and ideological. We will explore the historical development of these paradigms and investigate how they build upon each other, their conflictive relationships and research agendas, and how they envision the future of the discipline at the theoretical/philosophical, theological, and ecclesial levels. The emphasis will be on ideological and theological approaches that expand the field of New Testament Studies beyond its traditional boundaries. Accordingly, the course is an exploration of Feminist, Queer, Postcolonial, Marxist, Animal Studies, and Contextual/Liberationist Methodologies.

NT2530-01 METHODS:STUDY OF THE SYNOPTICS Racine (JST) 3 units MTh 12:40 PM-2:00 PM JST:102 Canon, Gospel literary genre. Synoptic fact. Contents and theological perspectives of the synoptic gospels. Introduction to exegetical methods such as historical criticism, narrative criticism and reader's response. Format: Lectures/discussion. Evaluation: Written assignments/research paper/in class and online discussions. The course is intended for MDiv, MTS, MA, and STL students. [Faculty Consent required; 32 max enrollment] NT4900-01 AS NEVER SEEN B4:VISIONS IN NT Racine (JST) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 This seminar will examine material from the NT which describe visionary experiences found in the synoptic Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, 2 Corinthians, and Revelation. It will use approaches from cultural anthropology, intertextuality, narrative criticism, and media studies to study these segments of the NT. Format: lectures/seminar. Evaluation: student presentations, short written assignments, term paper. [15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY SP2079-01 IMMIGRANT SPIRITUALITY Pham (JST) 3 units Th 6:30 PM-9:30 PM JSTB:216 This course will investigate the spirituality of people who have been displaced due to political, social, and economic reasons. The first part of the course will study the unique immigrant identity and struggle of belong to both cultures and belong to neither cultures at the same time. The second part will be dedicated to re-read stories of Joseph (Gen 37), Ruth (Ruth 1), and Jesus through the lens of immigrant. Drawing from the first and the second part, the third part is aimed towards some understanding of immigrant spirituality. Student's evaluation consists of 3 short reflection papers (2 - 3 pages), and a final paper/project (~ 10 pages). Format is seminar and lecture. [20 max enrollment; Auditors with Faculty permission].

NT8114-01 NT INTRODUCTION: GOSPELS Park (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE This course is a general introduction to the canonical and apocryphal Gospels and Acts in early Christian literature. Major methodological issues in current Gospel scholarship will be introduced first. Then, each text of the Gospels and Acts will be interpreted in terms of its literary characteristics, historical background and theological ideas. Throughout the course hermeneutical implications of the critical interpretation of the bible will be raised and discussed.

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SPRING 2018 3 units TF 8:10 AM-9:30 AM DSPT: ISS The course offers insights on the traits of spiritual accompaniment that emerge from St. John Bosco's writings and life experience. It also offers an outlook on those theological themes presented by Don Bosco to his young readers in his endeavor to accompany them on the path of salvation. Themes such as salvation, eschatology, ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the virtues, feature constantly in Don Bosco's writings. The course will also give an overview of the Saint's life experience, especially his spiritual experiences, his experience of God and of spiritual friendships. The course is divided in three parts. The first part will take a brief overview of the historical context of the 19th century - the century in which Don Bosco lived and worked. Don Bosco was a son of his century and therefore the language, the approach, the theology and especially the Church of this century, together with the historical events that were emerging in Europe and especially in Italy, influenced his thought and his modus operandi. The second part will offer an overview of the dynamics of spiritual direction and spiritual accompaniment. Besides discussing some authors, this part will also highlight Don Bosco's own experience in both spiritual direction and accompaniment. This is done so that everything will be put into context, especially that which concerns the person of St. John Bosco. The third and final part will give insights on Don Bosco's writings and present him as an emerging spiritual accompanier of the young. This part will take a look at some of his selected writings, particularly those addressed to the young and the emerging characteristics of spiritual accompaniment from these same writings. The course will be delivered through lectures. However, dialogue and interaction are highly encouraged. The final evaluation will be in the form of an oral/discussion/exam. This final evaluation will be divided in three parts: a presentation of a book on spiritual direction or accompaniment, chosen by the student. In the second part the student is presented with a ^case^ and he or she must take the role of spiritual director/directress or accompanier. He or she must show that the ^case^ is well understand and must offer insights to the directee or the accompanied (the examiner, in this case) that can help him or her to grow spiritually and to enhance his or her relationship with God. The third part of the exam will be a question posed by the examiner and it will be mainly about the core part of the course, that is, about spiritual accompaniment as envisioned by Don Bosco. Although the course has a Salesian theme, it is opened to all, especially to those students who would like to enhance their knowledge on spiritual direction and accompaniment. The course also offers practical ways and approaches how to direct or accompany the young. The course is opened to those students who are reading a MDiv, and MA/MTS or a DMin and to all those interested.

To refine a focus on religious experience in spiritual direction for those engaged in or preparing for this ministry. This course will enable participants to identify, articulate and develop religious experience. Each class will combine theory and practical application to ministry through presentations, verbatims, role plays, case studies, journal exercises and group discussion. Requirements: Two verbatims; assigned readings; two reflection papers; two worksheets. Combination of students with varying requirements [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment; Interview required] SP2527-01 SPIRITUAL LIFE AND LEADERSHIP Farley (SFTS) 1.5 units W 8:30 AM-10:10 AM SFTS INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL DISCERNMENT THROUGH CLEARNESS COMMITTEE This class introduces participants to some theological and spiritual foundations of discernment through learning about and engaging in Clearness Committee. This spiritual practice originated in the Society of Friends to assist believers to discern within a faith-group context. Participants will read and discuss several contemporary Quaker texts on Quaker theology and clearness. The center of the class, however, will consist in small groups functioning as Clearness Committees for each of its members. Each participant will serve in all the roles within the Clearness Committee structure and have the opportunity to ^seek clearness^ on an issue of his/her own. Learning strategies: lecture, discussion, role-play, reflective reading, small group process, reflection paper. Grading: pass/fail only. No unexcused absences and no more than two excused absences. SPRING 2017 [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment] SPHS3010-01 BLACK CHURCH SPIRITUALITY Adesanya (GTU) 3 units T 6:10 PM-9:00 PM MUDD:102 The Black Church in the US and its history is an important element of American History. This course charts the history of the Black Church in the US beginning with its African legacies that survived the Transatlantic slave trade, through Jim Crow laws enacted after the Reconstruction period, including segregation and desegregation, through the Civil Rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, and into the twenty-first century. Popular misconception suggests that contemplation is absent from black spirituality, which is instead only to be expressive, full of moan, shout and frenzy. The focus of the course will be the distinctive contemplative experiences of the Black Church in the US, and its spirituality. Lectures and selected readings are designed to inform students cognitively and ground students experientially in Black Church traditions of spiritual practice. Opening devotions are intended to introduce and involve students in contemplative practices of the Black Church in the US. Field trips to local Black congregations will be offered for further immersion. Students will examine understandings of contemplation, and analyze

SP2495-01 SPIRITUAL DIRECTION PRACTICUM Murphy/Ferdon (JST) 3 units F 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JST:216

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SPRING 2018 the legacy and traditions of the Black Church as core to the broadly accepted and studied canon of contemplative spiritual practices. The intended audience includes MDiv, MA and other Masters students interested in Black Church and Africana Studies. This course is taught by PhD student Ineda Adesanya with a Newhall Award, under the supervision of Laurie Garrett-Cobbina. [25 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

Herships, Cynthia Bourgeault. Evaluation: preparation for and attendance in each class; 10-15 page term paper SP4571-01 FRANC D SALES SOURCES&SPIRIT Boenzi (DSPT) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 AM DSPT:3 Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva from 1602 to 1622, is known as a French-speaking spiritual author and director, but few understand his roots in the Italian Renaissance and how his training in secular environments prepared him to for his life mission as one of the foremost Catholic Reformers in the aftermath of the Council of Trent. This course provides the opportunity to examine his principal works as well as lesser known personal writings in an attempt to understand the basis for Salesian spirituality that he (perhaps unknowingly) originated -- a lay spirituality in the Catholic tradition that paved the way for Vatican II. Format: Primary sources studied and discussed; final grade based on research paper and class presentation.

SPST3021-01 DEATH AND IMMORTALITY Esterson (GTU) 3 units M 11:10 AM-12:30 PM GTU This class will consider the related concepts of death and immortality primarily from a Swedenborgian perspective. In addition to Swedenborg's writings on death and immortality and the legacy of these writings in modern western conceptions of an afterlife, readings will engage medical and pastoral approaches to the end of life, perspectives on near death experiences, and beliefs concerning the afterlife from different religious traditions. This interdisciplinary approach will allow an engagement with those currently ministering to the dying such as hospice chaplains and pastors, as well a historical study of the influence of Swedenborgian views on notable readers such as Immanuel Kant, William Blake, Honoré de Balzac, Helen Keller and Houston Smith. Assignments will also engage artistic and cinematic treatments of death and/or immortality.

SPHS5000-01 HISTORY OF XTN SPIRITUALITY Cattoi (JST) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST:205 This doctoral lecture/seminar course explores primary readings in the classical sources of Christian spirituality from the early, medieval, Renaissance and Reformation, and modern periods, as well as secondary readings selected from the bibliography for the Christian Spirituality Area general comprehensive examination in the history of Christian spirituality. By the end of the course, students will have gained a more detailed knowledge of a select number of topics within the history of Christian spirituality, and should have developed the ability to handle historical material for research projects in the same field. Weekly reflections, a presentation, and a final research paper of 20-25 pages. The course is primarily meant for doctoral students from any department who are interested in Christian spirituality, but is open to other advanced graduate students with the permission of the instructors. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

SP3338-01 SEM IN IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY Pham (JST) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:102 This course offers in-depth studies of various Ignatian themes and topics such as Ignatian sources and inspiration, historical involvement of the Society of Jesus in education and how it has involved until today, Ignatian collaboration and leadership. The class is designed as a seminar where expert in different areas of expertise will come to lecture and facilitate discussion. Students' evaluation consists of three short reflection papers (2 - 3 pages) and a final project which will be discussed and worked out with the instructor. [Experience with the Spiritual Exercises; 10 max enrollment; Auditors with Faculty permission].

SPFT8400-01 SPIRTL PRACTICE IN THESE TIMES Fry (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE In this on-line class, students will explore, develop, and deepen their spiritual practice and encourage others to do the same. The class will be experiential and multi-faith, drawing on some of the wisdom and practices of indigenous traditions, Judaism, Chrisstianity, Islam and Buddhism, as well as neuroscience, poetry, nature, movement, and the arts. Specific attention will be paid to practices involving mindfulness, sabbath-keeping, gratitude, prayer, compassion, loving kindness, equanimity, and joy. This course is especially designed for those preparing to be religious leaders, chaplains

SP4050-01 SENIOR SPIRITUALITY CAPSTONE Farley (SFTS) 3 units T 3:00 PM-4:30 PM SFTS This class is required of graduating MDiv students and will provide an opportunity for students to work on a culminating paper to reflect on their learning at SFTS and their hopes for ministry. The class will also provide an opportunity for students to consider spiritual practices that may be important as they enter active ministry, whatever form that takes. The class will be seminar style. Texts might include ones by: Martin Laird, Rosemarie Harding, Frank Rogers, Jerry

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Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God

SP9100-01 NARRATIVE MEDICINE Hannan (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on

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SPRING 2018 and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries,

SP9100-02 SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN CITY Menendez-Antuna (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG:

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SPRING 2018 Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to

SP9100-03 SPG:GOD THROUGH THE SENSES Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our

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SPRING 2018 others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS, Stjema's Office, from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 3 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Narrative Medicine: The Spiritual Practice of Storytelling and Storylistening Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. [5 max enrollment] Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. FALL 2017 Section 1 SPG: WALKING THE WALK: A KINESTHETIC SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Each meeting we will hike together in a local park and/or urban oasis. Each hike will include reflection on and praying a Creation Psalm. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY WITH LUTHER We will read Luther's Catechism as a spiritual exercise, per the reformer's own example and instructions. We will learn to use the Large Catechism as a tool for our personal spiritual formation, as a resource for our varied ministries, and for theological integration and exploration. In the process, we will explore the presence of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. Recommended (while

SP9100-04 SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC Stjerna (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS SPRING 2017 Section 1 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP - Prayer Through Poetry Participants will gather around various sacred themes or stories, sometimes seasonallyinformed, and hear sacred scripture and contemporary poetry around that theme. An example might be a day in Advent reading the Magnificat and exploring Mary's response as told by the poets. Participants will be encouraged to "doodle" during the hour, writing or drawing thoughts, reflections, images or words that stand out to them. We will discuss the theologies, purpose, lenses and insights in the pieces we read. Required for MDiv, MTS, and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] Meets on Wednesdays at PLTS Giesy 1 from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 2 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE GROUP Spirituality and Music We will take a musical journey to

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SPRING 2018 purchase not required): the new study edition of Luther's Catechism (Fortress Press, 2016), or other editions. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Meets on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29. [6 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Section 1 SPG: NARRATIVE MEDICINE: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF STORYTELLING AND STORYLISTENING Participants will participant in a close reading of one short story (fiction). We will read this story aloud, together, and in multiple parts. The story will serve as our launchpad for learning to tell our own stories and learning to listen deeply to others' stories. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 2 SPG: SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN THE CITY As members of the PLTS community, we pray, study, worship, reflect, read, and live in the city. In this group we will experience how not to take this ^for granted,^ by experiencing (in body and spirit) that all of these gifts happen in an urban context. As a practice we will reflect on encountering the divinity through the rewarding process of experiencing City Life in Berkeley, especially what public spaces have to offer (Public Libraries, Parks, University.) The group will meet at the Seminary, will walk around and explore different aspects of city life. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 3 SPG: GOD THROUGH THE SENSES This group will explore the practice of knowing God through the bodily senses -- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Christianity is a religion of incarnation, God enfleshed in matter and energy; God is within (as well as beyond) us and the rest of creation. Spiritual practices are to help us perceive this God, grow in intimacy with this God and one another, and live according to the Spirit of this God. The bodily senses are one pathway for doing so. In knowing God through the senses, we also will explore the faith claim that God created us in part so that life, love, and joy could be experienced and that one tremendous gift for experiencing them is the bodily senses. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2. Section 4 SPG: SPIRITUALITY AND MUSIC We will take a musical journey to spirituality, experiencing music from different eras and genres as an expression of and inspiration for spirituality, and as a wealth of resource for theology and ministry. Required for CATS, MTS, and MDV students. Class meets on Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2.

