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This course examines the ethical and moral character of the Christian life, particularly the life of the minister, analyzing various ethics approaches in light of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and a theology of holiness. Attention will be given to contemporary issues, ministerial ethics, and guiding individuals and congregations in the formation of holy habits and disciplines to maintain integrity in Christian life and ministry.

This course is an interdisciplinary theological examination of the relationship between popular culture and the Christian life of faith. Like religious practice, the narratives, symbols, and practices of popular culture shape our identity and imagination. How should Christians navigate and engage secular culture? Students will analyze popular cultural texts and practices in conversation with Christian theology and create strategies for Christian formation that account for and leverage the formation occurring within popular culture for the sake of discipleship.