Schedule (update 11/16: fixed dates, added final exam dates)
Date |
Subjectplanned possible assigned extra credit significant dates |
Reading required/recommended
{presenters-rs20c/presenters-rs20d} |
| 8/31 |
What Is Theology, and What Does It Have to Do with Basketball? The Shape of the Course |
StormFront foreword (Hunsberger), McKim preface and introduction, Deut. 6, Luther introduction and preface Syllabus, course, vision, tasks, reading Skim Rules of the Game and A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing Know about Pointers for Presentations and Peer Review Guidelines (Peer Review FAQs are optional) Ex. 3, Luther First Commandment and First Petition |
| God and Us: The Setting of Our Salvation | ||
| 9/2 |
Discussion: The Postchristian West A Good Start: Creation and Its Alternatives Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course) Earlier group/presentation assignments |
Newbigin preface and chs 1-2 and Camp chs 1-3 {Telford Work / Telford Work}, Gen. 1:1-2:25, Ps. 104, Luther First Article, Luther Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Commandments, Luther Lord's Prayer introduction |
| 9/7 |
Discussion: Knowledge and Tradition Creation continued Add/drop deadline |
Newbigin chs 3-5, Barron preface and introduction {_____________ / _____________}
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| 9/9 |
Discussion: "Finding the Center" What Is the Image of God? (including How to Read McKim) Later group/presentation assignments |
Barron ch 1 {_____________ / _____________} McKim ch 4 (pp 60-66), Gen. 2, |
| 9/14 |
Discussion: "Knowing You're a Sinner" |
Barron ch 2 {_____________ / _____________} McKim ch 4 (66-70), Gen. 3:1-6:5, Rom. 1:18-2:16, 5:12-14, Luther Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Commandments |
| 9/16 |
Discussion: "Not About You" |
Barron ch 3 and conclusion {_____________ / _____________} McKim ch 4 (pp 70-73), |
| God With Us: The Story of Our Salvation | ||
| 9/21 |
Children of Pelagius: Election Exercise on Barron and others due (revision due 9/28) |
Newbigin chs 6-7, Work "Annunciation
as Election", Luther Third
Petition, Rom. 8-11 (cf. Isa. 19:9-14), Eph. 1:1-14, Harvey ch 1 |
| 9/23 |
Starting Over (Again): Israel
Memorize the Ten Commandments by today |
Work "Just You
Wait", Work "Jesus Was (Un)Expected",
Luke 1, Luther Second
Article, McKim ch 2, Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-18, Rom. 5:12-21, 1 Cor. 15, Heb. 2:5-18, 4:14-16 |
| 9/28 |
Discussion: The Storm Exercise on Augustine's Confessions due (revision due 10/5) |
StormFront ch 1 (Harvey) {_____________ / _____________}, Harvey ch 2, Augustine Confessions bks 1-2 and 8 Confessions bks 1-2 and 8 (or use this alternate site, or this, or this) |
| 9/30 |
Discussion: Christology as Eschatology Incarnation continued Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: How Christological Heresies Hurt |
Newbigin chs 8-9, Camp ch 5 {_____________ / _____________}, Work "One of Us" pp 2-17, 37-44 Work "Taking Jesus Personally" pp 45-54, 61-68, |
| 10/5 |
God's Anointed: Jesus' New Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and Ours |
Work "Jesus' New Relationship", Matt. 3, Mark 1:1-11, Luke 3:1-22, John 1:19-51, Harvey ch 3 |
| 10/7 |
Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today Exercise on theologies and idolatries due (revision due 10/14) |
McKim ch 1, Work "The
Audience", Luke 3:1-22, John 14-17, |
| 10/12 |
Fall Break |
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| 10/14 |
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| 10/19 | Midterm exam (study guide) | |
| 10/21 |
Discussion: Mission and Discipleship Signs and Wonders: Christ's Prophetic Office |
Newbigin chs 10-12 and StormFront ch 2 (Brownson) {_____________ / _____________}, Rutledge pts 1-2, Work "God's
Anointed" 28-39, 39-47, Luther Conclusion
to the Ten Commandments; Jer. 1:4-10, Deut.
