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2019-2020 Academic Catalog 2019-2020 Academic Catalog Table of Contents Faculty ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Theological Education at Luther Seminary ........................................................................................... 7 Master of Divinity Degree ........................................................................................................................... 9 Master of Divinity—Residential .................................................................................................................. 9 Master of Divinity—Distributed Learning (DL) Program ........................................................................... 14 Master of Divinity—Accelerated (X) Program .......................................................................................... 18 Two-Year’s Master of Arts Degree and Graduate Certificate Programs .................................................. 21 Master of Arts (Academic) Degree Programs ........................................................................................... 21 Professional Master of Arts Degree Programs ......................................................................................... 30 Graduate Certificate Programs ................................................................................................................. 41 Contextual Learning .................................................................................................................................. 45 Master of Theology Degree ...................................................................................................................... 48 Doctor of Philosophy ................................................................................................................................. 52 Doctor of Ministry Degree in Biblical Preaching ....................................................................................... 56 Doctor of Ministry Degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership ................................................... 58 Learning Resources and Services ........................................................................................................ 60 Cooperative Relationships and Other Study Opportunities ................................................................ 63 Academic Policies and Procedures ..................................................................................................... 65 Courses ............................................................................................................................................. 79 Regularly Offered Formats Signature and Core Courses 2019-20 ...................................................... 127 Admissions ...................................................................................................................................... 130 Candidacy ....................................................................................................................................... 138 Tuition and Fees for 2019-2020 ........................................................................................................ 140 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................................... 147 Academic Calendar 2019-2020 ......................................................................................................... 149 Index ............................................................................................................................................... 153 Luther Seminary | 2 | 2019-2020 Academic Catalog Luther Seminary Affiliation and Accreditation Mission statement Luther Seminary is one of the seven seminaries of the Luther Seminary educates leaders for Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). communities called and sent by the Holy Spirit to witness to salvation through Jesus Christ and to serve in God’s Luther Seminary is accredited by the Commission on world. Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and by the Higher Learning About this Catalog Commission. This catalog is in effect for the period of Fall Semester The following degree programs are approved: M.Div., 2019 through Summer Term 2020. It may be updated M.A., M.A. in CYF, M.A. in CM, M.A. in LIM, D.Min., Th.M., throughout that period in a variety of ways, including (but Ph.D. not limited to) the following: Accreditation Agency contact information: • New program • Announcement of the impending closure of a The Higher Learning Commission program 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500 • Academic policies (changes, additions and/or Chicago, IL 60604-1411 deletions) Phone: 800-621-7440/312-263-0456 • Course descriptions (changes, additions and/or Fax: 312-263-7462 deletions) [email protected] • Faculty listings (additions, departures, changes in rank and/or title, etc.) The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of • Contact information Theological Schools in the United States and Canada • Community standards Changes in curriculum and in academic and admission 10 Summit Park Drive policies will not be made within a catalog year unless the Pittsburgh, PA 15275 change: Phone: 412-788-6505 Fax: 412-788-6510 • is clearly to the benefit of those to whom it would www.ats.edu apply, • is optional (but beneficial to some) Luther Seminary is registered as a Private Institution with • can be accommodated without serious difficulty the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to within the normal span allowed for a degree sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an Significant changes in curriculum or academic or endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the admission policies will normally begin with a new institution may not transfer to all other institutions. academic year and a new catalog. Depending on the nature of the change, changes in academic policies may be For further information, contact: applied to all students, regardless of the catalog under Minnesota Office of Higher Education which they entered. However, changes in curriculum 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350 apply only to students who first enroll in a program during St. Paul, MN 55108-5227 the academic year in which a change in curriculum Phone: (651) 642-0567 becomes effective, or students who transfer into such a https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/ program during that year. Students are subject to the graduation requirements in the catalog in effect at the time of their enrollment. All students entering Luther Seminary in the 2019-2020 academic year complete their work according to the graduation requirements indicated in this catalog. Luther Seminary | 3 | 2019-2020 Academic Catalog Faculty For faculty bios and more information, visit www.luthersem.edu/facultybios. Michael J. Chan Mark Granquist Assistant Professor of Old Testament Professor of Church History and Lloyd and Annelotte Svendsbye Chair in Church History B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2005 M.A., Luther Seminary, 2009 B.A., St. Olaf College, 1979 Ph.D., Emory University, 2013 M.Div., Yale University Divinity School, 1984 Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School, 1992 Timothy J. Coltvet Ordained, 1988 (ELCA) Director of Contextual Learning Guillermo Hansen B.A., Concordia College, 1994 Associate Dean of Graduate Theological Education and M.Div., Luther Seminary, 1998 Professor of Global Christianity and Martin Luther King Jr. Ordained, 1998 (ELCA) Chair for Justice and Christian Community Carla Dahl M.Div., Ecumenical Theological University, Professor of Congregational and Community Care Argentina, 1986 Leadership and Pastor George Weinman Chair of Pastoral S.T.M., Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 1988 Theology and Ministry Th.M., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1990 Ph.D., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1995 B.A., Bethel College, 1976 Ordained, 1996, United Evangelical Lutheran Church of M.A., College of St. Thomas, 1982 Argentina Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994 Mary E. Hess Terri Elton Professor of Educational Leadership Associate Professor of Leadership B.A., Yale University, 1985 B.A., Concordia College, 1986 M.T.S., Harvard University, 1992 M.A., Luther Seminary, 1998 Ph.D., Boston College, 1998 Ph.D., Luther Seminary, 2007 Cameron B. R. Howard Lois Farag Associate Professor of Old Testament Professor of Early Church History A.B., Davidson College, 2001 B.S., The American University, Cairo, Egypt, 1977 M.T.S., Emory University, 2003 M.A., Harvard Divinity School, 1997 Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary, 2004 M.Div., Harvard Divinity School, 1997 Ph.D., Emory University, 2010 Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 2003 Rolf A. Jacobson Professor of Old Testament and The Alvin N. Rogness Chair David Fredrickson of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry Professor of New Testament B.A., University of St. Thomas, 1987 B.A., Carleton College, 1975 M.Div., Luther Seminary, 1991 M.Div., Luther Theological Seminary, 1980 Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2000 M.A., Yale University, 1985 Ordained, 1991 (ELCA) M.Phil., Yale University, 1987 Ph.D., Yale University, 1990 Ordained, 1980 (ELCA) Luther Seminary | 4 | 2019-2020 Academic Catalog Craig R. Koester Alan G. Padgett Professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Professor of Systematic Theology Testament B.A., Vanguard University, 1977 B.A., St. Olaf College,
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