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Year Course ID Course
2026-2027 RELS 355

Aramaic

Basic grammar. An introduction to Aramaic literature by reading passages of the Aramaic sections of Daniel and Ezra and selections from post-biblical Aramaic.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 245 and 336
RELS 360

Christian Apologetics

A study of the nature and methods of defending the Christian faith including an examination of the evidence for and the arguments against a Christian worldview.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
2025-2026 RELS 360

Christian Apologetics

A study of the nature and methods of defending the Christian faith including an examination of the evidence for and the arguments against a Christian worldview.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 360

Christian Apologetics

A study of the nature and methods of defending the Christian faith including an examination of the evidence for and the arguments against a Christian worldview.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
RELS 361

History of Christianity I

A study of the history of the Christian Church from the turn of the first century to the eve of the sixteenth century Reformation with attention to the persons, events, and issues involved in the major developments of Christianity.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST.
Cross-listed: HIST 361
2025-2026 RELS 361

History of Christianity I

A study of the history of the Christian Church from the turn of the first century to the eve of the sixteenth century Reformation with attention to the persons, events, and issues involved in the major developments of Christianity.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 361

History of Christianity I

A study of the history of the Christian Church from the turn of the first century to the eve of the sixteenth century Reformation with attention to the persons, events, and issues involved in the major developments of Christianity.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST
Cross-listed: HIST 361
RELS 362

History of Christianity II

An examination of the development of the Christian Church from the late medieval period through to the early twenty-first century. Key topics include: the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the Great Awakenings and the rise of modern Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and the growth of modern missionary movements, along with a consideration of significant individuals, changes in theology, institutions, devotional practices, gender roles, and attempts to engage and shape culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST.
Cross-listed: HIST 362
2025-2026 RELS 362

History of Christianity II

An examination of the development of the Christian Church from the late medieval period through to the early twenty-first century. Key topics include: the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the Great Awakenings and the rise of modern Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and the growth of modern missionary movements, along with a consideration of significant individuals, changes in theology, institutions, devotional practices, gender roles, and attempts to engage and shape culture.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 362

History of Christianity II

An examination of the development of the Christian Church from the late medieval period through to the early twenty-first century. Key topics include: the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the Great Awakenings and the rise of modern Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and the growth of modern missionary movements, along with a consideration of significant individuals, changes in theology, institutions, devotional practices, gender roles, and attempts to engage and shape culture.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST
Cross-listed: HIST 362
2025-2026 RELS 364

Christianity without Borders

The growth of Christianity in the non-Western world from the first century to the present. Attention is given to critiquing those factors that hindered or enhanced the development of Christianity during specific eras.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 364

Christianity without Borders

The growth of Christianity in the non-Western world from the first century to the present. Attention is given to critiquing those factors that hindered or enhanced the development of Christianity during specific eras.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 111 or 112 or instructor’s consent
RELS 364

The Expansion of Christianity in the Two-thirds World

The expansion of Christianity in the non-Western world from the first century to the present. Attention is given to critiquing those factors that hindered or enhanced the expansion of Christianity during specific eras.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 111 or 112, or instructor’s consent.
RELS 365

Christian Moral Theology

Moral theology reflects upon the goodness and evil of human acts, and of the person who performs them, in the light of Divine Revelation and human reason. This course offers an introduction both to mainstream Catholic and evangelical moral theology and contemporary moral issues, emphasizing their common ground and supplementary insights as well as explaining their continuing points of divergence. The course is taught by a Catholic professor, utilizing both Catholic and protestant texts. Specific moral issues to be discussed include abortion, homosexuality, just war, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, poverty and hunger, and the nature and role of the family.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 or instructor's consent (3-0).
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2025-2026 RELS 365

Christian Moral Theology

Moral theology reflects upon the goodness and evil of human acts, and of the person who performs them, in the light of Divine Revelation and human reason. This course offers an introduction both to mainstream Catholic and evangelical moral theology and contemporary moral issues, emphasizing their common ground and supplementary insights as well as explaining their continuing points of divergence. The course is taught by a Catholic professor, utilizing both Catholic and protestant texts. Specific moral issues to be discussed include abortion, homosexuality, just war, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, poverty and hunger, and the nature and role of the family.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2026-2027 RELS 365

