Spring 2013/Pasadena

ST503

Crisp

ST503: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 3: ECCLESIOLOGY AND ESCHATOLOGY. Oliver Crisp.

DESCRIPTION: This course discusses Christian beliefs about ecclesiology and eschatology. The topics include the church, its nature, ministry and mission, sacramental theology, as well as the last things: death, the intermediate state, resurrection, judgment, heaven and hell, and the consummation of creation.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: An essential part of preparation for Christian ministry is to learn to think theologically through issues of faith and ministry.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) a basic understanding of the issues in their traditional and contemporary expressions; (2) an ability to reflect theologically upon the course topics; (3) skills towards developing one’s own theology in critical dialogue with other views; (4) an acquaintance with a range of matters that shape our understanding of theological issues; (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural diversity.

COURSE FORMAT: Meets twice weekly for two-hour sessions of lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED READING:

**Edwards, Jonathan. Concerning the End for Which God Created the World. In Ethical Writings,The Works of Jonathan Edwards, vol. 8, ed. Paul Ramsey. Yale University Press, 1989. Available online at http://edwards.yale.edu

**Hunsinger, George. The Eucharist and Ecumenism. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0521719179, Pub.price $30.00 [336 pp.].

*  Kärkkäinen, V.-M. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0830826889, Pub.price $20.00 [238 pp.].

*  Oden, Thomas. Classic Christianity: A Systematic Theology. HarperOne, 2009. ISBN: 978-0061449710, Pub.price $39.99 [944 pp.].

*  Schwartz, H. Eschatology. Eerdmans, 2000. ISBN: 978-0802847331, Pub.price $30.00 [447 pp.].

In addition, students must choose ONE book from this list:

*  Boff, L. Ecclesiogenesis: The Base Communities Reinvent the Church. Orbis, 1986. ISBN: 978-0883442142, Pub.price $22.00 [115 pp.].

*  Evans, J. We Have Been Believers: An African American Systematic Theology. Fortress, 1993. ISBN: 978-0800626723, Pub.price $20.00 [192 pp.].

*  González, J. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Abingdon, 1990. ISBN: 978-0687230679, Pub.price $20.00. [186 pp.].

*  Lee, Sang Hyun. From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology. Fortress, 2010. ISBN: 978-0800696689, Pub.price $24.00 [200 pp.].

*  Parratt, J. Reinventing Christianity: African Theology Today. Eerdmans, 1995. ISBN: 978-0802841131, Pub.price $22.50 [228 pp.].

*  Russell, L. M. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church. WJKP, 1993. ISBN: 978-0664250706, Pub.price $30.00 [256 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

**Aquinas, Thomas. Summa Theologiae. Available online at http://www.ccel.org/ccel/aquinas/summa.html

*  Barr, W. Constructive Christian Theology in the Worldwide Church. Eerdmans, 1997. ISBN: 978-0802841438, Pub.price 39.00 [553 pp.].

**Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 4: Holy Spirit, Church and New Creation. Baker Academic, 2008. ISBN: 978-0801026577, Pub.price $54.99 [944 pp.].

**Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. Eerdmans, 1996. ISBN: 978-0802838209, Pub.price $52.00 [992 pp.].

*  Braaten, C. E., and Jenson, R. W. The Ecumenical Future. Eerdmans, 2004. ISBN: 978-0802826718, Pub.price $24.00 [245 pp.].

*  Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. 2 Vols. Westminster Press, 1960. ISBN: 978-0664220280, Pub.price $80.00 [1800 pp.].

*  Fudge, E. W., and R. A. Peterson. Two Views of Hell. InterVarsity Press, 2000. ISBN: 978-0830822553, Pub.price $18.00 [228 pp.].

*  Gelder C. van, ed. Confident Witness. (Gospel and Culture Series.) Eerdmans, 1999. ISBN: 978-0802846556, Pub.price $29.00 [332 pp.].

*  Gelder, C. van. The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit. Baker, 2000. ISBN: 978-0801090967, Pub.price $22.00 [208 pp.].

*  Gibbs, E., and Bolger, R. K. Emerging Churches. Baker 2006. ISBN: 978-0801027154, Pub.price $26.00 [352 pp.].

*  Grenz, S. J. The Millennial Maze. InterVarsity Press, 1994. ISBN: 978-0830817573, Pub.price $18.00 [239 pp.].

*  Guder, D. L., and L. Barrett, eds. Missional Church. Eerdmans, 1998. ISBN: 978-0802843500, Pub.price $29.00 [288 pp.].

*  George, T. Pilgrims on the Sawdust Trail: Evangelical Ecumenism. Baker, 2004. ISBN: 978-0801027642, Pub.price $19.99 [240 pp.].

**Heppe, Heinrich. Reformed Dogmatics. Wipf & Stock, 2008. ISBN: 978-1556357756, Pub.price $59.00 [732 pp.].

*  Hauerwas, S., and W. H. Willimon. Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony. Abingdon, 1989. ISBN: 978-0687361595, Pub.price $17.00 [175 pp.].

*  Kärkkäinen, V.-M. Toward a Pneumatological Theology. Ed. Amos Yong. University Press of America, 2002. ISBN: 978-0761823896, Pub.price $65.50 [316 pp.].

**Kvanvig, Jonathan. The Problem of Hell. Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN: 978-0195084870, Pub.price $85.00 [192 pp.].

*  Newbigin, L. The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society. Eerdmans, 1989. ISBN: 978-0802804266, Pub.price $24.00 [255 pp.].

*  Parry, Robin, and Chris Partridge, eds. Universal Salvation: The Current Debate. Eerdmans, 2004. ISBN: 978-0802827647, Pub.price $29.00 [319 pp.].

*  Parsons, S. F., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0521663809, Pub.price $34.00 [288 pp.].

**Schmidt, Heinrich. The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Wipf & Stock, 2008. ISBN: 978-1606081037, Pub.price $59.00 [694 pp.].

*  Stackhouse, J. G., ed. Evangelical Ecclesiology: Reality or Illusion? Baker 2003. ISBN: 978-0801026539, Pub.price $24.00 [240 pp.].

**Volf, M. After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of God. Eerdmans, 1998. ISBN: 978-0802844408, Pub.price $32.00 [326 pp.].

**Walls, Jerry. Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0195340723, Pub.price $24.99 [272 pp.].

**_________. Hell: The Logic of Damnation. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN: 978-0268010966, Pub.price $19.00 [182 pp.].

**_________. Purgatory: The Logic of Total Transformation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0199732296, Pub.price $35.00 [323 pp.].

*  Indicates text is introductory to intermediate

**Indicates text is intermediate to advanced

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. 1,200 pages of required reading and 15 pages of critical reflections (40%)

  2. A 10-page research paper (40%)

  3. FINAL 5-page project: “My theological statement” (20%).

PREREQUISITES: None. Yet at least one course in biblical studies and in historical theology/church history are strongly recommended.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology “C” (STC).


NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.