October 30, 2008
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR THE WINTER TERM 2008-2009
First Day of Classes: January 6th (Tuesday) English Bible Exam: February 2nd
Last Day of Classes: January 30th Exam Day: February 3rd (unless otherwise notified)
Closed for Holiday: January 19th
| Courses | Class Dates and Times |
OT 012 - (3 hrs) Hebrew a (Traphagen)
Room 3 (and 2 for discussion group) | Week 1, Tues-Friday
Week 2, Mon/Tues, Thurs/Friday
Week 3, Tues-Friday
Week 4, Mon/Tues, Thurs/Friday
9:00am - 12:30pm |
NT 0221 - (2 hrs) Greek aa (Keene)
Room 2 | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
2:05pm - 4:00pm |
NT 0222 - (2 hrs) Greek aa (Fletcher)
Room 4 | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
2:05pm - 4:00pm |
PT 332 - (2 hrs) Seminar in Leadership
(Witmer) Room 1 | January 20th through 23rd
Jan 20-Jan 22: 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Jan 23: 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
PT 372 - (1 hr) Worship (Sibley)
Room 1 | January 12th through 15th
9:00am - noon |
| Elective Courses: |
AP 539 - (2 hrs) Issues in Theol. Methodology
(Helm) Room 5 | January 20th through January 23rd
9:00am -12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
PTC 432 - (2 hrs) Essential Qualities of a Bibl. Counselor
(Kim) Room 1 | January 10th through 31st Saturdays
(9:30am - 4:30pm) |
PTC 514 - (2 hrs) Sem. in Prof. Orientation
(Emlet & W. Smith) Room 3 | January 8th through 29th
Mondays and Thursdays
2:05pm - 5:00pm
Additional Mtg. Jan. 20th, same time
(1/19 is a holiday) |
PTC 522 - (2 hrs) Counseling in the Local Church (Lane)
Room 1 | January 8th through 29th
Mondays and Thursdays
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Additional Mtg. Jan. 20th, same time
(1/19 is a holiday) |
PTM 462 - (2 hrs) Under. Islamic Challenge (Ellis)
Room 5 | January 6th through 9th
9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
ST 532 - (2 hrs) Westminster Standards (Ferguson)
Room Craig | January 6th through 9th
9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
ST 672 - (2 hrs) Reformed Spirituality (Troxel)
Room 5 | January 12th through 16th
Monday - 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tues, Weds, Thurs - 9:00am - 12:00pm
and 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Friday - 9:00am - 12:00pm |
The class schedule is subject to change. No conflicts are permitted during winter term.
PH.D./Th.M. COURSES
First Day of Classes: January 6th (Tuesday)
Last Day of Classes: January 30th Exam Day: February 3rd (unless otherwise notified)
Closed for Holiday: January 19th
Courses | Class Dates and Times |
AP 839 - Issues in Theol. Methodology (Helm)
Rooom 5 | January 20th through 23rd
9:00am - 12:00pm
1:00pm - 4:00pm
(see below for description) |
CH 847 - Impact of Western Philosophy on Christianity
(Lillback) Room 6 | January 12th through 16th
9:00am - 12:00pm
1:30pm - 3:15pm |
ST 932 - Westminster Standards (Ferguson)
Room Craig | January 6th through 9th
9:00am - 12:00pm
1:30pm - 4:30pm |
New Course Descriptions: CH 847 - The Impact of Western Philosophy on Christianity
Purpose: To introduce students to the interplay of faith and reason from the patristic era to the post-modern milieu. To expose students to the development of Christian philosophy through the successive eras of church history. Topics covered include the struggle between faith and reason in: Pre-socratic philosophy, Plato and Aristotle vis-a-vis early Christian thought. Augustine's philophy and his use of Plato's philosophy. St. Thomas' interaction with Aristotle. Post Kantian liberalism's struggle to integrate faith and reason. The Reformed philosoophy of Kuyper and Van Til.
AP 539/839 - Issues in Theological Methodology
Purpose: To look at some representative cases of theological method of influence in the Reformed tradition. To pay particular attention to the relation of philosophy and theology. To form an estimate of some contemporary proposals regarding theological method. Topics to be covered will include Augustine and Platonism, Edwards and Lockean trinitarianism, and a number of modern proposals, especially those of John R Franke in The Character of Theology, Kevin Vanhoozer on Charles Hodge, and the central proposal of The Drama of Doctrine.
Format: the course will begin with a joint reading of part of Book VII of Augustine’s Confessions (117-132 in the Chadwick translation), followed by class teaching on the other topics, followed by short student presentations.
