Dr. Ratcliff's site

Contact Dr. Ratcliff

 

CFM Faculty in the News

"Spiritual Lives All Their Own: What if children have their own experiences of God—and a genuine free will to respond?"

Interview with Dr. Don Ratcliff

Christianity Today, January 2010, vol. 54, no. 1


Christian Formation & Ministry (CFM) Department


 

Distance Learning Course / Fall 2010

Children's Spirituality, CFM 570 (2 hrs)

August 30 to December 16

Dr. Don Ratcliff, Price-LeBar Professor of Christian Education

 

Dr. Ratcliff's site

 

- CFM 570 Video Introduction

- Syllabus (revised 8/10/10)

 

Explore the spiritual nurture and experiences of children from the comfort of your home in this online class.

 

Students will explore...

 

Dialogue with other graduate students through online discussion forums.

 

Exploratory observation and interviewing of children will prepare you for future research or ministry application.

 

Involves about one-to-two hours online each week.

 

Registration (enrollment limited)

For Graduate Credit (2 hrs.)

- Application deadline for graduate credit - August 16, 2010.
- Submit Special Student Application for Fall/Spring with official transcript.

 

For Audit

- Application deadline for audit - August 20, 2010.

- Wheaton alumni submit Alumni Audit Form.

- Non-alumni submit Auditor Application.