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Course ID	Course
RELS 360	RELS 360 Christian Apologetics Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
RELS 361	RELS 361 History of Christianity I Course Credits: 3 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. Cross-listed: HIST 361 Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST.
RELS 362	RELS 362 History of Christianity II Course Credits: 3 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. Cross-listed: HIST 362 Prerequisite(s): 3 sem. hrs. of RELS, and 3 sem. hrs. of HIST.
RELS 364	RELS 364 The Expansion of Christianity in the Two-thirds World Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): RELS 111 or 112, or instructor’s consent.
RELS 365	RELS 365 Christian Moral Theology Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 or instructor's consent (3-0). NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre.
RELS 366	RELS 366 Theology of the Body Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 110 (3-0). NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre
RELS 367	RELS 367 The Catholic Church Past and Present Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): RELS 105 or 107 or 110 (3-0). NB: Course taught at Catholic Pacific College, an approved TWU learning centre
RELS 368	RELS 368 The Reformation Course Credits: 3 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. Cross-listed: HIST 308 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.
RELS 369	RELS 369 Historical Theology Course Credits: 3 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. Prerequisite(s): RELS 110 or 160

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