Center for Christian Studies - General Information

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Center for Christian Studies

Course Coordinators Committee:
Zoe Lazarides
Marta Nagy

Curriculum Committee:
Andy Craven, Chair
Dale Irvin, Consulting Theologian
James Cairns
Susan Callahan
Miriam Coleman
Mercedes Condy
David DePugh
Charles Dougherty
Gretchen Grant
Suzan Habachy
Carter Ingram
Leah Threatte
Virginia Willis

Staff Liaisons:
Paul Rock, Associate Pastor
Mary Bostic, Registrar
Zoe Lazarides, Assistant

Contact:
Mary Bostic, mbostic@fapc.org

KEY TO COURSE LISTING
Each course number consists of a capital letter code followed by three digits. The capital letter code indicates the discipline; the three digits indicate the level of the course.

Disciplines
B = Bible
T = Theology
PTCL = Practical Theology/Christian Living
CH = Church History
LA = Literature and the Arts

Course Code
100 = Core course
200 = Intermediate course
300 = Advanced course

Theme for the Year 2007 - 2008
Theme Courses marked with this symbol (at left) are directly related to the theme for the 2007 - 2008 year Changing Times...Changing Seasons, which focuses on Daniel 2:21.

Term 1
B122 Leadership in the Bible: A Kerygma Course - Ariane Arpels-Josiah
B273 The Past is the Key to the Present: Archaeology, the Bible, and Our Unchanging World - Gordon Franz
T228 The Meaning of a Presbyterian Calling - Thomas Gillespie
PTCL288 Transitions and Change: Blessing or Potential Crisis? - Joy Carol

Term 2
CH218 Mainline on the Sideline - Mary E. McNamara
PTCL120 Reframing: Creative Techniques for Exploring Different Ways of Seeing Things - Elizabeth Matta
PTCL122 How to Select a Preschool for Your Child - David and Karen Liu
PTCL290 Christian Response to Climate Change - Jane Carter Ingram
PTCL332 The Quest for Security in an Insecure World - Robert F. Smylie

Term 3
CH106 History of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - Dale Hansen
CH219 Religion in the City: Exploring New York - Dale T. Irvin
CH220 Revivals and Awakenings in America: From the Puritans to the Second Great Awakening - James Moorhead
PTCL213 Conflict Management: Caring Conduct + Creative Resolution - Daryl A. Hall
LA240 If Music be the Food of Love, Play on: How Music Changes Lives - Eugenia Yau

Term 4
B123 Becoming a Woman of Purpose - Virginia Willis and Zoe Lazarides
CH223 The Making of America: How the Bible Shaped American Practices and Ideals - Edward Ekermeyer
PTCL123 Creating a Vision for Your Life - Jill Paine
PTCL289 Spiritual Passages: Growing in Grace - Joy Carol

Term 5
CH224 The Church’s Role in the Civil Right’s Movement: Help or Hindrance? - J. Oscar McCloud
PTCL124 Overview of the Muslim World via the Gallup World Poll - Jamie Kravitz
PTCL333 A New World Order: Scenarios for the Future - Robert F. Smylie

DIRECTIONS:
How to get to the church
The church entrance is located at 7 West 55th Street.

by subway: We are just blocks from the E/F (5th Avenue), the N/R (57th Street) and the Q (57th Street) train stations.

by bus: All downtown 5th Avenue buses stop directly in front of the church at 55th Street. All uptown 6th Avenue buses stop near 55th Street. Crosstown M31 and M57 buses stop at 57th Street and 5th Avenue.

parking: The parking arrangement with Direct Parking, Inc. 51 West 56th Street (2nd garage on the left between 6th and 5th Avenues) now includes Saturday and Sunday up to 10 hours and weekday evenings, 5:30-10:30, for $9. For discount, parking tickets must be stamped at Coffee Hour or at class.