Summer 2013/Pasadena
ST502
Kim
ST502: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 2: CHRISTOLOGY AND SOTERIOLOGY (taught in Korean).
Young-Chun (Lorenzo) Kim.
DESCRIPTION: This course serves as an introduction to the Christian beliefs concerning Christ, salvation, and the Holy Spirit. The major themes and formulations of these doctrines will be covered through exploration of biblical concepts, historical developments, and hermeneutical issues, both traditional and contemporary.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: Being theologically informed on Christology, soteriology and pneumatology is essential for ministry. By thinking critically about the spectrum of beliefs on these doctrines, students are enabled to give informed and contextually sensitive guidance on related issues.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completing this course, students will be able to (1) demonstrate a foundational understanding of the main themes in Christology, Soteriology and Pneumatology; (2) reflect theologically upon these doctrines; (3) demonstrate familiarity with the various socio-economic and cultural contexts of these beliefs, including the Korean/Korean-American context; (4) develop one’s own contextual theology in a basic manner.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet daily for two weeks for four hours a day for lecture and discussion.
REQUIRED READING:
Calvin, J. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Vol. Middle. Trans. Won Gwang Yun. Seoul: Christian Digest, 2003. ISBN: 978-8944700453, Pub. Price $23.00 [400 pp. assigned].
Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in International, Ecumenical, and Historical Perspectives. Trans. Myung Nam Kim. Seoul: Promise, 2005. ISBN: 8995358637, Pub. Price $10.00 [257 pp. assigned].
Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God. Trans. Ok Soo Shin. Seoul: Christian Digest Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-8944704062, Pub. Price $30.00 [350 pp. assigned].
AND choose ONE from the following:
Commission on Theological Concerns of the Christian Conference of Asia. Minjung Theology: People as the Subjects of History. Orbis, 1981. ISBN: 0883443368, Pub. Price $9.95 [200 pp.].
Cone, James. God of the Oppressed. Harper, 1975. Trans. Young Hak Hun. Seoul: Ewha Women’s College Press, 1980. ISBN: 8973000241. Pub.price $10.00 [367 pp.].
Gonzalez, Justo. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Abingdon, 1990. ISBN: 0687230675, Pub. Price $20.00 [184 pp.].
Joh, Wonhee Anne. Heart of the Cross: A Postcolonial Christology. Westminster John Knox, 2006. ISBN: 0664230636, Pub. Price $30.00 [192 pp.].
Kim, Grace Ji-Sun. The Grace of Sophia: A Korean North American Women’s Christology. The Pilgrim Press, 2002. ISBN: 0829814817, Pub. Price $25.00 [181 pp.].
Kitamori, Kazoh. Theology of the Pain of God. Westminster John Knox, 1965. ISBN: 1597522562, Pub. Price $22.00 [188 pp.].
Russell, Letty M. Human Liberation in a Feminist Perspective: A Theology. Trans. Sangnim Ahn Park. Seoul: The Christian Literature Society, 1999. ISBN: 8820002141509, Pub. Price $5.00 [256 pp.].
Yong, Amos. Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of Religions. Baker, 2003. ISBN: 0801026121, Pub. Price not available [205 pp.]. *OUT OF PRINT.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
1,200 pages of required reading & responses (about 1191-1374 pp. depending on the contextual reading chosen) (20%).
A response paper on a contextual text (3-5 pp.; 15%).
Presentation on contextual theologies (5%).
Research paper (10 pp.; 40%).
FINAL Exam, take home (20%).
PREREQUISITES: Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Systematic Theology “B” (STB).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.