Catalogue 2008 Book - Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

DEPARTMENT OF THE CHURCH’S MINISTRY
and Jews? In this course students examine a variety of ways the church may engage people
of other faiths: learn from them, witness to them, worship, dialogue, and work with them
in cooperative ventures and ministries. Six credits. Mr. A. Jones
CM.241 HISTORY OF RENEWAL MOVEMENTS
This course covers the areas of Pietism, Puritanism in England and America, the First and
Second Great Awakenings, late nineteenth-century revivalism, and various twentieth-century
developments such as Pentecostalism and Neo-Evangelicalism. Characteristically these
movements produced energy and vitality, but because they introduced changes to beliefs,
institutions, and practices, they also produced controversy. Through examination of these
areas students seek a greater understanding of the past along with possible indications of
emerging trends in the twenty-fi rst century. Six credits. Mr. A. Jones
CM.247 THE CHURCH IN INDIA
This course surveys almost two thousand years of the history of Christianity in India, ending
with a close examination of contemporary challenges and opportunities. Special attention is
given to the way that Christians in India have interacted with people of different faiths, and
how this interaction can inform North American Christianity as it grapples with the issue of
religious pluralism. Six credits. Mr. A. Jones
CM.259 THE CHURCH IN ASIA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA
The twentieth century has witnessed the transformation of Christianity from a primarily
Western religion to a primarily non-Western one. The focus of this course rotates each
semester between one of three continents: Asia, Africa, or Latin America. Students survey
the history and current state of the church, paying close attention to movements and voices
of the particular continent. Students may repeat the course in order to cover the different
continents. Six credits. Mr. A. Jones
CM.277 EVANGELISM IN AMERICA: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
This course examines historical and current practices of evangelism in the United States of
America. Students explore specifi c cases of evangelistic work in North America from the
seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries and the work of selected current theologians and
practitioners of evangelism in order to understand and assess the tradition of evangelism
within American Christianity. Six credits. Mr. A. Jones
IV. PASTORAL CARE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CM.224 INTRODUCTION TO PASTORAL CARE
This course introduces students to the art of pastoral care. Emphasis is given to thinking
theologically about care, to developing basic assessment and caring skills, and to acquiring
greater awareness of the minister’s self and environment. Students explore the relationship
between pastoral care and worship, and refl ect on care with respect to common pastoral
concerns such as bereavement, terminal illness and suffering, marriage and family relationships,
crisis intervention, and diversity. Six credits. Mr. Cole; Spring
CM.226 INTRODUCTION TO PASTORAL COUNSELING
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of short-term pastoral counseling
as ministry. Emphasis is given to counseling perspectives unique to pastoral ministry and
to developing a deeper understanding of how the perspectives of theology and the human
sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, and anthropology) may be utilized in a counseling
ministry. Students are introduced to basic assessment and counseling skills, to methods for
gaining greater awareness of the counselor’s own person and environment, and to counseling
with respect to common pastoral issues such as bereavement, terminal illness and suffering,
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