Fall Term 2023/2024

Meets Mondays, 2-3:30 PM Central Time, Aug 21, Sept 11 & 25, Oct 16 & 30, Nov 13. In this class, we will become acquainted with 1) the corpus of laws, narrative, and poetry that comprise the Hebrew Scriptures and 2) the variety of interpretive strategies…

A reading-intensive seminar, this course examines the complex, contested, and changing relationships of two central themes in American history: race and religion. The goal of the course is to become familiar with the diverse constructions of race in America…

Meets Mondays 10 AM-Noon Central Time. A required course for those seeking Unitarian Universalist fellowship, UU History, and Polity provides a general introduction to the history and polity of the Unitarians and Universalists in North America with a…

Meets Wednesdays 6-8 PM Central time. Healthy boundaries are key to healthy and ethical leadership. They are meant to create a safer and more liberative space within which we can freely lead. This course will prepare you to develop and articulate your…

Meets Thursdays 10 AM-Noon. An introduction to the study of chaplaincy across a range of professional contexts.

Meets Thursdays 3-5 PM. Replaces Congregational Studies I. This Fall semester course is linked with an approved congregational or community internship. The focus of this course is on the formation of ministerial identity. The internship site serves as…

This course focuses on the human and spiritual development of faith leaders for social change. Students will develop a practice of personal spirituality and learn how to work through personal and professional challenges to effect social change leadership…

Meets Wednesdays 10 AM-Noon Central Time. This course is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to ideas and practices that give Unitarian Universalist Religious Education its meaning and purpose throughout our lifetimes. We will explore our rich…

This course introduces students to advanced methods in leadership and ministry. Students will engage practical theology, practices of ministry, theological and sacred writings, and resources from cognate disciplines to bear on contemporary challenges…

Meets Tuesdays, 6-8 PM Central Time. The work of compassion, justice, and collective liberation is integral to religious leadership in the 21st century, and for many progressive and liberal religious leaders, it is holy work. We live in a world beset…

Meets Thursdays 3-5 PM. This Fall semester course is linked with an approved congregational or community internship. The course builds on forms of awareness of congregational/organizational systems gained during the first year of the internship and provides…

Meets Mondays, 6-8 PM Central Time. Regardless of the context in which they serve, whether in parish or community settings, religious professionals are expected to "do it all." Along with the call to provide moral, ethical, and pastoral leadership, we…