Degree Courses - Past Offerings

Introduction to the Old Testament: Prophetic Literature and Writings Lynn Nakamura Trinity Lutheran Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Winter Term
The Letter to the Romans and the New Perspective on Paul (Post M.Div) Erik Heen Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Final Account: Paul's Letter to the Romans, by Krister Stendahl http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800629221&CLSID=25318&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1 ACNT – Romans, by Roy A. Harrisville http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0806688645&clsid=24973
New Testament Foundation Richard Carlson Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Description/Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Fortress Introduction to the New Testament, by Gerd Theissen http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636228&clsid=91710 Fortress Introduction to the Gospels, by Mark Allan Powell http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800630750&clsid=25125 Palestine in the Time of Jesus with CD-ROM, by K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634705&clsid=25073
New Testament Greek Jim Boyce Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Every term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Novum Testamentum Graece (Greek New Testament)
Pauline Tradition: 1 & 2 Corinthians Mary Hinkle Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: The Writings of the New Testament with CD-ROM, by Luke T. Johnson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=080063439X&clsid=25300 Pauline Parallels, Revised Edition, by Fred O. Francis; J. Paul Sampley http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800620941&clsid=25312
Pauline Traditions: Galatians and Philippians Sarah Henrich Luther Seminary Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: The Writings of the New Testament with CD-ROM, by Luke T. Johnson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=080063439X&clsid=25300 Pauline Parallels, Revised Edition, by Fred O. Francis; J. Paul Sampley http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800620941&clsid=25312
Pentateuch Richard Nysse Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Sources of the Pentateuch: Text, Introduction and Annotations, by Antony F. Campbell and Mark A. O'Brien http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800627016&clsid=25104 The Pentateuch: A Liberation – Critical Reading, by Alice L. Laffey http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800628721&clsid=25393
Pentateuch Kathryn Schifferdecker Luther Seminary Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Sources of the Pentateuch: Text, Introduction and Annotations, by Antony F. Campbell and Mark A. O'Brien http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800627016&clsid=25104 The Pentateuch: A Liberation – Critical Reading, by Alice L. Laffey http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800628721&clsid=25393
Pentateuch and Historical Books Scott Chalmers Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Sources of the Pentateuch: Text, Introduction and Annotations, by Antony F. Campbell and Mark A. O'Brien http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800627016&clsid=25104 The Pentateuch: A Liberation – Critical Reading, by Alice L. Laffey http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800628721&clsid=25393
Pentateuch and Wisdom Literature: Instruction for Life Scott Chalmers Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Description / Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Sources of the Pentateuch: Text, Introduction and Annotations, by Antony F. Campbell and Mark A. O'Brien http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800627016&clsid=25104 The Pentateuch: A Liberation – Critical Reading, by Alice L. Laffey http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800628721&clsid=25393
Philippians Brian Peterson Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course description and syllabus.
Prophets: Prophecy and History Richard Nysse Luther Seminary Registration Information	Related titles from Augsburg Fortress (contact instructor for required course books): New Testament and the People of God The Jesus Movement Palestine & the Time of Jesus CD-ROM
Prophets - A Survey Richard Nysse Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Spring Term
Synoptic Gospels - Luke Elisabeth Johnson Luther Seminary Registration Information
Synoptic Gospels - Matthew Mary Hinkle Luther Seminary Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Matthew as Story, by Jack Dean Kingsbury http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800620992&clsid=25168 Social -Science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels, by Bruce J. Malina and Richard L. Rohrbaugh http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634918&clsid=25269 Fortress Introduction to the Gospels, by Mark Allan Powell http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800630750&clsid=25125
History/Theology
Christian Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in America Susan McArver Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Description/Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: American Religious Traditions: The Shaping of Religion in the United States with CD-ROM, by Richard E. Wentz http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636163&clsid=91761 Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views, by Robert A.J. Gagnon and Dan O. Via http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=080063618X&clsid=91821
Christian History from the New Testament to the Present (MA students only) Nancy Koester Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Introduction to the History of Christianity, by Tim Dowley http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634969&clsid=25494 To Love as God Loves: Conversations with the Early Church, by Roberta C. Bondi http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800620410&CLSID=25448&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1 The Imaginative World of the Reformation, by Peter Matheson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632915&clsid=25489
Creation & the Triune God Paul Sponheim Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Christian Dogmatics, Vol I and II, by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=6000118732&clsid=26167 Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings: Second edition, with CD-ROM, by Timothy Lull http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636805&clsid=146934 God—The World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era, by Ted Peters http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632656&clsid=26150 Crossing the Divide: Luther, Feminism, and the Cross, by Deanna A. Thompson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636384&clsid=108026
Creeds and Councils Philip D. Krey Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information Spring Term
Dreams and Defenses: Religion in the Northeast USA Karl Krueger Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information
