PASTORAL CARE IN MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES (PT341) Florida Center for Theological Studies

Central Florida Campus

SYLLABUS

Spring Quarter 2006 Fridays 5:00 - 9:00 pm, Saturdays, 9:00 am -5:00 pm March 3 I-April I, April 28-29, May 12·13,2006 Dr. Linda Wright Simmons· Office 407/849·9488, fctsorlando@bellsouth.net

Mailing address: 250 S.W. Ivanhoe Blvd., Suite A, Orlando, FL 32804 Cell Phone: 407/421-9034. Available for consultation with students by appointment. Contact via office phone, email, or cell phone.

Course Description: (3 credit hours) This course is especially designed for pastors who serve African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and multicultural congregations, and will be addressed to the needs of such churches. This course will be team-taught [Catalog, p. 70].

Course Plan: This class will include lecture and discussion, presentations by culturally diverse guest faculty, in-class exercises, and outside reading of books, journals, and selected chapters. Students' reflection on their own and other cultures will be applied to pastoral care concepts. Pastoral care will be considered within African American, Hispanic American, Haitian, Asian, and sexual minority communities.

Objectives: By the end of this course, students will have had an opportunity to:

• critically reflect on their own cultural background and related values, attitudes, and practices, and how these impact the practice of pastoral care;

• explore with guest faculty members the diverse cultural realities of several cultural groups in the Central Florida community, and how these relate to pastoral care;

• investigate culture heritage and history of a particular culture different from the student's own, with a view toward effective pastoral care of persons in that community;

• articulate their theological understanding of pastoral care with awareness of systemic issues and the oppression of those cared for and with.

Class Policies:

Punctuality, presence, and participation are expected. Absences are detrimental to a student's learning and diminish the quality of class discussion; absences may result in additional assignments and/or a lowered grade. Participation in class discussion is expected, both listening and sharing. It is inappropriate to make or receive cell phone calls during class. Reading assignments are expected to be completed in advance of class time.

Respect for diverse views and experiences is to be demonstrated at all times. Inclusive language for persons is expected in classroom and written work. Incompletes for unfinished assignments must be requested in writing and are not granted automatically. Written work must follow the Turabian style guide (A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). All uses of and references to the work of others must be properly documented.

Course Requirements and Grading:

In-class participation, punctuality, preparation Required Readings Reflection on personal cultural heritage Historical exploration of another culture Case Study

Grading Scale: 91-100 A 81-90 B 71-80 C 61-70 D 60orbelow F

Required Reading:

30% of grade 20% of grade 15% of grade 15% of grade 20% of grade

100%

Lartey, Emmanuel Y. In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling, 2nd edition, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000.

Selected articles and book chapters; see Bibliography: Selected Articles.

Assignments:

1. Explore and articulate your own cultural makeup and assumptions. Some of this will be done through in-class activities and will be summarized in a reflection paper due May 27 (see Class Schedule for details on mailing).

2. Prepare a timeline of significant historical events in a culture other than your own. What is the significance of these historical moments and movements in the worldview of members of that culture? Seek this insight through first-person written material or personal interviews with members of this culture. Summarize in a 5 page paper due in class April 28.

3. Select a case study of a pastoral care encounter from a selection provided the last weekend of class, and respond to it in terms of pastoral care awareness, practices, attitudes and skills. Due May 27 (see Class Schedule for details on mailing).

Class Schedule:

Friday, March 31, 2006, 5:00 p.m. Introduction to class E. Law's Table Exercise The Twenty Questions Pastoral Care in the Haitian American Community Guest: Dr. Jonas Georges, Professor of Pastoral Ministry, Florida Center for

Theological Studies

Saturday, April!, 9:00 a.m. Pastoral Care in the GLBT Community Guest: Dr. Philip Toal, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Staff at Center for

Drug Free Living, & Adjunct Professor at Valencia Community College in the areas of Sex Therapy and Substance Abuse Disorders.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read Lartey text, Complete Assignment #2 Historical Timeline

Friday, April 28 Assignment #2 due in class. Pastoral Care in the Hispanic Evangelical (protestant) Community Guest Dr. Carmelo Mercado, Pastor of El Redentor Presbyterian Church, Oviedo,

Florida; Pastoral Counselor.

Saturday, April 29 Pastoral Care in the African American Community Guest: Dr. Veronica Y. White, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Counselor

Educator, Psychotherapist

ASSIGNMENTS: Read selected articles, Continue work on Assignment #1

Friday, May 12 Proposed: Pastoral Care in the Hispanic Catholic Community

Saturday, May 13 Proposed: Pastoral Care in the Asian American Community Assignment #3 Case Study options will be distributed and one selected.

ASSIGNMENTS: Complete Assignments #1 and 3; due to Dr. Simmons by U.S. Mail postmarked no later than May 27, 2006. Mailing address: 250 S.W. Ivanhoe Blvd., Suite A, Orlando, FL 32804. It is the student's responsibility to save a copy o/your work in the event it is lost in the mail.

Bibliography and "Twenty Questions" document attached.

PASTORAL CARE IN MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES Florida Center for Theological Studies - Central Florida Campus

PT341 - Spring Quarter 2006

BmLIOGRAPHY

Ashby, Homer U., Jr. Our Home Is Over Jordan: A Black Pastoral Theology. S1. Louis: Chalice Press, 2003.

Augsburger, David W. Pastoral Counseling Across Cultures. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1986.

