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4. COURSE DESCRIPTIONSContemporary Christian TheologyTH 500. Contemporary Religious Movements:Cult/Occult. An examination of some of the key“new” religious movements that have come to playsignificant roles on today’s global, spiritual landscape.Attention will be given to some of the more establishedtraditions such as Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) as wellas to recent religious movements that owe their originsmore directly to Eastern belief systems (e.g. Hinduism,Buddhism, Islam) and various forms of the occult. Thiscourse will also highlight the development and growth of the numerous, lessthan-thirty-year-old,“aberrant” Christian groups that have created controvery andconcern among more mainstream evangelicals.TH 600. Turning Points in Systematic Theology. A systematic introduction toChristian theology. The following central themes are explored in light of crucialBiblical texts and important historical controversies: God, Revelation, Creation,Humanity, Sin, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Church, and Eschatology. The purpose ofthis study is to understand past challenges to the Faith and the Church and howChristians have responded in order to determine which theological responses willbe the most Biblical and effective to future challenges.TH 602. Preaching for Contemporary Listeners. A specialized study of thecontemporary context of preaching. Students will examine contemporary thinking,current preachers and possible approaches to preaching to the contemporarylistener. (Same as PR602)TH 607. Jesus Christ: Affirming the Incarnation Today. Christians affirmthat God was incarnated once and for all in the historical person we know as JesusChrist. This course examines some of the more important alternative Christologiesproposed today. It reaffirms that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testamentof the world’s Messiah, was fully God and man in his person, and achieved ourcomplete salvation in his work.TH 609. Holy Spirit: Empowering the Church Today. This class seeksto combine three important areas of study concerning the personal nature andsanctifying work of the Holy Spirit: devotional insights, practical exercises, andacademic research in Biblical studies. While the mentoring work of the HolySpirit in the life of the disciple and in the life of the Church is the central theme,Biblical and irenic studies will be made of some of the controversial areas relatingto the Holy Spirit.81