CHHI 60113 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY I, EARLY AND MEDIEVAL Christian life and thought to 1400 C.E.

CHHI 60413 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY II, REFORMATION AND MODERN Christian life and thought since 1400 C.E.

CHHI 60713 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA Christianity in the United States from the 17th century to the present.

CHHI 60913 THE CHURCH IN THE MIDST OF PLURALISM: THEOLOGY AND CONTEXT Examination of selected issues in the historical, cultural, socio-economic, and religious realities of certain racial-ethnic Christian groups (e.g. African, African-American, Asian, and Latina/o) in and/or outside the United States.

CHHI 70113/80113 CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) History and thought of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

CHHI 70133/80133 BAPTIST HISTORY This course involves a study of Baptist life and thought from the 17th century to the present. Some attention will be given to Baptists in England and Europe, but the major emphasis will fall upon Baptists in the United States.

CHHI 70134/80134 HISTORY AND DOCTRINE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Origin and development of the United Methodist Church and its doctrine. Required of United Methodist students for ordination.

CHHI 70203/80203/90203 UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Impulses toward unity and diversity of religious expression in early Christianity, especially the issues of orthodoxy, heresy and schism.

CHHI 70213/80213/90213 SEMINAR IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT Masters prerequisite: CHHI 60113, CHHI 60413 or equivalent. Intensive study of some pivotal figure or theme in the history of Christian thought. Representative topics: Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Edwards, Schleiermacher; “views of Jesus,” “the essence of Christianity.” (May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)

CHHI 70223/80223/90223 CRISES IN 18th CENTURY CHRISTIANITY Study of the pressures for and attempts at reconstruction in Christian thought and practice, with emphasis on such topics as faith and reason, pietism, and critical biblical scholarship.

CHHI 70253/80253/90253 THE REFORMATION ERA AND ITS AFTERMATH A study of the causes, nature and consequences of the reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries.

CHHI 70293/80293/90293 ISSUES IN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LIFE AND THOUGHT Treatment of a significant topic in the history of American Christianity, e.g., Puritanism, the Transcendentalist movement, the Fundamentalist-Modernist conflict. (May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)

CHHI 70303/80303/90303 SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT RESEARCH Masters prerequisite: one 60000-level course in NETE and one 60000-level course in CHHI or equivalent. An examination of selected major periods, issues, trends and scholars in the history of New Testament research from the Enlightenment to the present. See NETE 70303.

CHHI 70343/80343/90343 CHRISTIANITY IN THE 19th CENTURY Study of key issues and developments in the life and thought of Christianity in the century of social and intellectual ferment.

CHHI 70403/80403/90403 HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY An examination of the development of Christian spiritual traditions, attitudes, and practices from the 1st century to the present day. This course will center around the question, “What has been the shape of the Christian quest for God and godliness?”

CHHI 70504/80504/90504 THE U.S. BORDERLANDS: THEOLOGY AND CONTEXT Masters prerequisite: CHHI 60913 or equivalent. An immersion course that will take the student from the classroom to the Borderlands along the Texas/Mexico border. The focus will be on the historical, socio-economic, ethical, and racial issues that impact daily life in this region.

CHHI 70513/80513/90513 THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AMERICA A travel-study course that will take students to Costa Rica and to study at the Universidad Biblica de San José.

CHHI 70523/80523/90523 SEMINAR IN HISTORY AND HERMENEUTICS Masters prerequisite: CHHI 60113, CHHI 60413 or equivalent. Intensive study of some issue relating to the theory and methodology of church history as a theological discipline, e.g., historiography, theology of history, theory of interpretation, phenomenology of tradition. (May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)

CHHI 70533/80533/90533 THE BLACK RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA An overview treatment of the subject of race and its role in American religious history.

CHHI 70543/80543/90543 WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICAN RELIGION An examination of the role of women in the U.S. religious landscape. The focus will be from an historical and gender perspective, with a particular focus on Latina and other racial/ethnic women.

CHHI 70553/80553/90553 WOMEN AND HERESY IN THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH An examination of how gender played a key role in the heresy trials that took place in medieval Europe.

CHHI 70633/80633/90633 THE HISTORY OF PREACHING A study of the public proclamation of the faith from earliest times to the present. Attention to modes of exegesis and rhetoric. Assessment of the pulpit’s influence in various periods. See HOML 70633.

CHHI 70970/80970/90970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHURCH HISTORY May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)

CHHI 71973 FINAL EXERCISE Prerequisite: Admittance to the M.T.S. degree program. An independent research study course, taken in the final semester in program, that integrates material covered in earlier coursework and produces a final paper, normally 20-30 pages in length.

CHHI 94013 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY AND THESIS Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. program and completion of required academic seminars. Independent research study and writing of the Master of Theology thesis.

CHHI 95103 ISSUES IN CHURCH HISTORY Prerequisite: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. An issue related to the history of the church’s understanding of the Hebrew Bible, Literature of Early Judaism, or New Testament will be selected. (May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)

MIHI 60003 INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS An introduction to comparative considerations in the study of religious myth, ritual, and community life, as well as to central doctrines and practices of the major religious traditions of the world.

MIHI 60053 INTRODUCTION TO A CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS An introduction to contemporary options for a Christian theology of religions, to contrasting understandings of Christian mission past and present, and to critical issues in interfaith dialogue.

MIHI 70253/80253/90253 NATIVE RELIGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA A study of the religious history of the indigenous peoples of North America.

MIHI 70413/80413/90413 INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE A study of the particular dynamics of selected interreligious dialogues, Jewish-Christian, Buddhist-Christian, Islamic-Christian, etc. (May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)

MIHI 70503/80503/90503 STUDIES IN GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY A study of the history and current theologies and practices of Christian communities outside of Europe and the United States. (May be repeated for credit under different topics–such as African Christianity, Asian Christianity, Latin American Christianity, etc.–for up to 9 credit hours.)

MIHI 70513/80513/90513 "GLOBALIZATION": AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ECUMENICS, MISSION AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE A study of the history and the current practices of Christian communities outside Europe and the United States, with particular reference to Africa and Asia. This course will also be an introduction to the discipline of missiology.

MIHI 70613/80613/90613 MISSION, WORLD CHRISTIANITY AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE Masters prerequisite: MIHI 70513 or instructor’s permission. An advanced seminar considering specific problems in missiology, ecumenics and the theory and practice of interfaith dialogue.

MIHI 70950/80950/90950 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GLOBAL CONCERNS May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)

MIHI 70970/80970/90970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)

MIHI 71973 FINAL EXERCISE Prerequisite: Admittance to the M.T.S. degree program. An independent research study course, taken in the final semester in program, that integrates material covered in earlier coursework and produces a final paper, normally 20-30 pages in length.

MIHI 94013 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY AND THESIS Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. program and completion of required academic seminars. Independent research study and writing of the Master of Theology thesis.