DESPCRIPTION: This course discusses Christian beliefs about ecclesiology and eschatology. The course will cover topics relating to the church--its nature and mission, worship, sacraments, and ministry-- as well as to the last things--death, resurrection, judgment, heaven and hell--as formulated from the Reformed, ecumenical, and contextual perspectives. A particular emphasis will be on examining the context and the issues in the Korean/Korean-American church.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) a basic understanding of ecclesiology and eschatology; (2) an understanding of the topics in the traditional and the contemporary formulations; (3) an acquaintance with the socio-economic and cultural context of the Korean/Korean-American church; (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 tradition and other traditions.

COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet once a week in three-hour sessions for lectures and discussions.

REQUIRED READING:

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

Lee, Hyung Ki. The Kingdom of God and the Church. Seoul: Handeul Pub., 2005.

Lee, Sang Hyun. "Asian American Theology in Immigrant Perspective `Call to Be Pilgrims,'" in Korean American Ministry, 39-65. Louisville: General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., 1993. Trans. Twenty Years History of Torrance First Presbyterian Church Committee, 1992.

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

Moltmann, Jürgen. The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology. Trans. Kyun Chin Kim. Seoul: Christian Literature Society of Korea, 1997.

AND choose ONE from the following:

Cone, James. God of the Oppressed. San Francisco: Harper, 1975. Trans. Young Hak Hun. Seoul: Ewha Women's College Press, 1980.

Gonzalez, Justo. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Abingdon, 1990.

Lee, Hyung Ki. Eschatology in History. Seoul: Daehan Kidokkyo Suhwhe, 2004.

Lee, Jung Young. Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995.

Russell, Letty M. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretations of the Church. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1993.

Hoekema, A. H. The Bible and the Future. Eerdmans, 1979. Trans. Ho Jun Ryu, Seoul: Kidokkyo Munsu Sunkyowhe, 2002.

Kärkkäinen, V.-M. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Schwartz, H. Eschatology. Eerdmans, 2000.

Moltmann, Jürgen. The Church in the Power of the Spirit. Fortress, 1993. Trans. Bong Rang Park et al., Seoul: Hankuk Sinhak Yunguso, 1980.