Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

pants seek to engage in writing the faith and in writing faithfully.January 2011.Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011COURSESHistory (Elective Courses)HST602/303 American Religious History. This course is designed as a graduate seminar, but is open to M.Div. Students who have taken Church History II. The course provides a survey of American religious history byreading and discussion of recent works of historiographical significance in the field. Traditional topics such asPuritanism, the evangelical revivals, religion in the early Republic, Mormonism, and modernism are covered, asare topics of more recent interest such as approaches to native American religions, women’s history, African-American religion, religion in the American West, and the place of Christianity in public discourse. Students willread programmatic essays covering these topics, as well as significant monographs in their chosen area of specialization(e.g. Perry Miller, Harry Stout, David Hall, and Jon Bulter on Puritanism). A bibliographic essay is required.TBA.HST606/203 Augustine. The course is open to Ph.D. and Th.M. students. M.Div. and D.Min. students should seekthe consent of the instructor. This seminar provides an opportunity for consideration of major works by Augustine,including the Confessions, On the Trinity, City of God, and On Christian Doctrine. Significant issues in contemporaryAugustinian scholarship will be examined.TBA.HST 609/209 History of Reformed Thought in America. Prerequisite: HST101 or HST201 (or equivalent). Asurvey of Reformed theologians and movements in America from English settlement in 1630 through the twentiethcentury. This will include readings from major thinkers such as Samuel Willard, Jonathan Edwards, HoraceBushnell, Walter Rauschenbusch, and Reinhold Niebuhr, and explorations of various theological movementssuch as Puritanism, evangelical Calvinism, Old School Presbyterianism, the Mercersburg Theology, the SocialGospel, and Neo-Orthodoxy. We also will survey recent trends and the impact of historical traditions on currenttheological configurations in America. Course assignments include a research paper.TBA.HST700-710 Dissertation Research. This course tracks the fall and spring semesters during which Ph.D.students engage in self-guided research in their dissertation subject. While no classroom requirements apply,each student should consult with her or his dissertation supervisor as often as either deems appropriate to makesure satisfactory progress in research and writing is taking place.3-14