conversation will explore the complications of race and racism in the shaping of self, Church, and society and make connections to being disciples in the struggle to dismantle racism in self, Church, and society. Evaluation will be based on active participation in practices and conversation based on assigned readings and exercises. This course acknowledges that engaging in introspective-interpersonal anti-racism work as spiritual practice is difficult and holistic in nature. To honor this, the course will be co-facilitated by Christopher Evans and Kara Groth. Christopher will give attention to evaluation and Kara will give attention to spiritual care as we explore together and dig deeper into the questions raised in FE 1200 Anti-Racism Training. [FE 1200 Anti-Racism Training; Faculty Consent required; 8 max enrollment; Pass/Fail only]

CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF RELIGIONS HRSP1508-01 INTRO TO BUDDHIST MEDITATION Seelawimala (IBS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS INTRODUCTION TO EARLY BUDDHIST MEDITATION Early Buddhist Meditation is a carefully developed series of mental exercises that is designed to effectively treat various mental and emotional disorders. Samatha and Vipassana are two main areas of Buddhist Meditation found in the Pali Buddhist Texts written in 1st century B.C. and the 4th century commentary on them called Visuddhimagga. These texts will be used as the resources for the course. One part of the class will be a lecture and other part will be students' presentation and class discussion. Limited amount of the class time will be used for actual practice. Final research paper and individual collection of technical terms and their definitions will be required by the end of the course. HRHS1518-01 BUDDHIST TRADTNS OF EAST ASIA Galasek (IBS) 3 units F 9:40 PM-12:30 PM IBS BUDDHIST TRADITIONS OF EAST ASIA Introduces the Buddhist traditions transmitted to East Asia and the development of new traditions. Second half of the required year long introductory survey of the entire Buddhist tradition. Lecture/seminar. Requirements: 1 research paper; 1 reflection paper; class presentation. Required course for: MA (Buddhist Studies), MBS, MDiv, Buddhist Chaplaincy Certificate Program, Kyoshi Cetificate.

SPFT9100-01 ENGAGING ANTI-RACISM SPRTL PR Evans/Faculty (PLTS) 1.5 units Th 12:40 PM-2:00 PM PLTS This experimental course, Engaging Antiracism as Spiritual Practice, is designed for examining white privilege through spiritual practices and conversation that deepen selfawareness around race and racism. The practices and

HRCE3002-01 BUDDHIST ETHICS Fronsdal/Clark (IBS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS

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SPRING 2018 Living an ethical life is a foundational part of the Buddhist path of practice. Accordingly, teachings on ethics are the basis for all Buddhist teachings. In this course we will explore key ethical teachings, guidelines and attitudes in early Buddhism. In addition, in examining how Buddhist ethics is applied, we will explore Buddhist approaches to modern day issues related to such areas as the environment, suicide, abortion and euthanasia, social conflict and economics. Course Format: Lecture/seminar. Method of Evaluation: class participation, weekly reflection papers and final paper. Suitable for MA/MDiv/MTS. PhD/DMin/ThD with additional requirements. There are no prerequisites for this course

studies approaches of the two faith traditions will be examined. The course will be primarily in seminar format with short lectures. Course requirements include reading reflections, in-class participation, group presentations, and a final project/paper. The intended audience include MDiv and MA/MTS students. This course is taught by PhD student Heeyoung Chung with a Newhall Award, under the supervision of Anh Tran. [Auditors with faculty permission] HR4569-01 WORKS OF SHINRAN IV Matsumoto (IBS) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM IBS WORKS OF SHINRAN IV: TANNISHO Introduction to the teachings of Shinran through a study of a key summary of his thought. Course will utilized English translations to support the study of the original text. HRPH 1614 Introduction to Shin Buddhist Thought, and at least one year of college level Japanese language study, or instructor's permission is prerequisite to enrollment. Course is required for ministerial aspirants. Fulfills Area Distribution Requirement for Area I. [HRPH 1614; Faculty Consent required]

HRCE3014-01 ISSUES IN BUDDHIST MINISTRY: Yamaoka (IBS) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM IBS Explore the difficulties and direction in Buddhist Ministry within the Western context. Also, through a person-centered educational process, explore ways and means to develop one's personal ministry for the west. To study and evaluate an educational process will be the core element of the course. Lecture/seminar with research papers which include personal reflection documents within the words of the Buddhist teachers. Course is for MA students with an emphasis on ministry and chaplaincy.

HRHS5526-01 TPCS IN BUDDHISM IN THE WEST Mitchell (IBS) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM IBS TOPICS IN BUDDHISM IN THE WEST Specialized topic related to the introduction of Buddhist thought and practice is selected by instructor. Course may be repeated for credit, if topic is different.

HR3017-01 READINGS IN MAHAYANA TEXTS Bridge (IBS) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS:130 READINGS IN MAHAYANA TEXTS: TRIPLE SUTRA An introduction to selected Mahayana Buddhist texts in English translation. In this semester we will read the Three Pure Land Sutras: the Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra, the Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra, and the Contemplation Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life. The course will introduce the overall structure of each text and examine major doctrinal issues which form the foundation of the Pure Land teaching. Course format: Lecture. Evaluation method: Participation/term paper. Course Co-taught with Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara

HRRS6000-01 HISTORY & CULTURE SEMINAR Holder (GTU) & Barush (JST) 3 units Th 11:10 PM-2:00 PM GTU: LAB THEORIES AND METHODS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the range of theoretical and methodological approaches in the historical and cultural studies of religion, especially those employed by current faculty in the department. Students will have the opportunity to formulate their own methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks of analysis. In the final weeks of the semester students will present their research in the context of a class conference. Students are required to write a 20-25 page paper that includes an extended discussion of methodology. The course is required for GTU doctoral students in Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion and open to doctoral students in other departments.

HR3940-01 CONFUCIANISM & CHRISTIANITY Chung (GTU) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU:102 This course is designed to explore the issues in the interreligious dialogue of Confucianism and Christianity. It will also explore various historical and contemporary approaches to and understanding of Confucian-Christian engagement. The first section will focus on historical background on Confucian tradition including the development of Neo-Confucianism and New Confucianism. The second section will discuss an overview of ConfucianChristian encounters. In the third section, interreligious

HRRA6100-01 CONVERSION AND LITERATURE Seidman (CJS) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM HDCO

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SPRING 2018 The course will explore the phenomenon of religious conversion in its intersection with literature, with selected readings from such primary sources as the autobiographies of Augustine and Hermann-Judah as well as historical and theoretical studies of this intersection. The course will also include a strong focus on American literature and religious imagination. In this regard, the course takes up the phenomenon of conversion--made central to the study of religion by William James in his Varieties of Religious Experience (1903) as a place for re-mapping the dynamics between religion and American literature, that is, the movement of theology into the aesthetic and vice-versa. How might we read the literary, the poetic, as the converted forms of religious experience and theology? What gets changed, what is left behind, what is added by such transpositions? Readings in this part of the course include both autobiographical and fictionalized representations of conversion (Malcolm X, Louise Erdrich), and formative Puritan conversionary experiences in the ^new^ world that shaped the canonical foundations of American literature (Jonathan Edwards). Additional fiction by Toni Morrison, Henry James, Flannery O'Connor, and Marilynne Robinson will be covered; poetry and poetics include work by some of the Beats (Kerouac, Snyder), Susan Howe, Whitman, and Wallace Stevens. Course Audience: PhD, MA. Oral Presentation; Final Research Essay. [Auditors with faculty permission]

oceans) on conceptions of kami (gods) in early Japan; ideas about landscape and space in Japanese Buddhism; how Buddhist doctrine is ^taught^ through landscape art; how landscape influences religious practice; the practical and theoretical roles of temple and shrine architecture, grounds, and gardens; pilgrimage as movement through religious space/landscape; and changing religious practices in the modern landscape. Prerequisites: Assumes some knowledge of Japanese religion, culture and/or language. Course format: Online discussion. Evaluation method: Participation/Term paper. [Auditors with faculty permission] SPRING 2018 TOPICS IN BUDDHIST TRADITIONS OF JAPAN: TEACHINGS OF ZEN MASTER DOGEN The writings of Dogen, 13th century Japanese Soto Zen founder, are a unique highpoint of Zen literature. Exploring profound Buddhist philosophical issues, Dogen creatively used poetic language and wordplay to evocatively express the meaning of practice/ enlightenment, and to train his students who successfully established Soto Zen in Japan. We will do textual study of a selection of Dogen's major writings, including teachings about meditation, nature mysticism, community life, koans (teaching stories), and Buddhist theories of temporality. After discussing background material on Dogen, and several of the essays from one of Dogen's major works, Shobogenzo (True Dharma Eye Treasury), we will focus on the short discourses to his students in Dogen's Extensive Record, which demonstrate his teaching style and humor. We will consider the impact of Dogen's various background sources, including the Chinese koan tradition, the Japanese poetic and aesthetic tradition, the East Asian Buddhist monastic tradition, and Mahayana sutras and bodhisattva lore. We will also explore how Dogen's challenging writings relate to modern spiritual issues. Prerequisite: Some Buddhist studies, including Mahayana. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

HRPS8320-01 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS BUDDHISM Bermant (IBS) 3 units IBS: ONLINE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BUDDHISM 3 This online seminar integrates Buddhist doctrine and practice with advances in neuroscience, cognitive science, and modern psychology. The integration benefits from the foundation provided by Evan Thompson in Waking, Dreaming, Being (Columbia Univ. Press, 2015). This will be the primary text for the seminar, augmented by additional readings that will be be provided through the course Moodle site. In the past, the seminar has appealed to students from various seminaries, and all are welcome. The major requirement is to be open to alternative frameworks of understanding and to do whatever work is required to catch up on new developments across a broad spectrum of disciplines.

ETHICS & SOCIAL THEORY CE2008-01 SEXUAL ETHICS Fullam (JST) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST:216 This course is a theologically and scientifically informed reflection on major issues in Christian sexual ethics, with an emphasis on the Catholic tradition. Topics include: sex and sexuality, Biblical norms for sex, marriage and divorce, celibacy, homosexuality, pre-marital sex, pornography, contraception, et al. Format is reading/discussion and lecture. Student evaluation will be based on reflection papers on the reading and a final paper on a related topic of the student's choice. [Previous study of fundamental moral theology or a graduate introductory course in ethics; Faculty Consent required]

HRHS8454-01 TPCS BUDDHIST TRADTNS OF JAPAN Leighton (IBS) 3 units IBS: ONLINE FALL2017 JAPANESE RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE This course explores Japanese religious thought and practice through the theoretical lens of landscape. Topics will include: the influence of geography (islands, mountains, plains,

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SPRING 2018 Krasevac (DSPT) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:3 This course (designed for the MA/MDiv/MTS levels) will consider the fundamental principles of moral theology (the teleological drive for happiness and perfection, the moral virtues, freedom and voluntariness, natural law, prudence, the determinants of the moral act, moral ^objectivity^ and intentionality) from the perspective of the Roman Catholic tradition, particularly in the lineage of Aquinas. We will also examine in some detail the contemporary debate over the nature and importance of the ^indirectly voluntary.^ Students should be prepared to engage in disciplined and critical reading and thinking in the Aristotelian/Thomist tradition, and be willing and able to synthesize a large amount of sometimes complex and difficult material; this is not an easy course. The format is lecture, with opportunity for questions and discussion; students will be required to write a book review and take an in-class final examination. Class attendance is required. [Auditors with faculty permission]

paper/project, along with a few minor assignments. Students may upgrade for certain programs and auditors are welcome with the permission of the instructors. CE2500-01 ETHICS & ECONOMICS Massaro (JST) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST:204 This course brings the insights of religious social ethics and Christian theology to bear on current economic realities. How may we relate the tradition of Christian reflection on economic justice (such as the documents of modern Catholic social teaching) to the task of advancing justice for individuals, social groups and entire societies? Students will develop their skills in social analysis and the application of theological principles. They will contribute to group presentations that help their classmates explore the justice dimensions of such realities as the globalization of markets, environmental degradation, international financial institutions, social inequality and migration. We will consider threats to authentic human development such as poverty, terrorism, and consumerism as well as public policies that address these concerns in a prudential way. Expect a combination of lecture, seminar format and student presentations. Requirements will be tailored for students in any masters or doctoral program.

CERS2053-01 CHRISTIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Massaro (JST) 3 units T 11:10 AM-2:00 PM JST:216 An historical and textual examination of Catholic and Protestant approaches to life in political society. Themes include love and power, loyalty and universalism, equality and hierarchy, reason and revelation, law and authority, sovereignty and justice. Besides some secondary literature to provide a central narrative of political thought within Western Christianity, we will read short selections from numerous figures who contributed to (or challenged) Christian reflection on politics, including: Patristic figures, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, social contract theorists, Burke, Wesley, John Ryan, Rauschenbusch, Weber, Maritain, Reinhold Niebuhr, John Courtney Murray, and contemporary political theologians. Expect a combination of lecture, seminar format and student presentations. Requirements will be tailored for students in any masters or doctoral program.

