Schedule [added final workbook entry]
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Subjectplanned improbable |
Readingrequired recommended |
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| writing-intensive only | non-writing intensive only | regular only | honors only | |
| 1/8 | 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, Shermer ch 1, | Barth forewords, Wilken prefaces | ||
| 1/10 | 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 | |||
| Donovan intro and ch 1, Quash and Ward prologue | Wilson intro and ch 1 | |||
Creation as Trust  |
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Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course) |
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| 1/15 | Discussion: Tradition Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 4-6 | ||
| Creation as Trust (continued) |
Genesis 1:1-2:25, Psalm 104 | |||
| Donovan chs 2-3, | Wilken ch 6, Barth chs 1-4 | |||
| Add/drop deadline | ||||
| 1/17 | Genesis 2 |
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| Shermer ch 3 | Wilson ch 1 | |||
| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 1/22 | Pretend it's Monday | |||
| 1/24 | Sin as Mistrust (and a lot
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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 | ||||
| 1/29 | Depravity: What Can We Do About Sin? |
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Barron ch 4, ch 5, Quash and Ward ch 9, |
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| Romans 8-11 (cf. Isaiah 19:9-14), Ephesians 1:1-14 | ||||
| Barron ch 6 | Wilson ch 4, Work "Annunciation as Election" | |||
| Reading notes on making sense with Newbigin due (revision due 2/5) | Complete observations on readings | |||
| 1/31 | Discussion: Exposing the Paradigm: The Story of God Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 7-9 |
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| Donovan ch 4, | 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 | Benedict foreword, Barth chs 10-12 | |||
| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 2/5 | 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 | Barth chs 13-14, Wilken chs 5, 10, Benedict ch 8 | |||
| 2/7 | 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, Donovan ch 5, | Benedict chs 1-2 | |||
Exercise on theologies and idolatries due (revision due 2/14) |
Enter findings from a theological interview | |||
| 2/12 |
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Luke 3:1-22, John 14-17 | ||
| Quash and Ward ch 12, Barron ch 9, | Wilken ch 4, Benedict ch 3, Wilson ch 5 | |||
Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today |
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| 2/14 | 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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| 2/19 | Honor the emperor | |||
| 2/21 | Signs and Wonders: The Threefold 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 11, Shermer ch 6 | Wilken epilogue, Benedict ch 4 | |||
Exercises originally due today have been postponed to 2/28 |
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| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 2/26 | Midterm (review guide) | |||
| 2/28 | The Threefold Office (continued): Christ the Priest | Numbers 8:5-22, Hebrews 9:1-10:25 |
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Donovan ch 6 |
Wilson ch 7 | |||
| The Threefold Office (continued): Christ the King | 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Matthew 27:11-44, Work "King of the World" |
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| Barron ch 12, Donovan ch 7, | Benedict chs 5-6 | |||
| Google Doc on the Lord's Prayer due | Describe heresies' distortions of Christian prayer | |||
| 3/4 | Jesus Saves, But How? A Few Visions of Atonement | Work "Why the Cross?", Work "The Nonviolent Atonement" |
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| Shermer ch 7, Barron ch 13, | Barth chs 15-17, Benedict ch 7, 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 due (revision due 3/6) | ||||
| 3/6 | Discussion: Mission Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 10-13 | ||
"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" | |||
| 3/11 | Matthew 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23 | |||
| Shermer ch 8 | Barth chs 18-19, Wilken ch 7 | |||
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 | |||
| Barron conclusion, Shermer ch 9, | Barth ch 20, Wilson ch 9 | |||
| Extra credit exercise on the resurrection due (revision due 4/1) | ||||
| 3/13 | Discussion: World Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 14-16 | ||
| Until I Come: Eschatology between Ascension and Return | Work "Pop Goes the Bubble", Acts 10:44-48, 1 Corinthians 14 | |||
| Signs of the End: Apocalyptic Eschatology | Work "Once Upon a Tribulation", Revelation 20:1-22:5, 2 Thessalonians 2 |
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| Benedict ch 9 | ||||
| Exercise on your culture due (revision due 3/27) | Reflect on the atonement in your past week | |||
| Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail | ||||
| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 3/14-3/24 | Spring and Easter break | |||
| 3/25 | Discussion: Church Leader: _____________________ |
Newbigin chs 17-20 | ||
| Donovan ch 8, | ||||
| Work, "The Churches' Life, Separation, and Hope in the Spirit" | ||||
| Barth ch 21 | ||||
| Ecclesiology: Who Cares? | Work "Get Real", Jeremiah 3:1-4:4, Romans 11, Hebrews 3:7-4:13 | |||
| Quash and Ward ch 11, Shermer ch 10 | Barth chs 22-24, Wilken ch 8 | |||
| 3/27 | Psalm 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thessalonians 1, Revelation 2-3 | |||
| Quash and Ward chs 8 and 10 and epilogue, Shermer afterword, Donovan ch 9, | Wilken ch 9 | |||
| Exercise on a Holy Week service due (revision due 4/3) | Sketch a theological analysis of a Holy Week service | |||
| 4/1 | Discussion: Barron / Leader: _____________________ |
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| Discussion: Barth and Forde / Leader: _____________________ | ||||
| 4/3 | Discussion: Donovan / Leader: _____________________ | |||
| Discussion: Benedict XVI / Leader: _____________________ | ||||
| Google Doc on secularity due | Response to Shermer/Wilson due (new due date: Monday 4/7) | |||
| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 4/8 | Discussion: Shermer / Leader: _____________________ | |||
| Discussion: Wilson / Leader: _____________________ | ||||
| 4/10 | Midterm on secondary readings | |||
| 4/15 | Word and Sacraments: Practicing Salvation Memorize the Apostles' Creed by today |
Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Romans 10:8-17, 2 Timothy 3, Titus 1:1-9 | ||
| Wilken ch 12 | ||||
| 4/17 | 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?" | |||
Exercise on the shape of theology due (revision due 4/24) |
Reflection on the shape of theology due | |||
| Discussion in the DC | ||||
| 4/22 | Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation | Work "Reordering Salvation", Psalm 15, Isaiah 57:14-21, Matthew 18 | ||
| Donovan ch 10, | Wilken ch 11 | |||
| Extra credit exercise on a hymn due (revision due 4/24) | ||||
| 4/24 | 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" | |||
| Exercise on entrance examination due (no revision) | Retrospective on the course due | |||
| 4/29 or 4/30 | Final exam 1:15 section: 4/30, 8:30-10:00 a.m. 3:15 section: 4/29, 3-4:30 p.m. |
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