Summer 2005/Pasadena
Two-week Intensive: August 1-12
CH501
Muller
CH501: PATRISTIC THEOLOGY. Richard A. Muller.
DESCRIPTION:
- A survey of theological issues and developments from the second
century A.D. as far as Ambrose and Augustine in the West and John of Damascus
in the East.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course is designed to enable students to understand more fully
their own identity as Christians and as members of the Christian church by
providing them with a view of the relationship of the historical course of
Christianity to the present-day existence and belief-structure of the church by
giving them the tools to move toward a theologically spiritually responsible
ministry in light of the church's historic witness.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet daily for two weeks for four-hour sessions of
lecture/discussion. Assigned reading is to be completed as preparation for
classwork.
REQUIRED READING:
- Burns, J. Theological Anthropology. Fortress, 1981.
- Froelich, K. Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church. Fortress,
1984.
- Kelly, J. N. D. Early Christian Doctrines. 3rd ed. Harper & Row,
1978.
- Muller, Richard A. Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms.
Baker, 1986.
- Norris, Richard A., ed. The Christological Controversy. Fortress,
1980.
- Rusch, W. The Trinitarian Controversy. Fortress, 1980.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- González, Justo L. A History of Christian Thought. 3
Vols. 2nd ed. Abingdon, 1986.
- Seeberg, Reinhold. History of Christian Doctrines. 2 Vols. Baker,
1979 (often reprinted).
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Completion of assigned reading; four written analyses of assigned
documents; final examination.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets MDiv core requirement in Church History "a" (CHA).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.