Fall 2014/Pasadena

ST503

Crisp

ST503: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 3: ECCLESIOLOGY AND ESCHATOLOGY (4 Units: 160 Hours). 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.

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; and (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural diversity.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-and-a-half hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 1,100 pp. of 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 [1,800 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. 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, 1992. ISBN: 978-0268010966, Pub. Price $19.00 [182 pp.].

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

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ASSIGNMENTS & ASSESSMENT: 

1. 1,100 pages of required reading (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome 1] [73 hours].

2. 15 pages of critical reflections on required reading (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1, 2] [15 hours].

3. A 10-page research paper (35%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2, 3, 4] [25 hours].

4. FINAL 5-page project: “My theological statement” (15%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 3, 4, 5] [12 hours] [This assignment counts as a Directed Learning Activity (DLA)].

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

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program. Meets 144 MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology “C” (STC).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.