The college of the Presbyterian Church in America in Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Department Resources

BIB 360 | Christian Spirituality: History, Theology and Practice

Explore the history, theology and practices that have shaped Christian Spirituality.

Read from classics in Christian spirituality that epitomize the great diversity and depth of the tradition (East and West), and then discuss potential insights and possible challenges such works represent.

Reflect on key theological ideas that should govern, chasten, and encourage Christian growth in grace and truth.

Discuss your experience with various "practices" (e.g. times of silence, self-examination, etc.).

Participate in an instructor-led retreat of silence and solitude (normally at a monastery or similar setting).

Biblical and Theological Studies

The department goals are:

to provide all students with general biblical and theological literacy and specifically with an understanding of the general content of biblical and theological truth in the Reformed tradition;
to provide ways to arrive at that truth and its relevance for the Church and society;
to apply to all students, and specifically Biblical Studies majors and minors, biblical and theological truth as the mold which transforms their heart, renews their mind, and shapes their lives;
to fit them with the lenses necessary for a biblical world- and life-view that paves the way to Kingdom activity in the Church and society;
to equip them with the biblical rationale for all their culture-related activities beginning with their understanding and appreciation of education from the perspective of the Christian faith;
to acquaint biblical studies majors and minors with the problems connected with biblical scholarship and the content of the Gospel over against the belief systems of the modern scene;
to empower them with an effective means to communicate the Christian faith in the contemporary scene and to develop a biblically-based apologetic for that faith;
to encourage all students in general and Biblical Studies majors and minors specifically to maximize the development of their talents and skills and to seek the advance of the Kingdom of God in the choice and exercise of their profession;
and specifically, to urge students with apparent qualifications and gifts for the ministry of the Gospel, whether in the United States or abroad, to consider the possibility of such calling.

“Dr. Ward has shown me how to love Christ and follow him with everything that I have and am.”
- chemistry major Ismael Bartolome ’19

Programs, Courses, and Requirements

Major and Concentrations

Minor

Zoe Kiratzis '21

What Do You Enjoy about Your Major?

"I didn’t intend to be a Biblical and Theological Studies major when I decided on Covenant, but after getting a taste of the Bible classes here I couldn’t help but add the major. The professors are some of the best and the upper-division courses are very accessible to non-majors, which makes class discussion diverse and engaging."
- Zoe Kiratzis '21

Brad Assaraf

What Is Your Favorite Class?

"Old Testament Introduction with Dr. Scott Jones. Dr. Jones is the man. He has a brilliant way of making Biblical scholarship come to life. In the class, Dr. Jones gives you a peek into the world of the Ancient Near East. Building historical context around the Old Testament was illuminating. Every class blew my mind. I would immediately pull out my phone to text my parents or friends something crazy I had learned."
- Brad Assaraf '19