Summer 2011/Pasadena
Two-week Intensive: August 1-12
PH508
Rhee
PH508: ISSUES IN APOLOGETICS (Taught in Korean). Edmund Rhee.
DESCRIPTION: This course explores how both evangelical and liberal apologetic
strategies have been influenced by modern philosophy, and also how new major
developments in philosophy since the 1950s could be used in developing a more
helpful apologetic framework. It covers evangelical, liberal, and postmodern
approaches to four central apologetic issues: Christian belief and science,
divine action and the laws of nature, religious pluralism, and God's goodness
and the evil in the world.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: Students will be able to understand and
critically evaluate different apologetic strategies, and will begin to
formulate, both for themselves and for others, answers to the central questions
addressed in this course.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the course students will be able to
understand (1) foundationalism and its impact on modern apologetic strategies,
(2) a holistic approach to apologetics, (3) a new view of science and of its
relationship to Christian belief, (4) recent attempts to address the problem of
evil, and (5) issues relating to religious pluralism.
COURSE FORMAT: The course will combine lectures and discussions. The class
will meet four hours daily for two weeks.
REQUIRED READING:
- Moreland, J. P., and William Lane Craig. Insikron.
Translated by Eui Geun Ryu. Seoul: Christian Literature Crusade, 2008
(translation of Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
[Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003]). ISBN: 9788934110118. Pub.
Price: $10.
- Willard, Dallas. Grisdorul Anun Jisik. Translated by Byung Ryong
Hong. Seoul: Blessed People, 2009 (translation of Knowing Christ Today
[New York: Harper One, 2009]). ISBN: 9788963600116. Pub. Price: $15.
- ONE of the following:
- Guinness, Os. Gotong Appe Seoda. Translated by
Kye Kwang Cho. Seoul: Word of Life, 2008 (translation of Unspeakable
[New York: Harper One, 2006]). ISBN: 9788904157662. Pub. Price: $18.
- Moreland, J. P., and John Mark Reynolds, eds. Changjowa Jinhwae Daehan
Segaji Gyunhae. Translated by Park Hee Joo. Seoul: Korean IVP, 2001
(translation of Three Views on Creation and Evolution [Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1999]). ISBN: 9788932845272. Pub. Price: $14.
- Okholm, Dennis L., and Timothy R. Phillips, eds. Dawonjueui
Nonjaeng. Translated by Lee Seung Goo. Seoul: Christian Literature Crusade,
2001 (translation of Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World
[Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996]). ISBN: 9788934107064. Pub. Price: $13.
- Peters, Ted, ed. Gwahak gwa Jonggyo. Translated by Heop Young Kim.
Seoul: Dong Yeon, 2002 (translation of Science and Theology: The New
Consonance [Boulder, CO: Westview, 2000]). ISBN: 9788985467384. Pub. Price:
$18.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
- A mid-term exam (15% of the final grade).
- One 15-page paper on a relevant topic (due September 2; 50%).
- A take-home final exam (due September 2; 35%).
PREREQUISITES: Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Philosophical
Theology (PHIL).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Take-home final exam.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (April 2011)