DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide a theological understanding of Christian beliefs about revelation, Scripture, the triune God, creation, the providence of God and evil, human beings in the image of God, the fall and sin. The topics will be discussed as formulated from the Reformed, ecumenical, and contextual perspectives.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND 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.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) a basic understanding of the topics in the traditional and the contemporary formulations; (2) an ability to reflect theologically upon these topics; (3) an acquaintance with the various socio-economic and cultural contexts, including the Korean/Korean-American context; (4) skills towards developing one's own theology in one's own context; (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural diversity.

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. 1. Book I-II. Trans. Jong Heup Kim et al. Seoul: Word of Life Press, 1988. 735 pages. ISBN: 8904020034. Pub.price: $15.00.

__________. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Vol. 2. Book III. Trans. Jong Heup Kim et al. Seoul: Word of Life Press, 1986. 615 pages. ISBN: 8904020042. Pub.price: $15.00.

McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. 4th ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007, Trans. Eui Woo Chun. Seoul: Living Word, 2009. 664 pages. ISBN: 9788904031207. Pub.price: $34.00.

Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding. Trans. Kyung Chul Jang. Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Church Pub., 2002. 422 pages. ISBN: 8939801075. Pub.price: $8.00.

AND choose ONE from the following:

Commission on Theological Concerns of the Christian Conference of Asia. Minjung Theology: People as the Subjects of History. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1981. 200 pages. ISBN: 0883443368. Pub.price: $9.95.

Cone, James. God of the Oppressed. San Francisco: Harper, 1975. Trans. Young Hak Hun. Seoul: Ewha Women's College Press, 1980. 367 pages. ISBN: 8973000241. Pub.price: $10.00.

Gonzalez, Justo. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Abingdon, 1990. 184 pages. ISBN: 0687230675. Pub.price: $20.00.

Koyama, Kosuke. Water Buffalo Theology. Rev. and exp. ed. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1999. 187 pages. ISBN: 1570752567. Pub.price: $22.00.

Lee, Jung Young. Trinity in Asian Perspective. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. 255 pages. ISBN: 0687426375. Pub.price: $25.00.

Lee, Sang Hyun. From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. 200 pages. ISBN: 9780800696689. Pub.price: $24.00.

McFague, Sallie. Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language. Fortress, 1982. 225 pages. ISBN: 0800616871. Pub.price: $21.00.

Russell, Letty M. Human Liberation in a Feminist Perspective-A Theology. Trans. Sangnim Ahn Park. Seoul: The Christian Literature Society, 1999. 256 pages. ISBN: 8820002141509. Pub.price: $5.00.