Schedule (update 4/18: added final exam schedule)
Date |
Subjectplanned possible |
Readingrequired recommended |
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| non-honors only | honors only | ||
| 1/11 | 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 and Peer Review Guidelines (Peer Review FAQs are optional) |
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| The Otherness of God | McKim preface and introduction, Ex. 3 | ||
| 1/13 | Discussion: The Challenge of Theology in Modernity c: Telford Work d: Telford Work
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Newbigin preface and chs 1-2 | |
| Camp ch 1, Donovan chs 2-3, McLaren ch 8 | Work "Project" | ||
The Paradigm: Life from the Father, Death in the Son, Resurrection by the Spirit (incorporating Judgment as a Form of Salvation) |
Donders ch 52 | ||
| 1/17 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 1/18 | Discussion: Tradition c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 3-5 | |
| Creation as Trust | Gen. 1:1-2:25, Ps. 104 | ||
| McLaren ch 9, Donders chs 9-10 | Barth chs 1-4, Boyd ch 4 | ||
Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course) |
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| 1/19 | Add/drop deadline | ||
| 1/20 | McKim ch 4 (pp 60-66), Gen. 2 | ||
| Donders chs 13, 19 | Boyd chs 5-6, Work "Father" | ||
| 1/24 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 1/25 | Discussion: Exposing the Paradigm: The Story of God c: _____________________ d: _____________________
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Newbigin chs 6-8 | |
| Donovan ch 4, McLaren chs 10, 16, Donders ch 42 | Barth chs 5-9, Wilken chs 1-3, 6, Work "Witness to the Signs" | ||
Sin as Mistrust (and a lot |
McKim ch 4 (66-70), Gen. 3:1-6:5, Rom. 1:18-2:16, 5:12-14, Dalyrymple "The Frivolity of Evil" | ||
| Donders chs 20, 43 | |||
| Memorize the Ten Commandments by today | Donders ch 45 | ||
| 1/27 | Depravity: What Can We Do About Sin?
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McKim ch 4 (pp 70-73) | |
| Camp chs 2-3, McLaren chs 0, 18, Donders ch 23 | Yoder ch 1, Boyd ch 2, Work "Hallowed" | ||
| Exercise on postmodern craziness due (revision due 2/3) | Harvey ch 1 | ||
| 1/31 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 2/1 | Discussion: Mission as Incarnation c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin ch 9 | |
| Donders ch 49 | |||
| Rom. 8-11 (cf. Isa. 19:9-14), Eph. 1:1-14 | |||
| McLaren ch 12 | Work "Annunciation as Election", Boyd chs 3, 9 | ||
| God, With, Us: Incarnation | Luke 1, Work "Just You Wait", Work "Jesus Was (Un)Expected" | ||
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Donders chs 1, 7, 17, 37 | ||
| 2/3 | Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: How Christological Heresies Hurt
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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, Work "One of Us" pp 2-17, 37-44, Work "Taking Jesus Personally" pp 45-54, 61-68 | |
| Camp ch 4, McLaren chs 1-4, Donders ch 26 | Yoder ch 2, Barth ch 10-14, Wilken ch 4, Work "Kingdom" | ||
| 2/7 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 2/8 | 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" |
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| Donovan ch 5, McLaren ch 11, Donders chs 2-3 | |||
| Exercise on theologies and idolatries due (revision due 2/15) | Augustine Confessions bks 1-2 and 8 (or use this alternate site, or this, or this) | ||
| Harvey ch 2 | |||
| 2/10 | McKim ch 1, Luke 3:1-22, John 14-17 | ||
| Donders chs 5, 8 | |||
Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today |
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| 2/14 | Review discussion in the DC | ||
| 2/15 | The Threeness of God (continued) | ||
| 2/17 | Midterm (review guide) | ||
| 2/22 | Presidents' Day holiday | ||
| New Direction | |||
| 2/24 | Signs and Wonders: Christ's Prophetic Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office) | Work "God's Anointed" 28-39, 39-47, Jer. 1:4-10, Deut. 18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26 | |
| McLaren ch 6, Donders chs 4, 12, 14 | Yoder chs 3-4, Work "Will" | ||
| Exercise on the Lord's Prayer due (hand in by 3/3) | Harvey ch 3 | ||
| 2/28 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 3/1 | Signs and Wonders: Christ's Priestly Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office) | Num. 8:5-22, Heb. 9:1-10:25 | |
| Camp ch 5, Donovan ch 6, McLaren ch 7, Donders chs 15-16, 18 | Yoder chs 5-7, Wilken ch 5-7 | ||
| Signs and Wonders: Christ's Royal Office (alternatively, The Threefold Office) | Work "King of the World", 1 Sam. 8:1-22, Matt. 27:11-44 | ||
| Camp ch 6, Donovan ch 7, McLaren chs 5, 17, Donders chs 6, 11, 22 | Barth chs 15-19, Wilken chs 9-10, Work "Bread"? | ||
| Extra credit exercise on theology in the liberal arts due (revision due 3/8) | |||
| 3/3 | Jesus Saves, But How? A Few Visions of Atonement | McKim ch 5 (pp 74-85), Work "Why the Cross?", Work "The Nonviolent Atonement" | |
