Course Syllabus

Instructor: Rev. Sara Rosenau, MDiv, MSW, PhD Candidate

E-mail:  Please email me at sara.rosenau@gmail.com.  My srosenau@iliff.edu account is a second, but slower option.

Office Hours: email to set up a time for phone conversation

Email Policy:

I will get back to you within 24 hours.  If you would like to have an extended phone conversation, please email to set up a time. 

 

Course Synopsis:  

This course provides an introduction to the faith, polity, practice and identity of the United Church of Christ: its organization and understanding of its ministry, mission, and ecclesiology. The themes of identity, covenant, and change will frame our engagement with the material as we attempt to critically answer the question of "Who We Are?" as the United Church of Christ.  

 

Books for the Course

*Required, please purchase:

1. *Randi Jones Walker. The Evolution of a UCC Style: Essays in the History, Ecclesiology, and Culture of the United Church of Christ. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2005. (ISBN 0-8298-1493-0)

2. *Fowler, Sidney: What Matters to You Matters to Us: Engaging Six Vital Themes of Our Faith. Pilgrim Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8298-1800-0

3. UCC Book of Worship (recommended for purchase if considering ordination, or borrow if your local church has an extra copy)

Other Required Readings:

Additional readings required for the course will be posted on canvas.  Many will be pulled from: http://www.ucc.org/education/polity/  (Links to an external site.)  Please feel free to browse this resource as well as the Manual on Ministry (Links to an external site.) (MOM) before the start of class.

*See Taylor Library's list of online book sellers (Links to an external site.) for purchasing options.

 

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