Butler, Lee H., Jr. A Loving Home: Caringfor African American Marriage and Families. Cleveland, Ohio: The Pilgrim Press, 2000.

Chinula, Donald M. Building King's Beloved Community: Foundations for Pastoral Care and Counseling with the Oppressed Cleveland: United Church Press, 1997.

Davis, Kenneth B. and Yolanda Tarango, eds. Bridging Boundaries: The Pastoral Care of u.s. Hispanics. Scranton, Penn.: University of Scranton Press, 2000.

Eck, Diana L. A New ReligiOUS America: How a "Christian Country" Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation. San Francisco: Harper, 2002.

Elizondo, Virgilio P. Christianity and Culture: An Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Ministry for the Bicultural Community. San Antonio, Texas: Mexican American Cultural Center, 1983.

Goizueta, Roberto S. Caminemos con Jesus: Toward a Hispanic-Latino Theology of Accompaniment. Maryknoll, N.¥.: Orbis Books, 1999.

Kirkwood, Neville A. Pastoral Care to Muslims: Building Bridges. New York: Haworth Pastoral Press, 2001.

Lartey, Emmanuel ¥. In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling, 2nd edition. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Law, Eric H.F. The Bush Was Blazing But Not Consumed: Developing a Multicultural Community Through Dialogue and Liturgy. S1. Louis: Chalice Press, 1996.

Law, Eric H. F. Sacred Acts, Holy Change: Faithful Diversity and Practical Transformation. S1. Louis: Chalice Press, 2002.

Law, Eric H. F. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community. S1. Louis: Chalice Press, 1993.

Maldonado, Jorge E. Introducci6n al Asesoramiento Pastoral de fa Familia. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004.

Pastoral Care in Multicultural Ministries (PT341) Florida Center for Theological Studies

Spring 2006

"Twenty Questions" for consideraJion:

How do you define pastoral care?

How is pastoral care shaped or impacted by culture in your experience?

How do you name your cultural context?

What are the biblical and theological meanings that inform pastoral care in your cultural setting?

What are the most prevalent needs of pastoral care?

What is the role of ordained ministers and lay leaders in providing pastoral care?

To whom is care directed, and how is care allocated?

What rituals are significant in pastoral care?

How is pastoral care related to the life cycle in your cultural context?

What is the place of emotion, autonomy, and personal space?

How is "family" defined and viewed?

How are gender and sexuality understood?

What terminology is significant for your cultural group? What terms are to be avoided and what "code" language ought one be sensitive to?

How is power experienced?

How is suffering viewed?

How are prejudice and injustice experienced?

What larger issues of justice impact individuals in your cultural context?

SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

SYLLABUS

PT 242 FIELD EDUCATION - LEADERSHIP IN MINISTRY

Instructor: Dr. Jonas Georges Phone (H): 305.758-3582 (W): 305.651- 4802

(Cell): 305.528.9333 e-mail: jonasgeorges@bellsouth.net

Class meeting: Wed: 6-8:00PM

COURSE PRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION

This Course is a continuation of PT 240 and PT 241 offered in the Fall and Winter. Its purpose is to study several methods currently being user! in Ministry and to challenge students to create their own models, when their particular ministry requires it. The course will also look into various aspects of urban ministry.

This course promises to bring all class members into active discussion as we share our various situations. As most students will be placed in residential type of ministry, it is anticipated that our interaction with prisoners, residents of Nursing Homes and hospital patients, will be prominent in the discussions.

PT 240 AND 241 is required for enrollment.

II. PLAN OF THE COURSE

We will attempt to study the assigned text from cover to cover in order to gain clear understanding of the author's theory of church management. However, there will also be comparative studies, particular related to students' knowledge and understanding of the

subject in other fields. Finally, we seek to relate this old text to at least one modern management theory.

During this Spring Quarter, placement will be very innovative. Most students will be permitted to continue in their current placement, others will be given special assignments, as a means of responding to known difficulties and limitations. In all cases, weekly reports are mandatory. As a component of the innovation, the instruction/field coordinator will meet with all field supervisors before the end of the quarter and after specific arrangements will have been done with both student and supervisor.

Five of the 11 class sessions will be dedicated to individual sessions with student and their immediate Field supervisors.

III. COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the quarter, the student will :

1. Gain confidence as to their ability to lead in the field of their choice/calling.

2. Acquire valuable knowledge of cultural diversity and its role in the implementation of ministry.

IV. REQUIREMENTS.

• Each student will meet the 6-hour field placement requirement. -40% of the grade. During this quarter, no substitute will be accepted, except for cases where accessibility to ministerial settings prove too difficult to arrange. In those cases, any work at the local church will count towards experience and grades.

• Each student will work on a least three reaction papers: One related to the placement, one to one of text books and one to class discussions. - 40% of the grade

• Class participation. -10% of the grade

• Attendance and punctuality - 10% of the grade.

PLEASE NOTE: All written presentations must follow the University of Chicago's Manual. known as Turabian.

V. COURSE OUTLINE

March 8, 2006 Course outline, presentation of the different components of the Field Training - Lecture Finalize all placements - Collect all remaining papers and documents related to the previous quarter. Video presentation Assignment: Prepare a holy week presentation suitable for your faith practice of the season. It could be a meditation, a youth program, an Easter egg hunt. ..

