A survey of Missio Dei, the Mission of God, explores Salvation History through the redemptive vision of God. The student will learn how God is reconciling all of creation unto himself in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Students will also observe God at work through His people in mission.

This course explores the spiritual dimension of missional engagement in the post-Christendom world. Students will discover practical and creative ways of deepening their personal spirituality allowing more engagement with not-yet Christians and the development of authentic missional community. Resources will include readings, video interviews with practitioners, creative spiritual practices, real-life experimentation and weekly Q & A reports.

An overview of the American criminal justice system covering the traditional topics of police, courts, and corrections, due process, search and seizure, coverage of plea bargaining, legal and ethical values, and capital punishment. The focus is on critical thinking approaches.

Class focuses on how the day-to-day practitioner conducts business in the field of corrections, in both the institutional and community settings. The student will learn how the corrections system works, from classification, to security, to treatment, re-entry and rehabilitation.

This course provides an introduction and overview to the study of substantive criminal law. The major topics of the course include the purposes of criminal law, the elements of crimes, defenses to crimes, criminal sanctions, and the principles of constitutional limits on criminal law. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to examine the fundamental principles, philosophies, and values that underlie the U.S. Criminal justice system and how they impact the enforcement of criminal law in this country.