Religion & Biblical Languages

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Buller Hall, Room 111
269-471-3177
religion@andrews.edu
www.andrews.edu/relg/

Faculty
Rodney Palmer, Chair
Erhard Gallos
Ruben Muñoz-Larrondo
Paulo Cândido de Oliveira
Davide Sciarabba
Rahel Wells

Adjunct Faculty
Gavin Anthony
Enrique Baez Garcia
Jean Cadet
Bonny Dent
Arlyn Drew 
Martha Duah
Daniel Duffis Gordon
Eriks Galenieks
Abner Hernandez-Fernandez
Natashia McVay
Laura Morrow
Alexej Muran
Melchizedek Ponniah
Abelardo Rivas Santini
Ronald Rojas
Jan Aage Sigvartsen

Emeriti
A. Josef Greig
Keith E. Mattingly
Glenn E. Russell
S. Douglas Waterhouse
Woodrow Whidden
Susan P. Zork

Mission

The Department of Religion & Biblical Languages seeks to engage majors and general education students through a biblically grounded, theologically astute, and relevant process of spiritual formation, equipping and inspiring them to passionately serve the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the wider world beyond as dedicated lay persons and committed denominational employees in the expectation of the soon coming of Jesus Christ.

Religion and theology majors must be in good and regular standing regarding student life citizenship. As future ministers of the church, they are expected to live in harmony with Seventh-day Adventist beliefs and practices. Failure in any of these areas may lead to a student being placed on probation or dismissed from the program. Academic requirements and other program standards are stated in detail in the departmental handbook.

Programs

• Christian Discipleship AA

• Religion BA
• Religion BA (Distance Ed)
• Religion, Secondary Education Concentration BA
• Religious Studies BA
• Theology BA

• Christian Discipleship Certificate
• Foundations of Christian Ministry Certificate 1
• Foundations of Christian Ministry Certificate 2
• Foundations of Christian Ministry Certificate 3
• Licence in Theology
• Ministry Certificate (Spanish)
• Mission and Global Awareness Certificate

• Biblical Languages Minor
• Missions Minor
• Religion Minor

Courses

• BIBL 211 - Greek I
• BIBL 212 - Greek II
• BIBL 221 - Elementary Latin
• BIBL 222 - Intermediate Latin
• BIBL 313 - Greek III
• BIBL 341 - Hebrew I
• BIBL 342 - Hebrew II
• BIBL 495 - Independent Study

• RELB 111 - Introduction to the Old Testament
• RELB 112 - Introduction to the New Testament
• RELB 210 - Jesus in His Time and Ours
• RELB 216 - Law and Writings of the Old Testament
• RELB 235 - Studies in Daniel and Revelation
• RELB 245 - Hermeneutics
• RELB 274 - Prophetic Writings of the Old Testament
• RELB 304 - Studies in Daniel
• RELB 305 - Studies in Revelation
• RELB 335 - Acts and Epistles
• RELB 345 - The Sanctuary & Hebrews
• RELB 406 - Advanced Studies in Daniel and Revelation
• RELB 416 - Advanced Study in Law and Writings
• RELB 474 - Advanced Study in Old Testament Prophets

• RELG 160 - Topics in Religion
• RELG 225 - Foundations of Missions
• RELG 248 - Workshop
• RELG 350 - World Religions
• RELG 360 - Topics in Religion
• RELG 378 - Study Tour:
• RELG 380H - Honors in Religion (topic specified)
• RELG 496 - Special Projects in Religion

• RELH 316 - History of the Christian Church I
• RELH 317 - History of the Christian Church II
• RELH 400 - SDA History and Prophetic Heritage

• RELP 105 - Introduction to Pastoral Service
• RELP 200 - Religion Forum
• RELP 235 - Christianity in a World Context
• RELP 240 - Personal Witnessing
• RELP 301 - Marriage and Family Ministry
• RELP 326 - Preparation for Mission Service Practicum
• RELP 327 - Student Missions Practicum
• RELP 330 - Homiletics—Introduction to Preaching
• RELP 335 - Foundations of Youth Ministry
• RELP 339 - Contextualized Preaching
• RELP 340 - Strategies for Service
• RELP 341 - Ministry Praxis
• RELP 350 - Evangelism
• RELP 441 - Introduction to Pastoral Ministry
• RELP 480 - Practicum Capstone
• RELP 485 - Pastoral Ministry

• RELT 100 - God and Human Life
• RELT 115 - Introduction to Christian Discipleship
• RELT 207 - Issues in the Great Controversy
• RELT 216 - Workshop in Prayer
• RELT 225 - Doctrines of the Adventist Faith
• RELT 250 - Personal Spirituality and Faith
• RELT 295 - Introduction to Theological Research
• RELT 308 - Gift of Prophecy
• RELT 315 - Christian Discipleship
• RELT 325 - Theology I
• RELT 326 - Theology II
• RELT 340 - Religion and Ethics in Modern Society
• RELT 348 - Christians and the Environment
• RELT 385 - Bioethics and Christian Faith
• RELT 390 - Christian Business Ethics
• RELT 415 - Topics in Theology
• RELT 420 - Formative Thinkers in Religion
• RELT 425 - Seminar in Contemporary Theology
• RELT 440 - Fundamentals of Spirituality & Ethics in Healthcare
• RELT 445 - Modern Trends in Religion & Society
• RELT 475 - Theological and Biblical Research

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