Schedule

Date	Subject/Assignment	Reading required/recommended
4/2	Praise: "we believe in" Worship as the Shape of Christian Life The Shape of the Course	Wilson-Kastner prologue and ch 1, Barth ch 21, "Arts, Visual" 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)
	"the Holy Spirit ... who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]" ... A Pentecost-al Introduction to Pneumatology Complete entrance examinations this week	WCC pp 73-81, Work "The Churches' Life, Separation, and Hope in the Spirit"
	Gathering: "we believe the ... Church" ... Ecclesiology: Who Cares?
4/9	Procession: What Makes the Church? Dead Ends and Open Lanes	WCC pp 81-90, Wilson-Kastner ch 2, Barth ch 22, "Anglican Thought", "Antisemitism"
	Discussion: ___________________	Wilson preface and chs 1-5
4/16	What Makes the Church? (continued) "one": One True Church? Exercise on ecclesiology of worship due (revision due 4/23)	Wilson chs 6-7, Work "Speaking for the Spirit in the Age of Division" WCC pp 1-14, pp 105-111
	Discussion: ___________________	Jenkins preface and chs 1-3
4/23	Confession (Penance), Absolution (Reconciliation), Passing of the Peace, Greeting, and Announcements: "holy"... Signs of the Order of Salvation	Work "Reordering Salvation", "Asceticism"
	Discussion: ___________________	Wilson-Kastner ch 3, Barth ch 23
4/30	Dedication, Baptism (and Confirmation), and Marriage: "we acknowledge one baptism" ... Word and Sacraments: Practicing Salvation Exercise on the Scriptures of the Church due (revision due 5/7)	WCC pp 90-96, Wilson-Kastner ch 4, BEM "Baptism"
	Discussion: ___________________	Jenkins chs 4-5, Wilson chs 8-10 and appendix
5/7	Scripture Reading and Sermon: Scripture (and?) Tradition	Work "Gusty Winds or a Jet Stream? Charismatics and Orthodox on the Spirit of Tradition", Work "Evangelicals in the Factory of Scripture" (chart), "Apocrypha, Christian", "Authority"
	Discussion: ___________________	Jenkins chs 6-8 and appendices
5/14	Tongues, Offering, Communion, Altar Call, Healing (Unction): "catholic"... The Wholeness of the Church Uses and Abuses of Spiritual Gifts Exercise on the sacraments due (revision due 5/21)	Wilson-Kastner ch 5, BEM "Eucharist", Work "Rock of Aged"
	Discussion: ___________________	Wright chs 1-4
5/21	Orders (Vocation), and Evangelism: "apostolic" ... Structures of the Missionary Church	Work "My Enemy, Myself" "Apartheid", "Apostolicity"; "African Christian Thought", "Black Theology", "Celtic Christianity", "Chinese Christian Thought", "Contextual Theology", "Ethiopian Theology", "Indian Christian Thought", "Japanese Christian Thought", "Latin American Christian Thought", "Russian Christian Thought", "Scandinavian Christian Thought", "Syriac Christian Thought" (pick a few [others] of these)
	Discussion: ___________________	Wilson-Kastner ch 6, BEM "Ministry"
5/28	Benediction, Mission: Go Where? The Church in the World	Wilson-Kastner epilogue, Work "Witness to the Signs", "Alternative Lifestyles"
	Discussion: ___________________	Wright chs 5-11
6/4	"the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come" ... Apocalypse When? Exercise on the entrance exam due	WCC pp 97-104, Barth ch 24, Work "Once upon a Tribulation" , "Adventism", "Apocalypticism"
	Discussion: ___________________	Wright chs 12-15

Back to Syllabus