January Intersession and Winter/Spring Semester 2008

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1 January Intersession and Winter/Spring Semester 2008 Course Information The January Intersession will run from Sunday, January 13 through Sunday, January 20. The Winter/Spring 2008 Semester begins on Monday, January 28 and ends on Monday, May 5. There will be no classes the week of March [Please note: Tuesday, May 6 through Tuesday, May 13 have been scheduled as make-up days for any D.Min. or M.A. classes needing to be rescheduled due to inclement weather or extenuating circumstances of the course instructor. Please mark your calendars accordingly.] These Hartford Seminary courses are open to members of the public on a space-available basis. They carry three graduate level credits. An asterisk indicates that the course fulfills a core requirement for the M.A. degree. For more information and an explanation of course numbers and degree/graduate certificate requirements, please see the Hartford Seminary Online Catalogue ( Students are urged to register early to ensure a place in their course of choice. To register, please fill out the form inside this course schedule and mail with appropriate payment to the Registrar. For questions about registration, please contact the Registrar s Office at (860) , registrar@hartsem.edu. To see specific course syllabi prior to the semester or learn more about Hartford Seminary s faculty, visit our website: Special Students/Auditors Individuals with a bachelor s degree who wish to take courses for credit but are not currently matriculated into a Hartford Seminary degree program may apply to take courses as a special student by completing the application inside this schedule. Special students are required to complete all course work and written assignments. Individuals who do not wish to take courses for credit may apply to take courses as an auditor. We offer a special audit rate of $385 for: Persons age 62 and older; Graduates of Hartford Seminary degree programs or the Certificate of Professional Ministry (cooperative M.Div.); Donors of $250 a year or more; Hartford Seminary Adjunct Faculty; and up to three specially designated members of churches that participate in the Congregational Relations Program of the Seminary. While auditing students are not graded for the course, they are expected to complete readings and other coursework as determined by the faculty member teaching the course. All special student and auditor applications will be reviewed for acceptance by Degree Programs staff. Special students and auditors are encouraged to register for courses on receipt of the course schedule. Please note, however, Hartford Seminary reserves the right to limit the number of non-matriculated students in each course. Exclusion of nonmatriculated students from a course due to over enrollment will be based on the date of receipt of the course registration form and payment. Accreditation Hartford Seminary is accredited by The Association of Theological Schools, the Department of Higher Education of the State of Connecticut, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Visit our Website at:

2 January Intersession and Winter/Spring 2008 Courses An asterisk (*) indicates that the course fulfills core area requirements for the Master of Arts program. JANUARY INTERSESSION Building Abrahamic Partnerships (DI-650) Sunday, January 13 Sunday, January 20 (intensive schedule, includes some evenings) This eight-day intensive training program offers a practical foundation for mutual understanding and cooperation among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Participants learn about the tenets and practices of the three faiths, study texts from their respective scriptures together, attend worship at a mosque, synagogue, and church, and acquire pastoral skills useful in interfaith ministry. Combining the academic and the experiential, the course includes ample time for socializing over meals and during breaks. Building on Hartford Seminary s strengths as an interfaith, dialogical school of practical theology, this team-taught program is a resource for religious leaders who are grounded in their own traditions while open to the faith orientations of other communities. Due to the interfaith nature of this course, we aim for equal representation among each of the three Abrahamic traditions in admitting students to this course. Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations Ministry to the Incarcerated: Responding to the Challenge (AM-659) NEW Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. When I was in prison you visited me. (The Gospel of Matthew 25:36) This course will examine the historical, theological and social implications of incarceration in America, with a particular emphasis on ministry to women and men in these settings. Looking through the lens of a professional correctional chaplain, we will deal with such issues as addiction, professional boundaries, Department of Corrections policies and procedures, and the particular challenges facing those who want to do ministry in our prisons. The Rev. Dr. Laurie Etter, C.S.M., Adjunct Professor of Arts of Ministry and Chaplain, York Correctional Institute ARTS OF MINISTRY (AM) Cutting-Edge Social Ministries: The Future of Community Witness (AM-636) NEW Wednesdays, from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., beginning January 30 Churches, mosques and synagogues impact their communities and build membership strength through a wide variety of creative, contemporary ministries of care, justice and transformation. Through readings, research, field trips and conversations with leaders we examine examples of congregations and collaborations, including the shift in evangelical and mega-churches from personal values to public issues; the range of creative Catholic ministries that flourish outside the box (Catholic Worker and others); the impact of Islam in community ministries (Muslim Coalition of Connecticut); interfaith