Use this page to view Summer 2022 course offerings until the catalog is published. This webpage serves as a temporary/alternate method to view course information and is replaced each semester.
Courses are separated by field and subject. Select each course below to view details; select faculty name to view their bio.
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Summer 2022 Courses
Biblical Field
New Testament
NT 111Q – Elementary Biblical Greek I
3 credits
Amy Meverden
An introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek. The course also focuses on skills in reading and writing Greek.
Notes: NT 111Q and NT 204Q must be taken sequentially during the summer term. Recommended for MDiv students completing option B of the Bible requirement. Language courses may not be taken for audit or reading credit except by permission of the instructor. Students are expected to bring this required textbook to the first class: A Primer of Biblical Greek, N. Clayton Croy, 2011.
NT 204Q – Elementary Biblical Greek II
3 credits
Amy Meverden
An introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek. The course also focuses on skills in reading and writing Greek.
Prerequisite: NT 111Q.
Notes: NT 111Q and NT 204Q must be taken sequentially during the summer term. Recommended for MDiv students completing option B of the Bible requirement. Language courses may not be taken for audit or reading credit except by permission of the instructor. Students are expected to bring this required textbook to the first class: A Primer of Biblical Greek, N. Clayton Croy, 2011.
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Practical Theology Field
Integrative & Field-Based Education
FE 206Q – Summer Ministries
2 credits
Su Yon Pak
Independent study in connection with a supervised field placement of at least eight weeks in length.
Prerequisites: FE 103 and FE 104. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Required meetings with field education staff are arranged. Proposals must be submitted to the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education prior to registration.
FE 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to PS 366Q.
Psychology & Religion
PS 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to IE 206Q.
PS 232Q – Spiritual Care for Mental Health and Illness
2 credits
David Saunders
This course challenges students to think about what makes us mentally and emotionally healthy, and how and why some of us become emotionally unwell. What is the role of faith and of being a member of a faith community – or not – in mental wellness and unwellness? How might these concepts be utilized practically in one’s professional work after graduation? Given the stresses of pastoral and organizational work, how is one’s spirituality and faith woven into self-care? The major categories of mental illness as currently defined by the DSM 5 in the United States and Europe are presented and discussed. Interacting with such individuals and assessing whether referral for treatment intervention is indicated, or ethically required, are explored. The goal of this course is not diagnostic and treatment oriented but rather understanding, and how to assess for referral if indicated.
Prerequisites: PS 101 and PS 110, or one unit of CPE, or equivalent.
PS 280Q – Contemplative Writing through Challenging Times
1 credit
Melina Rudman
The times we live in can’t help but teach and form us as human beings and as ministers and providers of spiritual care. Our particular times; times of pandemic, isolation, racial and social injustice, and climate crisis might become truly and positively formative if we engage these issues with courage and intention. Through readings, group spiritual direction and contemplative journaling, participants will explore their personal and professional reactions and responses to some of the challenges of our times with an eye towards developing increased self-awareness and compassion as ministers and spiritual care givers.
PS 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to FE 366Q.
Interreligious Engagement
IE 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to PS 206Q.
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Biblical Field
New Testament
NT 111Q – Elementary Biblical Greek I
3 credits
Amy Meverden
An introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek. The course also focuses on skills in reading and writing Greek.
Notes: NT 111Q and NT 204Q must be taken sequentially during the summer term. Recommended for MDiv students completing option B of the Bible requirement. Language courses may not be taken for audit or reading credit except by permission of the instructor. Students are expected to bring this required textbook to the first class: A Primer of Biblical Greek, N. Clayton Croy, 2011.
NT 204Q – Elementary Biblical Greek II
3 credits
Amy Meverden
An introduction to the basic grammar and vocabulary of biblical Greek. The course also focuses on skills in reading and writing Greek.
Prerequisite: NT 111Q.
Notes: NT 111Q and NT 204Q must be taken sequentially during the summer term. Recommended for MDiv students completing option B of the Bible requirement. Language courses may not be taken for audit or reading credit except by permission of the instructor. Students are expected to bring this required textbook to the first class: A Primer of Biblical Greek, N. Clayton Croy, 2011.
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Practical Theology Field
Integrative & Field-Based Education
FE 206Q – Summer Ministries
2 credits
Su Yon Pak
Independent study in connection with a supervised field placement of at least eight weeks in length.
Prerequisites: FE 103 and FE 104. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Required meetings with field education staff are arranged. Proposals must be submitted to the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education prior to registration.
FE 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to PS 366Q.
Psychology & Religion
PS 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to IE 206Q.
