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Below you will find a complete listing of SFTS courses for Intersession 2012. As one of the founding members of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, SFTS is proud to be able to offer our students the opportunity to take GTU classes as well.
>> Click here to see theological educational opportunities through the GTU
Dates to remember:
- General registration begins Jan. 16
- Spring registration ends Jan. 27
- Tuition due Jan. 27
- Spring Semester begins Jan. 30
- Late registration period ends Feb. 10
- Housing applications for returning students due March 1
- Intent to graduate in May 2012 forms due to registrar March 15
- Deadline to change enrollment March 30
- Deadline to file GTU thesis/dissertations April 5
- Financial aid applications due for returning students April 16
- Spring Semester ends May 18
- Commencement exercises May 19
- Grades due for Spring Semester June 8
- Last day to make up Spring Semester incompletes June 8
Courses taught in San Anselmo unless otherwise noted.
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BS-2006 Readings in Biblical Hebrew (1 Unit) - Readings from the Hebrew Bible. One hour a week. Pass/Fail only. No tests or papers. (BS 1120 or equivalent; Auditors with faculty permission.)
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Annette Schellenberg |
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| BS-2009 Intermediate Greek II (3 Units) - Continuing from BS 2008, this course is designed to develop proficiency in reading and translating New Testament Greek. For that purpose, we will translate and analyze sections of Acts and the letters of Paul, paying special attention to syntax. Quizzes/midterm and final. [One year of Greek] (2 semesters introductory Greek or equivalent.) |
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Polly Coote |
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Tuesdays, Fridays 8:10-9:30 a.m. in Berkeley |
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| OT-3275 Old Testament Exegesis (3 Units) - The main purpose of this course is to introduce methods of critical study of the Old Testament and the application of these methods to the interpretation of biblical texts with a view to preaching or teaching in the church. This course also offers the opportunity to continue the study of Hebrew by reading passages at an introductory level. (BS 1120, BS 1121 or equivalent; OT 1200 or equivalent) |
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Annette Schellenberg |
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Mondays,Thursdays 8:30-10 a.m. |
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OT-2142 Old Testament Prophets (3 Units) - This course is an introduction to Old Testament prophets and prophetical books. It assumes prior knowledge about the historical-critical study of the Old Testament and the outlines of the history of Israel. Course format: Mixture of lecture and seminar. Method of evaluation: Quizzes, short essays, final exam. [OT intro (OT 1200 or equivalent)]
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Annette Schellenberg |
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Thursdays 2-5 p.m. in Berkeley |
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| NT-1004 NT Intro: Gospels/Acts (3 Units) - This course is an introduction to the Gospels and Acts in early Christian literature. Current scholarly issues and basic methodologies in gospel studies will first be introduced. Then we will survey each of the canonical gospels and Acts from diverse interpretive perspectives. Some of the important apocryphal documents will also be included. A brief review of the quest for the historical Jesus will conclude the course. Format: lecture and discussion. Evaluation: midterm and final exam. |
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| Professor: |
Annette Weissenreider |
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Mondays,Thursdays 8:30-10 a.m. |
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| NT-2000 New Testament Exegesis (3 Units) - This is an introduction to the basic 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. Format: Lectures and discussions. Evaluation: Final exegesis paper. [Introductory Greek] |
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Eugene Park |
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Tuesdays, 9 – 11:50 a.m. |
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AREA II HISTORY, THEOLOGY, ETHICS
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HS-1081 History II (3 Units) - World Christianity from the reformation to the present explores the role of Christianity in modern history, from the "Age of Discovery" to the present, surveying the spread of Christianity from Europe to the Americas, Africa, and Asia, with particular focus on the ways in which Christianity shapes and is shaped by society and culture.