March 15, 2005 Assignment: Overview of Field Education - The dilemma of Ministry Assignment: 1

March 22, 2006 Lecture Presentation of assignment 1-page presentation on pastoral ministry

March 29, 2006 Field Report - Lecture Reading Assignment: 2-page essay on the Holy Week in your faith tradition

April 5, 2006 Field report - Reflection Lecture

Reading Assignment: 21 Bridges, chapters 1 ,2,and 3 New Beginning, Chapter 1 and 2

April 19, 2006 Field report - Reflection Reading Assignment: 21 Bridges, chapters 4-8 New Beginning, Chapter 3 and 4 1-pqge report on your understanding of ministry

April 26, 2006 Field report Lecture Assignment: 2-page reflection on your call to the ministry.

May 3, 2006 Field report - Reflection Lecture Reading Assignment:

21 Bridges, chapters 9 and 10 New Beginning, Chapter 5

May 10, 2006 Written and verbal reports on readings Reading Assignment:

21 Bridges, chapters 11 and 12 New Beginning, Chapter 6 and 7

May 17, 2006 Individual Session Field report and lecture: Teaching Ministry in the city Reading Assignment: 21 Bridges, chapters 10, 13 and 14 New Beginning, Chapters 8 and 9

May 24, 2004 Individual Session V

Reading Assignment: 21 Bridges, chapters 15, 16 Field report and class presentation Assignment: Presentation a 1-page reflection on a current issue that affect your community.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. The following books are required:

Resident Aliens, Hauerwas, Stanley and Willimon, William. Abingdon Press

Miller, Herb. Leadership is the key. Abingdon Press, Nashville

Schaper, Donna. Altar Call. Abingdon Press

Killen, James 1. Jr. Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church.

B. The following texts are related to the subject matter and recommended for further reading, such as book reports.

Schaller E. Lyle and McNeal Reggie. Revolution in Leadership. Abingdon Press, Nashville

HARRIS, James H. Pastoral Theology: A Black-Church Perspective. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

BROWNING, Don S. A Fundamental Practical Theology - Descriptive and Strategic Proposals. ' Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

ANDERSON, James D. and JONES, Ezra Earl. Ministry of the Laity. San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row

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Florida Center for Theological Studies

SPRING 2006

CA430 THEOLOGIES/METHODOLOGIES OF STSWARSHIP (3 credits)

On eleven Thursdays beginning March 9, 2003

6.00 - 9.00 P.M.

Marcos Antonio Ramos Sr.

Telephones: (H) 305 443 4318 (Office) 305 379 3777

(Cel.) 305 794 9558 (Fax) 305 379 1006

Home address: 2765 S.W. 32 Ct Miami, FI 33133

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

An investigation of such questions as how the people of God

conduct their lives; live in relationship to God and to humanity;

and use their time, talent and money.

II. TEXTBOOK

Blomberg, Craig L, Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical

Theology of Material Possessions, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans

Publishing Company, 1999.

III. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Callahan, Kennon L., Giving and stewardship in an effective

church: A guide for every member, San Francisco: Harper Collins,

1992.

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Ganger, Steve. Time Warped: First Century time stewardship for

21s-century living, Goshen, IN: Mennonite Mutual Aid, 2004.

Graves, Stephen R and Addington, Thomas G., The Fourth

Frontier: exploring the new world of work, Nashville: Word

Publishers, 2000.

Halteman, Jim . Herald Press, Scottdale, PA: The clashing

worlds of economics and faith, Scottdale: Pa , 1995.

Haughey, John C. The holy use of money: personal finance in

light of Christian faith, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986.

Hinze, Donald W. To Give and Give Again: A Christian

imperative for generosity, New York: Pilgrim Press, 1990 .

Hudnut-Beumler, James David, Generous saints: congregations

rethinking ethics and money, Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 1999.

Levan, Christopher, Living in the maybe: a steward confronts

the spirit of fundamentalism, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.

McNamara, Patrick, More than money: portraits of

transformative stewarship, Bethesda: Alban Institute, 1999.

Vallet, Ronald E, Steping Stones of the Steward, Grand Rapids:

Eerdmans, 1989.

IV. OBJECTIVES

a. To familiarize the student with biblical and theological

perspectives about the stewarship of time, talent and possessions.

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b. To provide him or her with information about the basic history

of the subject and its impact in the church.

c. To contrast styles of stewarship.

d. To help the student cent rate in his/her specific faith community

and work toward specific goals.

e. To help the student face a secular and post Christian world.

f. To evaluate the possible influences of postmodernism in this

matter.

g. To relate the subject to peace and justice issues.

V. REQUIREMENTS

Your final grade for this course will be determined by several

factors . You will prepare a five page typed book review of

the textbook. The student will also prepare a term paper using an

extensive bibliography. including books mentioned in the syllabus.

Those books are all of them available in our library. Details

regarding the nature of this paper will be explained by the

professor. Attendance is mandatory and participation in class will

be an important factor for the final evaluation.

VI. GRADE

Book review 25%

Term paper paper 40%

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Class attendance 15%

Class participation

and reading 20%

VII. SCHEDULE

Unit 1. Introduction to the course

Explanation of requirements

What are we trying to do as stewards?

Reading: Textbook, pages 11-32

Unit 2. Discussion of different approaches to the subject

Reading: Chapter 1

Unit 3. The Early Church experience

Reading: Chapter 2

Unit 4. Old Testament teachings

Reading: Chapter 3

Unit 5. New Testament teachings

Reading: Chapter 4

Unit 6. Socialist and Third World concepts

Reading: Chapter 5

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Unit 7. Stewarship in the Capitalist and developed worlds.