PS 232Q – Spiritual Care for Mental Health and Illness
2 credits
David Saunders
This course challenges students to think about what makes us mentally and emotionally healthy, and how and why some of us become emotionally unwell. What is the role of faith and of being a member of a faith community – or not – in mental wellness and unwellness? How might these concepts be utilized practically in one’s professional work after graduation? Given the stresses of pastoral and organizational work, how is one’s spirituality and faith woven into self-care? The major categories of mental illness as currently defined by the DSM 5 in the United States and Europe are presented and discussed. Interacting with such individuals and assessing whether referral for treatment intervention is indicated, or ethically required, are explored. The goal of this course is not diagnostic and treatment oriented but rather understanding, and how to assess for referral if indicated.
Prerequisites: PS 101 and PS 110, or one unit of CPE, or equivalent.
PS 280Q – Contemplative Writing through Challenging Times
1 credit
Melina Rudman
The times we live in can’t help but teach and form us as human beings and as ministers and providers of spiritual care. Our particular times; times of pandemic, isolation, racial and social injustice, and climate crisis might become truly and positively formative if we engage these issues with courage and intention. Through readings, group spiritual direction and contemplative journaling, participants will explore their personal and professional reactions and responses to some of the challenges of our times with an eye towards developing increased self-awareness and compassion as ministers and spiritual care givers.
PS 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to FE 366Q.
Interreligious Engagement
IE 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to PS 206Q.
Integrative & Field-Based Education
FE 206Q – Summer Ministries
2 credits
Su Yon Pak
Independent study in connection with a supervised field placement of at least eight weeks in length.
Prerequisites: FE 103 and FE 104. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Required meetings with field education staff are arranged. Proposals must be submitted to the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education prior to registration.
FE 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to PS 366Q.
Psychology & Religion
PS 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to IE 206Q.
PS 232Q – Spiritual Care for Mental Health and Illness
2 credits
David Saunders
This course challenges students to think about what makes us mentally and emotionally healthy, and how and why some of us become emotionally unwell. What is the role of faith and of being a member of a faith community – or not – in mental wellness and unwellness? How might these concepts be utilized practically in one’s professional work after graduation? Given the stresses of pastoral and organizational work, how is one’s spirituality and faith woven into self-care? The major categories of mental illness as currently defined by the DSM 5 in the United States and Europe are presented and discussed. Interacting with such individuals and assessing whether referral for treatment intervention is indicated, or ethically required, are explored. The goal of this course is not diagnostic and treatment oriented but rather understanding, and how to assess for referral if indicated.
Prerequisites: PS 101 and PS 110, or one unit of CPE, or equivalent.
PS 280Q – Contemplative Writing through Challenging Times
1 credit
Melina Rudman
The times we live in can’t help but teach and form us as human beings and as ministers and providers of spiritual care. Our particular times; times of pandemic, isolation, racial and social injustice, and climate crisis might become truly and positively formative if we engage these issues with courage and intention. Through readings, group spiritual direction and contemplative journaling, participants will explore their personal and professional reactions and responses to some of the challenges of our times with an eye towards developing increased self-awareness and compassion as ministers and spiritual care givers.
PS 366Q – Clinical Pastoral Education
6 credits
Su Yon Pak
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an experiential learning program that provides chaplaincy education and spiritual care training for ministry, normally in a clinical setting. Students learn the art and skills of spiritual care and reflect on their experiences with a certified CPE supervisor and a small group of peers. CPE is offered in accredited CPE centers; see acpe.edu for a list. Students may request to receive academic credit for up to one unit of CPE.
Prerequisites: PS 110 is required. PS 101 is recommended. Permission of the instructor.
Notes: Pass/fail. FE 366Q, or FE 363 and FE 364, required for students with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Psychology and Religion. Identical to FE 366Q.
Interreligious Engagement
IE 206Q – Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: A Healing Partnership
2 credits
Pilar Jennings
This course examine how the contrasting traditions of Buddhism and psychoanalysis understand the roots of suffering, and how their divergent methods offer increased opportunities for healing when used in tandem. For clinicians, this course provides an exploration of how the analytic treatment of common psychological struggles including depression and anxiety, as well as more complex forms of trauma, may be supported by Buddhist insights and methods. For meditators, this course offers ways to address the psychological content that can arise in one’s spiritual practice through a psychodynamic approach to inner life. With periods of meditation practice, readings, and classroom discussion, together we explore the foundational concepts addressed in both Buddhist and psychoanalytic teachings, including the nature of self, identity, loss, and efforts at healing.
Notes: No prior experience with meditation or psychoanalysis required. Identical to PS 206Q.