initiatives for social legislation (Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice); web-based organizing to challenge policies of torture, etc. (Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice); cultural arts as a weapon for justice (Charter Oak Cultural Center); re-tooling mainline churches for 21 st century ministry (Hands On Hartford); and family mentoring and investing in the Black Community (Phillips Metropolitan CME Church). We will visit these ministries on site at the regular class time, except for three special events that are optional with alternative assignments. We will examine how these ministries got started, who keeps them going, where they get support, and what is their influence on the community and in the lives of congregations and their members. Carl Dudley, Faculty Emeritus in Church and Community Pastoral Counseling and Parish Ministry (AM-652) Tuesdays, January 29, February 12, March 4, April 1 and April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This course is intended to articulate and develop a pastoral counseling toolkit in order to meet the "real life" needs of professional religious leaders. The course will cover topics that include: how to assess mental health issues, when and how to refer; marriage enrichment and revitalization; professional boundaries in pastoral counseling; and socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic diversity and its impact on pastoral counseling in the congregation. We will explore how to make your pastoral presence in the ministry setting responsive to today's challenges. Opportunities to present and work with case material will be available. The Rev. Dr. Claire W. Bamberg, Adjunct Professor of Arts of Ministry; she is a licensed marriage and family therapist and was executive director of the Pastoral Counseling Center of West Hartford DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (DM) Doctor of Ministry Colleague Seminar I, Part II (DM-711) D.Min. Schedule: Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 28, February 11, March 3, March 31 and April 28 A continuation of DM-710 D.Min Colleague Seminar I, Part I James Nieman, Professor of Practical Theology Doctor of Ministry Colleague Seminar II, Part II (DM-721) D.Min. Schedule: Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 28, February 11, March 3, March 31 and April 28 The spring semester of the second year colleague group directs its full attention to students major project proposals. A variety of organizational change interventions and models are explored; each student prepares and shares a literature review in the anticipated substantive area of his or her major project; and each student prepares and shares a draft of a major project proposal, this draft also serving as a student s major paper for the seminar. David Roozen, Professor of Religion and Society Ministry Project Colloquium (DM-795 NON- CREDIT) D. Min. Schedule: Mondays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dates to be determined Students who have successfully completed Colleague Seminars I and II and at least four of the six elective courses may enroll in the Ministry Project Colloquium. The Colloquium will provide a supportive environment for the preparation of ministry project proposals, the execution of ministry projects, and the writing of project final reports. The Colloquium, while highly recommended for those working on their ministry project, is not required. F. Maner Tyson, Facilitator, and Pastor, Waterbury Baptist Church

3 ETHICS (ET) Theological Ethics and the Personal Life* (ET- 545) Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:50 p.m., beginning January 29 This course will examine issues of personal morality and faith. The course begins with a brief introduction to theological ethics, and then moves to practical issues in personal morality, which will be discussed in relation to family and society. The course will address issues such as marriage and commitment, homosexuality, friendship, abortion, lying, and the development of faith and virtue. Attention will be given to how one s theological commitments transform secular moral problems and their solutions. Heidi Gehman, Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics Introduction to Islamic Law* (ET-640) ONLINE, beginning the week of Monday, January 28 This course will provide a critical overview of the history and practice of Islamic law. We begin by examining the origins of Islamic law, the development of the classical schools of jurisprudence and the nature of pre-modern legal institutions, especially the courts and madrasa education. In following classes, we will explore the substance of classical Islamic law, especially in the areas of family, finance and international relations. Next, we will discuss the impact of colonialism and modernity on Islamic legal discourses and institutions and finish with a discussion of the way in which Islamic law is observed in contemporary America. Ingrid Mattson, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations HISTORY (HI) Islam in Iraq, Pakistan and India* (HI-636) NEW Thursdays from 7 to 9:20 p.m., beginning January 31 This course explores the different forms of Islam in three very different parts of the world. In Pakistan, Muslims are overwhelmingly in the majority; in India, Muslims are a minority; and in Iraq, Muslims are having to cope with war and the continuing presence of Allied troops. The colonial history and the emergence of these states will be explored. Students will be given the opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing the Muslim communities in these countries. