This course, taught by Andrew Chronister at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, is a general survey of the history of the church in the Patristic period with special attention to the seminal contributions of the Fathers and a sense of the importance of Councils, the authentic Traditions of the Church, and the development
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The Catholic Church in America
Following the Program of Priestly Formation (5th ed., §210), this course, taught by Paul G. Monson at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, examines “America” as a hemispheric reality and charts the development of the Church in the United States from its colonial roots to its most recent immigrant
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History of Church Universal II
This course, taught by Paul G. Monson at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, realizes the Program of Priestly Formation’s vision that graduate seminaries should include “courses on the history of the Church universal” that further emphasize her “multicultural origins,” her “ecumenical context,” and the “lives of [her] saints”
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Mission in Cultural and Religious Contexts
This class, taught by Boubakar Sanou at Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary, explores missiological principles with an emphasis on the cultural and religious context, the development of cultural sensitivity, and cross-cultural communication skills for Christian witness. Course Categories: Church History Science Topics: Neuroscience, Brain, & Mind Seminaries: Seventh-Day Adventist Theology Seminary
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History of Christianity II
This course, taught by Denise Kettering-Lane at Bethany Theological Seminary, continues the overview of the history of Christianity from the Reformation to the present. Topics of study include the Magisterial Reformation, the Radical Reformation, Roman Catholic reform, Protestant Orthodoxy, Pietism and the Evangelical Awakening, the impact of Enlightenment rationalism, missionary
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Science and Religion: The Draper-White Conflict Thesis
There is a popular conception that the historical relationship between science and religion has always been one of conflict or even all-out warfare. Historians of science call this the “conflict thesis.” In this video, historians of science Dr. Lawrence Principe and Dr. Edward Davis examine the historical roots and social
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Humans in a Vast Universe: Astronomy and Cosmic Significance
As we study the vast expanse of the universe, we are encountered with knowledge about origins and the expanding universe which shapes our understanding of where humanity fits into the story of the world. The perspective of looking outward at our galaxy and the estimated 400 billion galaxies beyond ours,
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What are exoplanets and how do we find them?
How are new planets discovered? How are new planets quantified in terms of size, mass, density, material, temperature, etc.? In this short film, Dr. David Charbonneau provides an explanation for how inferences are made to determine planetary qualities, and how the use of innovative scientific methods in astronomy allows us
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Early Modern Christianity
This course, taught at Regent University School of Divinity, discusses historical developments of the Church, with special emphasis on renewal movements and the history of Christian thought from the Reformation (sixteenth century) until the eighteenth century. Course Categories: Church History Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science Seminaries: Regent University
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Cosmology: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological
This course, taught at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, is an introduction to cosmology for seminarians. It is team taught by a philosopher and a theologian. By ‘cosmology’ we mean the study of the universe considered as a whole together with the study of its principle parts and operations. Course
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