Schedule
[11/19: Note changes in schedule, all in red. Later 11/19: Clarifications.]
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Subjectplanned improbable |
Readingrequired recommended |
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| regular only | honors only | ||
| 9/2 | 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 |
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The Paradigm: Life from the Father, Death in the Son, Resurrection by the Spirit |
Barron prelude, Wright preface, Shermer chs 1-2 | Barth forewords, Wilken prefaces, McIntosh preface | |
| Setting | |||
| 9/4 | Discussion: The Challenge of Theology in Modernity Leader: Telford Work |
Newbigin preface and chs 1-3 |
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| The Otherness of God | Exodus 3 | ||
| Quash and Ward prologue | McIntosh ch 1, Wilson intro | ||
Creation as Trust  |
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Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course) |
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| 9/9 | Creation as Trust (continued) |
Genesis 1:1-2:25, Psalm 104, | |
| Wilken ch 6, Barth chs 1-4 | |||
| Add/drop deadline | |||
| 9/11 | Discussion: Tradition Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 4-6, | |
Genesis 2 |
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| Shermer ch 3 | McIntosh ch 2, Wilson ch 1 | ||
| Discussion in the DC | |||
| 9/16 | Genesis 3:1-6:5, Romans 1:18-2:16, 5:12-14, Dalrymple "The Frivolity of Evil" | ||
| Barron chs 1-3 | Barth chs 5-9, Wilson chs 2-3 | ||
| Memorize the Ten Commandments by today | |||
| 9/18 | Depravity: What Can We Do About Sin? |
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Barron ch 4, ch 5, Quash and Ward ch 9, Wright ch 1 |
McIntosh ch 3 | ||
| Romans 8-11 (cf. Isaiah 19:9-14), Ephesians 1:1-14, | |||
| Barron ch 6 | Wilson ch 4, Work "Annunciation as Election" | ||
Google-doc your observations on readings |
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| Savior | |||
| 9/23 | Discussion: Exposing the Paradigm: The Story of God Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 7-9, |
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| Work "Witness to the Signs" | |||
| God, With, Us: Incarnation |
Luke 1, Work "Just You Wait", Work "Jesus Was (Un)Expected" |
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| Quash and Ward chs 1-2 | Barth chs 10-12 | ||
| 9/25 | Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: How Christological Heresies Hurt |
Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-18, Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 15, Hebrews 2:5-18, 4:14-16, Work "One of Us" pp 2-17, 37-44, Work "Taking Jesus Personally" pp 45-54, 61-68 |
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| Quash and Ward chs 3-5, Barron ch 7, Wright ch 2 | Barth chs 13-14, Wilken chs 5, 10 | ||
| Note in your workbook the theological issue you have chosen to investigate for the 10/30 assignment (this due date is postponed to 10/2) | |||
| Discussion in the DC | |||
| 9/30 | God's Anointed: Jesus' New Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and Ours |
Matthew 3, Mark 1:1-11, Luke 3:1-22, John 1:19-51, Work "Jesus' New Relationship" |
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| Barron ch 8, Shermer ch 4 | McIntosh ch 4 | ||
Add findings from a theological interview to your workbook |
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| 10/2 |
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Luke 3:1-22, John 14-17, | |
| Quash and Ward ch 12, Barron ch 9 | Wilken ch 4, Wilson ch 5 | ||
Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today |
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| 10/7 | The Threeness of God (continued) |
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| Quash and Ward ch 6, Barron ch 10, Shermer ch 5 | Wilson ch 6 |
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| Story | |||
| 10/9 | Jesus Saves, But How? | Work "Why the Cross?", Work "The Nonviolent Atonement" |
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| Shermer ch 6, Barron ch 10, Wright ch 3 | Barth chs 15-17, McIntosh ch 5, Wilson ch 7 | ||
| 10/14 | Celebrate colonialism or postcolonialism, depending on your perspective | ||
| 10/16 | Midterm (review guide) | ||
| 10/21 | Jesus Saves, But How? (continued): The Priestly Office | Numbers 8:5-22, Hebrews 9:1-10:25 |
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Wilson ch 8 | ||
| Can God Really Suffer? The Powerful Weakness of the Cross | Mark 14:1-15:47, 1 Corinthians 1:8-2:16 | ||
| Extra credit exercise on theology in the liberal arts | |||
| 10/23 | Matthew 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23 | ||
| Wright chs 4-5, Barron ch 11, Shermer ch 7 | Barth chs 18-19, Wilken ch 7 | ||
| Describe heresies' distortions of Christian prayer | |||
| 10/28 | Jesus Saves, But How? (continued): The Royal Office | 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Matthew 27:11-44, Work "King of the World" |