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian- Muslim Relations Women in 19 th and 20 th Century America: Religion and Reform* (HI-675) NEW Wednesdays from 7 to 9:20 p.m. beginning January 30 This course will provide students with an overview of 19 th and 20 th century American religious history with a particular emphasis on women s roles in reform movements such as abolition, temperance, and suffrage. We will also address the various ways women s piety and spirituality was made manifest including their involvement in prison reform, women s and children s health issues, Sunday School reform and the rise of institutions of social service. Mary Coleman, Adjunct Instructor of History LANGUAGE (LG) Introduction to New Testament Greek, Part II (LG-562) Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:50 p.m., beginning January 29 A continuation of LG-561, Introduction to New Testament Greek, Part I. Prerequisite: LG-561 or permission of the instructor. Edward F. Duffy, Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, CT Introduction to Arabic Morphology and Syntax (LG-581) Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:25 p.m., beginning January 28 A continuation of LG-580, Introduction to Arabic Phonology and Script. Prerequisite: LG-580 or permission of the instructor. Steven Blackburn, Faculty Associate in Semitic Scriptures DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) Research Methodology and Scholarly Development II (PHD-701) Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m., beginning January 28 A continuation of PHD-700, Research Methodology and Scholarly Development I. Enrollment limited to Ph.D. students. Faculty RELIGION AND SOCIETY (RS) Religion as a Social Phenomenon: The Sociological Study of Religion* (RS-536) Mondays from 7 to 9:20 p.m., beginning January 28 This course explores the social contexts of religious experience and religious organizations. It introduces classical theories of religion by Marx, Durkheim, and Weber and highlights current trends in the sociological study of religion. Students will critically consider positions on secularization, lived religion, race, gender, new religious movements, militarization, social change, and the American presidential campaign. While the course focuses attention on religion in the U.S., it will also explore global patterns in religious communities. Edward Waggoner, Adjunct Professor of Religion and Society and Adjunct Professor in Religion at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT Women, Religion and the Future of USA Churches* (RS-661) ONLINE beginning the week of Monday, January 28 Setting the context for on-line discussion of women in the future of USA congregations and denominations, the course will begin with a brief overview of women in world religions. Attention will be focused on the history of women s participation and leadership in American Christian churches over the last two centuries, to stimulate a discussion of what themes and trends might be predicted for the 21st century. The differences among and between women and men in the membership and leadership of Catholic, mainline liberal Protestant, and evangelical conservative Protestant denominations will be explored to better understand the present reality and possible future of churches in the USA. At the same time, students are welcomed to make comparisons in their on-line writing and papers between women s experiences in USA churches and those of women in other religions in the USA or in other countries. Adair Lummis, Faculty Associate in Research SCRIPTURE (SC) Hebrew Bible Survey II* (SC-520) Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:50 p.m., beginning January 31 An introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, this course will apply historical-critical methods of study to develop a framework for understanding the origins of the texts and the relationship of the texts to one another. Attention will be given to contemporary theories of biblical interpretation. Survey II will examine the prophetic corpus, poetry wisdom and the rest of the writings in the Hebrew Bible. Uriah Kim, Professor of Hebrew Bible

4 Concepts of the Afterlife in the Qur an and Hadith* (SC-623) NEW Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:50 p.m., beginning January 31 A consideration of the Islamic eschatological narrative as presented in the Qur an, beginning with the death of the individual and ending with habitation in the final abodes of the Garden or the Fire. We will look at how this narrative is supplemented by Islamic tradition, and how it compares in its general outline with the concepts of life after death in the scriptures of other religious traditions of the world. Note: This is an intermediate graduate level course. Successful completion of one previous course in Islam or permission of the instructor is required. Jane I. Smith, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations Contextual Interpretation of the Bible (SC-642) NEW Tuesdays, January 29, February 12, March 4, April 1 and April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contextual interpretation like other methods of biblical interpretation takes three factors into account in the process of interpreting the Bible: the text, the world that created the text, and the contemporary situation in which interpretation takes place. However, unlike older, more traditional methods, it takes the context of the interpreter as the starting point in the hermeneutical process. Students will examine their own lived contexts and use their analyses to engage with selected texts from the Deuteronomistic History (Joshua to Kings in the Hebrew Bible). Uriah Kim, Professor of Hebrew Bible Pastoral Reading of Paul s Letters* (SC-648) NEW Tuesdays from 7 to 9:20 p.m., beginning January 29 Through critical readings of the Apostle Paul s epistles, this course examines pastoral issues in Paul s urban churches. Each of the letters will be read and discussed with a view toward ascertaining Paul s thought and action on such aspects of ministry as the nature of the church, preaching, evangelism, teaching, leadership, authority, conflict, pastoral care, and social justice. The role and impact of the ancient urban and imperial environment upon the Pauline churches will be fundamental to our study. Issues in modern ministry, including