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James Noel |
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Tuesdays 2-5 p.m. |
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| HSHR-4800 History of Religion Seminar (3 Units) - This is an annual interdisciplinary seminar treating a major topic in the history of religion. Students will be introduced to the history of scholarship on the semester topic and a variety of culture-critical, social, and historical methods. We will study poverty as a social, economic, and cultural reality in connection with religions of the ancient near east, the Roman Empire, medieval and early modern Europe, Africa and African diasporas, and Europe, Asia, and America today. Although this will include consideration of liberation theologies, the seminar is a cross-cultural, comparative examination of poverty. In this instance, poverty is a variably and, often, religiously imagined condition that correlates with certain economic and social positions, and these, too, vary greatly in different times and places. These variables and their consequences shall teach us the meanings of poverty in the history of religion. Presentations by distinguished guests and "local" faculty in all these fields. Grade based on participation in discussions, term paper. SFTS capstone course. [12 max enrollment; PIN code required] |
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Christopher Ocker |
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Thursdays 7-10 p.m. |
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| HS-5900 Early Modern Christianity (3 Units) - Topic: Disputations. Introduction to the study of early modern religion in Europe and beyond, with particular emphasis on Christianity. Special focus on disputations in the age of Reform (1300-1700): Jewish-Christian (Tortosa 1413-1414, Augsburg 1530), Franciscan-Nahua (Tenochtitlan 1524), Protestant-Catholic (Augsburg 1530, Worms 1540, Regensburg 1541), and Lutheran-Calvinist (Montbiliard 1586). Themes will include political contexts, the role of violence or the threat thereof, and competing conceptions of space. Final research paper. Students will have the option of pursuing an alternative track on the history of Reformation historiography. [12 max enrollment; PIN code required] |
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| Professor: |
Christopher Ocker |
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Mondays 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Berkeley |
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| RSBS-3010 African American Biblical Hermeneutics (3 Units) - Course designed to teach students how to interpret the Bible (primarily the New Testament) through the lenses of African American historical/religious realities while critically employing historical critical methods of interpretation. |
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| Professor: |
James Noel |
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Thursdays 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in Berkeley |
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ST-1084 Systematic Theology I (3 Units) - 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]
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| Professor: |
Gregory Love |
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Mondays, Thursdays 10:20–11:50 a.m. |
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| ST-2608 Reformed Confessions (1.5 Units) - Overview of the confessions in the PCUSA Book of Confessions, consideration of their historical context and contemporary application. The course meets for 7 weeks only. |
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Gregory Love |
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Mondays from 2:10pm-5pm (1/30/12, 2/6/12, 2/13/12, 2/27/12, 3/5/12, 3/12/12, and 3/19/12) |
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| CE-2505 Environmental Ethics (3 Units) - An introduction to the discipline of Christian ethics, and to the literature of environmental ethics. We will use public policy, philosophical, and theological perspectives to discuss ecological living. The focus issue this semester is climate change. Fulfills SFTS Area II ethics elective requirement. |
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Carol Robb |
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Tuesdays, Fridays 10:20–11:50 a.m. |
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CE-4217 Use of Scripture for Ethics (3 Units) - A reading course using as bibliography the Ethics and Social Theory "Bible and Ethics" bibliography. Seminar format, using presentation, book description, and final paper. [Intro to ethics] |
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Carol Robb |
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Thursdays 2-5 p.m. in Berkeley |
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AREA III PASTORAL CARE, HOMILETICS, SPIRITUALITY, WORSHIP
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| PS-1015 Pastoral Care and Counseling (3 Units) - This course is designed to introduce seminarians to the field of pastoral care and counseling. The congregation and other forms of ministry embody the matrix of pastoral psychology. The context of ministry is a dynamic, multicultural society and world. The resources of contemporary psychology, especially family systems theory, personality theory, and therapeutic theories and methods, will be deployed to sensitize students and provide them with a variety of modes of understanding, healing, and intervention. Recent developments in multicultural studies, feminist theory, practical theology, and congregational studies inform our approach to systems of nurture, care, and discipline. The course utilizes diverse styles of teaching and learning: lectures, case studies, discussions, films, and intensive group experiences involving role-playing and feedback. |
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Scott Sullender |
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Tuesdays, Fridays 8:30–10 a.m. |
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PS-1015 Pastoral Care and Counseling (3 Units) - Pastoral care is foundational to the role and work of the pastor. Pastoral care is about the healing, guiding, sustaining, and reconciling of persons and families. This introductory course in the ministry of pastoral care and counseling is designed to introduce MDiv students to the basic concepts, dynamics, issues and skills necessary for effective pastoral care. It will teach both theory and skills and will include both lectures and small groups in skill practice. Evaluation based on several short papers, class discussion, and participation in the skill practice groups. SFTS core course. [20 max enrollment] |
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Scott Sullender |
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Tuesdays, Fridays 8:30–10 a.m. |
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| HM-1001 Introduction to Preaching (3 Units) - 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. Sermons recorded and reviewed. SFTS core course. |
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Jana Childers |
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Thursdays 2-5 p.m. |
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| HM-3260 Preaching and Performance (3 Units) - This workshop-style course provides a supportive setting for students to prepare and perform sermons, focus on performance skills and explore various homiletical models. Performance will be considered as an exegetical tool as well as a discipline which undergirds the creative process and the preaching moment. In order to preach lively, textual sermons, students will develop their abilities to interpret Scripture and create sermon forms that foster movement and coherence. [SFTS required Bible course; Introduction to homiletics] |
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Jana Childers |
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Mondays 2-5 p.m. |