CESR3010-01 POLITICS OF THE FLESH Faculty (PSR) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PSR:205 GENDER/SEX/SEXUALITY AS HISTORIES AND THEOLOGIES OF POWER The understandings and embodiments of gender, sex and sexuality have long and complex histories. Constructions related to these categories often foreground what is considered ^normal^ in any given time period or place. In this course, we will interrogate some of these complexities and constructs and invite ourselves into deeper exploration of how power is at play in them and what they might reveal to us about God and ourselves. Through critical and creative engagement with stories and texts giving voice to the beautiful diversity existing within creation, we will center marginalized perspectives in developing our understanding. Whose voices are generally present? Whose are absent? What has changed over time? What has not? Who decides? How might ancient understandings vary from our own? Where is God in all of it? Finally, and perhaps most importantly, what is the good news for the diverse communities we are called to serve?

CEFT2105-01 THEO/MINISTRY OF MIGRATION O’Neill/Fernandez (JST) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST:216 Not since the Second World War has the planet experienced such massive migrations or displacement of persons. Fueled by violence, war, economic hardship, and quest for human freedoms, these persons created in the image of God often fleeing deplorable conditions, call for a response from world communities. This course focuses on the biblical, theological, ethical, and pastoral issues surfacing from these situations. Beginning with a review of the theological literature which has surfaced in recent decades about this phenomenon, it aims to explore possible pastoral responses through the see-judge- act praxis model. Engaging a lecture-seminar format, it will include films, guest speakers, and a final research

CE4035-01 ISSUES IN VIRTUE ETHICS Fullam (JST) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JST:206 Contemporary ethics is witnessing a resurgence of virtue and character-based modes of ethical reflection. However, one consistent challenge to this methodology is to question its

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SPRING 2018 adequacy as an action guide: is virtue ethics adequate to provide moral "traction" in difficult questions? How might a virtue-based approach affect analysis of moral issues? Students will delve into classical and modern virtue ethics rooted in the Thomistic/Aristotelian tradition, and will engage two topics of their own choice using virtue ethics methodology. Grading will be based on questions posted to the course Moodle site, final paper, class participation and class presentation. [One previous class in moral theology or Christian ethics at the graduate level, or extensive work in ethics at the undergraduate level; Faculty Consent required]

MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:216 This course will consider the tradition of Roman Catholic Social Teaching and modern social ethics. Issues to be treated will include Christian interpretations of violence and nonviolence, war and peace, global and domestic justice, human rights, bioethics, and ecological ethics. In assessing these issues, we will consider the interpretative perspectives of a liberation theology and Christian feminism. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment] RS4600-01 THE NEW ATHEISM IN AM CULTURE Baggett (JST) 3 units M 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:206 One could say about prognostications about the decline of religion in the United States (and elsewhere) what Mark Twain once quipped upon learning of newspaper reports of his own death - they are greatly exaggerated. Nonetheless, in recent years we have seen the emergence - within scholarly (and not-so-scholarly) books, the mass media, small groups, and so forth - of a self-confident and self-consciously public atheism. This course is designed to explore this reality and interrogate its meaning. Among topics we will address are: the mutually influencing processes of secularization and sacralization; ideological and cultural change; the historical roots of atheism in the West, small groups and social movements devoted to promoting atheist, humanist, and ^free thinker^ political agendas; and theories of high and post-modernity. Format: lecture and discussion sessions. Requirements: classroom participation, choice between multiple short papers or a longer final paper. [20 max enrollment]

CE8210-01 INTRO TO CHRISTIAN ETHICS Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) 3 units ONLINE This online course introduces the field of Christian ethics by (1) studying major theoretical approaches, in particular focusing upon Anglican and Lutheran conceptions, and (2) exploring how Christians might address contemporary ethical issues. The course thus aims to advance students' historical and theoretical knowledge but to do so in a way that provides resources for contemporary moral decision-making and pastoral leadership. The course will be conducted online and asynchronously. Students will be required to read assigned texts, submit reflection papers on a regular basis, participate in online discussions, and write a final paper. NOTE: This course is jointly offered by CDSP & PLTS. [30 max enrollment]

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RS4950-01 RESEARCHING LIVED RELIGION Baggett (JST) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:206 This course will introduce students to research methods for investigating religion sociologically. Students will learn how to pose well-conceptualized and theoretically informed research questions and then devise research designs based upon empirical study. Particular focus will be on training students to use in-depth interview, participant observation, content analysis and survey methodologies. Students will read exemplars of each of these methods and also be given opportunities to practice them vis-à-vis research topics generated by both the professor and themselves. This course is very highly recommended not only for Religion and Society students, but for any students who simply want to become knowledgeable about these methods or who intend to use one or more of them in addressing their thesis or dissertation topics. [20 max enrollment]

RSFT2130-01 EFFECTIVE JUSTICE MINISTRIES Ramsden (SKSM) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: ONLINE In the face of profound climate disruption, racial injustice and economic inequality, people of faith are called be change agents, co-creators of more equitable, sustainable and lifegiving communities. How does change occur, for individuals and larger systems? What particular gifts can faith leaders and communities bring to this work? How can our justice ministries be more theologically grounded, effective, meaningful and sustainable? This course will utilize a variety of formats: short lectures by the instructor and/or guest speakers, video, participatory exercises and class discussions, a field trip, and student presentations. Classes will open and close with short readings, songs and/or rituals helping students to build a repertoire for use in justice ministry settings. This is a HYBRID course. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

RS8404-01 HUMAN RIGHT FREEDOM OF BELIEF Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE

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SPRING 2018 The course introduces students to the human right of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), based on a review of the conceptual and operational tools, as well as illustrative empirical evidence, necessary for advanced study of the issue. FoRB is widely recognized by scholars, policymakers, and practitioners of human rights as the oldest of the universal human rights recognized under international law. The course is designed so that students of religious studies and/or theology, as well as religious leaders, can develop an understanding of how this right has come to be defined, protected, interrogated, and addressed, in a global order that remains organized according to the (evolving and problematic) political entity known as the state. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered by Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou of the RFC, supervised by Christopher Schelin: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=25.

experiences of faith, ethnicity and gender. The approach is interdisciplinary as we will draw from several fields for the analysis of the class topics. The goal of the course is to provide grounds for students to acquire tools for understanding the different realities of immigrants. Issues of faith, race/ethnicity, gender and migration will be constantly connected to pastoral reflection throughout the course, especially since our world is increasingly becoming multicultural, multiethnic and multi-religious. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]

FIELD EDUCATION FE1004-01 SPECIAL FIELD STUDY MNSTRY II Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 1.5 units n/a Specialized field study arranged in consultation and with approval of Field Education faculty. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded] FE1006-01 CONCURRENT FIELD STUDY II Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units W 9:10 AM-12:00 PM MUDD:103/104/204/205/206 SPRING 2017 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week on-site basic field education. 2-semester long course. Must take both semesters in sequence to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Class meets in MUDD 103,104,204. ALL STUDENTS FROM BOTH SECTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND FIRST WEDNESDAY A.M. CLASS MEETING. (Note: Section 02 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104). First class session 01/30/2017) [Faculty Consent required for section 02; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week on-site basic field education. Second part of 2-semester long course; must take both to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Class meets in MUDD 103,104,204,205,and 206. (Note: Section 2 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104, first class 2/5/2018. First Wed class session 2/7/2018). [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

RSFT8411-01 ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT Rueters-Ward (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE Merging the practical and pastoral, this foundational, introductory course helps equip students for effective organizational management and leadership - whether serving congregations, leading other religious institutions, or bringing spiritual leadership to secular settings. Topics include nonprofit administration, governance, finance, strategic planning, human resources, change management, and organizational culture - and how these relate to ministry. This interactive, multi-faceted course blends readings and written assignments with group discussion, coaching, independent research, and a praxis (action/reflection) component. With the support of the instructor, students will customize their course experience to build on their unique learning goals, aptitudes, and areas for improvement as organizational leaders. Note: This course fulfills the leadership intensive requirement for MDiv SKSM students pursuing vocational paths other than Unitarian Universalist ministry. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment] RSHR8427-01 PROMISED LAND AND IMMIGRANTS Videla Cordova Quero (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This online course will focus on the cases of Latina/o immigrants in the United States and Japan in relation to their

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SPRING 2018 SPRING 2017 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week on-site basic field education. 2-semester long course. Must take both semesters in sequence to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Class meets in MUDD 103,104,204. ALL STUDENTS FROM BOTH SECTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND FIRST WEDNESDAY A.M. CLASS MEETING. (Note: Section 02 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104). First class session 01/30/2017) [Faculty Consent required for section 02; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 3 hour per week on-campus class and 15 hours per week on-site basic field education. Second part of 2-semester long course; must take both to get credit. Fulfills Basic Field Education requirement. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, student must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Class meets in MUDD 103,104,204,205,and 206. (Note: Section 2 is Monday evening, 6:10-9:00PM, Mudd 104, first class 2/5/2018. First Wed class session 2/7/2018). [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE1152-01 MDIV INTEGRATION SEMINAR I Ross (JST) 1.5 units W 12:40 PM-2:00 PM JSTB:216 This two-term course - fall and spring semesters - is required of all first year MDiv. students at JST. The MDiv. Integration seminar provides an opportunity for students to integrate ministerial experience, spirituality, and academic study. During the first semester,topics will include vocational and ministerial identity within the church, and collaborative ministry and leadership. Students will engage in theological reflection upon ministerial and pastoral experience. During the second semester, the seminar will cover topics such as ministerial ethics, intercultural competency in ministry, and contextual theological praxis and reflection. Students will also prepare for their ministry placement during the second year of the MDiv. program. [JST 1st year MDiv students] FE1220-01 TEACHING PARISH Veen (PLTS) n/a n/a Three semesters required of PLTS MDiv students prior to Internship.

FE1013-01 INTERNSHIP III Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 0-6 units n/a Full-time on-site field education. Arranged in consultation with and approval of Field Education faculty. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

FE2002-01 CPE FOR PLTS/ELCA CANDIDACY Veen (PLTS) n/a n/a Requires at least 20 hours per week. Participate in ministry to persons, and in individual group reflection upon that ministry. Theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Integrates theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science into pastoral functioning. Taken at a center approved by the Assoc. for CPE under the supervision of an ACPE accredited supervisor who reports progress to student's Field Education Director and writes evaluations to be placed in the student's permanent file.

FE1022-01 FIELD ED LEVEL I, PART 2 Kromholtz (DSPT) 1.5 units W 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:2 FIELD EDUCATION LEVEL I, PART 2 This course continues to introduce students to the fundamental skills required for supervised ministry. Students will deepen their engagement with processes of theological reflection and evaluation for ministry and mission. They will continue to develop their understanding of the vocation & mission of the ordained and laity in the Church and world, in light of Catholic Church teaching. They will also further develop their familiarity with fundamental concepts and skills related to evangelization and collaborative ministry. Format: lecture & discussion (and a supervised ministry placement). Basis for Assessment: participation, written theological reflections, and fulfillment of the Learning Contract begun in Part 1. Course is normally taken Pass/Fail. A total of 1.5 units of credit for Field Ed Level I, Parts 1 & 2 will be assigned after successful completion of this course. Intended audience: DSPT MDiv students. Course meets at St. Albert Priory, 5890 Birch Court, Oakland. Prerequisite: Field Ed Level I, Part 1. [Auditors excluded]

FE2152-01 MDIV INTEGRATION SEMINAR II Ross (JST) 3 units W 8:10 AM-9:30 AM JSTB:217 This course consists of a two-semester supervised field practicum and a concurrent two-semester supervision and theological reflection group. Second year JST MDiv. students only. Seminar format: reflection papers/presentations. FE2211-01 ADV CONCURRENT FIELD STUDY II Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 1.5-3 units S 1:30 PM-3:00 PM MUDD:104 Advanced work in Field Education. Arranged in consultation with and approval of Field Education faculty. Pass/Fail only. To enroll, students must have made arrangements for an approved field education placement with the Director of Field Education. Students will meet as a learning cohort twice a

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SPRING 2018 month with Field Education faculty, date and time for the semester will be set at the orientation session on 2/7/2018 at 1:30 pm. [FE 1005, FE 1006; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

S 9:00 AM-3:00 PM MUDD:100, W 4:00 PM-8:00 PM BADE Required course for MAST program. Field work arranged in consultation and with approval of the Field Education faculty. To enroll, students must have had consultation with the Director of Field Education for an approved broad sector or area of interest focus and mentor active in that field. Participants collaborate with each other, the faculty instructor, and their mentors to draft learning objectives and establish criteria for assessing the outcomes of their field work and immersion experiences. Participants meet together in person three Saturdays during the semester and provide regular progress reports online through a dedicated website. Participants will submit a final project in this course (such as a vocational plan, a social venture proposal, an educational and/or spiritual formation module for community organizing, among others) based on their field work/immersion experiences geared toward a specific area of social change. Draft iterations of the project are submitted online throughout the semester for feedback from colleagues, mentors, and the faculty instructor. The class meets in person a fourth and final time, at the end of the semester, to present their final projects and solicit observations and proposals for next steps. Tentative 2018 Dates - Classes meet in Mudd 100: Saturdays from 9:00am-3:00pm on 2/10/18, 3/10/18, 4/14/18. Presentation meets at Bade: Wednesday, 5/2/18, from 4:00pm-8:00pm. [SPFT 1082 or 8182; FTRS 2973; FERS 3000; Faculty Consent required; Interview required]

FE2232-01 MCL INTERNSHIP SPRING Hall (ABSW) 3 units n/a This is the course number for the Spring Semester internship in the Master of Community Leadership degree at ABSW. FE2620-01 THEOLOGY OF MINISTRY PRACTICUM Veen (PLTS) n/a n/a Elective course in special Contextual Education placement or field research for Evangelism and Justice requirements. [Auditors excluded] FERS3001-01 SOC CHG FIELD/IMMERS CAPSTONE Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units S 9:00 AM-3:00 PM MUDD:100, W 4:00 PM-8:00 PM BADE Required course for CSSC program. Field work arranged in consultation and with approval of the Field Education faculty. To enroll, students must have had consultation with the Director of Field Education for an approved broad sector or area of interest focus and mentor active in that field. Participants collaborate with each other, the faculty instructor, and their mentors to draft learning objectives and establish criteria for assessing the outcomes of their field work and immersion experiences. Participants meet together in person three Saturdays during the semester and provide regular progress reports online through a dedicated website. Participants will submit a final project in this course (such as a vocational plan, a social venture proposal, an educational and/or spiritual formation module for community organizing, among others) based on their field work/immersion experiences geared toward a specific area of social change. Draft iterations of the project are submitted online throughout the semester for feedback from colleagues, mentors, and the faculty instructor. The class meets in person a fourth and final time, at the end of the semester, to present their final projects and solicit observations and proposals for next steps. [SPFT 1082 or 8182; FTRS 2973; FERS 3000; Faculty Consent required; Interview required] SPRING 2017 Classes meet in Mudd 100: Saturdays from 9:00am-3:00pm on 2/11/17, 3/11/17 and 4/15/17. Presentation meets at Bade: Wednesday, 5/3/18, from 4:00pm-8:00pm. SPRING 2018 Classes meet in Mudd 100: Saturdays from 9:00am-3:00pm on 2/10/18, 3/10/18, 4/14/18. Presentation meets at Bade: Wednesday, 5/2/18, from 4:00pm-8:00pm.

