Spring 2005/Pasadena
PH508
Rhee
PH508: ISSUES IN APOLOGETICS (Taught in Korean). Edmund Rhee.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course explores how both evangelical and liberal apologetic
strategies have been influenced by modern philosophy, and also how new major
developments in philosophy since the 1950s could be used in developing a more
helpful apologetic framework. It covers evangelical, liberal and postmodern
approaches to four central apologetic issues: Christian belief and science,
divine action and the laws of nature, religious pluralism, and God's goodness
and the evil in the world.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Students will be able to understand and critically evaluate
different apologetic strategies, and will begin to formulate, both for
themselves and for others, answers to the central questions addressed in this
course.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will combine lectures, presentations and dialogue on the
assigned readings, and discussion of relevant issues. The class will meet once
a week for a three-and-a-half-hour period.
REQUIRED READING:
- Murphy, Nancey. Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism.
Trinity Press International, 1996. (Instructor will provide summaries in Korean
throughout the course.)
- Placher, William. Bibyunjeungronjeog Shinhag. Trans. Chung Seung
Tae. Seoul: Eunsung, 2003 (translation of Unapologetic Theology
[Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1989]).
- McGrath, Alister E. Bogeumjueuiwa Gidoggyojeog Jisung. Trans. Kim
Sun Il. Seoul: Korea InterVarsity, 2001 (translation of A Passion for
Truth [Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1996]).
- Clark, Kelly James. Yisungeuroeui Boggui. Trans. Lee Sung Gu. Seoul:
Jeshurun, 1998 (translation of Return to Reason [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1990]).
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Chung, Sung Wook. Tea Time e Nanuneun Gidoggyo Byunjeung
[Christian Apologetics for Tea Time]. Seoul: Hongsungsa, 2004.
- Chung, Seung Tae. Jonggyo Cheolhag Damron [Discussion in Philosophy
of Religion]. Seoul: Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary, 2004.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Reading log on the required materials (20% of the grade); two
6-page papers on relevant topics (each 35%); a presentation on an assigned
reading (10%).
PREREQUISITES:
- Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M. Div. core requirement in Philosophical Theology
(PHIL).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.