DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to introduce a systematic understanding of Christian beliefs in the church and eschatological matters, with doctrinal discussions on the nature and ministry of the church including sacraments, individual and universal eschatology. This doctrinal study will be applied especially to the Korean context with discussions of related contemporary issues.

This course will equip students to teach and preach to the church in the contemporary world with a systematic understanding of the Christian beliefs, and also to respond to the contemporary issues responsibly with a comprehensive and doctrinal perspective.

The course will meet once a week for three-hour session of lecture and discussion for ten weeks.

Hoekema, Anthony A. The Bible and the Future. Eerdmans, 1979.

Moltmann, Jürgen. The Church in the Power of the Spirit: A Contribution to Messianic Ecclesiology. Harper & Row, 1977.

Rhee, Jung S. Systematic Theology III. (course syllabus).

Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. T. & T. Clark. Selected portions: IV/1 §62 (643-739); IV/2 §67 (614-726); or IV/3 §72 (681-901).

Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. Eerdmans, 1996. Parts V and VI.

Eun, Joon Kwan. Ecclesiology: Theological and Practical. 2 vols. Daehan Kidokgyo Suhoi,1998, 1999.

Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Moltmann, Jürgen. Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology. Harper & Row, 1967.

Volf, Miroslav. After Our Image: The Church as the Image of the Trinity. Eerdmans, 1998.

White, James F. The Sacraments in the Protestant Practice. Abingdon, 1999.

1. All required readings and one of the recommended readings.

2. A 10-page research paper in the areas of ecclesiology and eschatology, which reflects contemporary theological discussions in the Korean context.

3. Final examination.

Korean.

Meets M. Div. Core requirement in Systematic Theology "c" (STC).

Yes.