18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26, |
| 10/26 |
Signs and Wonders: Christ's Priestly Office Signs and Wonders: Christ's Royal Office "Christology from Behind": The Myth of Objectivity and the Privilege of Discipleship Exercise on the Lord's Prayer due (hand in by 11/2) |
Luther Sixth Petition, Numbers 8:5-22, Heb. 9:1-10:25 Work "King of the World", Luther Second Petition, 1 Sam. 8:1-22, Matt. 27:11-44, Rutledge pt 3, Work "Crunch Time",
Matt. 4:1-11, John 3:14-21, Mark 8:31-38, Luke
9:28-36, Work "The Message of Jesus'
Ministry", Luther Amen,
1 Cor. 10:1-13, Phil. 3:8-16, Heb. 3:7-5:10, 12:1-13, 1 Pet. 1,
Rom. 12:1-8, Eph. 2:1-10, Harvey ch 4 |
| 10/28 | Rutledge pt 4, Work "The Nonviolent Atonement", Work "Why the Cross?", Luther Seventh Petition, Mark
14:1-15:47, 1 Cor. 1:8-2:16, |
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| 11/2 |
Exercise on the Kingdom of God due (revision due 11/11) |
Camp ch 11, Rutledge pt 5, Matt. 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23,
1 Thess. 4:13-5:11, Harvey ch 5 |
| 11/4 |
Discussion: Passion Until I Come: Eschatology between Ascension and Return Extra credit exercise on theology in the liberal arts due (revision due 11/11) Last Day to withdraw 11/5 |
StormFront ch 3 (Brownson) {_____________ / _____________} Rutledge pt 6, Acts 10:44-48, 1 Cor. 14, |
| 11/9 |
Discussion: Gospel and culture A Pentecost-al Introduction to the Holy Spirit |
Newbigin chs 13-15 and Camp ch 4 {_____________ / _____________}, Camp ch 9, Rutledge pt 7, Work "Gusty Winds, or a Jet Stream?", Joel, Acts 2, Work "Advent's Answer to the Problem of Evil", Matt. 24:1-25:46, 1 Pet. 3:8-5:11, McKim ch 9, Work "Once Upon a Tribulation", Rev. 20:1-22:5, 2 Thess. 2, 2 Pet. 3, |
| Us with God: The Shape of Our Salvation | ||
| 11/11 |
Apostolicity: Structures of the Missionary Church Exercise on the resurrection due (revision due 11/18) Extra credit exercise on a hymn due (revision due 11/18) Registration begins 11/15 |
Work "My Enemy, Myself", Luther Fourth Commandment, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 15, Acts 20:25-32, 1 Tim., Work "Get Real", Deut. 5-8, Jer. 3:1-4:4, Rom. 11, Heb. 3:7-4:13 Work "I Belong to the One True Church", John 17:20-23, 1 Cor. 1:1-17 Harvey ch 6 |
| 11/16 |
Discussion: The World |
Newbigin chs 16-17 and StormFront ch 4 (West) {_____________ / _____________}, McKim ch 3, Camp ch 6, Luther Third
Article,
Ps. 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thess. 1, Rev. 2-3, |
| 11/18 |
What Makes a Church continued Worship as the Shape of the Christian Life Uses and Abuses of Spiritual Gifts Extra credit exercise on eschatology due (revision due 11/30) |
Camp ch 7, Luther Third
Commandment and Devotions, Ps.
66, 84, 149, 150, Acts 10:44-48, 1 Cor. 14, |
| 11/23 |
Liberation Theology: More Evangelical Than You Think Exercise on a worship service due (revision due 12/2) |
Camp ch 10, Rom. 12, Luke 6:17-38, Acts 4:32-37, Harvey ch 7 |
| 11/25 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| 11/30 |
Discussion: Church Word and Sacraments: Practicing Salvation Extra credit exercise on pedagogy due (revision due 12/7) |
Newbigin chs 18-20 and StormFront ch 5 (Dietterich) {_____________ / _____________}, McKim ch 7 (pp 115-124), Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Rom. 10:8-17, 1 Cor. 1-4, 2 Tim. 3, Titus 1:1-9, |
| 12/2 |
McKim ch 7 (pp 125-133), Camp ch 8, Luther Baptism (and Infant Baptism), Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Rom. 6:1-4, Gal. 3:27-29, 1 Pet. 3:18-22, McKim ch 8, 1 Cor. 11, Luther The Sacrament of the Altar and Conclusion, |
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| 12/7 |
Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation Exercise on sacraments due (hand in at final exam) |
McKim ch 5, Work "Reordering Salvation", Luther Fifth Petition and Confession, Ps. 15, Isa. 57:14-21, Matt. 18, Harvey ch 8 |
| 12/9 |
From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible Exercise on entrance examination due (hand in at final exam) |
McKim ch 6, Work "Evangelicals in the Factory of Scripture," Ps. 19, Matt. 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22, |
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Final Exam: 10:00 section: Wednesday 12/15 12-2 p.m. 1:15 section: Monday 12/13 8-10 a.m. |
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