Luther Seminary Digital Commons @ Luther Seminary Academic Catalogs Archives & Special Collections 2007 Academic Catalog 2007-2009 Luther Seminary Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/academic_catalogs Recommended Citation Luther Seminary, "Academic Catalog 2007-2009" (2007). Academic Catalogs. Paper 8. http://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/academic_catalogs/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives & Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Luther Seminary. It has been accepted for inclusion in Academic Catalogs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Luther Seminary. Luther Seminary Luther | 2007-2009 Non-Profit Org. ACADEMIC CATALOG | 2007-2009 U.S. Postage 2481 Como Avenue PAID St. Paul, MN 55108-1445 USA St. Paul, Minn. www.luthersem.edu Permit No. 794 651.641.3456 GOD COULD USE SOMEONE LIKE YOU. Luther Seminary is centrally located in the Twin Cities, less than 15 minutes from either downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. The campus is situated in the St. Paul Neighborhood of St. Anthony Park, one block east of Highway 280 and Como Avenue. F R O M T H E P R E S I Welcome to Luther Seminary! D E N T Luther Seminary is an amazing place! In our mission statement we declare that we are committed to you! Our mission is “to educate leaders for Christian communities, called and sent by the Holy Spirit to witness to salvation through Jesus Christ and to serve in God’s world.” You are a leader; that is why you have come to Luther Seminary. You sense a call by the Spirit of God to provide evangelical leadership for Christian communities. This call has been confirmed in one way or another by your family, your congregation, special friends and by your sponsoring church. That is why you have come to Luther Seminary. And you now want to be educated to be more faithful and effective in that call. That is our passion. It is our common striving to educate you for leadership that makes this place so special. Mission Statement We are excited that you are now answering the call to follow the Spirit’s Luther Seminary educates promptings into ministry. We have structured our whole infrastructure at Luther to leaders for Christian make sure that you get the support, skills, knowledge, experience, challenges and communities encouragement you need to follow God’s call to leadership. No matter where you + called and sent by the find yourself at Luther—no matter in which program or in what place in that Holy Spirit program—you are discerning what it means “to be called and equipped by the + to witness to salvation Holy Spirit to serve as a leader for Christian communities.” through Jesus Christ Above all, enjoy the community life at Luther Seminary. It is rich. + and to serve in God’s world. We worship as a community daily and enjoy community meals monthly. We are a community of communities with many special courses, worship times, meals, cultural events, sports, travel opportunities, concerts, films and, happily, enough Affiliation and Accreditation free time to make friends for a lifetime. You can’t find a more exciting place to Luther Seminary is one of live than the Twin Cities. Luther Seminary rests right between St. Paul and the eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Minneapolis. We expect you to fully experience these two world-class cities in America (ELCA). while you are at Luther Seminary. It is a great privilege for the staff and faculty at Luther Seminary to serve Luther Seminary is accredited you, guide you, support you and cheer you on as you become a leader for the by: Association of Theological Schools in the United States church. The opportunity to study at Luther Seminary is an invitation to meet the and Canada; and North Living Lord and experience a level of fellowship that is deep and abiding. You will Central Association of grow; you will change. You have our promise that we will pray for you daily as you Colleges and Schools. enter this adventure of discernment, growth and discipleship. The seminary’s curriculum is in accord with the Richard Bliese academic standards of both President accrediting agencies. 2007-2009 ACADEMIC C ATALOG | LUTHER S EMINARY 3 Table of Contents Faculty ........................................................................................................5 Theological Education at Luther Seminary ......................................................10 Master of Divinity ..............................................................................12 Master of Arts ..................................................................................16 Master of Sacred Music......................................................................56 Dual Degree: MSW/MA,MSW/MDiv..................................................58 Graduate Certificate Programs ............................................................60 Contextual Leadership Initiative ..........................................................63 Graduate Research Programs..............................................................65 Master of Theology Degree ..................................................................66 Doctor of Philosophy Degree ................................................................70 Doctor of Ministry Degree in Congregational Mission and Leadership ....76 About this Catalog Doctor of Ministry Degree in Biblical Preaching ....................................77 This catalog contains Learning Resources ..................................................................................78 information, announcements Cooperative Relationships ............................................................................80 and calendars for the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools ......................................80 academic years 2007–2009. Academic Policies and Procedures ..................................................................81 It is prepared with the best Academic Progress....................................................................86 information available as of January 1, 2007. Courses ..............................................................................................89 All information is subject Explanation of Course Numbers ..........................................................91 to change without notice Course Descriptions ..........................................................................92 or obligation. Online Classes ................................................................................144 Students are subject to the Off-Campus Study Opportunities ......................................................145 graduation requirements in Admissions ............................................................................................147 the catalog and catalog Candidacy and Career Services....................................................................152 supplement in effect at the Tuition and Fees........................................................................................154 time of their enrollment. Financial Aid ............................................................................................160 All students entering Housing ..................................................................................................162 Luther Seminary in the 2007–2008 or 2008–2009 Community Life ........................................................................................163 academic year complete Academic Calendars their work according to the 2007–2008 ..................................................................................164 graduation requirements 2008–2009 ..................................................................................165 indicated in this catalog. Index ......................................................................................................167 A catalog supplement, including changes in costs for tuition, etc., will be published for the 2008–2009 academic year. 4 LUTHER S EMINARY | 2007-2009 ACADEMIC C ATALOG F A C U L T Y Faculty The 47 regular faculty members of Luther Seminary are known for their five basic commitments: to teaching excellence, academic rigor, participation in the seminary community’s life, collegiality, and their service to God’s mission throughout the world. They have received advanced degrees from nearly all of the major North American doctoral granting programs in theology. In addition, the number of international scholars on the faculty is growing. All faculty members have extensive church experience and nearly all write regularly for both academic and churchly audiences. Luther Seminary has one of the larger seminary faculties in the United States, which means that in most cases several faculty members teach in each discipline or area. This richness of faculty resources helps to give both breadth and depth to the theological conversation around campus and allows students greater choice in selecting courses and instructors. Faculty members take pride in their concern for students and meet weekly with their student advisees in curricular, extracurricular, and small group (discipleship) sessions. They also speak and preach frequently in congregations and theological conferences around the country, helping to maintain close relationships between the seminary and congregations. The faculty is strengthened by cooperative arrangements with other schools: with PLTS in Berkeley (Western Mission Cluster) in providing contextual learning opportunities all