Quarterly Post on School - 2nd Edition

I have started three new classes in the last few weeks and I want to share them with you. The are:

1. Spirituality and Mission - this is a great class that is a very practical and experiential class on our personal spiritual lives. So many of the classes in seminary are full of theory and can actually be pretty draining on the spiritual life. It is really sad, but seminary can really mess people up with their walk with the Lord. Seminary is so much about increasing our knowledge on particular subjects, but it rarely focuses on our personal spiritual lives. This class looks at different spiritual disciplines and practices them in our daily lives. We also take a few retreats to get extended time away with the Lord in solitude and silence. Think about for yourself: how often do you get away from everything and just be silent before the Lord; not even praying, but just letting the Lord wash over you and finding rest in Him?
2. World Religions in a Christian Perspective - part of the class is devoted to looking at Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism through the eyes of finding commonalities for inter-faith dialogue. This class is all about learning how Christianity relates to other religions and religious pluralisms, technically known as the "theology of religions." We discuss the prominent views by Catholicism, Mainline Christianity and Evangelicals in regards to the theology of religions.
3. Worldview and Worldview Change - this class is taught by Charles Kraft if that means anything to you. He is the longest tenured professor at Fuller and is teaching his last class currently. He is a controversial figure for the Evangelical world, because of some spiritual warfare and inner healing courses he started in the late 80s here at Fuller. He is an amazing mind in cultural anthropology and the working of the Holy Spirit. This class specifically looks at the study of worldview formation and the dynamics of worldview change. The class looks specifically at aspects of Christian influence to worldview change.

So, there they are. All very exciting and vastly different classes from each other. Another note is that last quarter finished very well. I'm challenging one grade from one class that will hopefully bump up to and A-, which would give me an A- in all three of my classes.