Christian Moral Theology

Moral theology reflects upon the goodness and evil of human acts, and of the person who performs them, in the light of Divine Revelation and human reason. This course offers an introduction both to mainstream Catholic and evangelical moral theology and contemporary moral issues, emphasizing their common ground and supplementary insights as well as explaining their continuing points of divergence. The course is taught by a Catholic professor, utilizing both Catholic and protestant texts. Specific moral issues to be discussed include abortion, homosexuality, just war, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, poverty and hunger, and the nature and role of the family.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 or instructor's consent
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
RELS 366

Theology of the Body

This course reviews the roots and evolution of the modern secular approaches to anthropology and human sexuality and contrast them with those of Christ. This course examines recent developments in theological reflection on the body (John Paul II's theology of the body) and provides a general introduction to Christian anthropology, with particular attention to themes such as creation in the imago Dei, fall and redemption, nature and grace, freedom and rationality, gender and vocation. Due note of convergent and divergent doctrinal positions held by various Christian traditions of the themes are reviewed.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 (3-0).
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre
2025-2026 RELS 366

Theology of the Body

This course reviews the roots and evolution of the modern secular approaches to anthropology and human sexuality and contrast them with those of Christ. This course examines recent developments in theological reflection on the body (John Paul II's theology of the body) and provides a general introduction to Christian anthropology, with particular attention to themes such as creation in the imago Dei, fall and redemption, nature and grace, freedom and rationality, gender and vocation. Due note of convergent and divergent doctrinal positions held by various Christian traditions of the themes are reviewed.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2026-2027 RELS 366

Theology of the Body

This course reviews the roots and evolution of the modern secular approaches to anthropology and human sexuality and contrast them with those of Christ. This course examines recent developments in theological reflection on the body (John Paul II's theology of the body) and provides a general introduction to Christian anthropology, with particular attention to themes such as creation in the imago Dei, fall and redemption, nature and grace, freedom and rationality, gender and vocation. Due note of convergent and divergent doctrinal positions held by various Christian traditions of the themes are reviewed.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2025-2026 RELS 367

The Catholic Church Past & Present

Examines key events in the history of the Catholic Church to posit how Catholic theology might shape one’s view of history, to consider how an understanding of history might be relevant to faith, and to investigate how the Catholic Church has developed and adapted as a protagonist in history. Topics. include the ecumenical councils, monasticism, Holy Roman empire, Crusades, East-West schism, inquisition, Reformation, Council of Trent, the effects of the French Revolution, rise of nationalism, Vatican II, and globalism.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2026-2027 RELS 367

The Catholic Church Past & Present

Examines key events in the history of the Catholic Church to posit how Catholic theology might shape one’s view of history, to consider how an understanding of history might be relevant to faith, and to investigate how the Catholic Church has developed and adapted as a protagonist in history. Topics. include the ecumenical councils, monasticism, Holy Roman empire, Crusades, East-West schism, inquisition, Reformation, Council of Trent, the effects of the French Revolution, rise of nationalism, Vatican II, and globalism.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 107 or 110
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
RELS 367

The Catholic Church Past and Present

Examines key events in the history of the Catholic Church to posit how Catholic theology might shape one’s view of history, to consider how an understanding of history might be relevant to faith, and to investigate how the Catholic Church has developed and adapted as a protagonist in history. Topics. include the ecumenical councils, monasticism, Holy Roman empire, Crusades, East-West schism, inquisition, Reformation, Council of Trent, the effects of the French Revolution, rise of nationalism, Vatican II, and globalism.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 107 or 110 (3-0).
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre
RELS 368

The Reformation

An examination of European life during the sixteenth century reformations. This course includes discussions of sin and wholeness, of religion and secular power, of toleration and social order, and of efforts to reform the church and society, and an examination of the place of ritual in social life, life in the family, and attitudes to gender.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of History, including one of HIST 107, 111, 112; or 362; or instructor’s consent. (0-0; 3-0)
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed: HIST 308
2025-2026 RELS 368

The Reformation

An examination of European life during the sixteenth century reformations. This course includes discussions of sin and wholeness, of religion and secular power, of toleration and social order, and of efforts to reform the church and society, and an examination of the place of ritual in social life, life in the family, and attitudes to gender.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2026-2027 RELS 368

