Schedule [update 11/4: restored whole-book discussion dates to their originals]

Date	Subject planned possible presenters assigned extra credit significant dates	Reading required recommended special
		regular only	honors only
8/29	The Shape of the Course	Syllabus, course, vision, tasks, reading Skim Rules of the Game and A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing Know about Pointers for Presentations, Peer Review Guidelines (Peer Review FAQs are optional), and Chatting to Learn and to Teach
	The Otherness of God	Wilken intro and ch 1, Ex. 3
8/31	Discussion: The Challenge of Theology in Modernity Leader: Telford Work	Newbigin (Gospel) preface and chs 1-2, Donovan chs 2-3, Kallenberg preface and ch 1, Newbigin (Light) preface, (J.) Wilson Virtues intro, Augustine intro
		Camp ch 1	Hauerwas intro and ch 1, (E.O.) Wilson prefaces
	The Paradigm: Life from the Father, Death in the Son, Resurrection by the Spirit	Barron prelude, (J.) Wilson Primer ch 1	Ratzinger prefaces, Barth forewords
	Creation as Trust	Wilken ch 6, Augustine bk 13
	Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course)
9/5	Discussion: Tradition Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 3-5, Kallenberg ch 2, Augustine bk 1
			Hauerwas ch 2
	Creation as Trust (continued)	Gen. 1:1-2:25, Ps. 104, Newbigin Light ch 1
		Wilson ch 6	Ratzinger pp 39-81, Barth chs 1-4
	Informal reading discussion in the DC
	Add/drop deadline
9/7	What Is the Image of God?	Gen. 2, Newbigin Light chs 2-3, Wilson Virtues ch 1, Augustine bk 2, Myers ch 1
		Wilson ch 7, Narciso chs 1-2	Ratzinger pp 82-100, Wilson ch 1
9/12	Sin as Mistrust (and a lot ~~more~~ less)	Gen. 3:1-6:5, Rom. 1:18-2:16, 5:12-14, Dalrymple "The Frivolity of Evil", Augustine bk 3
		Wilson ch 8, Barron chs 1-3	Barth chs 5-9, Hauerwas ch 3
	Memorize the Ten Commandments by today
9/14	The Dark Side	Newbigin Light chs 4-5
		Narciso ch 3	Ratzinger pp 103-136, Wilson chs 2-3
	Depravity: What Can We Do About Sin?	Wilson Virtues ch 2, Myers ch 2
		Camp chs 2-3, Barron ch 4, ch 5
	Reading notes on making sense with Newbigin due	Harvey ch 1
9/19	Discussion: Exposing the Paradigm: The Story of God Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 6-8, Donovan ch 4, Myers ch 3
			Work "Witness to the Signs"
	Children of Pelagius: Election	Rom. 8-11 (cf. Isa. 19:9-14), Eph. 1:1-14, Augustine bk 4
		Barron ch 6	Ratzinger pp 137-161, Wilson ch 4, Work "Annunciation as Election"
	God, With, Us: Incarnation	Wilken ch 5, Luke 1, Work "Just You Wait", Work "Jesus Was (Un)Expected", Newbigin Light ch 6
9/21	Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: How Christological Heresies Hurt	Wilken ch 10, Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-18, Rom. 5:12-21, 1 Cor. 15, Heb. 2:5-18, 4:14-16, Work "One of Us" pp 2-17, 37-44, Work "Taking Jesus Personally" pp 45-54, 61-68, Newbigin Light ch 7, Augustine bk 5, Myers ch 4
		Camp ch 4, Wilson ch 3, Barron ch 7	Barth ch 10-14
	Informal reading discussion in the DC
9/26	God's Anointed: Jesus' New Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and Ours	Matt. 3, Mark 1:1-11, Luke 3:1-22, John 1:19-51, Work "Jesus' New Relationship", Donovan ch 5, Augustine bk 6
		Barron ch 8	Hauerwas ch 4
	Reading notes on the identity of God due	Harvey ch 2
9/28	The Threeness of God	Wilken ch 4, Luke 3:1-22, John 14-17, Torrance ch 1, Newbigin Light ch 8
		Wilson ch 2, Barron ch 9	Ratzinger pp 162-190, Wilson ch 5
	Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today
	Informal reading discussion in the DC
10/3	The Threeness of God (continued)	Newbigin Light chs 9-10, Augustine bk 7
		Barron ch 10	Wilson ch 6
	Chat log on the Lord's Prayer due	Harvey ch 3
10/5	Signs and Wonders: Christ's Prophetic Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office)	Wilken epilogue, Work "God's Anointed" 28-39, 39-47, Jer. 1:4-10, Deut. 18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26, Newbigin Light chs 11-13, Wilson Virtues ch 3, Augustine bk 8, Myers ch 5
		Barron ch 11	Ratzinger pp 193-228, Hauerwas ch 5
	Exercise on theologies and idolatries due (revision due 10/12)	Harvey ch 4
10/10	Celebrate colonialism, postcolonialism, or both, depending on your point of view
10/12	Midterm (review guide)
10/17	Signs and Wonders: Christ's Priestly Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office)	Num. 8:5-22, Heb. 9:1-10:25, Donovan ch 6, Torrance ch 2, Newbigin Light ch 14, Wilson Virtues ch 4
		Camp ch 5, Narciso chs 4-5	Ratzinger pp 228-243, Wilson ch 7
	Signs and Wonders: Christ's Royal Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office)	1 Sam. 8:1-22, Matt. 27:11-44, Work "King of the World", Donovan ch 7, Newbigin Light ch 15
		Camp ch 6, Barron ch 12	Ratzinger pp 243-270
	Extra credit exercise on theology in the liberal arts due (revision due 3/9)
10/19	Jesus Saves, But How? A Few Visions of Atonement	Work "Why the Cross?", Work "The Nonviolent Atonement", Kallenberg ch 3, Newbigin Light chs 16-17, Wilson Virtues ch 5, Augustine bk 8, Myers ch 6
		Wilson ch 4, Narciso chs 6-7	Barth chs 15-17, Wilson ch 8
	Can God Really Suffer? The Powerful Weakness of the Cross	Mark 14:1-15:47, 1 Cor. 1:8-2:16
			Ratzinger pp 271-301
	Chat log on the Kingdom of God due	Harvey ch 5
	Informal reading discussion in the DC
10/24	Discussion: Mission as Atonement Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 9-11, Kallenberg ch 4
		Barron ch 13
	"Christology from Behind": The Myth of Objectivity and the Privilege of Discipleship	Matt. 4:1-11, John 3:14-21, Mark 8:31-38, Luke 9:28-36, Work "Crunch Time"
	Disclosing the Paradigm: Easter Changes Everything	Wilken ch 7, Matt. 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23, Newbigin Light ch 18, Wilson Virtues ch 6, Augustine bk 9
		Narciso ch 8	Ratzinger pp 301-327, Barth chs 18-19
	Extra credit exercise on a hymn due (revision due 3/23)
10/26	Discussion: Culture Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 12-14, Donovan ch 7
		Barron conclusion, Narciso chs 9-10
	Judgment as a Form of Salvation	Work "Advent's Answer to the Problem of Evil", Matt. 24:1-25:46, 1 Pet. 3:8-5:11, 2 Pet. 3, Newbigin Light ch 19
		Wilson ch 11	Barth ch 20
	Signs of the End: Apocalyptic Eschatology	Work "Once Upon a Tribulation", Rev. 20:1-22:5, 2 Thess. 2
10/31	Discussion: World Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 15-17, Augustine bk 10
		Camp chs 7, 9, Narciso chs 11-12	Wilson ch 9
	Until I Come: Eschatology between Ascension and Return	Work "Pop Goes the Bubble", Acts 10:44-48, 1 Cor. 14
	Exercise on your culture due (revision due 11/7)	Harvey ch 6
11/2	Discussion: Church Leader: _____________________	Newbigin chs 18-20, Donovan ch 8, Kallenberg ch 5
		Narciso chs 13-14	Hauerwas ch 6
	A Pentecost-al Introduction to the Holy Spirit	Work, "The Churches' Life, Separation, and Hope in the Spirit"
		Wilson ch 5	Ratzinger pp 331-337, Barth ch 21
	Ecclesiology: Who Cares?	Wilken ch 8, Work "Get Real", Jer. 3:1-4:4, Rom. 11, Heb. 3:7-4:13, Augustine bk 11, Myers ch 7
		Camp chs 8, 10-11, Wilson ch 10	Barth chs 22-24
	Extra credit exercise on the resurrection due (revision due 4/4)
	Informal reading discussion in the DC
11/3	Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail
11/7	What Makes a Church? Dead Ends and Live Options	Wilken ch 9, Ps. 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thess. 1, Rev. 2-3, Donovan ch 9, Newbigin Light ch 20, Augustine bk 12
			Ratzinger pp 338-359, Hauerwas chs 7-8
	Reading notes and annotations on midterm readings due	Harvey ch 7
11/9	Discussion: Camp / Leader: _____________________
	Discussion: Hauerwas / Leader: _____________________
11/14	Discussion: Barron / Leader: _____________________
	Discussion: Barth and Ratzinger / Leader: _____________________
	Chat log on secularity due	Harvey ch 8
11/16	Discussion: Narciso / Leader: _____________________
	Discussion: E.O. Wilson / Leader: _____________________
	Review discussion in the DC
11/21	Midterm on secondary readings
11/23	Give thanks
11/28	Word and Sacraments: Practicing Salvation Memorize the Apostles' Creed by today	Wilken ch 12, Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Rom. 10:8-17, 2 Tim. 3, Titus 1:1-9, Wilson Virtues ch 7, Myers ch 8
	Exercise on a worship service due (revision due 12/5)	Harvey ch 7
11/30	Baptism: Here Comes the Bride	Wilken ch 2 , Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Rom. 6:1-4, Gal. 3:27-29, 1 Pet. 3:18-22, Torrance ch 3, Wilson Virtues ch 8