Ethics I: Introduction to Christian Ethics Paul Lokken Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Bible & Ethics in the Christian Life, by Bruce C. Birch and Larry L. Rasmussen http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0806623977&clsid=25673 Making Moral Decisions: A Christian Approach to Personal and Social Ethics, by Paul Jersiild http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800624718&CLSID=25656&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1 Consequences: Morality, Ethics, and the Future, by James H. Burtness http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800630920&CLSID=25662&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1
History of the Church: The New Testament to Today Susan McArver Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course description and syllabus.
Luther and the Lutheran Confessions Eric Crump Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
Lutheran Confessional Writing Mary Jane Haemig Luther Seminary Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
An Overview of Christian Teachings Paul Lokken Luther Seminary Registration Information Spring Term
An Overview of Christian Teachings Lois Malcolm Luther Seminary Registration Information	Related titles from Augsburg Fortress (contact instructor for required course books): Christian Theology Set with CD-ROM Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
Reclaiming the Great Commission: Evangelizing Today (STM/DMin) J. Paul Rajashekar William L. Hurst Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
Reform of the Church Mary E. Anderson Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Luther the Reformer: The Man and His Career, by James M. Kittelson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/searchresults.asp?searchstring=luther+the+reformer Documents from the History of Lutheranism, by Eric Lund http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634403&clsid=25969 The Imaginative World of the Reformation, by Peter Matheson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632915&clsid=25489 Three Treatises, by Martin Luther http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800616391&clsid=25956
Systematic Theology Duane Priebe Wartburg Theological Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: God-the World's Future: Systematic Theology for a Postmodern Era, by Ted Peters http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632656&clsid=26150 How to Think Theologically, James O Duke and Howard W. Stones http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800629671&clsid=26219 Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classical Themes, with CD-ROM, Serene Jones and Paul Lakeland http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=080063683X&clsid=150685
Theology and Public Life: Personal Vocation, Congregational Mission and Ecclesial Witness William J. Buckley Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
Toward Understanding Islam Michael Shelley Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Description/ Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
Truth and Meaning: A Rhetorical Approach James Boyce/Patrick Keifert Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Luther’s Works, Volume 26: Lectures on Galatians, 1-4, by Martin Luther http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0570064260&clsid=25915 Deep Memory, Exuberant Hope: Contested Truth in a Post-Christian World, by Walter Brueggemann http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632370&clsid=25367
Practical Theology
Communication and the Local Congregation (Post M.Div.) Richard Stewart Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration InformationRegistration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Your Church Inside Out: Building a Community for Others, by Walter Kallestad http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0806640340&clsid=25739 A Servant's Manual: Christian Leadership for Tomorrow, by Michael W. Foss http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634535&clsid=25738 Deeply Woven Roots: Improving the Quality of Life in Your Community, by Gary R. Gunderson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800630955&CLSID=25647&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1 http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800630955&CLSID=25647&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1
Ecumenical Hymnody Gracia Grindal Luther Seminary Registration Information
Education I Diane Shallue Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: The Ministry of Children's Education, by Margaret Krych http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636368&clsid=108080 Ordinary Saints: An Introduction to the Christian Life, Second Edition, by Robert Benne http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?ISBN=0800636260&CLSID=91816&PRODUCTGROUPID=-1
Equipping People for Teaching and Learning Victoria E. Goplin Luther Seminary Registration Information Spring Term
Foundations of Biblical Preaching David Lose Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Spring Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Preaching John, by Robert Kysar http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632265&clsid=26336 Preaching Mark, by Bonnie Bowman Thurston http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800634284&clsid=26337 Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, by Bonnie Bowman Thurston http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800623134&clsid=25096
Foundations of Pastoral Care Hal Weldin Luther Seminary Description / Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Deeply Woven Roots: Improving the Quality of Life in Your Community, by Gary R. Gunderson http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800630955&clsid=25647 Crisis Counseling: Revised Edition, by Howard W. Stone http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800627601&clsid=25799 Listening for the Soul: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Direction, by Jean Stairs http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632397&clsid=25792 http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632397&clsid=25792
Lutheran Hymnody Gracia Grindal Luther Seminary Registration Information
Media Literacy Richard Stewart Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.
Outreach to Unchurched Youth and their Families Rick Heltne Luther Seminary Registration Information Spring Term
Rhetoric in Preaching (Post M.Div) William Levering Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information Fall Term	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus. Here are some related titles from Augsburg Fortress which may be useful as you take this course: Inscribing the Text: Sermons and Prayers of Walter Brueggemann, by Walter Brueggemann http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800636465&clsid=105264 Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, by Thomas G. Long http://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800623134&clsid=25096
Spirituality (STM/DMin) David J. Wartluft Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Description/Requirements Registration Information	Required texts for the course are listed in the course syllabus.

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Degree Courses - Past Offerings

God—The World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era, by Ted Petershttp://www.fortresspress.com/store/item.asp?isbn=0800632656&clsid=26150

God—The World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era, by Ted Peters
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