ministry in the city, will also inform classroom discussion of and student assignments on the Pauline texts. Efrain Agosto, Professor of New Testament THEOLOGY (TH) Modern Theology* (TH-541) Thursdays from 7 to 9:20 p.m., beginning January 31 This course examines the development of western Christian reflection from the late Renaissance through the present. Beginning in the 16 th century with both loyal and dissenting Catholic figures, and then turning to the Reformers, key texts will be read and considered in light of their surrounding social and intellectual milieus. Other movements that will be examined through key religious thinkers and the cultural situations in which they are writing include: Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Existentialism, Black Theology and Feminist Theology. Kelton Cobb, Professor of Theology and Ethics Religion, Conflict and Peacemaking (TH-648) Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:50 p.m., beginning January 30 This course will explore the paradox of religion as a source of division and conflict, on the one hand, and of peaceful aspirations and compassionate, sacrificial service on the other. Theoretical approaches to this paradox, drawn from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, will be supplemented by practical case studies, with particular attention given to the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab dispute over the Holy Land. How can our faith commitments be effectively applied to promote inter-communal reconciliation? How can our own lives exemplify a peacemaking vocation in the face of religious extremists within our own faith community and those of our neighbors? These and related questions will be addressed, with a central goal to integrate the lessons learned from the readings with our everyday challenges as peace-seekers. Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY (WS) Women s Leadership and Spirituality continued* (WS-553) Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 25-26; February 22-23; March 28-29; April 25-26; and May This yearlong course in leadership and applied spirituality rooted in women s experience and from a feminist perspective continues until May. Students interested in joining next year s class should contact the Admissions Office at Miriam Therese Winter, Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Spirituality and Director, Women s Leadership Institute The Essential Writings of Howard Thurman* (WS-627) Tuesdays from 7 to 9:20 p.m., beginning January 29 This course is a study of the major writings of Howard Thurman, the mystic, prophet, poet, philosopher and theologian, who promotes the idea that out of religious faith emerges social responsibility. Thurman's understanding of the role of meditation and the contemplative life informed his every action. As a man of quiet spirit he found unity in all living things, which created for him a harmony with nature, self, people and, more importantly, with God. Through his writings we will explore that harmony and center ourselves for a deeper spiritual journey. Benjamin Watts, Faculty Associate in Religion and Community Life and Senior Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, New London TRAVEL SEMINAR (TS) Brazil: Reconciliation, Ecology and the Quest for Sustainable Development (TS-653) NEW Tuesday, April 8 to Monday, April 28 This travel seminar is in cooperation with the Plowshares Institute. Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and the fifth largest in the world. A nation with a long colonial history under the Portuguese, Brazil has adopted new models of development to reduce poverty and environmental degradation. This seminar will examine issues of development, ecology, and reconciliation through meetings with political, religious, and academic leaders and expose participants to Brazil s rich and diverse ecology and culture. For an application for the seminar please contact the Plowshares Institute at (860) For information about taking the seminar for credit, please contact the Seminary Registrar at (860) Robert Evans, Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics and Executive Director, Plowshares Institute, and Heidi Hadsell, Professor of Social Ethics and President, Hartford Seminary

5 January Intersession and Winter/Spring Semester 2008 Special Student and Auditor Application/Registration Form Full Name (including preferred title): Street Address: City, State, Zip Code: _ Home Phone: Work Phone: Social Security Number: (1997 Tax Payer Relief Act Requirement per the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service) Date of Birth: Address: Educational background: Please list below each degree received, name of institution and date of graduation. Please note: Students seeking credit must have a Bachelor s degree and must request that their undergraduate transcript(s) be sent to the Admissions at Hartford Seminary. Course # Course Name Credit/Audit Academic Status and Course Tuition: (please check one; forms will not be processed without full payment) _ Special Student: $1,550 per course _ Special Auditor: $385 per course (Indicate category below) _ Auditor: $575 per course 62 or older Degree Graduate Donor Adjunct Faculty CRP delegate (attach copy of card) Fee paid by: ( ) Check (payable to Hartford Seminary) ( ) Master Card ( ) Visa ( ) Discover Card # _ Exp. Date _ Signature Please check if you would like information about degree programs at Hartford Seminary _ The following information is requested for statistical reporting purposes and is optional: Gender: _ Male _ Female Ethnic Background: _ African-American Asian-American _ Euro-American _ Latino-American _ Other Religious Affiliation: _ (Please be specific i.e., United Church of Christ, African Methodist Episcopal, Sunni Muslim, Reform Jewish, etc.) Return completed form with check to: Registrar, Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford, Connecticut

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