Spring 2007/Pasadena
ST503
E. Kim
ST503: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 3: ECCLESIOLOGY AND ESCHATOLOGY (Taught in Korean).
Eun Kyoung (Esther) Kim.
DESPCRIPTION: This course discusses Christian beliefs about ecclesiology and
eschatology. The course will cover topics relating to the church--its nature
and mission, worship, sacraments, and ministry-- as well as to the last
things--death, resurrection, judgment, heaven and hell--as formulated from the
Reformed, ecumenical, and contextual perspectives. A particular emphasis will
be on examining the context and the issues in the Korean/Korean-American
church.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1)
a basic understanding of ecclesiology and eschatology; (2) an understanding of
the topics in the traditional and the contemporary formulations; (3) an
acquaintance with the socio-economic and cultural context of the
Korean/Korean-American church; (4) skills towards developing one's own theology
in one's own context; (5) an appreciation of ecumenical and cultural
diversity.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: Students will be prepared to do ministry as they learn
to think theologically on the issues of faith and ministry in their own
tradition and other traditions.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet once a week in three-hour sessions for
lectures and discussions.
REQUIRED READING:
- Calvin, J. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Vol. 4.
Trans. Jong Heup Kim et al. Seoul: Word of Life Press, 1986.
- Lee, Hyung Ki. The Kingdom of God and the Church. Seoul: Handeul
Pub., 2005.
- Lee, Sang Hyun. "Asian American Theology in Immigrant Perspective `Call to
Be Pilgrims,'" in Korean American Ministry, 39-65. Louisville: General
Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., 1993. Trans. Twenty Years
History of Torrance First Presbyterian Church Committee, 1992.
- Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding. Trans. Kyung Chul
Jang. Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Church Pub., 1994.
- Moltmann, Jürgen. The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology.
Trans. Kyun Chin Kim. Seoul: Christian Literature Society of Korea, 1997.
- AND choose ONE from the following:
- Cone, James. God of the Oppressed. San
Francisco: Harper, 1975. Trans. Young Hak Hun. Seoul: Ewha Women's College
Press, 1980.
- Gonzalez, Justo. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic
Perspective. Abingdon, 1990.
- Lee, Hyung Ki. Eschatology in History. Seoul: Daehan Kidokkyo
Suhwhe, 2004.
- Lee, Jung Young. Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995.
- Russell, Letty M. Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretations of the
Church. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1993.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Hoekema, A. H. The Bible and the Future. Eerdmans, 1979.
Trans. Ho Jun Ryu, Seoul: Kidokkyo Munsu Sunkyowhe, 2002.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. An Introduction to Ecclesiology.
InterVarsity Press, 2002.
- Schwartz, H. Eschatology. Eerdmans, 2000.
- Moltmann, Jürgen. The Church in the Power of the Spirit.
Fortress, 1993. Trans. Bong Rang Park et al., Seoul: Hankuk Sinhak Yunguso,
1980.
ASSIGNMENTS: (1) 1,200 pages of required reading (10%). (2) Active
participation in the discussions (10%). (3) Two short papers (5 pp. each)
(30%). (4) A response paper on a contextual text (10 pp.) (20%). (5) Final
examination (30%).
PREREQUISITES: Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology
"C" (STC).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.