The Reformation

An examination of European life during the sixteenth century reformations. This course includes discussions of sin and wholeness, of religion and secular power, of toleration and social order, and of efforts to reform the church and society, and an examination of the place of ritual in social life, life in the family, and attitudes to gender.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s):
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed: HIST 308
RELS 369

Historical Theology

A study of the history of Christian theology from the post-apostolic age to the present. Focus is on perennial issues in Christian theology and areas of convergence and divergence between the three Christian traditions: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Students will consider the role of the Bible, culture, and experience in order to understand the complexities involved in studying historical theology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160
2025-2026 RELS 369

Historical Theology

A study of the history of Christian theology from the post-apostolic age to the present. Focus is on perennial issues in Christian theology and areas of convergence and divergence between the three Christian traditions: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Students will consider the role of the Bible, culture, and experience in order to understand the complexities involved in studying historical theology.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 369

Historical Theology

A study of the history of Christian theology from the post-apostolic age to the present. Focus is on perennial issues in Christian theology and areas of convergence and divergence between the three Christian traditions: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Students will consider the role of the Bible, culture, and experience in order to understand the complexities involved in studying historical theology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160
RELS 371

Sociology of Religion

An introduction to the theories and concepts utilized by sociologists to interpret religious behaviour and the organization of religion.

Course Credits: 3
Cross-listed: SOCI 331
2025-2026 RELS 371

Sociology of Religion

An introduction to the theories and concepts utilized by sociologists to interpret religious behaviour and the organization of religion.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 371

Sociology of Religion

An introduction to the theories and concepts utilized by sociologists to interpret religious behaviour and the organization of religion.

Course Credits: 3
Cross-listed: SOCI 331
RELS 372

Contemporary Catholic Theology of the Love of God

This course traces the theme of the merciful love of God in Scripture and Catholic Tradition, especially in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Faustina Kowalska, and Pope John Paul II, as well as in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Mercy of God is presented as a central vantage point from which to view more clearly many important elements of Catholic doctrine and spirituality, ethics, and a common springboard for Catholic-Evangelical ecumenism—in other words, the contemporary Catholic world view. (This is not a course in Catholic apologetics or polemics.)

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 or 160. (3-0)
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2025-2026 RELS 372

Contemporary Catholic Theology of the Love of God

This course traces the theme of the merciful love of God in Scripture and Catholic Tradition, especially in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Faustina Kowalska, and Pope John Paul II, as well as in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Mercy of God is presented as a central vantage point from which to view more clearly many important elements of Catholic doctrine and spirituality, ethics, and a common springboard for Catholic-Evangelical ecumenism—in other words, the contemporary Catholic world view. (This is not a course in Catholic apologetics or polemics.)

Course Credits: 3
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2026-2027 RELS 372

Contemporary Catholic Theology of the Love of God

This course traces the theme of the merciful love of God in Scripture and Catholic Tradition, especially in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Faustina Kowalska, and Pope John Paul II, as well as in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Mercy of God is presented as a central vantage point from which to view more clearly many important elements of Catholic doctrine and spirituality, ethics, and a common springboard for Catholic-Evangelical ecumenism—in other words, the contemporary Catholic world view. (This is not a course in Catholic apologetics or polemics.)

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 or 160
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
RELS 373

Theology I The Trinity & the Church

A doctrinal study of the Trinity and the Church, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of God and the Church.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160.
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
2025-2026 RELS 373

Theology I: The Trinity & the Church

A doctrinal study of the Trinity and the Church, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of God and the Church.

Course Credits: 3
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
2026-2027 RELS 373

Theology I: The Trinity & the Church

A doctrinal study of the Trinity and the Church, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of God and the Church.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
RELS 374

Theology II Person & Work of Christ

A doctrinal study of the person and work of Jesus Christ, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of Christology and soteriology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160.
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
2025-2026 RELS 374

Theology II: The Person & Work of Christ

A doctrinal study of the person and work of Jesus Christ, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of Christology and soteriology.

Course Credits: 3
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
2026-2027 RELS 374

Theology II: The Person & Work of Christ

A doctrinal study of the person and work of Jesus Christ, engaging the biblical material in forming a doctrine of Christology and soteriology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160
NB: It is strongly recommended that students take RELS 369 before taking this course.
RELS 380

Cross-Cultural/Missions Practicum

A supervised short-term missions/cross-cultural internship/practicum.

