Syllabi Archive
A 2014 course by Stratos Patrikios at the University of Strathclyde looks at "the impact of faith upon politics" in the modern era. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are employed and "the empirical application of relevant theoretical frameworks" is paramount.
A 2005 course by Mark Gstohl at Xavier University of Louisiana "introduces the Christian theological tradition of the Modern Period by presenting the historical, cultural, and social contexts for past and contemporary Christian Faith."
A 2011 course by Maxwell Johnson at the University of Notre Dame is a research seminar focused "on the development of Mary and the Saints in relationship to what has been often assumed to be the central focus of the liturgical year." Course includes the study of "early medieval authors and texts in East and West (e.g., Bernard of Clairvaux)."
A course by Liz Wilson at Miami University (Ohio) "explores some of the fundamental presuppositions about and experiences of marriage in selected Western and nonWestern cultures."
A 2011 course by Loren Townsend at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary "is a study of empirical research methods and their application to pastoral counseling and marriage and family therapy."
A 2000 course by Paul Hyams at Cornell University surveys 'the first Christian centuries up to the eve of the Reformation" with respect to theological and canonical Christian marriage. Other topics "such as homosexuality, rape/abduction, prostitution, bawd and literary attitudes towards sexuality" will also be considered.
A 1998 course by Albert Harrill at DePaul University traces Christian views of gender and marriage through New Testament and the period of early Christianity.
A 2013 course by Gordon Jensen at Saskatoon Theological Union "explores how the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada . . . and its predecessor bodies have tried to be both confessionally Lutheran and Ecumenical."
A course by Michael Driscoll at the University of Notre Dame "is a comprehensive understanding of the nature and development of the Christian Eucharist . . . from an historical perspective . . . (and) theological reflection."
A 2012 course by ClaÌudio Carvalhaes at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary engages "Christian liturgical practices and issues from the first to the fourth centuries and help students see how these social-religious-economic-political-cultural practices shaped and informed these early communities."