| Donders chs 29-30, 32 | Barth chs 15-17, Boyd ch 8, Work "Sins"? | ||
| Can God Really Suffer? The Powerful Weakness of the Cross | Mark 14:1-15:47, 1 Cor. 1:8-2:16 | ||
| Boyd ch 7 | |||
| Exercise on the Kingdom of God due (revision due 3/10) | Harvey ch 4 | ||
| 3/7 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 3/8 | Discussion: Mission as Atonement c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 10-12 | |
| Donders chs 21, 25 | |||
"Christology from Behind": The Myth of Objectivity and the Privilege of Discipleship |
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" | ||
| Matt. 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23 | |||
| Donders chs 33-35 | Barth chs 18-19 | ||
| 3/10 | Discussion: Culture c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 13-15 | |
| Donders chs 36, 48 | Boyd ch 12 | ||
| Signs of the End: Apocalyptic Eschatology | McKim ch 9, Work "Advent's Answer to the Problem of Evil", Matt. 24:1-25:46, 1 Pet. 3:8-5:11, 2 Pet. 3, Work "Once Upon a Tribulation", Rev. 20:1-22:5, 2 Thess. 2 | ||
| Donders ch 41 | Barth ch 20, Boyd chs 17-18, Work "Deliver"? | ||
| 3/14- 3/18 | Spring break | ||
| Every Direction | |||
| 3/21 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 3/22 | Discussion: World c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 16-17 | |
| Camp chs 7, 9, Donders ch 46, 50-51 | Wilken ch 8, Yoder chs 8-10 | ||
| Until I Come: Eschatology between Ascension and Return | Work "Pop Goes the Bubble", Acts 10:44-48, 1 Cor. 14 | ||
| 3/24 | Discussion: Church c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 18-20 | |
| Donovan chs 8-10, McLaren chs 13-14, 19 | Yoder chs 11-12 | ||
| Donders chs 38-39 | Barth ch 21 | ||
| Ecclesiology: Who Cares? | Work "Get Real", Jer. 3:1-4:4, Rom. 11, Heb. 3:7-4:13 | ||
| Camp chs 8, 10-11, McLaren chs 15, 20, Donders chs 27, 31 | Barth chs 22-24, Wilken chs 11-12, Work "Forever"? | ||
| deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail | |||
| 3/28 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 3/29 | McKim ch 3, Ps. 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thess. 1, Rev. 2-3 | ||
| Donders chs 28, 47 | |||
| Exercise on the resurrection due (revision due 4/5) | Harvey ch 5 | ||
| 3/31 | Discussion: Camp c: _____________________ d: _____________________ |
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| Discussion: Yoder c: _____________________ d: _____________________ | |||
| Extra credit exercise on eschatology due (revision due 4/7) | |||
| 4/4 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 4/5 | Discussion: McLaren c: _____________________ d: _____________________ | ||
| Discussion: Barth c: _____________________ d: _____________________ | |||
| Exercise on a Holy Week service due (revision due 4/12) | Harvey ch 6 | ||
| 4/7 | Discussion: Donovan c: _____________________ d: _____________________ | ||
| Discussion: Wilken c: _____________________ d: _____________________ | |||
| 4/11 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 4/12 | Midterm on secondary readings | ||
| 4/14 | Word and Sacraments: Practicing Salvation Memorize the Apostles' Creed by today |
McKim ch 7 (pp 115-124), Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Rom. 10:8-17, 2 Tim. 3, Titus 1:1-9 | |
| 4/18 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 4/19 | Baptism: Here Comes the Bride | McKim ch 7 (pp 125-133), Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Rom. 6:1-4, Gal. 3:27-29, 1 Pet. 3:18-22 | |
| Donders ch 24 | Boyd ch 14 | ||
| Communion: Sharing Salvation | McKim ch 8, Work "What's the Connection?" 1 Cor. 11 | ||
| Boyd ch 13 | |||
| Extra credit exercise on a hymn due (revision due 4/26) | |||
| 4/21 | Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation | McKim ch 5 (pp 85-95), Work "Reordering Salvation", Ps. 15, Isa. 57:14-21, Matt. 18 | |
| Boyd chs 10-11 | |||
Exercise on the shape of theology due (revision due 4/28) |
Harvey ch 7 | ||
| 4/25 | Informal honors reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 4/26 | From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible | McKim ch 6, Work "Evangelicals in the Factory of Scripture," Ps. 19, Matt. 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22 | |
| Boyd ch 1 | |||
| Extra credit exercise on pedagogy due (revision due at final) | |||
| 4/28 | Scripture (and?) Tradition | ||
| Work "I Belong to the One True Church", John 17:20-23, 1 Cor. 1:1-17 | |||
| Donders ch 44 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Donders ch 40 | Boyd ch 15 | ||
| 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 | Work "My Enemy, Myself", Acts 6:1-7, Acts 15, Acts 20:25-32, 1 Tim. | ||
| Boyd ch 16 | |||
| Exercise on entrance examination due | Harvey ch 8 | ||
| 5/2-5/5 | Final exam (morning section on Thursday 5/5, 12-2 p.m.; afternoon section on Tuesday 5/3, 8-10 a.m.) |
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