Theological Studies, Bi-Vocational Track (THSBV.BA)

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Theology

This is a double major option wherein a streamlined version of the Biblical and Theological Studies major is coupled with a second major of the student’s choice from any department at Lee.

Degree Checklist

For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

General Education Requirements- Total Hours: 38-44

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Theological Studies - Credit Hours: 12

THEO 334 - Doctrine of Christ Credit Hours: 3

A historical and systematic study of the doctrine of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This course surveys the primitive Christologies of the New Testament and the Christological controversies of the early church and continues by examining the various reconstructions of Christologies in the modern era. The centrality of Christ for other doctrines and for Christian proclamation will also be stressed.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250
THEO 335 - Doctrine of the Holy Spirit Credit Hours: 3

A study of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit with emphasis upon the Spirit's relationship to Christ. The work of the Holy Spirit in relation to other fundamental doctrines will also be considered (e.g. creation, salvation, ecclesiology, eschatology, etc.). Special attention will be focused on the distinct work of the Holy Spirit within the economy of salvation, specifically dealing with things such as regeneration, sanctification, and mission.  Some attention will be given to the meaning of "living in the Spirit" and spiritual gifts.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250Additional DAL prerequisites: BIBL-101, BIBL-102 and THEO-231.
THEO 336 - Doctrine of the Church Credit Hours: 3

This course will examine the various models of the Church proposed by the New Testament and later throughout the history of Christianity. Special attention will be given to these areas of ecclesiology: governmental structures and leadership; the nature and mission of the church; sacraments; and the church empowered by the Spirit. Relating these studies to the contemporary Body of Christ will always be a central goal.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250.
THEO 425 - Theology and Benevolence Credit Hours: 3

This course offers students a theologically informed understanding of benevolence, highlighting the integral relationship between Christian faith and Christian service.  Particular attention is given to the ways in which the biblical texts, Christian tradition, and theology inform one's understanding and implementation of benevolence.

Prerequisites

LEEU-102B, and either THEO-230 or THEO-250.
THEO 435 - Contemporary Protestant Theology Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to Protestant theology from 1800 to the present. Particular attention will be given to major figures and movements within their modern and late modern contexts as well as to the similarities and differences between the official teachings of Protestant denominations and the views of select academic Protestant theologians.  

Prerequisites

THEO- 230 or THEO-250Additional DAL prerequisites: BIBL-101 and BIBL-102.
THEO 436 - Contemporary Catholic Theology Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to Roman Catholic theology from the First Vatican Council to the present.  Particular attention will be given to major figures and movements within their modern and late modern contexts as well as to the similarities and differences between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the views of select academic Catholic theologians.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250
THEO 440 - Recent Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the most recent theological expressions of the first, second, and third "waves" of pentecostalism.  Topics to be covered include Roman Catholic perspectives on baptism in the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts among evangelicals, indigenous pentecostal traditions outside the United States, the rise of academic theology in pentecostal denominations, theological method, and pentecostals and ecumenism.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250.
THEO 474 - Feminist Theology Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the historical roots, key ideas and trajectories of feminist theology and philosophy, the passions and contradictions of these disciplines, and their effects on various social practices and religious institutions.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250
THEO 483 - Special Topics in Theology Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an intensive study of selected topics in theology.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250

Historical Studies - Credit Hours: 6

CHIS 323 - History of Christianity I Credit Hours: 3

An historical study of the Christian Church from the apostolic period to the Great Schism of the eleventh century.  Special emphasis is placed on historical contextualization within the Greco-Roman era and Late Second Temple Judaism; the development of the Christian Church in terms of missionary expansion, regional distinctives, organization, worship, and the doctrinal formulations of various key ecclesial figures; the interaction between the Church and empires; and the creedal developments out of the seven ecumenical councils.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250
CHIS 324 - History of Christianity II Credit Hours: 3

A historical study of the Church's interaction with Islam, the relationship between the Eastern and Western Churches, the development of scholaticism, the Protestant reaction to the sixteenth century European church and the formation of reformation movements, the Council of Trent, Protestant Orthodoxy, the Great Awakenings, the American religious experience, and the global presence of Christianity.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250

Philosophical Studies - Credit Hours: 3

PHIL 331 - Symbolic Logic Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to formal systems of deductive logic, with emphasis on specifying principles and methods that can be used to analyze arguments and theories expressed in natural languages.