Reading: Chapter 6

Unit 8. The local church and stewarship

Reading: Chapter 7

Unit 9. Denominational approaches

Reading: Chapter 8

Unit 10. Discussion of reading materials

Presentation of the Book Review

Unit 11. Presentation of the term paper

CA 325: The Theology and Practice of Ministry in Disaster Spring 2006

Florida Center for Theological Studies Miami, Florida

Dr. Laurie Kraus Office: 305666-8586 Home 305365-9889 Cel 305213-7970

L kraus@bellsouth.net

Course Description

Compassionate response to communities and persons stricken by natural or human-caused disaster is not only human nature, it goes to the very heart of what it means to be people of faith, obeying the divine call to demonstrate God's steadfast love, justice, and healing presence to the least and the lost. Such response has, de facto, become a part of the church's mission when disaster strikes-but few communities of faith or their pastors, chaplains, and professional care-givers have been trained or equipped for this critical and demanding work. The response of the community of faith, unlike that of Red Cross or FEMA, has not only a physical and practical, but also an explicitly theological dimension. The course will explore the biblical, theological and practical dimensions of disaster response and recovery. It will address pastoral, spiritual, liturgical and practical elements of the church's participation in such circumstances, and familiarize the student with the language and landscape of the players, politics, participants and possibilities converging around communities who experience and respond to disaster.

Rationale: Most seminaries do not address this pastoral and congregational task, and few courses in theology, worship or pastoral care explicitly train religious leaders for this important and increasingly unavoidable arena of ministry. Additionally, this work places challenging spiritual, psychological, and even physical demands on congregations and their leaders. Most religious responders enter such work with an open heart and a passion to heal and help, only to find themselves and their communities soon mired in a wilderness of competing needs, limited resources, difficult questions of theodicy and theophany, and the frustration that comes with attempting a necessary task in a time of crisis with inadequate training and no mentors. To cite an example, the numbers of clergy/pastors who "burned out, » experienced divorce or had personal or familial emotional crises, left the area, or even the work of ministry as they and their congregations struggled to respond and recover following 1992's Hurricane Andrew were dismaying. In my own

small work beginning to be a part of the Presbyterian Church USA's response to Hurricane Katrina, I have already heard numerous anecdotal and actual conversations regarding ministers who are "not coming back" to the afflicted area and their congregations, or whose sense of being overwhelmed is crippling their own spiritual health, the long-term recovery potential of their congregations, and their ability to participate in the important and even life-giving work of recovery.

The religious community has an obligation, in this increasingly disaster­prone world, to equip religious leaders and communities of faith to be (a) knowledgeable in the nature, scope, language and landscape of disaster response and recovery; (b) equipped to address, in themselves and their communities of faith, the spiritual, psychological and practical effects common to those experiencing and responding to disaster; (3) conversant in the biblical and theological task of disaster response, bringing "out of chaos, hope," and finally (d) trained to take their place as leaders in forming effective interfaith, multicultural response communities when disaster strikes their city, neighborhood, or nation.

TEXTBOOKS

Holy the Firm Annie Dillard From Whom God Hid Nothing Meister Eckhart Everything in Its Path Kai T. Erikson Congregational Trauma: Caring, Coping, Learning lill Hudson

Readings from sources as provided

Recommended Readings

The Message ofthe Psalms Walter Brueggemann In the Beginning, lohn Main Lamentation and the Tears of the World, Kathleen O'Connor

Schedule

Spiritual Foundations

Session 1-2 the Church's Role in Disaster Out of Chaos, Hope Models for Ministry in Disaster

"Serengeti" by Mary Oliver (House of Light p. 61) The Psalms and Lament The Prophets: Joel Jesus: Death and Transfiguration Acts: Tabitha as a Model for Storytelling

Remembering, Revealing, Re-imagining "Show and Tell"

Session 3 Theological Models for Disaster Response Brueggemann: Psalms Genesis commentary (creation and flood) Apocalypse and Revelation

the presence of God and the Persistence of Evil

The Culture and Context of Community Disaster Response

Session 4

Session 5

Networking: Partners in the Disaster Community Kirk, Kraus, Hale

Disaster Response in the Local Congregation Wetzig, Kraus, Prieto, Abell

Pastoral and Personal Considerations

Session 6

Session 7

Session 8

The Spiritual Effects of Disaster "Crows" by Mary Oliver in House of Light (p.7S)

Congregational Trauma

Liturgical Tools for Disaster Response Ministry Meditation, silence, lectio divina, taize, labyrinth, journaling, embodied prayer, formal worship Psychological Effects (Dr. Manrodt, Ms. Tamargo)

Trauma, PTSD, 2ndary PTSD, Family Effects

Session 9

Session 10

Session 11

Caregiving Tools: Critical Incident Stress Mgt. Kirk, Kraus

Worship Alternatives Community Re-oganizing

Care for the Caregiver: Compassion Fatigue Prescriptions and Prevention Kraus, Robinson

Out of Chaos, Hope: Creating Resilience in the Spiritual Community

Help, Hope, Heal Robinson and Kraus

"The Ponds", Mary Oliver (p. 58, House of Ught)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Write and present a sermon and liturgy for a community worshiping after a national, natural or local disaster.

Develop and write a brief theology of disaster (5-7 pp)

Develop and write a bible study of several sessions (or in a retreat format) meant for a congregation or group that has experienced a traumatic event or disaster.

Write a disaster mitigation plan for a congregation, including appropriate elements of anticipated community outreach/response.