FE4012-01 CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Schelin (SKSM) 1-10 units SKSM This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons, and in individual group reflection upon that ministry. Theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Integrates theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science into pastoral functioning. Upon completion, a written evaluation from the program supervisor will be placed into the student's permanent files. Discuss first with your advisor and then faculty. Final evaluation from CPE supervisor needs to be sent to faculty by the last day of the semester to receive credit. Every year SKSM offers an orientation to CPE and to the application process; students are responsible for applying and securing a place in a CPE program. Please check the SKSM Student Handbook for more information. [30 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] FE4020-01 INTERNSHIP Veen (PLTS) n/a n/a PLTS students only. Completed Requirement/Not Completed Requirement (CR/NC) only.

FERS3002-01 MAST SOCIAL CHANGE FIELD WORK Lockwood-Stewart (PSR) 3 units

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SPRING 2018 Little (SKSM) 0.5-5 units n/a SPRING 2017 Field work in Unitarian Universalist congregations includes teaching a religious education class for children or adults, working with a youth group, participating in a stewardship campaign and more. This course does fulfill requirements toward achieving "Candidate" status, part of the process toward Unitarian Universalist ordination. Please arrange with the professor. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 Fieldwork is an opportunity to put into action the theory learned in the classroom. Working in a congregation gives the student a chance to develop their unique pastoral voice while navigating complexities of a congregation's history, culture, systems and ethos. Fieldwork placements may include: teaching a religious education class for children or adults, working with a youth group, serving on a pastoral care team, participating in a stewardship campaign and more. Please arrange with the professor. [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment]

of a Minister in final Fellowship (for UU students), working with an intern committee, and a professor at the school. Check with your denominational body to see if there are additional requirements for the congregational internship experience. Those who register for this course must also register for Intern Reflection Spring. [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment] FE4221-01 COMMUNITY INTERNSHIP SPRING Schelin (SKSM) 5-10 units n/a Community Internships involve engagement at a field site from 16 to 40 hours a week, under weekly supervision at the site and the support of the SKSM Community Intern Reflection class (an integrative seminar). Community Internships include a variety of settings, such as supervised placements in a non-profit service agency or grassroots organization, hospice work, chaplaincy, teaching and more. They can also entail creating new projects such as starting a new organization or planning a national conference with a board of mentors. Those who register for this course should also register for Community Intern Integrative Reflection Spring. Students should discuss the internship with their advisor before making arrangements with the professor. Student and supervisor/mentors should discuss and sign a learning agreement before the official beginning of the internship. Midterm and final student/supervisor evaluations will also be required by midterm and the last day of SKSM classes. All forms available from the professor at the beginning of the semester and SKSM Website. Please see Student Handbook for more information.[Faculty Consent required; 30 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FE4062-01 COMMUNITY FIELDWORK SPRING Schelin (SKSM) 0.5-5 units n/a Field work describes an involvement in community work for up to 15 hours a week with the ongoing support of a mentor. Community Field Work includes work in gender, racial and economic justice, queer activism, disability advocacy, immigration issues, environmental responsibility, civil liberties protection, HIV response, youth at risk, peace building, participating in a fundraising campaign for a non for profit or grassroots organization, chaplaincy, teaching and more. Students should discuss the field work opportunity with their advisor before making arrangements with the professor. Student and community mentor should discuss and sign a learning agreement at the outset of the field work experience. Midterm and final student/mentor evaluations will also be required by midterm and the end of term. All forms available from the professor at the beginning of the semester and on the SKSM Website. Please see Student Handbook for more information. [Faculty Consent required; 30 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FE4223-01 COMMUNITY INTERN REFLECTION SP Dowdell (SKSM) 3 units n/a SPRING 2017 This course assists the intern doing fieldwork in a community field site through a peer group seminar. It offers theo-ethical reflection, linking the experience in the internship to the student's broad educational and vocational goals (praxis). The class is designed for students to assess their personal progress, gather support from peers and the instructor, integrate their internship experience into their degree program, and deepen theo-ethical practices to sustain religious leadership in community ministry. Students gather multi-religious sources of wisdom, which serve as touchstones for group theological reflection. Each week features a process of theological reflection bringing intern experiences to a collective dialogue that engages these sources and yields new "truths" to introduce into personal spiritual practices. The course includes a required weekly live web-based video seminar and frequent online discussion postings; readings and discussion are in service of the professional experience in the internship as well as creating lasting tools and knowledge for a career in community ministry. The Spring course is a

FE4211-01 PARISH INTERNSHIP SPRING Little (SKSM) 0.5-5 units n/a SPRING 2017 This is a 10 month full-time (one year) or parttime (two year) ministry experience in a teaching congregation, under the supervision of a Minister in final Fellowship, an intern committee, and a professor at the school. Those who register for this course must also register for Parish Intern Reflection Spring. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 This is a 10 month full-time (one year) or part-time (two year) ministry experience in a teaching congregation, under the supervision

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SPRING 2018 continuation of the Fall seminar by the same name, but it is possible to begin the seminar in Spring. This is a Hybrid course. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 This peer group seminar assists the intern doing fieldwork in a community field site. It offers theo-ethical reflection, linking the experience in the internship to the student's broad educational and vocational goals (praxis). The class is designed for students to assess their personal progress, gather support from peers and the instructor, integrate their internship experience into their degree program, and deepen practices to sustain religious leadership in community ministry. Students gather multireligious sources of wisdom, which serve as touchstones for group reflection. Weekly hybrid sessions engage these sources and yields new ^truths^ to introduce into personal spiritual practices. The course includes a required weekly live webbased video seminar and frequent online discussion postings; readings and discussion are in service of the professional experience in the internship as well as creating lasting tools and knowledge for a career in community ministry.[Faculty Consent required; 25 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

Benders (JST) 1 unit n/a In conjunction with the monthly program seminar, this course enables students enrolled in the ThM degree program to fulfill their program requirement of complementing their studies with supervised ministry in a parish, school or other setting. Students must perform twenty to twenty-four hours of ministry per semester. Through reflection on this practical experience, students will deepen their understanding of how faith is inculturated and how culture shapes one's approach to ministry. This course is offered on a P/F basis. Students must enroll for .5 credit hours each semester during their degree program. There will be some readings assigned by the instructors. Class times TBD.

FUNCTIONAL THEOLOGY FT1002-01 RSRCH&WRTING LAB IN SEM CNTXT Moles (PLTS) n/a W 6:10 PM-9:00 PM PLTS Working on a paper, thesis, or class presentation? Need help with overcoming procrastination, writer's block, or writer's anxiety? The purpose of this lab is to offer a weekly block of time wherein an instructor is present to offer support for, and feedback on, student research, writing, time management, and goal setting. This communal environment provides accountability and energy to increase motivation and productivity. The instructor is available during this timeblock to meet with students one-on-one in a nearby room for periods of fifteen minutes to half an hour as needed.

FE4400-01 STL RESEARCH PRACTICUM O’Neill/Ross (JST) 0.5 units n/a In conjunction with the monthly program seminar, this course enables students enrolled in the STL and Th.M degree programs to fulfill their program requirement of complementing their studies with supervised ministry in a parish, school or other setting. Students must perform twenty to twenty-four hours of ministry per semester. Through reflection on this practical experience, students will deepen their understanding of how faith is inculturated and how culture shapes one's approach to ministry. This course is offered on a P/F basis. Students must enroll for .5 credit hours each semester during their degree program. There will be some readings assigned by the instructors.

FT1024-01/02/03/04/05 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Faculty (PLTS) n/a W 8:30 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Required for MDiv, MTS, MCM degree and CATS students. [5 max enrollment per section] SPRING 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, and 5/3. Section 01 meets in the Care Team Room Section 02 meets in Geisy 2 Section 03 meets in Sawyer Office Section 04 meets in Great Hall FALL 2017 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 9/13, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 11/29; at PLTS. SPRING 2018 All sections meet Wednesdays from 8:30am-9:30am as follows: 2/14, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2; at PLTS.

FE4401-01 STD RESEARCH PRACTICUM Fernandez/Ross (JST) 0.5 units n/a In conjunction with the monthly program seminar, this course enables students enrolled in the STD degree program to fulfill their program requirement of complementing their studies with supervised ministry in a parish, school or other setting. Students must perform twenty to twenty-four hours of ministry per semester. Through reflection on this practical experience, students will deepen their understanding of how faith is inculturated and how culture shapes one's approach to ministry. This course is offered on a P/F basis. Students must enroll for .5 credit hours each semester during their degree program. There will be some readings assigned by the instructors.

FT1062-01 INTERDISCIPLINARY LECTURES Faculty (SFTS) 1.5 units W 10:30 AM-12:00 PM SFTS Each week a different member of the SFTS faculty will address a common theme from the perspective of his or her

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practical tools needed for successful prison ministry. Students will be introduced to the pastoral challenges of work in prison and be required to spend 2 hours per week on-site engaged in prison ministry under the supervision of an experienced chaplain, preferably at San Quentin State Prison where many opportunities for students to participate in programs are available. Class time will include lecture, active discussion of readings, role-playing, and theological reflection. [Interview required; Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

FT1854-01 SPANISH FOR WORSHIP II Veen (PLTS) 3 units MTh 8:10 AM-9:30 AM PLTS Classroom, face-to-face course. Continuation of Spanish for Worship I. Course focuses on liturgical, ministry, biblical, and theological resources to build language proficiency and confidence in the proclamation of Word and Sacrament liturgies in Spanish-speaking or bilingual contexts. Prerequisites: Spanish for Worship I. Students not having taken Spanish for Worship I could petition professor to enroll if having taken a minimum of two years of college Spanish. [15 max enrollment]

FTLS3216-01 LITURGY PREP & LAY PRESIDING McGann (JST) 3 units Th 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:103 This course in the practice and theology of liturgical prayer is intended for those taking leadership in worshiping communities: as members/facilitators of worship committees, pastoral associates, and/or those leading liturgical prayer on behalf of the community. Although the primary focus is Roman Catholic and the liturgical/rubrical issues related to this tradition, the course invites an ecumenical reflection on the dynamism of the life of the Trinity expressed in the identity of the minister, the rhythms/dynamics of liturgical enactment, and the diversity of members in a worshiping community. Students will be prepared for lay presidency of rites in various settings and pastoral situations that are appropriately led by lay leaders. (MDiv, MA/MTS)

FT2203-01 CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Veen (PLTS) n/a PLTS Supervised field experience in Asian American, Latino, African American, American Indian and other multi-cultural communities. PLTS MDiv, MCM, and MTS students only. [FE 2204; Auditors excluded] FT2534-01 CHURCH LEADERSHIP Faculty (PLTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS This course will explore theological understandings of leadership, various styles of leadership and their effectiveness in different settings, dynamics of power and appropriate professional boundaries, and the practical skills needed to run a small non-profit such as a church parish. Students will engage material on these subjects through course readings, class discussions, reflection papers, and a group project and presentation. Required for PLTS MDiv students prior to internship.

FT4670-01 PUBLIC MINISTRY Moe-Lobeda (PLTS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS Public Ministry will explore opportunities for ministry beyond the walls of the church, building into the community and world by delving in theology for Public Church and the ministries of community organizing, advocacy, and direct services. Students will take substantial responsibility for their integrative reflection, research, and sharing of their learning with their peers. Discussion/seminar/reading/research/ presentations/term paper. [Auditors excluded] FTSP5050-01 DEEPENING THE WELL Rankow (SKSM) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE This course will invite students to explore the nature of their own spiritual formation and to cultivate an awareness of the Divine presence and action in every dimension of life. Through readings from multiple faith traditions, audio and film resources, discussion, reflection, and a variety of experiential activities we will consider the practices, struggles, and commitments that deepen and nourish our souls. We will look at the role of spirituality in ministry, and the impacts that the demands of ministry can have on our spirituality. We will examine the importance of developing an ongoing spiritual discipline to foster balance, integrity and vitality in our

FTCE2572-01 PRISON MINISTRY Williams (JST) 3 units Th 8:10 AM-11:00 AM JSTB:104 The United States has the highest rate of incarceration of all institutionalized democracies. Currently 1 out of every 100 adult Americans is behind bars. Prisoners are among the poorest and most disenfranchised members of society. Communities of color are over-represented in the American prison system. There is a critical shortage of professionally trained jail and prison chaplains. This course offers both a theoretical and experiential introduction to prison ministry with an emphasis on the unique theological, psychological and ministerial needs of the incarcerated. The course will focus on

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3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU: 204 This course will explore major issues in modern Jewish history, examining as well the rise of Jewish historiography and approaches to the writing of Jewish history. We will focus, in particular, on the origins and character of Jewish modernity in its intersections with Jewish memory and history.This course fulfills the MA in Jewish Studies requirement for a survey course in modern Jewish history or thought.

