Wartburg Theological Seminary Course Catalog 2019-2021 www.wartburgseminary.edu 2019-2021 CATALOG | 1 Wartburg Theological Seminary 2019-2021 CATALOG Location: Main Campus 333 Wartburg Place Dubuque, Iowa 52003-7769 Founded in 1854 A member, with the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, of the Schools of Theology in Dubuque. Partner with the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Chicago in the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Accreditation Wartburg Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275-1103, (412) 788-6505, www.ats.edu, and by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 230 South La Salle Street, Suite 7- 500, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (800) 621-7740, www.hlcommission.com. The seminary is approved for the degree programs it currently offers: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, and the Master of Arts in Diaconal Ministry. This accreditation also applies to our approved extension site, the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest in Austin, Texas, for a Master of Divinity degree. The seminary is approved by the ATS for a Comprehensive Distance Education Program. The seminary was last reaccredited in 2018 for another ten-year period. Non-Discriminatory Policy In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et. seq., and federal regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, it is the policy of Wartburg Seminary to consider candidates for academic admission, for financial assistance, and for employment, without regard to gender, race, age, marital status, disability, religion, national or ethnic background, and sexual orientation, or any characteristics protected by law. As an organization of the church, however, the seminary may consider religious factors, including policies of the church and decisions of synod candidacy committees. www.wartburgseminary.edu 2 | 2019-2021 CATALOG Contents Welcome to Wartburg ................................................... 3 Master of Divinity Degree ........................................... 27 President’s Message ....................................................... 3 Program Learning Outcomes ..................................... 29 Our Mission ..................................................................... 4 Degree requirements ................................................. 29 Pastoral-Diaconal Practices ............................................ 4 Concentrations ........................................................... 32 Our Heritage ................................................................... 5 Graduation requirements ........................................... 33 Residential (RL) and Distributed Learning (DL) Wartburg Resources and Outreach ............................. 7 course sequence chart .......................................... 34 Papua New Guinea Mission Museum ............................. 7 Collaborative Learning (CL) course sequence chart .. 36 Archives ......................................................................... 7 Master of Arts in Diaconal Ministry Degree ............ 38 Covenant Cluster ............................................................ 7 Program Learning Outcomes ..................................... 39 Schools of Theology in Dubuque ................................... 8 Degree requirements ................................................. 39 Center for Global Theologies ......................................... 8 Deacon CPE and Internship ....................................... 42 Center for Theology and Land ........................................ 9 Concentrations ........................................................... 42 Learning for Life – Seminary for Everyone ..................... 9 Graduation requirements ........................................... 43 Course sequence chart (RL/DL/CL) ........................... 44 Campus Community ................................................... 10 Master of Arts Degree ................................................. 45 Dubuque ....................................................................... 10 Program Learning Outcomes ..................................... 46 Seminary Life ................................................................ 10 Degree requirements ................................................. 46 Graduation requirements ........................................... 47 Finances and Housing ................................................ 12 Course sequence chart (RL/DL) ................................. 48 Tuition and Fees ........................................................... 12 Student Housing ........................................................... 14 Non-Degree Certificate Programs .............................. 49 Financial Aid ................................................................. 15 Theological Education for Emerging Veteran Affairs – G.I. Bill Information & Policies............ 16 Ministries (TEEM) Certificate: ............................. 49 WTS TEEM Program in Dubuque .............................. 50 Wartburg Admissions and Candidacy....................... 17 LSPS TEEM Program in Austin, Texas ...................... 52 Degree Programs (list) .................................................. 17 Seminary for Everyone Certificates: ......................... 55 Admissions Requirements ............................................ 17 Advanced Certificate in Rural Ministry........................ 55 International Student Admission Requirements ............ 18 Advanced Certificate in Theology and Discovery (Non-Degree) Students ................................ 18 Congregational Leadership ................................... 56 Admission Process ....................................................... 19 Advanced Certificate in Youth & Family Ministry ........ 57 ELCA Candidacy Process ............................................. 20 Certificate in Hispanic Studies at LSPS in Austin, TX 58 Lutheran Learning and Formation/Affiliated Students/ Certificate in Theological Studies ............................... 59 Lutheran Students Attending Non-ELCA Seminaries ............................................................ 20 Reu Memorial Library ................................................. 60 Wartburg Degree Programs ....................................... 22 Course Descriptions ................................................... 61 From the Academic Dean – Introducing Our Biblical Studies (Division I) ............................................ 61 Collaborative Curriculum .......................................... 22 History and Theology (Division II) ................................. 64 Academic Features ....................................................... 23 Ministry (Division III) ...................................................... 67 Four-One-Four and Course Lengths .......................... 23 Integrative/Integrated Courses ...................................... 73 Distributed & Collaborative Learning Programs.......... 23 Exceptions to the Normal Course of Study .................... 23 Directories and Lists .................................................. 77 January Interim ............................................................. 23 Emeriti Professors ......................................................... 77 Cross-Cultural Requirement .......................................... 24 Current Wartburg Faculty & Instructors ......................... 78 Independent Study ........................................................ 24 Internship Supervisors ................................................. .81 International Exchange Programs ................................. 24 Board of Directors ......................................................... 82 Academic Policies ......................................................... 25 Foundation Board of Trustees ....................................... 82 Registration and Cross Registration ........................... 25 Administrators and Staff Directory ................................. 83 Grades ....................................................................... 25 Recent Graduating Classes .......................................... 84 Auditing ...................................................................... 25 Summary of Enrollment................................................. 86 Leave of Absence and Withdrawal ............................. 25 Learning Disabilities Accommodations ....................... 26 2019-2020 & 2020-2021 Academic Calendars ........... 87 www.wartburgseminary.edu 2019-2021 CATALOG | 3 From the President: Welcome to Wartburg Theological Seminary! Well, almost. The truth is that you need to visit to experience the full-court press of what God continues to do here. We are responsive and tech-savvy - with online, distributed (distance) learning courses and degrees, but we see technology as a way to build on the gift of community - the connectedness we have been given in Christ. Which, by the way, is one of the things we believe makes Wartburg Theological Seminary graduates distinctive. We learn about community in the classroom, we practice it in worship and in the world, and we live it in our leadership as we go out from this place. There is a lot more to learn about Wartburg Theological Seminary, of course – that we come together to worship five days a week that you will undertake serious and