Fall 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: The course meets twice a week for a two-hour sessions of
lecture, discussion and student presentations.
REQUIRED READING:
- Bloesch, D. Jesus Christ: Savior & Lord. InterVarsity
Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780830827541. Retail price: $20.00.
- Dyrness, W. & Kärkkäinen, V.-M., eds. Global Dictionary of
Theology. InterVarsity Press, 2008 (sel. pp.). 996 pp. ISBN:
9780830824540. Retail price: $50.00.
- Grenz, S.J. Theology for the Community of God. Eerdmans, 2000 (pp.
243-460). ISBN: 9780802847553. Pub. price: $40.00.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in
International, Ecumenical, and Historical Perspective. Baker Academic,
2002; 208 pp. ISBN: 9780801024481. Price: $26.00.
and
Christology: A Global Introduction. Baker Academic, 2003.
304 pp. ISBN: 9780801026218. Price: $28.00.
- 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. 208 pp. ISBN:
9780830825707. Retail price: $20.00.
- Blue, K. Authority to Heal. InterVarsity Press, 1987. 168 pp.
ISBN: 9780830817009. Retail price: $15.00.
- Green, J.B. & Baker, M.D. Recovering the Scandal of the Cross.
InterVarsity Press, 2000. 232 pp. ISBN: 9780830815715. Retail price:
$17.00.
- Kärkkäinen, V.-M. One with God: Salvation as Deification and
Justification. Liturgical Press, 2004. 144 pp. ISBN: 0814629717.
Retail price: $16.95.
- Macchia, F. Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology.
Zondervan, 2006. 304 pp. ISBN: 9780310252368. Retail price: $24.99.
- Pinnock, C.H. Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit.
InterVarsity Press, 1996. 288 pp. ISBN: 9780830815906. Retail price:
$20.00.
- Shults, F.L. & Sandage, S.J. The Faces of Forgiveness. Baker,
2003. 272 pp. ISBN: 9780801026249. Price: $26.00.
- 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. 272 pp. ISBN: 9780801028540. Price: $28.00.
- Comblin, J. The Holy Spirit and Liberation. Wipf & Stock, 2004.
232 pp. ISBN: 9781592445622. Retail Price: $ 26.00.
- Cone, J.H. A Black Theology of Liberation. 2nd ed. Orbis, 1986.
200 pp. ISBN: 9780883446850. Price: $22.00.
- Imbach, J. Three Faces of Jesus: How Jews, Christians and Muslims See
Him. 2nd ed. Templegate, 1993. 151 pp. ISBN: 9780872431942. Price:
$12.95.
- Küster, Volker. The Many Faces of Jesus: An Intercultural
Christology. Orbis, 2001. 250 pp. 9781570753541. Price: $29.00.
- Parsons, S.F., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology.
Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002. 288 pp. ISBN: 9780521663274. Pub.Price
$85.00.
- Ramachandra, V. The Recovery of Mission: Beyond the Pluralist
Paradigm. Wipf & Stock, 2002. 308 pp. ISBN: 9781592440641. Price:
$31.00.
- Tiessen, T.L. Who Can Be Saved? Reassessing Salvation in Christ and
World Religions. IVP, 2004. 511 pp. ISBN: 9780830827473. Retail price:
$28.00.
- Yong, A. Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of
Religions. Baker, 2003. 208 pp. ISBN: 9780801026126. Price:
$39.98.
RECOMMENDED READING: The 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. (July 2010)