Catalogue 2008 Book - Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

THEOLOGICAL-HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT
literature and to the challenges women of color are making to the theologies of white feminists.
Thinkers to be considered include: Rosemary R. Ruether, Sallie McFague, Jacquelyn Grant,
Rita Nakashima Brock, Delores S. Williams, Elizabeth A. Johnson, and Elsa Tamez. Six
credits. Ms. Rigby
TH.255 THE CHURCH IN THE EYES OF THE REFORMERS
Students in this seminar give close attention to writings which illustrate the variety of views
of the nature of the church during the Reformation era. Among the issues addressed are
the relation of the church to the state, the organization of ecclesiastical authority, and the
theology of the sacraments. Some of the authors studied are: Protestant reformers such as
Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, and Thomas Cranmer; Protestant radical reformers such as Muntzer,
Schwenckfeld, and Menno Simons; and Roman Catholic reformers such as Savonarola, Philip
Neri, Jacques Lefevre d’Etaples, and Ignatius of Loyola. Students make presentations based on
their preparations for papers to be submitted at the end of the seminar. Prerequisite: TH.100.
Six credits. Ms. Babinsky
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