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Take selected courses online from your home, the library, or anywhere you have internet access.
eBerkshire is our latest innovation for developing Christian leaders. eBerkshire allows you to take selected courses from your own home ... or wherever you have access to the interenet. You can take advantage of courses offered through eBerkshire for personal enrichment or in pursuit of a certificate. eBerkshire provides learning opportunities that fit within your schedule and commitments. Although classes are taken online, they are very interactive and embody Berkshire's commitment to a highly supportive, personalized experience that is theologically sound and relevant to today's world. Students can begin the registration process immediately.
Current courses include:
Acts
(3 units)A study of the Acts of the Apostles that specifically follows the historical expansion of the church through doctrinal development, growth in understanding, evangelism and geographical expansion through the missionary activities of its members. We will become acquainted with the activities of the great church leaders of the first century, e.g., Peter, James and Paul.
Biblical Concepts in Leadership
(3 units)A study of the concepts of leadership in the context of Scripture and application of these concepts to personal, professional and career goals. The course will include the use of a survey to assess each individual's leadership capabilities to help him/her to understand his/her personal profile.
Church History I
(3 units)A study of the history of the Christian Church from its founding on the day of Pentecost to the beginning of the Reformation with special emphasis upon the people, events and doctrinal controversies that were significant in the growth of Christianity.
Church History II
(3 units)A study of the history of the Christian Church from the dawning of the Reformation to the present time with special emphasis upon the people, events and doctrinal controversies that were significant in the growth of Christianity.
History of Music
(3 units)This course will visit key moments in the history of Western Christian church music. The story of music in Christian worship services in the West begins with the evolution of Gregorian chant from Hebrew and other models, progresses through the development of music for more than one voice part in settings for the early Catholic Mass, and divides into the Reformation stream including Lutheran chorales, other Protestant metrical Psalm settings, and the emergence of loftier settings in the cantatas of J. S. Bach and the oratorios of G. F. Handel. The narrative then continues onto the development of hymns, first without and then with specific tunes, then onto a lighter variety of gospel, revival and Sunday School songs. All the while, religious thinkers and musicians within the church (often the same people) continually examined their practice of music in worship and sought musical reforms and developments which they thought would bring more truth, spiritual edification, beauty and/or appropriate praise to God.
Life of C.S. Lewis
(3 units)The course will explore the life of and literature produced by C. S. Lewis in order to gain perception into his theology, the various genre in which he wrote, and the principles that make his writings meaningful nearly forty years after his death.
Survey of the Old Testament
(3 units)A descriptive and critical introduction to the nature of biblical revelation, principles of interpretation and major elements of the Old Testament, including the primeval and patriarchal histories, the exodus, monarchic traditions, the message of the prophets and the exilic period.
Survey of the New Testament
(3 units)A descriptive and critical introduction to the principles of biblical interpretation and major elements of the New Testament, including the Jesus of the Gospels, the developing church in Acts, the letters of Paul, the General Letters, the visions of the Revelation.
Urban Social Issues: People, Problems, and Policy
(3 units)The purpose of this course is to provide an overall framework for understanding and examining pertinent social issues in the urban setting. The course will expand the student's knowledge, skills, and understanding of social issues that impact individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. Particular attention will be given to the analysis and evaluation of what society can do to further impact these problems. Social issues to be explored include but are not limited to the changing nature of the family, education, health and illness, drug use, sexual behavior, inequality, and the economy.
Tuition (Scholarships may be available)
$175/unit hour ($525/course)
Register today by contacting us at: 978-372-8122 or eberkshire@berkshire.edu.