This survey course on educational methods invites students to reflect on their own experiences, to evaluate contemporary teaching practices in the light of the Heavenly Doctrine, and to work cooperatively and independently to design an effective unit of religious instruction which aligns instructional design with learning goals, instructional methods, and assessment practices. Weekly reading assignments comprise handouts from the instructor, in addition to instructional strategies from Gregory, G., Parry, T. (2006) Designing Brain-Compatible Learning. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Theological School
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- Manager: Andrew Dibb
- Manager: Rev. Scott Frazier
- Teacher: Grant Schnarr
- Manager: Rev. Scott Frazier
- Teacher: Andrew Dibb
This course is a continuation of Theo 660, which deals with death, resuscitation and the world of spirits. Theology 664 takes up the subject of heaven and hell, being a reading of the book, Heaven and Hell.
- Manager: Andrew Dibb
Theology 710 is a workshop study of some of the central teachings of the Heavenly Doctrine relating to the priesthood. It is primarily a theological and discussion course, looking at principles of priesthood contained in the Heavenly Doctrine.
- Manager: Rev. Scott Frazier
Seminar survey course on educational methods for theological school students. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences in education, analyze best teaching practices in light of the Heavenly Doctrine and develop ways to apply what they have learned in a variety of settings. Students work cooperatively and individually to design effective religious instruction. When designing instruction emphasis is placed on aligning learning goals, instructional methods and assessment practices.
- Teacher: Kay Alden
Religion 284 is a systematic overview of the Christian Church from the time of the Lord's advent to the present.
- Manager: Andrew Dibb
- Teacher: grant odhner
This course explores the concept of marriage love as presented in the work Conjugial Love.
- Manager: Andrew Dibb
A systematic study of the Word.
- Teacher: grant odhner
Overview of the universal doctrines of the New Church contained in True Christian Religion, translated into Russian.
- Tatiana Kamaeva: Tatiana Kamaeva
An overview of the Old and New Testaments.
- Manager: Andrew Dibb
A directed reading guide for True Christian Religion. For students considering applying to the Academy of the New Church Theological School.
- Manager: Andrew Dibb
The systematic teachings of the Writings about the Lord: His essential nature from eternity; His relationship with us before the advent; why He needed to “come”; what He accomplished (redemption), how He accomplished it (glorification of His human); the enduring effect of the glorified Divine Natural/Divine Human, and of the Lord’s presence /“proceeding” through it. More specifically, in considering His glorification process we look at His conception, heredity, and development in the human. We especially look at the nature of His temptations, which were the very means of His subjugating the hells.
- Teacher: grant odhner