DESCRIPTION: This course discusses Christian beliefs about the church--its nature and mission, worship, sacraments, and ministry as formulated from the Reformed tradition and contextual perspectives. A particular emphasis will be on examining the socio-economic and cultural context as well as current issues in the Korean/Korean-American church.

COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) a basic understanding of ecclesiology; (2) an acquaintance with the socio-economic and cultural context of the Korean/Korean-American church; (3) an ability to reflect theologically upon the current issues in the Korean/Korean-American church for which ecclesiology is pertinent; (4) skills towards developing one's own theology in one's own context; (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural diversity.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: Students will be prepared to do ministry as they learn to think theologically on the issues of faith and ministry in their own context.

COURSE FORMAT: The course will meet weekly for three-hour sessions of lectures and discussions.

REQUIRED READING:

Lee, Jong Sung. Systematic Theology: Ecclesiology. Vol. 1. Seoul, Korea: Daehan Christian Publishing Co., 1989; Rev. 4th ed., 1995.

_____________. Systematic Theology: Ecclesiology. Vol. 2. Seoul, Korea: Daehan Christian Publishing Co., 1989; Rev. 5th ed., 1998.

Lee, Sang Hyun. "Asian American Theology in Immigrant Perspective `Call to Be Pilgrims.'" In Korean American Ministry, 39-65 (Louisville, KY: General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., 1993) [translated into Korean].

Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding. Trans. Kyung Chul Jang. Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Church Publications, 1994.

Either

Kim, Hong-Ki. A History of One Hundred Years of the Korean-American Methodism I, Part 1. Seoul, Korea: Committee on Publication of 100-Year History of the Korean-American Methodist Church/Korean Methodist Publishing. House, 2003.

Or Sung, Baek Guel. A History of San Francisco Korean United Methodist Church. Seoul, Korea: Handle Publishing House, 2003.

Berkhof. L. Systematic Theology. Trans. Soo Kyung Kwon and Sang Won Lee. Korean Edition. Seoul, Korea: Christian Digest Publishing Co., 2000 (relevant sections).

Calvin, J. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Vol. 4. Trans. Jong Heup Kim et al. Seoul, Korea: Word of Life Press, 1986.

1. 1,200 pages of required reading and critical evaluations of the reading on 3 topics (5 pages each) and active participation in the discussions (30%).

2. Final paper: Theological issues in the Korean/Korean American church (10 pages) (35%).

3. Final examination (35%).