Schedule (update 12/2: added entrance exam exercise)

Date	Subject/Assignment	Reading required/recommended	Presenter
9/30	The Course Patristic Theology: Introduction	Syllabus Rules of the Game A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing Pointers for Presentations Peer Review Guidelines (Peer Review FAQs are optional)
9/30	Making All Things New: The Ancient Substructure of Christian Faith	Richardson pp 13-32
9/30	"Of All Nations": Christian Faith between Judaism and Paganism	Wilken ch 1 Hall ch 1
10/7	Worship as Theology (and History Too)	Wilken ch 2 Hall ch 2 Discussion: Richardson pp 161-204
10/7	The World of Scripture	Wilken ch 3 Hall chs 3, 10-11 Ehrman pt 1 (chs 1-4)
10/14	Make Your Defense: Theological Argumentation Exercise on Scripture due (revision due 10/21)	Wilken ch 7 Hall ch 5 Discussion: Richardson pp 205-224 Discussion: Richardson pp 225-289 Discussion: Richardson pp 290-342
10/21	New Old Stories: Persecution's Theological Lessons	Wilken ch 9 Richardson pp 121-160
10/21	Standardization: Canons, Creeds, and Councils	Hall chs 6, 8-9 Discussion: Richardson pp 33-120
10/28	Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit: The Development of Trinitarian Doctrine	Wilken ch 4 Hall chs 7, 15-16 Allison chs 1-3
10/28	The Scope of the Story: Creation Exercise on the Church due (revision due 11/4)	Wilken ch 6 Hall ch 4 Discussion: Richardson pp 343-398
11/4	Jesus, Human and Divine: The Development of Christological Doctrine	Wilken ch 5 Hall chs 13, 20-21 Discussion: Allison chs 4-5 Discussion: Allison chs 6-9
11/11	The Shape of Human History: From Fellowship to Establishment Exercise on creedal theology due (revision due 11/18)	Wilken ch 8 Hall chs 12, 14, 22 Discussion: Ehrman pt 2 (chs 5-8)
11/18	From Iconoclasm to the 'Triumph of Orthodoxy': Representation, Inculturation, and Theological Aesthetics Memorize Nicene Creed by today	Wilken ch 10 Discussion: Ehrman pt 3 (chs 8-12)
12/2	The Original Jesus Freaks: Discipleship, Monasticism, and Spirituality Exercise on a prayerful response to the course due (revision due 12/9)	Hall chs 17-18 Allison ch 10 Discussion: Wilken chs 11-12
12/9	My Grace Is Sufficient: Augustine at the Ends of the Ages Revised exercise on entrance exam due	Hall ch 19 Discussion: Augustine Confessions bks 1-10 (multiple presenters OK)

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