FINAL PROJECT: Design a week-long disaster institute to be based in a seminary community and repeated annually that will address the practical, theological, communal, and psycho-social elements of disaster response in the religious community; for religious caregivers, faith-based disaster responders, and disaster response interfaith partners.

SYLLABUS FLORIDA CENTER FOR TIIEOLOGICAL STUDIES

SPRING 2006 1B202 - THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Dr. David Gasperson - Office hours - Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 - 3:30 or by email or phone. Home: (863)946-1692; FCTS (305)379-3777

cell: (561)315-7412 email: gaspersond@aol.com Class meets online March 7 - June 6, 2004 except for Easter holidays April 10-ApriI22. Mail papers and other ground mail to FCTS, 111 NE 1 st St, 8th floor; Miami FL 33132

L COURSE DESCRIPTION This core seminar seeks to provide an introduction to the basic tenets of the

Christian faith. While systematic in coverage, attention will also be given to the history of the development of dogma. Students will receive a strong background in basic Christian theol0l:lY and will be involved in an integrative forum on theological questions emerging from the modem world and applications of Christian theology to contemporary ministry.

II. COURSE PLAN This course will be taught in a combination of face-to-face and online

components using email, discussion groups, web site, and multi-media. All students should have the necessary equipment and ability to use computers and the Internet. Refer to the Center's website at www.fcfts.org and specifically the page for "Distance Learning/Technology" to learn the required equipment and abilities. All registering students must provide an email address (space is provided for it on the registration form) and will be contacted by the professor with additional instructions.

Lectures will be sent to students by email. Discussion will be done through a face-to-face class in Miami. Students unable to attend these classes will participate in discussion groups through online chats.

III. COURSE FORMAT Theology will be presented in this course using a "systematic" framework in

which the major topics of theological concern are addressed individually. Within the systematic framework discussion will also include important observations from historical and contemporary theology as well as practical and ministerial issues.

This term the subjects for emphasis within the systematic framework will include Salvation, The Church, The Holy Spirit and Eschatology

IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Overview: Requirements for this course include regular class attendance,

reading of all assigned texts, two examinations, completion of a research paper on an approved topic and brief summary of the conclusions from that research to the class.

') Grading: Grade for the class will be based on the following: examinations 20 % each

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participation 20 % research paper 30 % presentation to class 10 %

3. Examinations: Students will be tested on class notes and readings assigned at each of two scheduled testing times. Tests are equally weighted and non-cumulative.

4. Absences: Class attendance is essential to achieve mastery of the course. More than two absences may result in the professor requesting the student withdraw from the course. Withdrawal is the responsibility of the student. Online attendance is verified by completion of assignments, attendance in chats and responses to email

5. Scores: Numerical scores and their letter equivalents for this course are: o - 59 ---- F 60 - 69 ----- D 70 - 73 --- C-74 -77 ----- C 78 - 81----- C+ 82 - 85 ----- B-86 - 89 ----- B 90 - 93 ---- B+ 94 - 97 ----- A-98-100---A 6. Research: Each student will submit a research paper of no less than ten (10)

typed, 12-point type, double-spaced pages on a topic approved by the professor and preferably from within the immediate scope of the theological topics of this tenn. The paper should be researched and show adequate footnotes and bibliography to indicate sources. Turabian fonn guidelines required by the Center will be enforced on this paper. ("StyleEase" is a computer program available online or through the Florida Center library which assists with Turabian fonnat.) Bibliography should show at least ten (10) entries of which at least three (3) should be journal articles. Papers should be submitted by surface mail or through an attachment to email using a program specified by the professor so the format can be checked. In addition, students will provide a brief, oral report to the class on the research and the conclusions ofthe paper.

y. REQU1RED READING

The following texts will be provided through the Center's bookstore at the administrative desk:

Joel B. Green. Salvation: Understanding Biblical Themes. Chalice, 2004. ISBN 0827238312

George E. Ladd. The Blessed Hope. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980. ISBN 0-8028-1111-6

Molly Truman Marshall. Joining the Dance: A Theology of the Spirit. Judson, 2003 ISBN 0817014136

Letty M. Russell. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. ISBN 0-664-25070-X

Kate L. Turabian. A Manual for Writers ofTenn Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1996.

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VI SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Though not a part of the required readings the following volumes are

recommended for additional reading and research. Numbers following some entries indicate location of the volume within the FCTS library. Not all library holdings have been noted here and additions are made to the library all the time. Don't assume that the book is unavailable just because a reference number is not listed. Check the catalog.

SALVATION

Bartlett, Anthony W. Cross Purposes: The Violent Grammar of Christian Atonement. Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2001. BT 265.2. B37 200 1

THE CHURCH

Beasley-Murray, G. R. Baptism in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962. BV806.B4 1962

Berrigan, Daniel. The Bride: Images of the Church. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2000. BX 4661.B47 2000

Giles, Kevin. What On Earth is the Church? Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 1995. BS2545.C5.G55 1995

Hinson, E. Glenn. The Church Triumphant. Macon: Mercer, 1995. BRI62.2.H56 1995

__ -==-::-:-:' The Integrity ofthe Church. Nashville: Broadman, 1978. BV600.2.H52 1978

Kung, Hans. The Church. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1967. BX1746.K813 1976

____ . Structures of the Church. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 1964.

Mo1tmann, Jurgen. The Church in the Power of the Spirit. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1993. BV600.2.M64\31993

Regele, Mike. Death of the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995. BR526.R44 1995

Russell, Letty M. Church in the Round. Louisville: WestminsteriJohn Knox, 1993. BV600.2.R687 1993

Stagaman, David J. Authority in the Church. Collegeville: Liturgical , 1999. BX 1746.S7 1999

Watson, David C. I Believe in the Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979. BV600.2.W36 1979

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TIlE HOLY SPIRIT

Bloesch, Donald G. The Holv Spirit: Works and Gifts. Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 2000 BT 121.2.8572000

Green, Michael. I Believe in the Holv Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975. BTl21.2.G72 1975

HolI, Adolf. the Left Hand of God: A Biography of the Holy Spirit. New York: Doubleday, 1998. BT 123.H6513 1998

Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: The Holv Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002 BT 121.3.K37 2002

Montague, George T. The Holv Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition. New York: PauIist,1976. BS680.H56.M661976

Moody, Dale. Spirit of the Living God. Nashville: Broadman, 1976.