FT8124-01/02 FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP Jacobson (PLTS) n/a PLTS: ONLINE Required for MDiv degree online students. [Online PLTS students only; 4 max enrollment in both sections]

HS2195-01 CHURCH:MODERN TO CONTEMPORARY Boenzi (DSPT) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:1 SPRING 2017 CHURCH HISTORY, 1451-2013: A SURVEY OF THE LIFE AND STORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY While the intent is to trace the general trends and conditions that shaped the Church Catholic during 500 years, the opportunity is given students to study more localized events and traditions, noting where movement has taken place to renew the Church and re-launch the Gospel mission. HS2195 is primarily a survey course. SPRING 2018 Church History, 1451-2017: a survey of the life and story of the Catholic Church from the fall of Constantinople to the second decade of the 21st century. While the intent is to trace the general trends and conditions that shaped the Church Catholic during 500 years, the opportunity is given students to study more localized events and traditions, noting where movement has taken place to renew the Church and re-launch the Gospel mission. HS2195 is primarily a survey course.

HISTORY HS1081-01 HISTORY II Ocker (SFTS) 3 units TF 10:15 AM-11:50 AM SFTS CHRISTIANITY FROM COLONIAL CHURCHES TO GLOBAL RELIGION This course is an introduction to the history of Christianity from the Sixteenth century to the present. During this time, Christianity became the largest religion in the world. Along the way, it was transformed again and again as it adapted to vastly different, changing cultural, social, and political environments. Topics will include the roles of Christian churches in European colonialism, the impact of expanding cultural networks across the globe on religious knowledge, cultural hybridization; Christianity and the rise of nation-states; the conflict of religion and science; the role of Christianity in slavery and in anti-slavery, suffrage, fascist, and labor movements; the rise and fall of American denominations; and the competition of orthodox and pluralistic theologies. Lectures, readings in primary sources, discussions. Midterm and final examinations (term papers may be substituted).

HSHR2520-01 RLGS FNDTNS US SOCIAL MOVMNTS Schlager (PSR) 3 units M 6:10 PM-9:00 PM MUDD:102 RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF US SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Intended for MDiv, MA, and PhD students, this course will explore the religious foundations of several U.S. social justice movements of the 20th century including the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Movement, LGBTQ Movement, and Environmental Justice Movements. The historical, cultural, and economic aspects of these various movements will be considered with the aim of understanding how religion informed these calls for deep and lasting change within U.S. culture. Several class presentations and a final research paper will be required.

HSFT2001-01 UMC HISTORY/DOCTRINE/POLITY 2 Maia (PSR) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM PSR: 6 This course studies the nature, structure and polity of the United Methodist Church as expressions of its Wesleyan theological roots. We will explore the Book of Discipline in order to understand the constitution, discipline, organization, and governance of United Methodism. Through case studies and readings in the United Methodist Hymnal and The Book of Worship, students will also be prepared to lead congregations in worship. This course is designed to fulfill one half of the credits required by the denomination for United Methodist history, doctrine, and polity. Requirements include: class participation, reflection essay, case study, a liturgical project, and final exam.

HSHR4001-01 SWEDENBORG IN HISTORY Zuber (GTU) 3 units M 6:10 PM-9:00 PM GTU:206

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SPRING 2018 This course will substantially engage with one strand of Swedenborg's thought in cultural history: the ways his particular conceptualizations of mind, body, and soul impacted various alternative medicine currents in the 19th century, largely within an American context. We will begin by situating Swedenborg's work as a scientist and visionary theologian within different interpretative frameworks, from western esotericism to wisdom literature, seeking to underscore the continuities between Swedenborg's science and religion. The majority of the course will then focus on various fields where his role as ^visionary scientist^ or ^scientific mystic became amplified and transformed, from spiritualism and mesmerism, to osteopathy, to the emergence of the New Thought movement. This course is intended as a follow-up to ^Introduction to Swedenborgian Thought,^ though students need not have taken that as a prerequisite for this course. One critical goal of this course for students in the ordination track for becoming clergy affiliated with the Swedenborgian Church of North America is to facilitate thinking about Swedenborg's cultural reception outside of denominational history as a resource for ministry: to better understand Swedenborg's strong, if diffuse, presence within American esotericism.

and PhD. PhD students will be expected to work in more than one language. HS4191-01 POSTCOLONIAL THEORY & THEOLOGY Radzins (PSR) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM MUDD: 205 Description forthcoming. HS4476-01 HERESIES AND INQUISITIONS Thompson (DSPT) 3 units F 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT: 2 Students in this seminar will read and discuss the sources for Christian dissenting movements during the period 1000-1400. Focus will be on ^popular^ heresies: Cathars, Waldensians, Joachites, Fraticelli, Dolcinites, Free Spirits, witches etc. We shall also examine how Orthodoxy responded to dissent: persuasion, coercion, repression, and inquisition. The goal of this course will be acquiring the background and techniques needed to understand and interpret original sources on dissent and its repression in the middle ages. The outcome will be that the student is able to write an original research paper, potentially publishable as an article, on some aspect of medieval dissent or its repression, using original sources and showings control of modern scholarly literature on the topic. [10 max enrollment]

HSST4157-01 ORTHODOX XTN CH:HISTORY/THLGY Klentos (PAOI) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM GTU:204 This course is an introductory survey of the history and theology of the Orthodox Christian Church. Beginning with the Church's pre-Byzantine roots, the course will sketch the development of Orthodox Christianity through the Christological, Trinitarian, and iconoclastic controversies. Historical inquiry will be given to topics such as sin, salvation, and eschatology, as well as Byzantine art, music, and liturgy. The course combines lecture and seminar formats. Evaluation based on classroom participation, one short paper, a classroom presentation, and a final synthesis paper.

HSHR4506-01 MAIMONIDES, AQUINAS, SPINOZA Aranoff (CJS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM GTU:HDCO Jewish and Christian thought took a philosophical turn in the medieval period that shaped all subsequent expressions of both religious cultures. Join us for a close study of this philosophical turn, its relationship to classical Greek philosophy, its origins in the Islamic philosophical tradition, and its early-modern reverberations. Some general questions that will inform our studies include: What is the definition of Jewish philosophy? Christian philosophy? What kinds of questions occupied Jewish and Christian philosophers in the medieval period? How did the philosophical trajectories of each religion relate to one another? Course requirements include seminar participation and research paper.

HSRS4179-01 AM PROTS & SOCIAL CHANGE Walker (PSR) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PSR:204 This 3 hour seminar style course will engage students in an exploration of the history of American Protestant social change efforts and the strategies they employed. Students will be expected to contribute to the class discussion and evaluation of collected information, to be engaged in an individual research project, and to produce a research paper or other concluding report of this project and will be evaluated on both aspects of their work in the class. The course will include attention to Protestants outside of the mainline denominations. It is designed to serve as an advanced elective for PSR's MDiv and MAST programs and as an elective course for the PSR DMin and the GTU MA

HS4525-01 THE SEVEN COUNCILS Ludwig (DSPT) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM DSPT: 3 The Ecumenical Councils from Nicaea (325) to Nicaea II (787). Theology and Practice of the Conciliar Principle. The dogmatic and disciplinary canons. The interaction of ecclesial and imperial power. Significant personalities and issues. Greek useful but not necessary. Format: lecture/discussion. Research paper and class presentation. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

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SPRING 2018 the civic framework for living among people of all religions and none. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Spring 2018 Semester (February-May 2018) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by before the end of Fall 2017. Designed and administered by Rev. Nate Walker, RFC Executive Director, supervised by Christopher Schelin. http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=18 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

HSHR4800-01 HISTORY OF RELIGION SEMINAR Ocker (SFTS) 3 units Th 7:00 PM-10:00 PM SFTS SPRING 2017 RELIGION, VIOLENCE, AND PEACEBUILDING In Spring 2017, the Muilenburg-Koenig History of Religion Seminar at SFTS turns to the history of religion and violence and the practice of peace-building. Led by Christopher Ocker (SFTS) and Byron Bland (Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation and the King Institute of Stanford University), the seminar will study: theories of conflict and conflict resolution, select aspects of Jewish-Christian-Muslim and Catholic-Protestant conflict, conflict and peace-building in Northern Ireland and IsraelPalestine, and the church's contributions to social and racial violence and their resolution today. The seminar will include discussions with activists and practitioners. Plans are underway for students to contribute to a (required) community workshop and participate (as observers) in an additional conflict resolution symposium with leaders working on particular conflicts right now. Students will also design and complete a research project related to some aspect of the semester theme relevant to their own present or future work. The seminar may be used to fulfill the Capstone requirement in the SFTS MDiv curriculum. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment] SPRING 2018 Muilenburg-Koenig History of Religion Seminar. Topic for Spring 2018 TBA. This advanced interdisciplinary seminar will include a required one or two-day workshop with distinguished visiting scholars. The seminar fulfills the Capstone requirement in the SFTS M Div program. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

HSRS8211-01 US RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TODAY Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE A blended course on the evolution of the First Amendment religious Freedom principles from the 1940s, through the civil rights era, to today. Participants will address contemporary issues that concern the constitutional relationship of religion and government along with current debates over the meaning of free exercise of religion. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered Lauren W. Herman (JD, MTS) of the RFC, supervised by Christopher Schelin. http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=23 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

HSST8100-01 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY II Faculty (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE This course will concentrate on the 16th-century reformation and then explore selected developments in the following centuries chosen for their importance in understanding the challenges of contemporary ministry. Emphasis on reading primary texts and focus on issues of defining the church, the basis for truth claims, and the social and political contexts of Christian witness. Lecture/discussion; 25-30 page journal on the reading and class material.

HSRS8220-01 RELIGION AND NEWS MEDIA Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This course is a blended learning course will offer the following for religious leaders and introduce a diverse group of graduate students to the challenges that the media present in communicating and engaging with belief within the context of the First Amendment and freedom of religion or belief. In order to be an effective and authoritative religious leader in a diverse democracy, lay and ordained leaders must cultivate multiple competencies and literacies. This course will help students expand religious, media and digital literacies. These competencies will be measured via multimedia engagement, key readings, videoconferences, Socratic seminars, analysis (case studies), and media production. Part of a pilot program for the Certificate in Religion in Public Life in cooperation

HSRS8210-01 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: FOUNDATIONS Schelin (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE A blended learning course on the origins and development of religious liberty in the US from the colonial and founding periods to the mid-twentieth century. It offers a thorough understanding of the historical and legal foundations that currently govern the relationship of religion and government, define protection for the free exercise of religion, and provide

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SPRING 2018 with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/admissions/a reasof-study/religious-civic-leaders/ Online during the Fall 2017 Semester (September-December) plus three day immersion at the RFC in Washington, DC. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the students. Separate application must be made to the Religious Freedom Center by July 31, 2017. Designed and administered by Dr. Debra L. Mason, of the RFC of the Newseum, supervised by Christopher Schelin: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/contact/dire ctory/?entry=24 [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

FREEDOM THEOLOGY WITH MARTIN LUTHER We will read a selection of Luther's texts for a critical appreciation of his radical theology of freedom as it evolved in his context, and for its potential with issues of contemporary relevance. Topics addressed include: the radical liberating Word; inclusive grace and hospitality with sacraments; equality and mysticism in justification by faith; holiness, spirituality, and sexuality. HSST9820-01 LUTH THEO: SOURCES & HERMENEUTIC Faculty (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE FREEDOM THEOLOGY WITH MARTIN LUTHER We will read a selection of Luther's texts for a critical appreciation of his radical theology of freedom as it evolved in his context, and for its potential with issues of contemporary relevance. Topics addressed include: the radical liberating Word; inclusive grace and hospitality with sacraments; equality and mysticism in justification by faith; holiness, spirituality, and sexuality.

HSFT8462-01 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST HISTORY Richardson (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This course begins with a discussion of recent historical developments in Unitarian Universalism and then extends back through time to the various antecedents of Unitarianism and Universalism in pre-Reformation Europe, all the way back to the early church and the Council of Nicea. Students will have the opportunity to explore Unitarian Universalist heritage, as well as different historical approaches. We will examine social location in relation to class, race, and gender identities, and how these enabled or impeded social justice advances. We will discover the origins of our faith by progressing from our known contemporary experience to the unknown, and perhaps unknowable. Along the way we will consider various theological developments within this tradition, as expressed through various identities and the challenges presented by new modalities of faith including Transcendentalism and Humanism. Sources will range from primary sources to anecdote, with an emphasis on articulating contemporary experience in the context of historical identity and experience. [Faculty Consent required; 30 max enrollment]

HOMILETICS HM1001-01 INTRODUCTION TO PREACHING Childers (SFTS) 3 units Th 2:00 PM-5:00 PM SFTS Introduction to the composition and delivery of sermons with attention given to hermeneutical and theological issues. Examination of selected homiletical models. Practice preaching. Instructor and class critique. Sermon recording option. SFTS core course. HM2525-01 BIBLICAL PREACHING Hannan (PLTS) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS This course uses lecture/discussion to explore strategies regarding sermon content, design, and delivery. Each student prepares sermons and preaches them in class. Evaluation is based on written assignments, sermon preparation, and sermon delivery. Required for PLTS MDiv students prior to internship. [12 max enrollment]

HSST9200-01 LUTH THEO:SOURCES & HERMENEUTIC Stjerna (PLTS) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS LUTHERAN THEOLOGY: SOURCES AND HERMENEUTICS This course will examine the writings of the ^Book of Concord^ in their historical context, as theological documents, and with regard to their importance for contemporary proclamation and pastoral care. Lecture/discussion; midterm and final case studies.