Course Credits: 2, 3
NB: Open only to Inter-Cultural Religious Studies majors or minors.
2025-2026 RELS 380

Cross-Cultural/Missions Practicum

A supervised short-term missions/cross-cultural internship/practicum.

Course Credits: 2, 3
NB: Open only to Inter-Cultural Religious Studies majors or minors.
2026-2027 RELS 380

Cross-Cultural/Missions Practicum

A supervised short-term missions/cross-cultural internship/practicum.

Course Credits: 2, 3
NB: Open only to Inter-Cultural Religious Studies majors or minors.
RELS 381

Contemporary Christianity

Students are invited to investigate some of the most significant theologians and theologies of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries with a view toward how they influence Christianity today. The approach is both inter-confessional and international in scope and seeks to allow students to grapple with important theological issues in local, national, and global contexts.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
2025-2026 RELS 381

Contemporary Christianity

Students are invited to investigate some of the most significant theologians and theologies of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries with a view toward how they influence Christianity today. The approach is both inter-confessional and international in scope and seeks to allow students to grapple with important theological issues in local, national, and global contexts.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 RELS 381

Contemporary Christianity

Students are invited to investigate some of the most significant theologians and theologies of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries with a view toward how they influence Christianity today. The approach is both inter-confessional and international in scope and seeks to allow students to grapple with important theological issues in local, national, and global contexts.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
RELS 382

Catholic Church: Theology & Practice

This course focuses on the theological, liturgical, and spiritual traditions that undergird the Catholic Church and which continue to form her self-understanding. Historically, this course explains and evaluates the development of the Catholic doctrine of the Church in terms of its roots in Scripture and Tradition, and with a particular emphasis on the Pauline understanding of the Church as the Body of Christ, and selected readings from the Church Fathers, as well as developments in Catholic understanding of the Church in different historical periods and social contexts. It also examines the Church in terms of her ongoing mission to the contemporary world implied by Catholic doctrine. Spiritually, this course exams the distinctive teaching of the Second Vatican Council's 'universal call to holiness' which ultimately serves to integrate doctrine and life in each member of the Church. Analysis of these themes are undertaken in dialogue with the perspectives of other Christian traditions, and in the light of the constructive critique they can offer.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 (3-0).
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2025-2026 RELS 382

Catholic Church: Theology & Practice

This course focuses on the theological, liturgical, and spiritual traditions that undergird the Catholic Church and which continue to form her self-understanding. Historically, this course explains and evaluates the development of the Catholic doctrine of the Church in terms of its roots in Scripture and Tradition, and with a particular emphasis on the Pauline understanding of the Church as the Body of Christ, and selected readings from the Church Fathers, as well as developments in Catholic understanding of the Church in different historical periods and social contexts. It also examines the Church in terms of her ongoing mission to the contemporary world implied by Catholic doctrine. Spiritually, this course exams the distinctive teaching of the Second Vatican Council's 'universal call to holiness' which ultimately serves to integrate doctrine and life in each member of the Church. Analysis of these themes are undertaken in dialogue with the perspectives of other Christian traditions, and in the light of the constructive critique they can offer.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2026-2027 RELS 382

Catholic Church: Theology & Practice

This course focuses on the theological, liturgical, and spiritual traditions that undergird the Catholic Church and which continue to form her self-understanding. Historically, this course explains and evaluates the development of the Catholic doctrine of the Church in terms of its roots in Scripture and Tradition, and with a particular emphasis on the Pauline understanding of the Church as the Body of Christ, and selected readings from the Church Fathers, as well as developments in Catholic understanding of the Church in different historical periods and social contexts. It also examines the Church in terms of her ongoing mission to the contemporary world implied by Catholic doctrine. Spiritually, this course exams the distinctive teaching of the Second Vatican Council's 'universal call to holiness' which ultimately serves to integrate doctrine and life in each member of the Church. Analysis of these themes are undertaken in dialogue with the perspectives of other Christian traditions, and in the light of the constructive critique they can offer.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110
NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
2025-2026 RELS 383

Reason & Belief in God

A survey of central issues arising from the question, “Is belief in God rational?” Topics include arguments concerning the existence of God, religious pluralism, natural science and religious belief, religious language, and critiques of natural theology from Kierkegaard and Reformed Epistemology.

Course Credits: 3