Spring 2010 | 01/29/2010 - 04/26/2010

This page contains specific dates and details for the Spring 2010 semester.

Please refer to this site often as it is frequently updated.

Last updated: January 7, 2010



Semester dates: January 29 - April 26 | *Please note that students should arrive in Italy on January 29, which means that your flight from the US will probably depart on the previous day. Similarly, students should depart from Italy on the last day of the term. It is especially important to adhere to this itinerary to facilitate transportation to and from the Venice airport.

Program cost: $7500. Students are responsible for purchasing their own textbooks. Most books may be purchased cheaply through Amazon with free shipping. See list of syllabuses below for course requirements.

Application deadline: November 15, 2009

Deadline for all paperwork and tuition payments: December 1, 2009
Payments or paperwork received after the December 1 deadline will result in a $100 late fee.

Spring 2010 Course Schedule, Syllabus, and Textbook Requirements:

* Some textbooks are available for check-out at SBI. These texts are indicated below in green. Please note that all textbooks that are available at SBI are based on a first come basis. Please email Samuel Spatola to reserve your copy. Make sure to include your name and that you are an SBI student in the subject box. Also, all textbooks are 'rented' to students, which means that they must be returned at the end of the semester in good condition. All costs are in Euro, no US Dollars or Checks please. Also you will need a Bible to use in just about every class at SBI; we suggest you simply bring the ESV Study Bible that is assigned for New Testament Lit. & Interpretation course in order to cut down on your space and weight restrictions.

	Course	Credits	Instructor
	Cross Cultural Missions and Evangelism	3	Rev. Sam Spatola
	This course will introduce the student to the theory and practice of evangelism. Students will study biblical examples, with emphasis on the biblical stories of evangelism to determine evangelistic patterns in the early church. Syllabus
	Required Texts: • Holy Bible (any version) • Hale, Tom. On Being a Missionary Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2003. 12+ available for 5 euro • Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 12+ available for 10 euro
OR	Contemporary Issues of the Church	3	Dr. Drew Randle
	An historical and biblical overview of the birth and development of the church especially as it relates to the book of Acts and other New Testament Literature. Syllabus
	Required Texts: • Driscoll, Mark. 2009. Religion Saves.  Crossway. • Deriscoll, Mark. 2008. Vintage Church. Crossway. • McLaren, Brian. 2004. A Generous Orthodoxy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. (Extra Credit) 5 available for 5 euro
	Intercultural Communication	3	Dr. Randy Hollingsworth
	A survey of the opportunities and obstacles in communicating within and across cultural lines. This involves examining distinctives and developing intercultural understanding, attitudes, and performance skills. Syllabus
	Required Text: • Larry Samovar, Richard E. Porter and Edwin R. McDaniel. Intercultural Communication: A Reader, 11th Ed. Wadsworth Publishing Company: New York. 2006. 12+ available for 15 euro
	Fine Arts / Italian Renaissance Art	3	Dr. Mel Wilhoit
	A biblical perspective on the arts; historical survey of painting, sculpture, architecture; emphasis on basic elements, historical concepts, major artists, and implications of major works in human culture. Syllabus
	Required Texts: • Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer ISBN: 0-87784-443-7 6 available for 5 euro • Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King ISBN: 0-14-200015-9 11 available for 5 euro • Art in Renaissance Italy by John Paoletti and Gary Radke ISBN: 0-13-193510-0 (3rd ed., 2005) 10+ available for 15 euro
	Cultural Apologetics	3	C. Samuel Spatola
	It is every Christian’s duty to do apologetics, i.e. make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28:18-20), enslave ourselves to everyone for this purpose (I Cor. 9:19-23), and stand ready to offer an apologia for the obvious hope that we have (I Pet. 3:15). This class will explore culturally relevant (with an emphasis on, although not limited to, American culture) ways to understand and express hope from a Biblical worldview by discussing various apologetic methods, providing and introducing tools for cultural analysis, and looking at significant social issues that can serve as key application points for communicating the Gospel. Syllabus coming soon...
	Required Texts: • Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Dutton Press: New York, 2008. • Stephen J. Nichols, Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ. Inter Varsity Press: Downers Grove, 2008. • Numerous Electronic Articles via course links and reading packet
	New Testament Literature and Interpretation	3	Dr. Carl Judson Davis
	An historical overview of the books of the New Testament that emphasizes the theological unity of the overall message of the New Testament as it climaxes the biblical metanarrative; that appreciates each book’s unique contribution to New Testament theology; that discusses the basic principles of New Testament interpretation (hermeneutics) and their practical application within the genres of New Testament literature such as the Gospels, Acts (New Testament history), epistles, and Revelation (New Testament apocalyptic literature). Syllabus coming soon...
	Required Texts: • The ESV Study Bible, (Wheaton: Crossway,  2008). ISBN-10: 1433502410
OR	Introduction to Literature	3	Dr. Raymond Legg
	Syllabus and required texts may be found here.
	Required Texts: • The Norton Introduction to Literature.  9th (Media) edition.  ISBN: 978-0-393-10888-0 • Mythology. Edith Hamilton
	Gospel of Mark	3	Matthew Benson
	This special topics course is designed to explore the gospel of Mark focusing on literary elements of the gospel genre, historical elements critical to understanding both the life of Christ and the audience, and implications for the contemporary church. Syllabus
	Required Text: There is no required text for this course. A course packet will be supplied to students in Italy.
	Christian Life Formation: Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian Mystic	1	C. Samuel Spatola
	An examination of a 12th century Christian mystic and literary works that have proven historically significant in shaping the spiritual theology and practice of the church and the Christian. A discussion of Saint Francis continuing relevance for the church at large today will be of particular importance.
	Required Text: • St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton ISBN-10: 0486469239 • rancis and Clare: The Complete Works (The Classics of Western Spirituality) (Paperback) e.d. Regis J. Armstrong and gnatius C. Brady ISBN-10: 0809124467 • A journal to write in (to be used exclusively for this course)

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