HM4007-01 ADVANCED THEMATIC PREACHING Betancourt (SKSM) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE This is an advanced hybrid course in thematic preaching intended for students with preaching experience who seek to further develop their own unique preaching presence and voice. Topics will focus on thematic development, use of poetic voice, effective sermon construction, pulpit presence,

HSST9400-01 FREEDOM THEO W/MARTIN LUTHER Stjerna (PLTS) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS

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SPRING 2018 and preaching through the liturgical year. This course utilizes a high level of peer collaboration and review. All religious traditions are welcome. Some of our students (a maximum of four) will be joining us from offsite. If you plan to take this course as a low resident student, you need to have access to video recording equipment (the quality from a laptop is sufficient) in order to present your sermons. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

This course is a continuation of the two-semester practicum portion of Middle Colloquium. It is an interdisciplinary twosemester approach to contextual (field) education. Students continue serving in their ministry or community settings (begun in September). The course emphasizes various ministerial arts (baptism, Lord's Supper, weddings, funerals) and interfaces with Middler Colloquium Theory II (IDS 2263). [Completion of IDS 2260 and IDS 2261]

HM8101-01 INTRODUCTION TO PREACHING Childers (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE Introduction to the composition and delivery of sermons with attention given to hermeneutical and theological issues. Examination of selected homiletical models. Practice preaching. Instructor and class critique. Sermon recording option. SFTS core course. [8 max enrollment]

IDS2263-01 MIDDLER COLLOQUIUM THEORY II Hall (ABSW)/Allen (PSR) M 7:10 PM-9:40 PM ABSW This course is a continuation of the two-semester theory portion of Middler Colloquium. It is an interdisciplinary course that emphasizes the study of the New Testament (Pauline letters). This course interfaces with the Middler Colloquium Practicum II (IDS 2262). [Completion of IDS 2260 and IDS 2261]

HM9840-01 PREACHING MNSTRY WHOLE CONGR Hannan (PLTS) 3 units PLTS: ONLINE FALL 2017, Section 01 PREACHING AS A MINISTRY OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION A This two-part course is offered online while students are on internship. Throughout the course students will collaborate with their classmates and congregation members in order to exegete biblical texts and their contexts for the sake of preaching. A variety of modules will be experienced as a whole class and others will be completed as the context calls for it (for example, preaching funeral, stewardship and public issue sermons). The course will emphasize a collaborative approach to the Sunday sermon as well as the development of a culture of proclamation for the whole congregation. Spring 2018, Section 01 PREACHING AS A MINISTRY OF THE WHOLE CONGREGATION B This two-part course is offered online while students are on internship. Throughout the course students will collaborate with their classmates and congregation members in order to exegete biblical texts and their contexts for the sake of preaching. A variety of modules will be experienced as a whole class and others will be completed as the context calls for it (for example, preaching funeral, stewardship and public issue sermons). The course will emphasize a collaborative approach to the Sunday sermon as well as the development of a culture of proclamation for the whole congregation.

IDS6030-01 RELIGION & PRACTICE SEMINAR Hannan (PLTS) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM LAB This is the seminar required for all first year PhD and ThD students in the Religion and Practice department. Also open to doctoral students in other departments. IDS8451-01 SOWING SEEDS: ENTREPREMINISTR Favreault (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE This innovative hybrid course is designed for entrepreneurial leadership in congregations and beyond. Course material will include historical and theological reflections on when and how new faith communities have been seeded and cultivated in Unitarian Universalist contexts. Participants will design a research project that could take the form of a comprehensive plan and prospectus for their own future church plant project, a survey of recent UU church plants and best practices, a comparative theology of progressive and evangelical church planting; all which would add to a growing body of knowledge in this field. SKSM and GTU students interested in enrolling should submit a brief introduction and project proposal with Faculty Consent request. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

LITURGICAL STUDIES INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

LS1012-01 LIVING WORSHIP Evans/Jacobson (PLTS) 2 units TF 11:10 AM-12:30 PM PLTS This two-semester collaboratory course is designed through both classroom work and lab work to explore the histories and theologies of Lutheran worship, including its global

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SPRING 2018 expressions; to articulate a theology of baptism and communion; to prepare worship for weekly PLTS chapel services; to work with members of the pastoral care class to prepare services for life passages; and to embody postures, gestures and rubrics to find and develop their own styles of worship leadership. Evaluation will be based on participation, worship preparation, and written assignments.

Eucharist from historical, liturgical-theological, spiritual, musical and pastoral points of view. In this course will be studied the structural elements of the order of the Mass from the following points of view: 1. Historical aspects 2. Liturgical and theological aspects / Documentation 3. Reflection / The mystagogical implications 4. Musical aspects 5. Pastoral aspects.

LS1020-01 CHAPEL REFLECTION RITUAL LAB Shere (SKSM) 1.5 units Th 11:00 AM-12:30 PM SKSM: FIRESIDE Chapel Reflections is an experiential class that workshops SKSM Chapel worship toward creating deeper understanding of and skills for ritual creation. Chapel services are defined as ^an opportunity for the whole school to come together for worship and renewal... rooted in Unitarian Universalist practices and heritages present in our community.^ Each session of Chapel Reflections will reflect on ritual leadership demonstrated in the preceding chapels. Through focused reflection, students will have an opportunity to more deepen their understanding and implementation of successful community-building devotional workshop practices. Chapel Reflections students are expected to attend SKSM weekly Tuesday afternoon chapel service. [15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]

LSFT2143-01 ADVANCED WORSHIP DESIGN Fennema (PSR) 1.5 units M 5:15 PM-6:30 PM, T 10:00 AM-12:PM PSR:CHPL PLANNING AND CRAFTING CHAPEL WORSHIP This practicum course consists of working as a team to design, plan, and carry out worship for weekly chapel and other occasional services at the Pacific School of Religion. Students will gain experience with planning and carrying out worship in a variety of styles through a small group process. We will explore the nuts and bolts of designing meaningful, multisensory, and creative worship while reflecting on the historical, cultural, theological, embodied, and practical aspects that shape the experience of worship in contemporary communities of faith. Evaluation is based on attendance, participation, evaluation of chapel services, curation of chapel service(s) and a final critical reflection paper. It is geared toward MDiv students, but all are welcome. Course meeting times coincide with Chapel Planning Committee Meetings on Mondays from 5:15-6:30pm in the small dining room of D'Autremont Hall, and with Chapel services on Tuesdays from 10:00am-12:00pm in the PSR Chapel. 3-4 other discussion sessions will be arranged in consultation with the professor and other students.

LS1201-01 CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Fennema (PSR) 3 units Th 5:40 PM-8:30 PM PSR For many communities of faith, worship forms the heart of their life together. It is a place where participants learn the behaviors, rhythms, and patterns of faith that form them for lives of spiritual and social transformation. In this introduction to the practice of worship, we will examine the ways in which worship both shapes and is shaped by culture, history, theology, language, and practice. As we investigate the different movements and rhythms of worship and sacraments, students will learn to harness the power of embodied spiritual and ritual practices in different ministry contexts by critically and constructively engaging liturgical texts and contexts, by designing multisensory, intercultural, and meaningful worship services, and by practicing their leadership of different elements of worship, all while immersing themselves in their own unique religious/denominational, historical, and cultural styles of worship. This lecture/discussion course will be evaluated by attendance, participation, weekly critical and constructive reflections, midterm exam and final worship design synthesis project. [Auditors with faculty permission]

LSHM4500-01 THEOLOGY OF PREACHING Janowiak (JST) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:205 This course explores the theology of preaching in the Christian tradition and investigates the ways that different theological perspectives intersect with the preaching event. It gives primary place and focus to preaching as a liturgical event and seeks to integrate Word and Sacrament as a unitive proclamation of God's saving acts in Jesus. In addition, the relationship between shared literary texts and the community's reception, the cultural and social contexts of communities (their ^social location^), and the role of the preacher as ^one who proclaims^ in the name of Christ and the Church will help shape our discussion. The course welcomes ecumenical perspectives. Opportunities for shared preparation (lectionary based) and actual preaching integrate the practical ministry of the preacher with the theological investigation. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

LS2132-01 CELEBRATION OF EUCHAR & MUSIC Faculty (JST) 3 units T 12:40 PM-3:30 PM JSTB:206 THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST AND MUSIC The goal of the course is deeper understanding of the

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SPRING 2018 This course will introduce students to the fundamental elements of Eastern Christian worship. The survey will treat the distinct spirit of Eastern worship, the origins and development of the 7 extant eastern rites, and the physical setting and objects used by these traditions. The course will deal in detail with the most widely used eastern service, the Byzantine eucharistic liturgy. The course will combine lecture and seminar discussion. Evaluation will be based on two inclass presentation and two written assignments.

comprehensive) and a term paper. Intended audience: MDiv, MA/MTS, PhD/ThD. PH2040-01 PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Gable (DSPT) 3 units M 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:2 This course will examine the soul, life, sensation, intellect, will, and the processes of cognition and choice from the perspective of the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition. Contemporary philosophical issues in human evolution, human development, and the unity of the person in the face of mind/brain and body/soul dualisms will also be discussed. Lecture/discussion format. Students will be evaluated based on their class participation, responses to weekly discussion questions, and three short essays or a final research paper. Intended audience: MA, MTS, and MDiv students. A course on the Philosophy of Nature (PH-1056 or equivalent) is recommended as a prerequisite. [Auditors excluded]

PHILOSOPHY & PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION PHHS1051-01 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY:MEDIEVAL Thompson (DSPT) 3 units MTh 9:40 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:2 This course will focus principally on the development of Christian philosophical theology, emphasizing: Patristic Roots (to 1100), Scholastic Synthesis (1200 to 1325), and Nominalist Critique (1325-1450). Attention will also be given to the reception of Greek, Arab and Jewish learning by the medieval west. Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and William of Occam will receive special attention. Students will be expected to interpret and discuss such texts orally (proved by participation in class discussions) and analyze and interpret them in writing (proved by written examinations). [25 max enrollment: Auditors with faculty permission]

PH2050-01 METAPHYSICS Vega Rodriguez (DSPT) 3 units T 8:10 AM-11:00 AM DSPT:1 SPRING 2017 A comprehensive introduction to the main questions of Metaphysics: being, causality, substance, individuation, existence. In all these topics we will keep in mind the history of Metaphysics with emphasis on the Thomistic tradition. We will examine the scope of Metaphysics as science, its object, and the treatment of the question of being. Format: Online lecture. One discussion session per week. Evaluation: paper, quizzes and final exam. Audience: MDiv, MA/MTS, PhD/ThD [Previous completion of Philosophy of Nature course highly recommended; Auditors excluded] SPRING 2018 Metaphysics is the part of philosophy that attempts to get behind all appearances and to arrive at reasoned judgments about how things really are. This course presents a comprehensive introduction to Aristotelian and Thomistic metaphysics. Topics included are the nature of metaphysics as a science and its subject matter, the analogy of being, actuality and potentiality, causality, substance, individuation, the composition esse-essentia, the transcendentals. In all these topics we will keep in mind the history of Metaphysics from Parmenides to Heidegger to examine the scope of Metaphysics as science, its object and the treatment of the problem of metaphysics. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]

PH1065-01 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE Vega Rodriguez (DSPT) 3 units T 11:10 AM-2:00 PM DSPT: 1 This course is a survey of epistemology that brings together Classical philosophy approaches with Contemporary debates. We will study the nature of cognition, perception and rational knowledge as well as the main epistemological problems that concern these sources. We will see how from these sources we can develop, justify and structure our knowledge and deal with questions about inference, truth, skepticism and certainty. [Auditors excluded] PHHS2001-01 CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY Ramelow (DSPT) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:1 A lecture on late 19th and 20th century philosophy: idealism, pragmatism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, analytic philosophy, structuralism, postmodernism, deconstruction and leading criticisms of the same. The lectures are designed to give an overview. Lecture/discussion. There will be a short mid-term and final exam (non-

PHST4111-01 DERRIDA AND FOUCAULT Gable (DSPT) 3 units Th 11:10 AM-2:00 PM DSPT This course will examine key themes in the thought of Derrida and Foucault, two contemporary philosophers whose names have become interchangeable with deconstruction, an appreciation of the role of differance, a sensitivity to power

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SPRING 2018 structures and relations of domination, and a critique of the modern, enlightenment conception of subjectivity (the ^death of the subject.^) Through a close reading of key texts, students will explore these themes and assess the overall impact of Derrida and Foucault on philosophy and theology. Seminar format. Students will be evaluated based on their class participation, short presentations, and a final research paper. Intended audience: MA, PhD and ThD students. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

of the person. We will read and discuss texts from the AngloSaxon tradition (Locke, Hume, Kant, B. Williams, D. Parfit and others) as well as from the continental personalist tradition (such as M. Scheler, Dietrich von Hildebrandt, Blessed John Paul II, John Crosby, Oliver O'Donovan). This seminar will engage invited outside speakers who are working in the field. This is a seminar required for those students involved in the common Philosophy Project ^Person and Consciousness.^ Format: Seminar (lecture, discussion). Evaluation: Class participation, 15-20 page research paper. Intended audience: Philosophy MA students and interested PhD students.

