Course Cluster Lists

School of Theology Course Clusters

Courses offered in the School of Theology (and certain courses available through the BTI and elsewhere in the University) are organized into three Curriculum Clusters:

Cluster One—Texts and Traditions

STH TA 710 Music in World Religions I
STH TA 711 Music in World Religions II
STH TC 723 United Methodist Church Discipline
STH TC 819 The Sacraments
STH TC 823 Spiritual Guidance in the Christian Tradition
STH TC 861 Theologies of Church Music
STH TC 868 Worship in the Anglican and Wesleyan Traditions
STH TC 878 Sabbath: Theology and Practice
STH TF 701 Reading the World: History, Theology, Contexts I
STH TF 702 Reading the World: History, Theology, Contexts II
STH TH 812 Christianity in Late Antiquity
STH TH 817 Varieties of Early Christianity
STH TH 821 History of United Methodism
STH TH 823 Modern Christian Biography
STH TH 825 The Medieval Church
STH TH 826 Reformations
STH TH 827 History of American Christianity
STH TH 832 Modern Church History
STH TH 847 Global Christianity
STH TH 848 Emergence of Christianity as a Global Movement
STH TH 876 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Leadership in Context
STH TM 856 Women in Mission
STH TM 860 African Traditional Religions
STH TM 863 African Christianity
STH TN 721 New Testament Introduction
STH TN 723 New Testament Greek 1
STH TN 724 New Testament Greek 2
STH TN 804 The Christian Bible: A History
STH TN 806 Gospel of John
STH TN 808 From Jesus to Christ
STH TN 809 Apocalyptic Literature in Early Judaism and Christianity
STH TN 810 Sociology of Early Christianity
STH TN 816 Greek Reading
STH TN 817 Greek Reading
STH TN 826 Corinthian Correspondence
STH TN 829 Ephesus
STH TN 841 Luke-Acts
STH TO 704 Hebrew Bible
STH TO 723 Biblical Hebrew 1
STH TO 724 Biblical Hebrew 2
STH TO 804 Ezekiel
STH TO 808 Isaiah
STH TO 813 Proverbs
STH TO 815 Hebrew Reading & Exegesis II
STH TO 816 Hebrew Wisdom
STH TO 819 Hebrew Reading & Exegesis II
STH TO 821 Psalms
STH TO 827 Violence in the Hebrew Bible
STH TO 831 Gender and Dominance in the Hebrew Bible
STH TO 835 Current Issues in Biblical InterpreTA tion
STH TO 841 The Book of the Twelve
STH TO 846 Middle Egyptian I
STH TO 847 Middle Egyptian II
STH TS 847 Literature of Memory I: Elie Wiesel, Author: Fiction
STH TS 849 Literature of Memory II: Elie Wiesel, Author: Non-Fiction
STH TS 854 BU Ethical Tradition
STH TS 863 Literature of Memory III: Faith and Tragedy
STH TS 870 Literature of Memory IV: Hope and Despair in Chasidism
STH TS 872 Literature of Memory V: Faith and Destruction
STH TS 874 Literature of Memory VI: Biblical Choices
STH TT 750 Theology and World Religions
STH TT 751 History of Christian Theology
STH TT 752 Constructive Theology
STH TT 808 Zen Buddhism
STH TT 818 History of Medieval Theology
STH TT 819 Institute of Philosophy and Religion
STH TT 821 Topics in Philosophy and Religion
STH TT 822 Topics in Philosophy and Religion
STH TT 823 Phenomenology and Theology
STH TT 825 Theology of John Wesley
STH TT 828 Liberal Evangelical Christianity
STH TT 831 Love
STH TT 832 Paul Tillich
STH TT 838 Religious Thought
STH TT 855 Theology of Christian Mysticism
STH TT 857 Postmodern Theology
STH TT 862 Liberation Theology
STH TT 866 Feminist and Womanist Theologies
STH TT 890 Topics in Speculative Philosophy: The Axiology of Thinking
STH TT 899 Schleiermacher

Cluster Two—Contemporary Contexts

STH CT 800 Curricular Practical Training
STH TC 801 Contextual Education I
STH TC 802 Contextual Education II
STH TC 803 Contextual Education III
STH TC 804 Contextual Education IV
STH TC 825 Prayer & Social Engagement
STH TC 828 Women’s Theologies and Ministry
STH TC 835 Evangelism & Contemporary Cultures
STH TC 847 Faith and Film
STH TC 867 The Gospel and Popular Culture
STH TF 701 Reading the World: History, Theology, Contexts I
STH TF 702 Reading the World: History, Theology, Contexts II
STH TH 847 Global Christianity
STH TH 876 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Leadership in Context
STH TM 808 Three Missionary Faiths
STH TM 815 Christian Mission
STH TM 853 Mission Enacted: Faith Based and Non GovernmenTA l Organizations
STH TM 857 Missions and Development
STH TM 860 African Traditional Religions
STH TM 863 African Christianity
STH TN 810 Sociology of Early Christianity
STH TN 833 Ephesus
STH TR 802 Sociology of Religion
STH TR840 Conservative Protestants
STH TS 500s Encountering ET: Spirit, Science, and Space
STH TS 800 International Conflict & Ministry of Reconciliation
STH TS 829 Christian Ecological Ethics
STH TS 845 Christian Social Ethics
STH TS 854 BU Ethical Tradition
STH TS 862 Global Ethics in Cultural Contexts
STH TS 896 Religion, Economics & the Common Good
STH TS 899 Sacred Earth: Indigenous People’s Ecological Traditions
STH TT 833 Religion and Science
STH TT 839 Race and American Christianity
STH TT 845 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health
STH TT 858 Theologies of Dialogue
STH TT 871 Science Literacy & Boundary Questions
STH TT 898 Theology & Trauma
STH TY 803 Psychology of Religion
STH TY 811 Object Relations and the Study of Religion
STH TY 854 Pastoral Theology & Psychology
STH TY 864 Counseling Psychology and Religion: The Self

