Fall 2006/Pasadena
ST502
Kärkkäinen
ST502: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 2: CHRISTOLOGY AND SOTERIOLOGY. Veli-Matti
Kärkkäinen.
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide a theological understanding of
Christian beliefs about Christ, salvation, and the Holy Spirit. Topics include
biblical and historical developments of Christological and pneumatological
traditions, their contemporary and contextual/intercultural varieties, various
approaches to election, atonement, salvation, forgiveness, healing,
Spirit-baptism, as well reconciliation of communities. An Evangelical theology
will be constructed in dialogue with ecumenical and intercultural perspectives,
and in light of the church's mission to other religions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have
demonstrated (1) a basic understanding of issues in their traditional and
contemporary expressions; (2) an ability to reflect theologically upon the
topics for this course; (3) skills towards developing one's own theology in
critical dialogue with various views; (4) an acquaintance with a range of
cultural and contextual matters that shape our understanding of theological
issues (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural diversity.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: An essential part of preparation for Christian
ministry is to learn to think theologically through issues of faith and
ministry.
COURSE FORMAT: Class meets twice a week for two hours of lecture, discussion
& student presentations.
REQUIRED READING:
- Green, J. B. and M. D. Baker. Recovering the Scandal of the
Cross. InterVarsity Press, 2000.
- Grenz, S. J. Theology for the Community of God. Eerdmans, 2000, pp.
243-460.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. Pneumatology. The Holy Spirit in
International, Ecumenical, and Historical Perspectives. Baker Academic,
2002.
- __________. Christology. A Global Introduction. Baker Academic,
2003.
- __________. One with God: Salvation as Deification and
Justification. Liturgical Press, 2004.
- Choose one special topic:
- Blue, K. Authority to Heal. InterVarsity
Press, 1987.
- Macchia, F. Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology.
Zondervan, 2006.
- Shults, F. L. & Sandage, S. J. The Faces of Forgiveness. Baker,
2003.
- Choose one contextual/intercultural/interreligious text from
below or of your choice (200 pp.):
- Chung, S. W., ed. Christ the One and Only: A Global
Affirmation of the Uniqueness of Jesus. Baker, 2005.
- Comblin, J. The Holy Spirit and Liberation. Orbis, 1989.
- Cone, J. H. A Black Theology of Liberation. 2nd ed. Orbis, 1986.
- Imbach, J. Three Faces of Jesus: How Jews, Christians and Muslims See
Him. Templegate, 1993.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. Trinity and Religious Pluralism.
Ashgate, 2004.
- Küster, Volker. The Many Faces of Jesus. An Intercultural
Christology. Orbis, 2001.
- Parsons, S. F., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology.
Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002.
- Ramachandra, V. The Recovery of Mission: Beyond the Pluralist
Paradigm. Paternoster, 1996.
- Tiessen, Terrance L. Who Can Be Saved? Reassessing Salvation in
Christ and World Religions. InterVarsity Press, 2004.
- Yong, A. Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of
Religions. Baker, 2003.
RECOMMENDED READING: Syllabus lists a number of sources for various topics.
ASSIGNMENTS: (1) 1,200 pages of required reading and 15 pages of reading
responses (40%). (2) A research paper of 10 pages (40%). (3) Final project: "My
theological statement," 5 pages (20%).
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology
"B" (STB).
FINAL EXAMINATION: No.