Course descriptions and scheduling are subject to change by administrative decision. See course offerings booklet for current offerings. Some courses will be offered on a two- or three-year rotation.
Ethics (CTE)
CTE 640 Topics (1-3 SH)
This course provides an in-depth engagement with a particular aspect of ethical reasoning or engagement.
CTE 702 Christian Ethics (3 SH)
Christian ethics attempts to reflect in a clear, consistent and accountable way on the moral significance of the church’s claims regarding the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Theological ethics thus requires attentiveness to basic Christian convictions regarding God, the Church, and the world. Moreover, with the power of the Holy Spirit and in the midst of a worshiping people of God, it requires the cultivation of wisdom and discernment to form lives capable of embodying the holiness, righteousness, justice, compassion and truth to which we are called in Christ. Therefore, Christian ethics requires a commitment to the life of the Church, a life that is joined to a love for the world for which Jesus diedDoes Christian faith affect the way we live our everyday lives? How might we identify (with) Jesus in our world, where war and peace, breaking and mending each have their seasons? To what degree and by what means should people of faith engage in efforts for social change and broader transformation? How can we know what God would have us do? These are central questions to be explored in Christian ethics. This course provides frameworks for reflecting on one’s moral formation both appreciatively and critically, interpreting moral issues “in the wild,” diagnosing points of conflict (including with other Christians) about what ought to be done and how, and navigating varied moral terrain with courage and compassion to participate in others’ moral formation. High-level concerns about citizenship, race, sex, class, the natural world, and more, as well as the more granular “issues” and people-focused challenges, will be explored within a relational-theological frame.
CTE 713 Sermon on the Mount: Peace and Justice (3 SH)
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This survey course will acquaint students with the almost 500-year sweep of Anabaptist/Mennonite history, experience and theological reflection since 1525. This story of a movement and faith communities will be viewed against the background of the spiritual, social, geographical and cultural dimensions of the times. The course will be structured around key turning points in history and theological convictions with the ultimate goal of better understanding the relevance of Anabaptist history and theology for the contemporary life of the church in local and global contexts.
CTH 640 Topics (1-3 SH)
This course provides an in-depth engagement with a contemporary question in the history of the Christian movement.
CTH 641 Mennonite History & Thought (3 SH)
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Theology is the essential and ongoing task of faithful reflection on our life lived with deliberation in the presence of God. Theology involves and engages all we are and all we do, and demands our attentiveness to everything around us. The theological integrity of the Christian community is grounded in this task of disciplined, discerning examination of the meaning of daily life in Christ. When we do this task well, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it illuminates everything we do. Through an engagement with a variety of texts, written and otherwise, this course will help us know what it means to embrace “living theology."
CTT 640 Topics (1-3 SH)
This course provides an in-depth engagement with a specific issue in Christian theology.
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