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LITST 733 - Ecchesiastical Latin (3)
To introduce students to the basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary of ecclesiastical Latin. Emphasis will be placed on those fundamental points of grammar which will enable students with the help of a dictionary to read and translate original documents on their own.
This course, successfully completed, will meet the area's requirement for a language.

Liturgical Foundation Courses

Students are required to take at least two of these courses, including LITST 700. Open only to liturgical studies students in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs.

LITST 708 - Liturgical Time (3)
An intensive study of the liturgical articulation of time, the origin and development of feasts, fasts, and seasons, and their pastoral implementation in calendar and lectionary.
Signature of instructor required for registration.

Liturgical Theology Courses

Students are required to take LITST 712 and LITST 716.

LITST 712 - Christian Initiation (3)
A study of the rites of Christian initiation in their origins and historical development in both East and West, with theological reflection and discussion of pastoral practice in ecumenical perspective.
Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: PSTH - Formerly PASTH+505
LITST 716 - Sacred Meals in the Household of Christ (3)
A study of the origins of Christianity's sacred meals, and the historical development, doctrinal perspectives, relationship of word and table, and contemporary rites and pastoral practice.
Prerequisite: PSTH - Formerly PASTH+505

Liturgical History Courses

Students are required to take two of these courses, one of which must be LITST 730.

LITST 730 - Early Christian Liturgies (3)
To provide a doctoral-level survey of the primary documentary evidence from which we get our knowledge of Christian liturgical practices and understandings in the period from the writing of the New Testament documents to the death of Gregory the Great (604 C.E.), to understand them in their cultural contexts and in light of Christianity's Jewish and pagan heritages, engaging both the major primary sources and the principal secondary literature.
Signature of instructor required for registration.
LITST 732 - Major Figures or Movements in the History of Preaching (3)
A seminar focusing on key preachers or movements in the history of homiletics.
Course may be repeated.
LITST 734 - Medieval Law and Liturgy (3)
This course will focus on the various intersections between medieval canon law and liturgy. In so doing, it will serve as a general introduction to both disciplines (Canon Law and Liturgy) in the Middle Ages.
LITST 738 - Reformation Liturgies (3)
An intensive study of liturgical orders produced by the various strands of the 16th-century Reformation. Emphasizes Lutheran orders in Germany and Denmark, Reformed orders in Switzerland, Germany, and England, and Anglican orders of the Edwardian reform and Marian exile. Features the respective roles and influence of such leaders as Luther, Bucer, Calvin, a Lasco, and Cranmer.
Signature of instructor required for registration.
LITST 739 - Ecumenical Theology/Modern Liturgies (3)
A cycle of seminars, each examining vital ecumenical concerns. The seminars include Theology of Religions in the Ecumenical Movement; Ecclesiology and Ethics; Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation; Dialogue and Mission; The "Ecumenical" and the "Evangelical"; and History, Development, and Prospects of the Ecumenical Movement.
Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: TPHL - Formerly THEPH+301

Tradition Courses

Students are required to take two of these courses.

LITST 741 - Liturgical Traditions (3)
Intensive studies of the major liturgical traditions, normally offered as tutorials, chosen from the following: African-American, Asian-American, Anglican, Hispanic, Lutheran, Jewish, Orthodox, Reformed, Pentecostal, and Roman Catholic.
Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.

Elective Courses

Additional elective courses are available in the theological and religiosus studies area. Courses are selected in consultation with advisor.

LITST 722 - Liturgical Reformers and Movements (3)
A seminar focusing on particular liturgical figures or movements in the history of liturgical studies.
LITST 723 - Topics in Liturgical Spirituality (3)
A seminar focusing on topics such as prayer, pilgrimage, or religious community such as Taize.
Course may be repeated.
LITST 735 - Hymnology (3)
A study of the hymn in Christian worship, with emphasis on great hymn writers of the past, contemporary writers, and the composers of hymn tunes. Emphasizes the hymn traditions of America and Europe, but gives attention to the congregational music of African and Asian Christianity. Designed for graduate students and advanced theological students.
Signature of instructor required for registration.
LITST 736 - Arts and Liturgy (3)
No description is available for this course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Same as: PSTH - Formerly PASTH+566
LITST 749 - Narrative Preaching (3)
This seminar will engage in the study of the stories and structures of narrative preaching. The major emphases of narrative theology (life story, canonical stories, and community story) will be explored through the work of key scholars/preachers in the field. The course will also include consideration of the role of testimony in forming individual and communal identify in faith communities strongly shaped by oral tradition. Biblical narrative, story telling, and sermon construction will be part of the course.
Same as PSTH - Formerly PASTH+544
LITST 751 - Sacramental Preaching (3)
This seminar will address two major aspects of preaching: 1) the theology of preaching as sacramental and 2) preaching on the sacraments. Ancient through post-modern preaching texts will be used to develop a genre of preaching understood as mystagogy, preaching that communicates the mysteries of Christian faith, and the means of grace through which believers encounter the real presence of Christ. Just as a pulpit/ambo is located between the font and the table, this course will focus on preaching as the intersection where "commonplace things are lifted up for holy use". Sermon preparation and evaluation is required as part of the course assignment.
LITST 762 - Studies in Ritual and Liturgy (3)
An exploration of the values and normative messages that are embedded in and transmitted by the liturgical rituals of a worshipping community. Attention will be given to the structure, process, and function of particular Christian rituals and of ritualizing in general, including attention to the important parallels between ritual theory and liturgical studies.
Signature of instructor required for registration.
LITST 766 - Women, Word, and Worship (3)
An examination of experiential, theological, cultural, and scriptural issues of women and worship. Preaching, public prayer, sacramental presence, authority are explored in various traditions and historical periods.
Signature of instructor required for registration.
LGON 735 - Formerly LOGON 735 - Hymnology (3)
A study of the hymn in Christian worship with emphasis on great hymn writers of the past, contemporary writers, and the composers of hymn tunes. Although the course emphasizes the hymn traditions of America and Europe, attention is given to the congregational music of African and Asian Christianity as well. The course is designed for graduate students and advanced theological students.

Tutorial and Dissertation Year Courses

LITST 990 - M.A. Thesis Tutorial (3)
No description is available for this course. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered in fall and spring semesters annually.
LITST 999 - Dissertation Research II (9)
No description is available for this course. Prerequisite: LITS - Formerly LITST+998 Offered in fall and spring semesters annually.