Welcome to CSBS's online courses page.
Here you will find information on the courses being offered this semester. For more information about the online courses in general or about our distance education program, please return to the Seminarylink.
Online Courses at CSBS
Online Courses
Fall 2008 Courses
Christian Theology I (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of systmatic theology and offer an overview of teh Christian beliefs of God, humanity and Christology.
Course fee: $675.00 CDN (subject to change)
Required texts:
Stanley J. Grenz, Theology for the Cumminity of God. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 edition
Prayer (2 credits)
A study of biblical truths and practical strategies through lecture, research, models, reading and interacting. The course is designed to produce leaders, committed to personal prayer, competent in leading people through prayer methods, and compelled to intercede for the world .
Course fee: $450.00 CDN (subject to change)
Required texts:
Giving Ourselves to Prayer: An Acts 6:4 Primer for Ministry , compiled by Dan R, Crawford, PrayerShop Publishing.
The Prayer-Shaped Disciple , Dan R. Crawford, Hendrickson Publishers.
The Contemporaries Meet the Classics on Prayer , complied by Leonard Allen, Howard Publishing Company.
Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home , Richard Foster, Harper SanFrancisco.
History of Christianity I (2 credits)
This introductory course offers a general grasp of the first fifteen centuries of the history of Christianity. The subject matters covers from 4 B.C. up to the era of various church reformations in the 16 th century. Developing an awareness of the contributive aspects of person and events foundational to contemporary Christianity is the major interest of this course. Students will be encouraged to interact with historical data in ways which will help them appreciate the “aliveness” and impact of the past upon the present.
Course fee: $450.00 CDN (subject to change)
Required texts:
Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christinaity. Vol. 1 Harper: San Francisco, 1984.
A good historical atlas is strongly recommended but not required.
Course Registration
The courses run end of August through mid December 2008.
Please click here for the online registration form.
Registration deadline is August 25, 2008.
Course fees are due at registration. There is a $30 per semester non-refundable registration fee.
These courses are part of the offerings of the "Non-resident Option" for masters level training at CSBS.
E-mail registrar@csbs.ca if you have any questions.