Prichard Rebecca Button. Sensing the Spirit: The Holv Spirit In Feminist Perspective. St. Louis: Chal ice, 1999.

Snook, Lee E. What in the World Is God Doing? Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. BT124.S9851999

Stagg, Frank. The Holy Spirit Today: Biblical Teaching Applied to Present Needs. Macon: Smyth He1wys, 1994.

Turner, Max. The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: In the New Testament Church and Todav. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1998 BS2545.G47 T8? 1998

ESCHATOLOGY

Abanes, Richard. End-time Visions: The Doomsdav Obsession. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1999. BT 876.A22 1999

Bauckham, Richard. The Fate of the Dead: Studies on the Jewish and Christian Apocalypses. Boston: Brill, 1998. BL 50l.B38 1998

Bauckham, Richard and Trevor Hart. Hope Against Hope: Christian Eschatology in Contemporary Context. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. BV 4638.B38 1999

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Bremmer, Jan N. The Rise and Fall of the Afterlife. New York: Routledge, 2001 BL 535. B75 2001

Farley, Margaret A. and Serene Jones. Liberating Eschatology. Louisville: West-minster/John Knox, 1999. BT 823.L53 1999

Johns, Loren L. Apocalvpticism and Millennialism: Shaping a Believer' s Church Eschatology for the 21 st Centurv. Kitchener, Ontario: Pandora, 1999 BT 823.A76 1999

Johnson, Philip. Shades of Sheol: Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament. Downers Grove: Intervarsity, 2002 BS 1199.D34.J64 2002

Koester. Craig R. Revelation and the End of All ThinQs. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. BS 2825 .53 K642001

Kyle, Richard. The Last Davs Are Here Again: A History of the End Times. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. BT 876.K95 1998

Ladd, George Eldon. The Blessed Hope. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988 BT885.L231956

_ _ -----::---;-. Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1973. BT94.L231973

MacPherson, Dave. The Incredible Cover-Up: The True Story of the Pre-Trib Rapture. Plainfield: Logos, 1975.

Moitmann, Jurgen. The Coming of God, Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996, BT82 1. I.M658 1996

Theology of Hope, New York: Harper & Row, 1967. BT821.2.M6313 1967

Papadopoulos, Gerasimos. At the End of Time: The Eschatological Expectations of the Church. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1997. BT 821.2 P33 1997

Sauter, Gerhard. What Dare We Hope? Reconsidering Eschatology. Harrisburg: Trinity International, 1999. BT 921.2.S258 1999

Schwaraz, Hans. Eschatology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. BT 821.2. S353 2000

Wright, J. Edward. The Early History of Heaven. New York: Oxford, 2000,

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In addition to these books on the specific subjects covered in this term, the following books may be of interest in general and special fields:

HISTOR Y OF DOCTRINE

Gonzalez, Justo. A Historv of Christian Thought. (3 vols) Nashville: Abingdon, 1971-1975. BT21.2.G613 1971-75

Placher, William C. A Historv of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1983 . BT21.2.B57 1983

VIr POLICIES I. Incompletes: An incomplete grade may be given only to a student who has

been attending classes on a regular basis and submitting assignments and tests promptly but who is unable to complete the course due to an emergency. The request to complete course work must be made by the student and agreed to by the professor. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for completion of the course and to submit to the professor all course work by the date published in the academic year calendar. All requests for incompletes must be submitted in writing using the "Request for Incomplete" form available from the Registrar. For incompIetes, the professor is required to submit two grades for the course - an "I" for incomplete, followed by a slash and the letter grade that the student will receive if no additional work is completed (for example: "lID"). If incomplete work is not finished by the deadline assigned by the Center, the second grade automatically becomes the grade for the course - frequently that means failure for the course.

2. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper acknowledgment, of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker. FCTS is committed to the highest standards of scholarly integrity and the Dean's office will deal appropriately with any incident of plagiarism. Depending on the seriousness of the offense, plagiarism can result in failure of the course or even expulsion. Avoid plagiarism by being sure proper footnotes and bibliography are included on all your papers.

3. Respect: We are a multi-cultural and diverse educational community. In this course we will strive for inclusive language. We will not accept intolerance and abuse of others in any form and we will seek to broaden our own experience by incorporating the broad experience of others. While words and ideas are our individuality and our freedom, they may also hurt others. Let us be cautious.

FOR COMPLETE CATALOG LISTINGS INCLUDING CElvTER POLICIES, VISIT THE CElVfER'S WEBSITE AT FCFTS.ORG.

VUL COURSE OBJECTIVES

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Required Reading: Marshall (1 /2) Other Matters: Please have an outline ready for your papers.