PHHS4400-01 HUMAN BEING & POLITICAL PHIL. Mellein (DSPT) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM DSPT:18 This seminar course will study selected key writings of political philosophy from ancient to modern times. Authors will include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, and Burke. Students will present on these or other thinkers in consultation with professor. The course will identify the correlation between the thinkers' understandings of human nature and happiness, and their resulting political philosophies. Format: Seminar. Evaluation: In-class presentation, class participation, 15-20 page research paper. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

PHCE4961-01 RELIGION AND PEACEBUILDING Farina (DSPT) 3 units Th 7:10 PM-9:40 PM DSPT:1 This is a seminar course exploring the relationship between religion and social conflict. Across the globe we see how religious tension among various groups has contributed to local, national, and international conflicts. However, it is also true that faith communities have been valuable partners for promoting interreligious understanding and reconciliation among people. Academic research and social action programs point to examples of way religions promote non-violence and just peace in a number of settings. In this course we will explore this commitment and study the theological and ethical teachings of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism that provide a foundation for peacebuilding. Pre-requisite: At least 6 credits in any of the following fields or combination of these: Fundamental Moral Theology, Social Ethics, Sociology, or Philosophy. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with Faculty Permission]

PHCE4500-01 ARISTOTLE’S COMMENTATORS Farina (DSPT) 3 units M 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:2 This seminar course will explore the developments in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Philosophy as key thinkers from these traditions offered commentary on Aristotle's ethical writings, while also formulating their own philosophical ideas. We will examine in particular the ethical works of the major figures from these traditions. The course is intended to be an advanced study in ethical theory and the three religious traditions. Students will be required to lead class discussions, design a class presentation, and complete a research paper. [One semester of Historical or Systematic Philosophy; Basic knowledge of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity; Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment; Auditors with faculty permission]

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY ST1084-01 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I Love (SFTS) 3 units MTh 10:20 AM-11:50 AM SFTS The first semester of a two-semester introduction to Christian theology. Beginning with the meaning of religious faith, we move into the method question of the relation between divine revelation and the authority of scripture, human reason and experience. From there, we investigate the meaning of God using ancient and contemporary Trinitarian theology; Reformed theologian John Calvin, feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson, and Latin American theologian Gustavo Gutierrez. We conclude with differing understandings of creation, and God's relationship to human suffering. Three exams (with option of substituting papers for exams). This course is the prerequisite for ST 1085, Systematic Theology II. [Auditors with Faculty permission]

PH4911-01 PERSONAL IDENTITY Ramelow (DSPT) 3 units Th 12:40 PM-3:30 PM DSPT:2 This seminar addresses questions of personal identity within the tradition of Analytic Philosophy, as well as Personalism. While Analytic Philosophy tends to discuss personal identity as a matter concerning the individual by itself, Personalism emphasizes the relationality of the human person inherent in his or her own identity. Identity criteria in both traditions will vary with regard to the importance of consciousness. Each tradition is in its own way skeptical with regard to the notion of the ^soul^ as constitutive of a substantial unity and identity

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SPRING 2018 Hadley (JST) 3 units MTh 12:40 PM-2:00 PM JSTB:216 The purpose of this survey course is to provide an overview of the development of the theology of the Holy Spirit from its scriptural foundations, its early patristic development focusing mostly on Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa as examplars of Western and Eastern approaches, key developments in East and West after the medieval schism, and some modern pneumatological developments in the work of Sarah Coakley, Robert Doran, Hans Urs von Balthasar, John Zizioulas, and others. Sacramental, ascetic, pastoral, and ecclesiological issues will be considered throughout the course. The format of the course is lecture and discussion, with assessment conducted via short papers and a final examination. The course is designed for all MDiv, MTS, and MA students. [30 max enrollment]

study of Christology for the formation of the intellect, but also encourages application to pastoral endeavor. STCE2531-01 LIBERATION THEOLOGIES Maia (PSR) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PSR Liberation theology has been one of the most influential theological movements in contemporary Christian theology. This course surveys some of its main tenets, texts, and practices. We pay particular attention to the development of liberation theologies in light of the experience of oppressed communities (along the lines of class, race, gender, ethnicity) and how these experiences shape their theological imagination. In addition to covering some of the pillar texts in the tradition, the course will cover several developments in liberating theologies: womanism, mujerista theology, queer theology, postcolonial theologies, and ecofeminism. Class format: lecture/class discussion. Requirements will include: class participation: weekly reflections, book review, and final research project.

ST2012-01 THEOLOGY OF POPE FRANCIS O’Brien (JST) 3 units W 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 This course will examine the writings and addresses of Pope Francis in order to articulate his animating theology and spirituality. The course is open to any degree-seeking student. Assessment will be based on participation (including presentations) and papers. [15 max enrollment]

STRS2553-01 SACRAMENTS IN LATINO CONTEXT Fernandez (JST) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:216 SACRAMENTS IN A LATINO CONTEXT This lectureseminar course provides an inculturated theology, preparation and celebration of the sacraments for a U.S. Church which is becoming predominantly Latino. It is especially designed to introduce the MDiv student both to the theology of the sacraments and to the pastoral resources available for celebrating sacraments in a Latino context. Its ethnographic approach, however, provides a model for sacramental inculturation to other contexts. Aside from the weekly readings and discussion, students are responsible for one article report, one exam, and one movie reflection paper. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not a requirement. Can be counted as a JSTB MDiv praxis course. [Auditors with faculty permission]

STSP2390-01 CHRISTOLOGY: GRACE & NECDESSTY Roche (DSPT) 3 units MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM DSPT: ISS Germane to this moment of history are many new Christologies that seek to reconcile the Gospel with a world marked by confusion and a desperate search for meaning. Arising from these new Christologies is one that is of particular relevance to this age of disjointed spiritual and human formation: a Christology that is rooted in Gospel encounters and finds exemplary expression in the lives of Francis de Sales and John Bosco, and is therefore appropriately described as ^salesian.^ The first third of this course surveys the various Christologies, depictions, and images of Christ from the first century through present touching upon Pauline letters, other first century sources, the monastic traditions of both the east and west, as well as scholastic and post-reformation perspectives. This sets the foundations for the second third of the course, where we delve into a particularly ^salesian^ Christology through the systematic survey of history and theology from Francis de sales to the twentieth century, touching upon Alphonsus Liguori, John Bosco, Monika Hellwig, and Hans Urs von Balthazar. The last third of the course explores the landscape of post-modernism through the eyes of Christ and his Church, and helps us appreciate the richness of a Christology expressed by a spirituality of accompaniment and Gospel encounter. This course is designed not only as a systematic

ST3115-01 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTOLOGY Krasevac (DSPT) 3 units MTh 11:10 AM-12:30 PM DSPT:2 This lecture course (designed for the MA/MDiv/MTS levels) will trace the modern development of the various ^Quests of the Historical Jesus^ (First, Second, Third), with particular emphasis on Edward Schillebeeckx' hermeneutical and theological principles and James Dunn's historical Christology, as well as on several other important ^Third Quest^ figures (Crossan, Brown, Meier, Wright, Theissen, and Sanders). Requirements for the class are regular attendance, and 20 pages of writing (to be distributed over three essays assigned by the instructor). The prerequisite fo the class is to have completed ST 2232 (Historical Development of Christology) or its equivalent (work assuring a fairly

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SPRING 2018 comprehensive knowledge of the Patristic/conciliar development of Christology from Ignatius of Antioch through Constantinople III, and of Aquinas' understanding of the hypostatic union in the framework of his metaphysics of ^esse^). [ST 2232 or equivalent; PFaculty Consent required; Auditors with Faculty permission]

theology, emphasizing the need to reinterpret the Trinitarian idiom in different cultural contexts. The lecture/seminar course is open to all MDiv/MA/STL students, though doctoral students may also attend. [20 max enrollment] ST4421-01 THEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS/SFFRNG Burke (JST) 3 units M 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:102 THEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS FROM A SUFFERING WORLD begins from the multifaceted mystery of suffering to seek a Christian theological synthesis that speaks in our contemporary world to our suffering and our hope. The starting point is the reality and the mystery of suffering. In the first part of the course we probe suffering from a range of perspectives to understand better what it is and how we encounter God in terms of it. Preeminent among the distinctions that give rise to an effective Christian theological synthesis is the notion of historical suffering for which the methods of political, liberation, and feminist theologies will be especially relevant. The second part of the course is concerned with theological synthesis in terms of and speaking from the reality of suffering. Here we begin with theological anthropology, a biblically based theology of God, Christology, soteriology, eschatology and ecclesiology in a way that relates these classical Christian dogmas to one another, to spirituality, and to ministry. This course was designed with STL, MA, and advanced MDiv and MTS students in mind. [Faculty Consent required; 18 max enrollment]

STRS4000-01 EROS, EUCHARIST, SOCIAL CHANGE Johnson (PSR) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PSR:206 If ^God is love^ is God also ^eros^? Do contemporary notions of eroticism make a difference in how we could read biblical texts and historical Christian traditions? Does any of this matter for how Christian faith communities engage in positive social change? This course will explore the various cultural and historical meanings of the erotic in the development of Christian theological traditions and especially how these are reflected (or not) in Eucharistic liturgical celebrations. We will consider and test the hypothesis that ^eros^ marks a fundamental desire for ^communion,^ which is on display at the Eucharistic Table, and further, that the erotic character of the Table offers a vision for social transformation rooted in the Christian Gospel. Lecture and seminar-style discussion; introductory course in theology recommended; offered in both live and online sections. STHS4170-01 ASIAN CHRISTIANITIES Tran (JST) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 This seminar considers the history and theology of Asian Christianities. It traces the development of Christianity in different parts of Asia, both in the ancient times and since the Age of Discovery. Issues of inculturation, religious pluralism, evangelization, church-state relations, and Christian identity will be explored in particular contexts of Asia. Class requirements include critical reading & on-line discussion; class presentation and participation; book reviews and a final project. [15 max enrollment]

STSP4650-01 THEOLOGY, POETRY, PHOTOGRAPHY Burke (JST) 3 units Th 2:10 PM-5:00 PM JSTB:217 In this advanced seminar in Spirituality and Theology we draw on the resources of hermeneutics, theology, spirituality, aesthetics and artistic experience to investigate the hermeneutical connections among theological thought, photographic expression, and poetic utterance. At the same time, we probe how theological reflections are found in and forged through photography and poetry as artistic/spiritual disciplines. While engaging a range of photographers, poets, and theologians, as well as photography and poetry critics, we frame our investigations around themes highlighted in contextual/ political theologies, including memory, praxis, the beautiful, suffering, solidarity, time, inscape, contemplation, body, imagination and narrative. At the same time we will engage the understanding of religious as ^interruption^ (Metz) as a theological quest underlying all our specific investigations. [Faculty Consent required; 12 max enrollment]

STHS4188 TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY Hadley (JST) 3 units T 9:40 AM-12:30 PM JSTB:217 The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the development of Trinitarian theology, from its gradual emergence in the early Christian period all the way to the present. The first sessions of the course will explore the Cappadocian contribution to the understanding of Trinity as well as Augustine's Trinitarian teaching and its reception. We will then explore the Scholastic and Palamite rendition of early Trinitarian theology and continue with a sample of modern and contemporary approaches across denominational divides, including feminist and contextual appropriations of the traditional teaching. The course will conclude with a discussion of interreligious approaches to Trinitarian

STSP4704-01 PATRISTIC SPIRITUALITY Cattoi (JST) 3 units Th 6:10 PM-9:00 PM JSTB:206

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SPRING 2018 The primary focus of this lecture/seminar course is the development of Christian Patristic spirituality, tracing the gradual development of the notion of theosis (deification) in the writings of the Eastern Fathers. We will begin with Origen's spiritual theology and the Origenist school of spirituality, giving particular attention to the teaching of Evagrios Pontikos. We will then study the role of the spiritual senses and the question of mystical knowledge in the writings of Gregory of Nyssa and the Pseudo-Denys. Finally, after a look at the issue of anhypostasis, we will discuss Maximos the Confessor's theology of deification and the role of images in the writings of John Damascene and Theodore the Studite. The course will conclude with a foray into the later Byzantine theology of Gregory Palamas. This class is primarily for STL or doctoral students, though advanced MA or MDiv students may also attend. Students are expected to give class presentations on the assigned material, submit a weekly reflection (1-2 pages), and write two papers (10-12 pages each) or a longer research paper (20-25 pages). [Faculty Consent required]

ST8108-01 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I ONLINE Love (SFTS) 3 units SFTS: ONLINE This online course covers the first half of an introduction to Christian theology. Beginning with the meaning of religious faith, we move into the method question of the relation between divine revelation and the authority of scripture, human reason and experience. From there, we investigate the meaning of God using ancient and contemporary Trinitarian theology; Reformed theologian John Calvin, feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson, and Latin American theologian Gustavo Gutierrez. We conclude with differing understandings of creation, and God's relationship to human suffering. Three exams (with option of substituting papers for exams). This course can be followed with Systematic Theology II Online, which finishes the second half of introducing Christian theology. [Auditors with faculty permission]

ST4826-01 PERSON, THE SELF, THE SCIENCES Griener (JST) 3 units Th 6:10 PM-9:00 PM JSTB:217 This seminar explores theological interpretations of the human person (theological anthropology) in the context of social, psychological, and evolutionary/neuro-scientific contributions to the field: the emergence of consciousness in cultural context; the role of autobiographical and social/community memory in forming identity; the structures and constraints that shape human freedom. Class participation, and presentations, annotated bibliographies, final 20 page research project. Advanced MDiv/MA/MTS/STL. [Faculty Consent required; 15 max enrollment]

STRS8400-01 EROS, EUCHARIST, SOCIAL CHANGE Johnson (PSR) 3 units PSR: ONLINE If ^God is love^ is God also ^eros^? Do contemporary notions of eroticism make a difference in how we could read biblical texts and historical Christian traditions? Does any of this matter for how Christian faith communities engage in positive social change? This course will explore the various cultural and historical meanings of the erotic in the development of Christian theological traditions and especially how these are reflected (or not) in Eucharistic liturgical celebrations. We will consider and test the hypothesis that ^eros^ marks a fundamental desire for ^communion,^ which is on display at the Eucharistic Table, and further, that the erotic character of the Table offers a vision for social transformation rooted in the Christian Gospel. Introductory course in theology recommended; this course is the ONLINE version of STRS-4000.