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| SP-2527 Spiritual Life and Leadership (1 Unit) - Integrating Spirituality and Social Structures through Social Discernment. Social Discernment is a process of prayerful reflection and small group sharing that helps individuals (and, by extension, groups) to become more clear about how God is at work in systems and structures and might be calling them to respond. This process can lead to a clearer understanding of the relationship between one's spirituality and action on behalf of justice. Learning strategies include reflection and written response to a series of questions (done outside class time), small group sharing, reading and brief reflection papers. Participants must commit themselves to the weekly class and to the whole discernment process in order to receive credit. Limited to SFTS ministry students; priority to M.Div. students, but DSFS and D.Min. students admitted on a space available basis. [24 max enrollment; PIN code required; Auditors with Faculty permission.] |
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Daeseop Yi |
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Wednesdays 8:30-10:10 a.m. |
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| SP-2530 Living in Spiritual Community II (3 Units) - This class run concurrently with SP 2527 (SPIRITUAL LIFE AND LEADERSHIP). The Social Discernment Cycle is a process of prayerful reflection upon how God is at work in systems and structures and might be seeking human collaboration. Building on the social analysis as it informs and is informed by contemplative prayer, this course adds practical expression in the system of an intentional community whose members seek to support the creation of just and sustainable systems for their personal lives and communities. This seeking focuses strongly on vocational discernment and design of sustainable systems. The format of the course will be shared reading, discussion, real plays, group spiritual direction in the one-for-all format, contemplative worship, and hiking. Assessment is based on active and regular participation in the group processes as well as the written reflection paper focused on a Rule of Life. Enrollment in this course is limited to participants in the Center for Nature and Christian Spirituality. [PIN code required] |
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Nancy Wiens |
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Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
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| SP-4180 Reforming Spirituality (3 Units) - ENGAGED BY GRACE This seminar will explore the major patterns and practices that have shaped and continue to shape the spirituality of Christian communities within the Reformed tradition(s). Interdisciplinary in its approach, this course will consider Reformed influences and tendencies in biblical studies and hermeneutics, preaching, worship and sacraments, prayer, confessional theology, ecclesiology, social and political engagement, and aesthetics. At its best, Reformed spirituality invites people to a holistic engagement with God's grace, so that they may, in turn, continually re-engage God, others, culture, and creation with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love. But Reformed spirituality is not always at its "best," and this class will also attend to the tradition's limitations and abuses. Attention will also be given to the present and future trajectories of Reformed spirituality, especially in the "global south." Lecture, individual presentations and discussion, final paper. [12 max enrollment; PIN code required] |
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Samuel Hamilton-Poore |
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Tuesdays, Fridays 10:20-11:50 a.m. |
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RA-1709 Seminary Singers (1 Unit) - Learning and performing various pieces of sacred music in the SFTS choir. Pass/Fail only. |
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Dan Hoggatt |
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Mondays 5:15-6:45 p.m. |
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RAFT-1724 Praise Band (1 Unit) - Practicum in leading worship and performing service music. This course is designed for people with some musical experience to further develop skills in playing in a band, service playing on piano and/or organ, song-leading, simple conducting, music arranging and other various skills based upon the participants' abilities.
Pass/Fail only. |
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Dan Hoggatt |
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Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
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| RALS-2730 Words & Music for Xtn Worship (3 Units) -This course explores the ways that theology is embedded in worship practice. This course also explores the many ways that theology and belief are not reflected in our worship practice. This exploration is accomplished through an exhaustive examination of biblical, liturgical and musical resources (from many denominations and musical styles) available to those who plan and implement worship services. Although this course is being taught by Daniel Hoggatt, the Church Music Professor from SFTS, there will be contributors from many denominations. Additionally, Dr. Hoggatt has served in Presbyterian, Episcopal, Anglican/Episcopal, Lutheran, Covenant, Baptist, and non-denominational contexts. Basic worship/liturgy course helpful. [Intro to liturgy] |
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Dan Hoggatt |
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Fridays 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
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| FE-4011 Internship (Units 0) - The internship provides a supervised ministry context in which the student develops and hones gifts and skills for ministerial leadership. The internship experience is designed to integrate studies and form MDiv students in the art of ministry--an interactive learning process reflecting the Spirit's work of weaving together the person that God has created and called in Christ through the practice of ministry, theological reflection, spiritual formation, constructive feedback, critique and evaluation. [PIN code required] |
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Veen |
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| FT-1068 Intro to Ministry (3 Units) - The 3-unit sequel to FT 1061, is organized into 3 separate modules focusing on prayer, contexts for ministry, and vocational formation. Required for SFTS M Div students. |
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Leslie Veen, Garrett-Cobbina, Hamilton-Poore |
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Mondays 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
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| DM-6010 D.Min Supervision (6 Units) - For SFTS D.Min. students only. |
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Scott Sullender |
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| DM-6014 Dissertation/Project Workshop (3 Units) |
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Christy Newton |
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Monday afternoons |
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| DM-6019 Cultural Milieu and Church Mission (3 Units) - A cultural-sociological examination of contemporary social, cultural, economic, political and religious perspectives in American society, utilizing Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics of suspicion and H. Richard Niebuhr's categories of Christ in relation to Culture. Old Testament prophetic perspectives on social and economic realities will be drawn into the course, specifically its two christological-eschatological trajectories that form the substance of the major New Testament writings: the letters of Paul (but specifically his Letter to the Romans) and the Four Gospels. The biblical material will be correlated with contemporary perspectives that will be drawn from essays derived from current journals: The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic Monthly, and other journals. The objective of the course is to enable its participants to develop a critical hermeneutical perspective that will enhance their correlation between their interpretation of the biblical text and the realities conveyed by the daily newspapers. |
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| Professor: |
Eugene Park |
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Mondays 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
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