	Communion: Sharing Salvation	1 Cor. 11, Work "What's the Connection?"

	Exercise on the shape of theology due (revision due 12/7)
12/5	Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation	Wilken ch 11, Work "Reordering Salvation", Ps. 15, Isa. 57:14-21, Matt. 18, Donovan ch 10, Kallenberg ch 6, Torrance ch 4, sWilson Virtues conclusion
		Wilson ch 9
	Extra credit exercise on eschatology due (revision due at final)
12/7	From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible	Wilken ch 3, Ps. 19, Matt. 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22

	Scripture (and?) Tradition
	One True Church?	Work "I Belong to the One True Church", John 17:20-23, 1 Cor. 1:1-17

	Worship as the Shape of the Christian Life	Ps. 66, 84, 149, 150, Work "Is Required Worship Unspiritual?"
	Uses and Abuses of Spiritual Gifts	Acts 10:44-48, 1 Cor. 14

	The Wholeness of the Church	Rom. 12, Luke 6:17-38, Acts 4:32-37, Work "Rock of Aged"
	Apostolicity: Structures of the Missionary Church	Acts 6:1-7, Acts 15, Acts 20:25-32, 1 Tim., Work "My Enemy, Myself"

	Exercise on entrance examination due (no revision)
	Review discussion in the DC
12/12	Final exam 1:15 section: 8:30-10 a.m. 3:15 section: 3-4:30 p.m.

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