ST5931-01 NATSCI & MULTIFAITH CONTEXT Peters (PLTS)/Russell (GTU) 3 units T 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PCT:102 This seminar expands the conversation in Christian theology and the natural sciences to include multi-faith perspectives drawn from Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. The focus will on two scientific topics, scientific cosmology and evolutionary biology. The writings of religious scholars will include those of Jonathan B. Edelmann and Sangeetha Menon (Hinduism); Geoffrey Cantor, Marc Swetlitz, Daniel C. Matt, and Norbert Samuelson (Judaism); Mehdi Golshani, Bruno Guiderdoni and Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Islam); Ian Barbour, John Polkinghorne, Ted Peters, and Robert John Russell (Christianity). We will draw on the writings of Francis J. Clooney regarding comparative theology as a catalyst for the inter-faith conversations, as well as on the biographical writings of international scientists of committed religious faith published through the CTNS program ^Science and the Spiritual Quest.^ [Auditors with faculty permission}

ST8401-01 UNITARIAN UNIVERSAL THEOLOGY Betancourt (SKSM) 3 units SKSM: ONLINE Unitarian Universalist Theologies: This reading-intensive online course grounds its exploration in the fundamentals of liberal theology, through a survey of Unitarian Universalist voices. Its main purpose is to engage those considering UU ministry in the practice of theological reflection while exploring some of the historical, philosophical, and theological contexts shaping Unitarian Universalism as we know it today. This course is intended to provide a deep engagement with modern Unitarian Universalist theologies and is not intended to replace a class in systematic theology. Students will be expected to complete the reading, write a brief weekly reading response, and participate in dialogue

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human situations, students gain a new understanding of pastoral care ministry. Participating student will choose one of the following (as available and with permission of service site administrator): (a) Assist the SFTS Chaplain or SFTS Professor of Pastoral Counseling by serving as the student chaplain on-call, reporting to both the Shaw Chair for CPE (for support and performance feedback) and the SFTS Chaplain or Professor of Pastoral Counseling (for administrative direction and performance feedback); or (b) A service mission directed by the Shaw Chair for CPE that may be on or off campus, public or hidden, and that stresses leadership and service. This service mission will directly engage care-giving with the disadvantaged and address structural issues which underlie unjust systems. Participants must commit themselves to the provision of pastoral care through the service project in order to receive credit. SFTS MDiv. C/PC Concentration students only. [Faculty Consent required; 8 max enrollment]

ST9300-01 MEET GOD@FOOT OF THE CROSS Jacobson (PLTS) 3 units M 2:10 PM-5:00 PM PLTS MEET GOD AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS Jürgen Moltmann has written that ^when the crucified Jesus is called the 'image of the invisible God,' the meaning is that this is God and God is like this.^ In this seminar, we take Moltmann's Christological claims as our starting point and then engage theologians who have sought to extend Moltmann's insights by considering how the nature of God is revealed not only in the person of Jesus on the cross; but also in those who stand at the foot of the cross in every age - the poor, the ^invisible^, the marginalized, and the oppressed. Special attention will be paid to feminist, womanist, African American and Latin American liberation theologians who believe that we meet God both in the crucified Jesus AND in the crucified peoples present in our own contexts. Seminar format with shared leadership in discussions and three 7-10 page reflections. Pre-requisite: successful completion of a graduate level introduction to theology course.

PS1014-01 INTRODUCTION TO PASTORAL CARE Garrett-Cobbina (SFTS) 3 units T 8:50 AM-11:50 AM SFTS This is an introductory course in the important ministry of pastoral care and counseling. It is designed to introduce the M.Div. student to the basic concepts, dynamics, issues and skills necessary for effective pastoral care. This course will teach both theory and the skills of pastoral care. The course will include lectures and skill practice small groups. This course requirements include regular attendance, personal reflection papers, quizzes, and a final case study.

PSHR3013-01 BUDDHIST CHAPLAINCY Fronsdal (IBS) 3-6 units n/a The practice of Buddhist chaplaincy demands the development of compassion and non-judgemental mind, and at the same time offers intense opportunities to develop these qualities. Chaplains serve in variety of settings in which people are under stress of one kind or another, including hospitals and hospices, prisons and jails, and military. This two-semester sequence of training is offered by the Sati Center (Redwood City, CA) in affiliation with IBS. Over the course of ten months, through discussion, readings, meditation, and internship, the student will not only learn about chaplaincy, but begin to develop the necessary skills and understandings for compassionate service to others who are in need, whether they are Buddhists or not. Course limited to IBS students. Both semesters must be completed for credit to be awarded. NOTE: To be accepted in the course, a separate application must be submitted directly to the Sati Center with a $50 application fee. http://www.sati.org/chaplaincy-training/. Student will be interviewed, and if accepted, will pay a separate tuition of $1800 for two semesters to the Sati Center. Tuition cost is based on Academic Year 2016/17, and is subject to change. [Faculty Consent required; Interview required; Auditors excluded]

PS20161-01 C/PC CLINICAL PASTORAL ED Garrett-Cobbina (SFTS) n/a SFTS The Pastoral Care Service Project provides a way to live out the Christian conviction that pastoral care is ultimately a theology of service. Out of involvement with persons in need, and feedback from peers and instructor, students develops new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those they serve. From theological reflection on specific

PSHR5160-01 TOPICS BUDDHIST PASTORAL CARE Kinst (IBS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM IBS TOPICS IN BUDDHIST PASTORAL CARE: HEALING MODELS, NARRATIVES, AND PRACTICES IN BUDDHIST TRADITIONS In this seminar we will examine models of healing in Buddhist traditions, the teachings and narratives that give rise to them, and the practices that express them - as well as their relevance for contemporary ministry,

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SPRING 2018 chaplaincy, and pastoral care. We will consider a variety of perspectives and use them to explore and develop ways to assess and respond to pastoral care encounters. The focus of the class will be on creatively furthering the field of Buddhist pastoral care with specific attention to its applied dimension. Class format: seminar. Method of evaluation: class participation/presentation of final research paper/facilitation of one class discussion. (12 max enrollment; Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

uncomfortable relationship between the having of novel/great ideas and pragmatism. Specifically, participants are hoped to be able to: 1. differentiate different approaches to religious education, and understand the fundamentals of critical pedagogy as a framework for religious education; 2. understand the nature of Christian Religious Education and its theological, historical, and educational contexts from critical pedagogical perspective; 3. identify their own assumptions about and approaches to Faith Education, and how these are derived from and influence their own personal, social, political, cultural, racial, and religious contexts; 4. critically evaluate these approaches through readings, lectures, small group work, and other class activities; 5. articulate and develop in a written form their own theology of education; and 6. develop skills to create and facilitate communities of learning and teaching, and, through small group work, learn the basics of curriculum development. A participatory and empowering approach to Critical Christian Religious Pedagogy will be utilized throughout the course. Each participant is strongly encouraged to have a specific educational setting for praxis. This ONLINE course meets asynchronously using Moodle (http://gtu.edu/library/students/moodle-help). High-speed internet connection required. (Occasional synchronous class meetings maybe scheduled; see syllabus for details.) NOTE: This course is the ONLINE version of ED 1135, CRITICAL RELIGIOUS PEDAGOGY: A CHRISTIAN APPROACH. Only students taking the course as an online course should register using this course number; all others should register for ED 1135.

THEOLOGY & EDUCATION ED2020-01 CHRISTIAN ED IN THE PARISH Jacobson (PLTS) 3 units Th 9:40 AM-12:30 PM PLTS This course provides a basic orientation to Christian educational ministries in a parish setting. Our focus will be toward expanding and enhancing our understanding of the nature and practice of Christian education; exploring in both theory and practice the vocation of teaching; considering what is currently known about how learning occurs; and practicing an ongoing conversation about the meanings of the gospel message. Required of PLTS MDiv students prior to internship. Lecture/discussion, with weekly reflections and final project. EDBS4563-01 DECOLONIZING BIBLE STUDY: Lee (PSR) 3 units Th 5:40 PM-8:30 PM MUDD:102 This seminar course critically reflects on the contributions and challenges of postcolonial biblical theology. Special attention is given to postcolonial biblical theology's pedagogical implications. Postcolonial biblical scholars emphasize the importance of ^decolonizing^ text, context and methodology - of considering alternative non-Western frameworks for theology and faith formation. In this seminar, participants will apply postcolonial biblical theology to marginalized and mainstream Western faith communities, with attention to curriculum development and the praxis of teaching. Format: Lecture/discussion/small groups; 4 options for papers according to learning style.

SPECIAL COURSES DM6010-01 D.MIN. SUPERVISION Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 6 units n/a This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . Pass/Fail only.

ED8135-01 CRITICAL RLGS PEDAGOGY:CHRSTN Lee (PSR) 3 units ONLINE CRITICAL RELIGIOUS PEDAGOGY: A CHRISTIAN APPROACH This course explores five themes: the who, what, why, where, and how of Christian religious education. Philosophy of education and ministry will be framed through readings, praxis and discussion. The goal is to review and renew each participant's approach to educational ministries in diverse context by critically reflecting on the sometimes

DM6013-01 D.MIN. SUPERVISION II Sauceda (SFTS) 6 units n/a This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ . Pass/Fail only.

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SPRING 2018 DM6018-01 THEOLOGY OF MINISTRY Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units M 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS This foundational seminar explores the challenges of and opportunities for ministry in the 21st century, and encourages students to develop the art and skill of critical theological reflection. Students assess their ministerial role by examining their own experiences with the content of Christian ministry within the contexts in which they serve. A central focus of the course will be the exploration of how theology is shaped by socio-historical context and human experience. It seeks to honor the increased awareness of the variety of perspectives held by various social groups, thus providing an enriched understanding of the activity of God in the lives of human beings. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ SUMMER 2017 Class meets weekdays, 6/19/17-6/30/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS.

the classroom or ^out in the field^ which enhance their readiness for Dissertation/Project stage work through expansion of their ministry experience base, research knowledge, and/or practice of ministry skills. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded] DMEL6003-01 DMIN EXEC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 4 Berquist (SFTS) 1.5 units ThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS SPRING 2017 Seminar IV - REORIENTING LEADERSHIP: LEADERSHIP IN THE WILDERNESS Change as Exodus: Learning, Leading, and Improv while Journeying into an Uncertain Future Class meets daily, 3/23/2017-3/25/2017, from 9:00am-5:00pm (9:00am-Noon on Saturday). [Faculty Consent required] SPRING 2018 REORIENTING LEADERSHIP: LEADERSHIP IN THE WILDERNESS Part 4 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/. Class meets Th 3/15/18 & F 3/16/18, from 9am-5pm, and S 3/17/18, from 9am-12pm at SFTS. [Faculty Consent required]

DM6019-01 CULTURAL MILIEU & CHURCH MISSN Sauceda/Faculty (SFTS) 3 units M 1:30 PM-4:30 PM SFTS This foundational seminar engages students in exploring a contextually attentive approach to ministry by examining the interface between culture and mission, the issues and challenges of doing ministry in a multicultural environment and, in particular, their own social location and how that position shapes their understanding and practice of ministry. Students will learn ways to use the concepts and tools of the social sciences to: - develop an understanding of a particular ministry issue through critical analysis of its social and cultural context, - place the issue in a larger theological context, reflect upon and respond to such ministry issues as an actively collaborative colleague in a community of practitioners in ministry, and - apply such research and reflection to develop innovative practices of ministry attentive to that issue and appropriate to their context. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU cross-registration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctorof-ministry/ . SUMMER 2017 Class meets daily, 7/3/177/14/17, from 9:00am-12:30pm at SFTS.

EL2003-01 DELP EXEC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 4 Berquist (SFTS) 3 units ThF 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, S 9:00 AM-12:00 PM SFTS SPRING 2017 REORIENTING LEADERSHIP: LEADERSHIP IN THE WILDERNESS Change as Exodus: Learning, Leading, and Improv while Journeying into an Uncertain Future Class meets Thursday, 3/23/2017 and Friday, 3/24/2017 from 9:00am-5:00pm, and on Saturday, 3/25/2017 from 9:00am-12:00pm. SPRING 2018 REORIENTING LEADERSHIP: LEADERSHIP IN THE WILDERNESS Part 4 of a 4-part series in Executive Leadership. All four seminars must be completed to receive credit. This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. Eligible students may apply directly to SFTS, Advanced Pastoral Studies. For more information, please go to: http://sfts.edu/academics/doctor-of-ministry/ Class meets Thursday, 3/15/2018 and Friday, 3/16/2018 from 9:00am-5:00pm and Saturday, 3/17/2018 from 9:00am12:00pm. [Faculty Consent required; Auditors with faculty permission]

DM6022-01 DMIN SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES Sauceda (SFTS) 6 units n/a This course is designed for students enrolled in the DMin program at SFTS. It is not available for GTU crossregistration. This course is undertaken by DMin students seeking to supplement required coursework with studies in

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SPRING 2018 0-12 units n/a For study at the IBS affiliate, Ryukoku University, in Kyoto, Japan, or at Dharma Drum Buddhist College in New Taipei, Taiwan; open to IBS and GTU students only. In order for exchange programs to be recorded on the permanent academic record, students must be registered for this course. Registration is necessary for students who wish to receive academic credit for their work in the exchange program or who wish to be eligible for financial aid or deferment while they participate in the exchange program. [Faculty Consent required; written permission of IBS administration required; Auditors excluded]

STL5600-01 STL COMPREHENSIVES Faculty (JST) 3-9 units n/a For JST STL students only.

MA5300-01 MASC PROJECT Lettini (SKSM) 0.5-3 units n/a For SKSM Master of Arts in Social Change (MASC) students only. MASC students can split this course over two semesters or sign up for it during their last semester. This final project can take a variety of forms and should be representative of the student's learning and creative work in the MASC degree. Projects include research thesis, public presentations, designing and implementing educational curricula, organizing local/national conferences and special events, multimedia artwork, writing a book and more. The thesis topic, proposal and final draft need to be discussed and developed with the faculty. The project can have a public presentation. A total of 3 MASC Project credits are required for graduation in the MASC degree. Please discuss with instructor. [Faculty Consent required; 10 max enrollment] STD6600-01 STD COMPREHENSIVES Faculty (JST) 1-12 units n/a For JST STD students only. STD6601-01 STD DISSERTATION PREPARATION Faculty (JST) 1-12 units n/a For JST STD Students only. STL5500-01 STL THESIS Faculty (JST) 3-9 units n/a For JST STL students only. STL5501-01 STL EXTENDED RESEARCH PAPER Faculty (JST) 3 units n/a For JST STL students only.

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