Week 9 - May 15 Topics: Biblical Expectations of the End Required Reading: Marshall (finish)

Week 10 - May 22 Topics: Millennial Theories and the Modern World Required Reading: Ladd (one-half) Other Matters: STUDENT PRESENTA nONS

Incomplete grades for winter tenn changed to letter grade May 27 Week 11 - May 29

Topics: Theologies of Hope and Expectation (Moltmann & Pannenberg) Required Reading: Ladd (finish ) Other Matters: FINAL EXAM

TE&'VI PAPERS DUE

FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Spring 2006 Prof. Y.J. Rhoades,Ph.D

ES 429 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS IN CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

AIM OF SEMINAR: This seminar will study the Christian position on ecology and eco-feminism This will assist the students in incorporating these topics in their particular ministry in light world and local ecological problems in the light of the ethical and theological questions raised by the environment.

REQUIRED TEXT: Dieter T. Hessel and Rosemary Radford Ruether edits. CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY, Seeking the Well being of Earth and Humans.

REQUIREMENTS: 1. Classes will meet on dates indicated in the course outline, at the

Center, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 2. Purchase the required text 3. Regular attendance is expected 4. In addition to reading the text book each student will report on 3

books from the bibliography. Each report is to be from 4 to 5 pages in length, double spaced, with quotation marks from quoting directly from the book with page number in parenthesis. Dates due: Book 1 :March 20; book 2 : April 24;Book 3: May 8

5. Research paper: a. topics:

South Florida ecological problems; world wide deforestation; Global warming; drought; issues of global justice; care of animals and plants as God's creation. You may decide on 09ther issues with consent of professor.

b. The paper should deal with tin ecological perspective - description of the ecological issue you want to present - biblical. Theological, ethical, political implications - potential solutions to the ecological problems

c. all papers must contain footnotes and a substantial bibliography including list of Joumals consulted and internet quotes.

d. Paper due: May 22 5. aNote: All quotations from sources, including from

the internet must be footnoted and have quotation marks. If this is not done your paper will be rejected. This concernsplagiasrism

COURSE OUTLINE: March 6 Introduction. Creator/Christi in ecological perspective March 20: Spirit in ecological perspective April 3 : Vision, vocation, virtue for the earth community April 24 The Universal and Particular in ethics spirituality May 8 Toward global security and sustainability May 15 Christian praxis for ecology and justice, conclusion ofRRR May 22 Presentation of research paper and conclusion

READING ASSIGNMENTS

March 6: Intro. To seminar. Discussion of Creator, Christ in ecological Perspective

ASSIGNMENT FOR March 20: Hessel/Ruether (HR):p. 51 to 124 (part BI)

March 20 Discussion of Spirit in ecological perspective; Orthodox and Eco-feminine perspectives Report on Book 1 ASSIGNMENT FOR April 3: HR p. 113- 224 (part II)

April 3 Discussion of vision, vocation, virtues for earth community Assignment for April 24: HR p. 227-381 (part III)

April 24 Discussion of Universal and particular in ethics and spirituality Report on Book 2 Assignment for May 8 HR p. 385 to 511 (part IV)

May 8 Discussion of Toward global security and sustainability Report on Book 3

ASSIGNMENT FOR May 15 HRp.515-613

May 15 DISCUSSION OF Christian Praxis for ecology and justice RRR's conclusion

May 22 Presentation of research paper and conclusion of seminar

HR:

FLORIDA CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES HS )&1/o.:J--Spring 2006

Home Office Fax Cel.

Prof. Marcos Antonio Ramos Sr. 305 443 43~8 305 379 3777 305 379 ~006/305 643 1256 305 794 9558

* Eleven Tuesdays, beginning March 7, 2006, 6.00-10.00 P.M.

I. Description

The last part of a year-long study of the struggle, growth, controversy and faith of the Church. This term will cover primarily the characters, issues and movements of the modern period .

PRE-REQUISITES: HS 100, 101 [or permission of professor] .

II. Plan of the course

This third part of Historical Studies will deal with the Modern period emphasizing the Protestant Reformation of the XVIth century taking into consideration national aspects, that is, the German, Swiss, French, Bohemian, Eastern European, Scandinavian, English and Scottish reformations and emphasizing the development of Protestant and Catholic theology after the Reformation.

We will study some of the leading personalities of the period, the creation of modern denominations, the missionary expansion of the Church, the effect of Enlightenment and democracy upon institutional Christianity in the West and the development of Christian thought, the theological controversies of the XIXth and XXth Century, significant developments in North and Latin American Church History emphasizing the religious experience of some of the minority groups in the United States.

Our study will include Churches of the East and autoctonous churches of the Third World, women and their role in the contemporary Church and the influence of both experiential religion and liberation theologies. This year we will take a close look at the Charismatic movement in Latin America.

III. Objectives

a. To introduce the student to the study of the Modern Church.

(2) b. To discuss the impact of the Enlightenment and contemporary secularism upon the Christian Church.

c. To understand the reaction of the church in a changing world.

d. To discuss some of the main personalities and the meaning of their work.

e. To relate historical information to the development of Christian theology.

f. To contribute to a better understanding of today's religious events and prepare for postmodernism and a postdenominational age.

By the time he/she completes this course he/she is expected to integrate his/her knowledge of modern and contemporary church history and his understanding of the history of Christian thought to the rest of his/her theological career and to his/her ministry.

IV. Textbooks

Justo Gonzalez. A History of Christian Thought. Vol III. New York: Random House, 1995.

