Course Description:
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Course Description:
What has been happening in theories of contemporary Christian education? This course l explores a brief history of, and trends in Christian education up to modern times, and studies important contemporary Christian education theories from the west and the east. Then the course watches and analyzes selected films with lenses from educational theories, and develops an educational theory for Christian religious education today.
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Course Description: An exploration of contemporary hermeneutical theories, including those of Heidegger,
Gadamer, Habermas, Ricoeur and Levinas. This is an interdisciplinary course, which integrates
aspects of biblical studies with philosophy, semiology and theology. Journals; assignment;
major essay.
Prerequisite: Greek Exegesis KNB 2131HF AD students enrol in KNB6930HF.
Schedule: Wednesday, 9:00 to 11:00
Instructors: Bradley McLean
Teaching Methods: Lectures
Other Information: First Semester · One Credit
Course Description: This course presents an overview of the geography and history of Israel and its place in the ancient Near East from the emergence of Israel in Canaan to the beginning of the Roman period. Students will also be introduced to the major issues relating to historiography.
Schedule: Wednesday, 11:00 to 13:00
Instructors: Brian Irwin
Teaching Methods: Seminars
Other Information: Second Semester · One Credit
Course Description: This course uses the book of Amos as a means of introducing the covenantal values that lay beneath Israel’s approach to social justice. Students will be required to visit and report on a Church-related ministry with a social justice orientation. Through this exercise and classroom activities, students will reflect on the Church’s call to social justice and the way in which this can be realised in the lives of individuals and congregations. Additional emphasis will be placed on the content and shape of the book of Amos and the task of interpreting it as Scripture of the Church.
Schedule: Tuesday, 11:00 to 13:00
Instructors: Brian Irwin
Teaching Methods: Seminars
Other Information: Second Semester · One Credit