Cluster Three—Theories and Practices of Leadership

STH CT 800 Curricular Practical Training
STH TA 710 Music in World Religions I
STH TA 711 Music in World Religions II
STH TA 721 Seminary Singers
STH TA 722 Seminary Singers
STH TA 801 Sacred Music Practicum
STH TA 805 Church Music for Non-Musicians
STH TA 808 Marsh Chapel Choir
STH TA 810 Hymns and their Music
STH TA 820 The Church and the Arts
STH TA 830 Passions and Requiems
STH TC 715 Introduction to Preaching
STH TC 723 United Methodist Church Discipline
STH TC 801 Contextual Education I
STH TC 802 Contextual Education II
STH TC 803 Contextual Education III
STH TC 804 Contextual Education IV
STH TC 808 The Sermon Studio
STH TC 810 The Pastoral Life
STH TC 811 Spiritual Leadership through Church Administration
STH TC 814 The Jazz of Preaching
STH TC 817 Introduction to Christian Worship
STH TC 819 The Sacraments
STH TC 823 Spiritual Guidance in the Christian Tradition
STH TC 825 Prayer & Social Engagement
STH TC 828 Women’s Theologies and Ministry
STH TC 829 Spiritual Autobiographies
STH TC 835 Evangelism & Contemporary Cultures
STH TC 837 Work and Faith
STH TC 838 Church Renewal
STH TC 847 Faith and Film
STH TC 851 Preaching and Worship in the African-American Traditions
STH TC 852 Spirituality and Leadership
STH TC 854 Leadership in a Time of Change
STH TC 856 Preaching Theological Challenges
STH TC 861 Theologies of Church Music
STH TC 863 Pastoral Offices: Christian Rituals for the Life-Cycle
STH TC 867 The Gospel and Popular Culture
STH TC 868 Worship in the Anglican and Wesleyan Traditions
STH TC 871 Spiritual Formation for Peace Builders
STH TC 872 Animals and Healing
STH TC 878 Sabbath: Theology and Practice
STH TC 890 New Church Development
STH TE 805 Growing in Faith
STH TE 812 Introduction to Christian Education
STH TE 822 Spirituality and Liberative Pedagogy
STH TE 825 Interfaith Education for Peace and Justice
STH TF 703 Practices of Faith I
STH TF 704 Practices of Faith II
STH TM 815 Christian Mission
STH TM 853 Mission Enacted: Working with Faith-Based and International Non-Governmental Organizations
STH TS 800 International Conflict & Ministry of Reconciliation
STH TS 805 The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation
STH TS 810 Principles & Practices of Forgiveness
STH TS 877 Principles & Practices of Restorative Justice
STH TS 890 Integrative Seminar—Religion and Conflict Transformation
STH TY 704 Intro to Pastoral Care and Counseling

Cluster Four—Doctoral Seminars

STH TC 909 Spiritual Autobiographies
STH TC 912 Classics in Christian Spirituality
STH TC 919 The Sacraments: Rites and Theologies
STH TJ 910 Proseminar in Practical Theology
STH TJ 940 Ecclesiology
STH TJ 976 Church and Theology in the Contemporary World
STH TM 910 History of Christian Mission
STH TM 930 History of Missiology
STH TM 931 Readings in Contemporary Missiology
STH TS 950 History of the Social Teachings of the Churches
STH TS 951 Contemporary Social Teachings of the Christian Churches
STH TS 961 History of Western Ethics and Social Philosophy
STH TT 900 Religious Thought
STH TT 901 Core Texts and Motifs
STH TT 911 Zhu Xi: Philosophical and Religious Dimensions
STH TT 923 Philosophical Cosmology
STH TT 925 Topics in Speculative Philosophy: Peirce, Dewey, Whitehead
STH TT 928 Theology Proseminar
STH TT 929 Proseminar in Comparative Theology
STH TT 930 Modern Western Theology II: 1914 to Present
STH TT 932 Tillich
STH TT 934 Schleiermacher
STH TT 946 Advanced Systematic Theology I: God and Creation
STH TT 947 Advanced Systematic Theology II: The Human Condition
STH TT 974 Religious Experience
STH TY 903 Psychology of Religion
STH TY 911 Object Relations and the Study of Religion
STH TY 964 Counseling Psychology and Religion