Prerequisites

none
PHIL 341 - Major Thinkers in Ancient Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

This course offers an in-depth treatment of selected major philosophers of ancient Western philosophy.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241 
PHIL 342 - Major Thinkers in Modern Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

This course offers an in-depth treatment of selected major philosophers of modern Western philosophy.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241.
PHIL 351 - Philosophy of Human Nature Credit Hours: 3

This course offers an intensive study of prominent theories of human nature and related philosophical problems, such as the mind-body problem; the unity, purpose and dignity of human nature; the emotions and their interplay with intelligence and volition; the origin and nature of human evil; and the human person in and with/against society.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241.
PHIL 361 - Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 3

This course undertakes a critical analysis and evaluation of reasoning about God. Topics covered include a philosophical analysis of the concept of God, arguments for God's existence, the relation between faith and reason, the problem of evil, and God's relation to morality and the meaning of life.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241.
PHIL 371 - Philosophical Ethics Credit Hours: 3

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical study of morality through the analysis of major ethical works in the history of Western philosophy and leading paradigms in contemporary moral philosophy.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241.
PHIL 411 - Epistemology Credit Hours: 3

This course offers a survey of contemporary work on major problems in the theory of knowledge, including problems such as responding to the challenge of skepticism, the nature and structure of epistemic justification, the definition of knowledge, the connection between virtue and knowledge, and theories of epistemic value.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241
PHIL 423 - Family Values: Ethical Issues Concerning Love, Marriage, and Parenthood

PHIL 483 - Special Topics in Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an intensive study of selected topics in philosophy.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241

Religious Studies - Credit Hours: 3

PHIL 361 - Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 3

This course undertakes a critical analysis and evaluation of reasoning about God. Topics covered include a philosophical analysis of the concept of God, arguments for God's existence, the relation between faith and reason, the problem of evil, and God's relation to morality and the meaning of life.

Prerequisites

PHIL-241.
RELG 332 - Religion and Culture Credit Hours: 3

This course offers a theological engagement of the complex relationship between Christian religion and Western culture.  It includes an interdisciplinary overview of various relevant themes and contributors within the field of contemporary theology of culture and highlights the influence of Christian spirituality on American popular culture and civil religion as well as the conflicts between them.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250Additional DAL prerequisites: BIBL-101, BIBL-102, SOCI-200 and THEO-231.
RELG 333 - The Ethics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Credit Hours: 3

This course facilitates a comparative study in the ethics of the three Abrahamic monotheisms - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  It surveys the theological and ethical stands of the three religions regarding relevant socio-political issues in light of their sacred texts, distinct traditions, prominent thinkers, and faith-practices.

Prerequisites

THEO-231
RELG 350 - Ethics of Forgiveness and Reconciliation Credit Hours: 3

This course facilitates a constructive exploration within the field of religious studies in forgiveness and reconciliation. It introduces the field's core themes while surveying the works of prominent contributors whose thought has shaped its theologico-ethical visions and their implementation in the practice of conflict transformation.

Prerequisites

THEO-231
RELG 444 - Postmodernism and Christianity Credit Hours: 3

This course facilitates a constructive engagement between Christian theology and postmodern philosophical thought.  It introduces the core themes of postmodernism while surveying the works of various prominent thinkers who have contributed toward shaping postmodernity's ideological and ethical visions with their cultural and socio-political distinctives.

Prerequisites

THEO-230 or THEO-250