Owen Chadwick. The Reformation. London: Penguin Books, 1990.

V. Bibliography

Armstrong, Brian. Calvinism and the Amyraut Heresy. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1994.

Bangs, Carl. Arminius. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Asbury Press, 1985

Benedict, Philip. Christ's Churches Purely Refonned. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002.

Bouwsma, William J. John Calvin: A Sixteenth Century Portrait. New York: Oxford, 1988

Bastian, Jean-Pierre. Historia del Protestantismo en America Latina. Mexico: UPSA, 1990.

Calvin, John. Come Out From Among Them: Anti Nicodemite Writings. Dallas: Protestant Heritage Press, 2001.

Carter, Stephen L. The CUlture of Disbelief. New York: Harper/Collins, 1993.

(3) Conkin, Paul K. American Originals: Homemade varieties of Christianity. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1997.

Drummond, Andrew L. The Kirk and the Continent. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 1956.

Emerson, Michael 0., and Smith, Christian. Divided by faith: evangelical religiona nd the problem of race in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Gutjahr, Paul C. An American Bible. Stanford: Stanford University, 1999.

Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity 1920-1990. London: Trinity Press, 1991,

Harvey, Van A. The Historian & The Believer. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1996.

Herklots, H. G. G. The Church of England and the American Episcopal Church. London: A. R. Mowbray, 1966.

Hollifield, E. Brooks. Theology in America. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.

Kertzer, David I. Prisoner of the Vatican. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.

Kosmin A. Barry., Lachman, Seymour P. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society. New York: Harmony Books, 1993.

Lambert, Frank. Inventing the "Great Awakening". Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999.

Latouret te, Kenneth Scott. A History of the Expansion of Christianity, 6 vol, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1970.

Leonard, Bill J. Dictionary of Baptists in America. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1994.

Linwood, Urban, A Short History of Christian Thought. London: Oxford, University Press, 1995.

McNair, Philip. Peter Martyr in Italy. Oxford: Clarendon, 1967.

Marsden, George M. Fundamentalism and American Culture. London: Oxford University Press, 1980.

Marty, Martin E. Modern American Religion, vol. 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.

(4) Oberman, Heiko A. Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. New York: Doubleday, 1990.

McGrath, Alister. In The Beginning. New York: Doubleday, 2001.

Norwood, Frederick A. The Story of American Methodism. Nashville; Abingdon, 1974.

Pawley, Bernard & Margaret. Rome and Canterbury: Through Four Centuries. New York, Seabury Press, 1975.

Robbins, John W. (ed). The Effiminate Church. Unicoi: Trinity, 2001.

Runciman, Steven . The Great Church in Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Great War of Independence. Cambridge: University Press, 1968.

VI. Requirements

The student will prepare a term paper using as the form guide Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Any evidence of plagiarism would invalidate your work and grade. You will have to communicate to the professor, well in advance, about incompletes and follow his instructions. The student will be required to visit the library and use its resources for the term paper and other research. He/she will also provide a written reaction to the assigned book about the Reformation and a book review on one of the books from the bibliography.

Attendance, participation and reading 20\

Term Paper 30\

Written reaction to Chadwick's The Reformation 20\

Book Review 20\

Reading of the Textbook 10\

A 90-100

B = 78-89

C 68-78

D = 57-67

(5) VII. Attendance

Class meets as specified with one ten minute break. Students are expected to be in attendance for the duration of the class. If you are going to be absent, you must notify the instructor in advance (in class the week or weeks before your absence or by phone). Since class participation is dependent on attendance, your grade might be adversely affected by your non-attendance.

VIII. Format

Lectures will be presented by the instructor and guest scholars. Dr. Y. Jacqueline Rhoades will lecture on Women in the Church with an emphasis in the period covered this tenn. The student will be provided enough time to ask any question relevant to the class.

IX. Schedule and Reading

Changes will be introduced to accomodate guest lecturers.

WEEK 1. Introduction to the course and Review of the Bibliography The Phirst Phse of the Reformation Reading: Chadwick's 1-100.

WEEK 2. The Reformation continues Women in Church History Reading: Chadwick's 100-187

WEEK 3. The Reformed tradition John Calvin The Refonned Church The early Anabaptists Reading: Chadwick 188-320.

WEEK 4. The English Reformation Henry VIII Thomas Cranmer Edward VI Reading: Chadwick 321-445.

Gonzalez 1-50

WEEK 5. The Spanish and French Reformations Cardinal Gasparo Contarini The Catholic Counter Reformation Loyola and the Jesuits Reading: Gonzalez 51-125

(6) WEEK 6. Reactions to Calvinism The Synod of Dort Arminianism The Thirty Year War Reading: Gonzalez 126-196 Reaction to Chadwick's book

WEEK 7. Lutheran Scholasticism Pietism Moravian missions Catholic missions The Modern Missionary movement Reading: Gonzalez 197-265

WEEK 8. The English Bible English Church History after the Reformation The Elisabethan Settlement Puritanism Quakers Reading: Gonzalez 266-299 Book Review from Bibliography due

WEEK 9. Radical Reformation Quakers Wesley and the Methodists The Rise of Catholic modernism Reading: Gonzalez 300-346

WEEK 10. American Church History from the pilgrims to the Civil War Latin American Church History beginning with the conquistadores Latin American Theology Reading: Gonzalez 347-410

WEEK 11. The Charismatic/Pentecostal movement The Church in the Third World New Theologies Post-Denominationalism Reading: Gonzalez 411-476 Term Paper Due Oral Presentations