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| Barron ch 12, Wright ch 6, | McIntosh ch 6 | ||
Judgment as a Form of Salvation
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Work "Advent's Answer to the Problem of Evil", Matthew 24:1-25:46, 1 Peter 3:8-5:11, 2 Peter 3, | ||
| Wright chs 7-8, Shermer ch 8 | Barth ch 20, Wilson ch 9 | ||
| 10/30 | Discussion: Mission Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 10-14, | |
Jesus Saves, But How? (continued): The Prophetic Office |
Work "God's Anointed" 28-39, 39-47, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26 |
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| Quash and Ward ch 7, Barron ch 13, Shermer ch 9 | Wilken epilogue | ||
"Christology from Behind": The Myth of Objectivity and the Privilege of Discipleship |
Matthew 4:1-11, John 3:14-21, Mark 8:31-38, Luke 9:28-36, Work "Crunch Time" | ||
| Report on your theological issue | |||
| Note upcoming report on a worship service | |||
| Discussion in the DC | |||
| 11/4 | Until I Come: Eschatology between Ascension and Return | Work "Pop Goes the Bubble", Acts 10:44-48, 1 Corinthians 14 | |
| Work, "The Churches' Life, Separation, and Hope in the Spirit" | |||
| Barth ch 21 | |||
| Signs of the End: Apocalyptic Eschatology | Work "Once Upon a Tribulation", Revelation 20:1-22:5, 2 Thessalonians 2 |
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| Wright chs 9-11 | McIntosh ch 7 | ||
| Reflect on culture or the atonement in your past week | |||
| 11/6 | Discussion: Eschatology Leader: _____________________ |
review Wright (chs 1-11) | |
Discussion: World and Church |
Newbigin chs 15-20 | ||
| Extra credit exercise on the resurrection | |||
| 11/7 | Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail | ||
| Society | |||
| 11/11 | Ecclesiology: Who Cares? | Work "Get Real", Jeremiah 3:1-4:4, Romans 11, Hebrews 3:7-4:13 | |
| Barron conclusion, Quash and Ward ch 11, Wright chs 12-13, Shermer ch 10 | Barth chs 22-24, Wilken ch 8 | ||
| Sketch a theological analysis of a worship service | |||
| 11/13 | Discussion: Secularity _____________________ |
review Shermer and Wilson | |
| Discussion in the DC | |||
| 11/18 | What Makes a Church? Dead Ends and Open Lanes (now podcasted below for you to listen to while away) |
Psalm 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thessalonians 1, Revelation 2-3, | |
| Quash and Ward chs 8 and 10 and epilogue, Wright chs 14-15, Shermer afterword | Wilken ch 9 | ||
| Cancelled: Respond to Shermer or Wilson | |||
| 11/20 | Cancelled |
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| 11/19-30 | New format and date: Before Thanksgiving break, circulate presentations on soteriology (distributed through e-mail while you are away; no discussion) Barron / Leader: _____________________ Barth / Leader: _____________________ McIntosh / Leader: _____________________ |
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| This week, listen to podcasts of What Makes a Church? (Dead Ends: Open Lanes: ) |
New reading: Work "What Have the Galapagos to Do with Jerusalem?" | ||
| New date: Memorize the Apostles' Creed while away | |||
| Review for midterm, work in advance on exercises for 12/4 and optionally 12/9 | |||
| 12/1 | New date: Review discussion in the DC, 5:30 p.m. | ||
| 12/2 | New date: Midterm on all readings except Wilken (contact me if this date will not work for you) |
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| Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Romans 10:8-17, 2 Timothy 3, Titus 1:1-9, | |||
| Wright appendix | Wilken ch 12 | ||
| 12/4 | Baptism: Here Comes the Bride | Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Romans 6:1-4, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Peter 3:18-22, | |
| Wilken ch 2 | |||
| Communion: Sharing Salvation | 1 Corinthians 11, Work "What's the Connection?" | ||
Do this while away if possible: Reflect on the shape of theology |
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| 12/9 | Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation | Work "Reordering Salvation", Psalm 15, Isaiah 57:14-21, Matthew 18, | |
| Wilken ch 11 | |||
| Extra credit letter of hope | |||
| 12/11 | From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible | Psalm 19, Matthew 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22 | |
| Wilken ch 3 | |||
| Scripture (and?) Tradition | |||
| Work "I Belong to the One True Church", John 17:20-23, 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 | |||
| Worship as the Shape of the Christian Life | Psalm 66, 84, 149, 150, Work "Is Required Worship Unspiritual?" | ||
| Uses and Abuses of Spiritual Gifts | Acts 10:44-48, 1 Corinthians 14 | ||
| The Wholeness of the Church | Romans 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 Timothy, Work "My Enemy, Myself" | ||
| Assess the course | |||
| 12/16 or 12/18 |
Final exam |
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