Winter 2010/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 and other religions.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: An essential part of preparation for
Christian ministry is to learn to think theologically through issues of faith
and ministry.
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.
COURSE FORMAT: Twice weekly for two-hour sessions of lecture, discussion and
student presentations.
REQUIRED READING:
- Bloesch, D. Jesus Christ: Savior & Lord. InterVarsity
Press, 1997.
- Dyrness, W. & Kärkkäinen, V.-M., eds., Global Dictionary
of Theology. InterVarsity, 2008 (sel. pp.).
- 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; and Christology:
A Global Introduction. Baker Academic, 2002, 2003.
- Choose one special topic (or a title of your own choice accepted by
the professor):
- Beilby, J. & Eddy, B.R., The Nature of the
Atonement: Four Views. InterVarsity Press, 2006.
- Blue, K. Authority to Heal. InterVarsity Press, 1987.
- Green, J.B. and M.D. Baker. Recovering the Scandal of the Cross.
InterVarsity Press, 2000.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. One with God: Salvation as Deification and
Justification. Liturgical Press, 2004.
- Macchia, F. Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology.
Zondervan, 2006.
- Pinnock, C.H. Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit.
InterVarsity Press, 1996.
- 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. 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.
- 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, T.L. Who Can Be Saved? Reassessing Salvation in Christ
and World Religions. IVP, 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 AND ASSESSMENT: (1) 1,200 pages of required reading and 15 pages
of critical responses (40%). (2) A research paper of 10 pages (40%). (3) Final
project: "My theological statement," 5 pages (20%).
PREREQUISITES: None. Yet, at least one course in biblical studies and in
historical theology/church history as well as philosophical theology are
strongly recommended.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology
"B" (STB).
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (11/09)