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LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SEMINARYTH 610. Kierkegaard: 19 th Century and Today. An examination of the life,thought and writings of the nineteenth century Danish philosopher/theologian/author Soren Kierkegaard within the philosophical, theological, social and literarycontexts of nineteenth century Europe and Golden Age Denmark with an eyetoward his impact and relevance for Christians today.TH 622. Twentieth Century Theology. After a brief review of the nineteenthcentury background, the following important twentieth century theologians andmovements are studied: Barth, Bultmann, Tillich, process theology, Bonhoeffer,secular theology, theology of hope, black theology, openness of God theology andrecent conservative theologies including postmodern evangelicalism.TH 661. Nineteenth Century Theology. Major nineteenth century revolutionsin religious and theological thinking are examined in Kant, Schleiermacher, Hegel,Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Freud. These thinkers are studied as theyrelate to the development of Classical Liberalism and the coming of evolutionary,naturalist, and secularist humanism in the twentieth century. Special attentionwill be given to the “hermeneuticians of suspicion” with lasting impact on presenttheology and philosophy.TH 694. Imaging God’s World. This class seeks to equip students to dealredemptively with images and messages in cinema and television. Students willlearn some of the basic elements of filmmaking, how to use movies and TV showsto explore our common human experience, how to communicate the gospel moreeffectively in a video culture, and how to critique from a theological perspective theworldview and ethics in visual presentations. Specific problems and possibilitieswill be explored through lectures, class discussions, and film clips. Students willbe given recommendations for TV shows and movies as well as tools for analysisand critique.TH 710. Insights for Ministering to Contemporary Minds. Like other“general education courses,” this course seeks to understand some of the majorcontemporary problems and possibilities for ministry in today’s pluralisticsociety and cultures. This class includes a historical study of the philosophicaland scientific development of the “modern mind” which has dominated Westerncivilization from the 17 into the 21 th century. Special attention is given to the waysstin which modern secularity and postmodern relativism challenge Christian life andcommitment. Ways of ministering to Premoderns, Moderns,Antimoderns, and Postmoderns are introduced but not explored as this is nota Ministry class. (Also available on video and Internet for distance learningstudents)82