Winter 2015/Pasadena

ET501

Lee

ET501: CHRISTIAN ETHICS (4 Units: 161 Hours) (Taught in Korean). Hak Joon Lee.

DESCRIPTION: This course studies core Christian ethical vision, values, and convictions (telos, norms, and virtues) shaping Christian moral agency, decisions, and ecclesial practices in Korean contexts. Taking the doctrines of the Trinity and covenant as its theological foundation, the course discusses the methods of ethical decisions, authority of Scripture, formation of moral agency, norms of love and justice, together with the issues of economic, and ecological justice, sanctity of life, sexual faithfulness, violence and peacemaking with a special attention to Korean cultural contexts of Christian ministry today.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having completed this course successfully, students will have demonstrated that they: (1) understand core Christian moral convictions, vision, values, virtues of Christian faith and their various expressions through the critical study of spiritual practices and operating theology and ethos in Korean Protestant churches; (2) have learned the basic skills of critical moral description, analysis, and ethical reasoning in Korean cultural contexts; (3) understand and can assess different ethical views and assumptions besides their own spiritual traditions and ethics; (4) have gained competence in teaching Christian ethics in Korean cultural contexts and in articulating their moral convictions in the public realm in conversations with others; and (5) have learned how to identify and apply core Christian vision, values, and virtues to major contemporary ethical issues discussed in Korean society.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 1,450 pp. required.

Lee, Hak Joon. 한국교회패러다임을바꿔야산다: 변화와갱신의로드맵(A Paradigm Shift for Korean Protestant Church:A Roadmap for Change and Renewal) (in Korean). 새물결사, 2011. ISBN: 978-8994752051, Pub. Price W11,000 [230 pp.].

Kim, Seyoon. 칭의와성화 (Justification and Sanctification) (in Korean). 두란노 2013. ISBN: 978-8953119628 03230, Pub. Price W13,000 [280 pp.].

Mouw, Richard.문화와일반은총하나님은모든아름다운것가운데빛나신다 (He Shines in All That's Fair: Culture and Common Grace). 새물결플러스, 2012. ISBN: 978-8994752167, Pub. Price

W8,500 [160 pp.].

Stassen, Glen, and David Gushee. 하나님의통치와예수따름의윤리 (Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context). 대장간, 2011. ISBN: 978-8970712215, Pub. Price W30,000 [680 pp.].

Course Packet [100 pages]

RECOMMENDED READING:

Cha, Jung Sik. 예수, 한국사회에답하다. 새물결사, 2012. ISBN: 978-8994752150, Pub. Price W16,000 [400 pp.].

Gorman, Michael. 삶으로담아내는십자가: 십자가신학과영성 (Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross). 새물결플러스, 2010. ISBN: 978-8996376101, Pub. Price W35,000 [680 pp.].

Lee, Hak Joon. 다리를놓는사람들: 2세교육을위한 1세들의사명(Bridge Builders). 두레미디어, 2006. ISBN: 978-8960282186, Pub. Price W5,000 [94 pp.].

Migliore, Daniel. 기독교조직신학개론: 이해를추구하는신앙 (Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology). 새물결플러스, 2012. ISBN: 978-8994752174, Pub. Price

W30,000 [716 pp.].

Min, Kyong Bae. 한국기독교회사: 한국민족교회형성과정 (Korean Church History: The Formation of a Nationalistic Ethos). 연세대학교출판부, 2007. ISBN: 978-8971417720, Pub. Price W35,000 [687 pp.].

Palmer, Parker. 삶이내게말을걸어올때Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation). 한문화, 2012. ISBN: 978-8956991382, Pub. Price W9,000 [324 pp.].

Peters, Rebecca Todd. 좋은세계화나쁜세계화누구를위한발전인가 (In Search of the Good Life). 새물결플러스, 2012. ISBN: 978-8994752181, Pub. Price W18,000 [392 pp.].

Van Gelder, Craig. 선교하는교회만들기 : 지역교회를향한도전 (The Essence of the Church). 베다니, 2003. ISBN: 978-8985680967, Pub. Price W18,000 [309 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,450 pages of required reading [95 hours].

2. Attendance and participation in discussions (10%). [40 hours].

3. DLAs (quizzes/exams) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1-4].

4. One take-home essay exams on assigned texts and lectures (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome 1-4] [6 hours].

5. Two half-hour in-class essay quizzes on assigned texts and lectures (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome # 1-4] [5 hours].

6. A final term paper (50%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome # 1-5] [15 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Korean.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the C4 or TH5 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program. Meets ETH in the 144 MDiv Program. Meets MAT program requirement and Seminary Core Requirement (SCR) for other MA degrees (Winter 2010). Requirement in Christian Ethics emphasis and Just Peacemaking emphasis.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.