Courses

Elementary Grammar. Selected short passages from both the Qur’an and the Hadith.
 

The Apostolic Age.  The Spirit in the first two centuries.  The Spirit to the Council of Chalcedon.  The Middle Ages and the Rise of Dissent.  The Spirit in the Reformation.  The Spirit in the Age of Reason....

The origins of the Ecumenical Movement. International Ecumenical Movements, e.g., World Council of Churches (WCC) and all African Conference of Churches (AACC). The Second Vatican Council. Inter-faith dialogue, Christian –Muslim relations at the...

A general survey of some ethical systems, concepts and norms. A study of professional ethics. Analysis of ethical codes of selected professional and business groups. Issues confronting professionals. Decision-making. Case studies.
 
 
 

The cultural and historical connections between religion and human rights – paradigms that enable an appreciation of the differences and agreements between religious traditions and the modern human rights movement. Religious and cultural roots of human...

Definition of the African Diaspora. African traditional religious retentions in the Diaspora and continuities in the Diaspora. Islam, Hebraism and Christianity in the African Diaspora. Religion and politics in the African Diaspora; Diasporic New Religious...

Any current topical issues in the study of religions can be packaged and offered as a course under this title. 

Contemporary global trends in Islam. Important themes such as misconceptions about Islam, Islam and human rights, Islam and terrorism, especially after September 11, 2001, Islam and the West, Islam and the mass media, Islam and global peace and development,...

Paul’s background (Pharisaic, Qumranic, Rabbinic background, Hellenism, the revelation to Paul, Paul’s apostolic experience). Pauline soteriology (Christ’s role in salvation history, reconciliation, expiation, justification). The person of...

A study of the teachings of some ethical systems and moral theologians, e.g., African Traditional, Christian, Muslim, Humanist, ethical systems. Analysis and comparison of basic themes and values such as the summum bonumand the ideals of life; the moral...