Winter 2018/Pasadena

HT501

Garcia-Johnson

HT501: DIOS Y CRISTO/REFLEXION TEOLOGICA (THE CHURCH’S UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AND CHRIST IN ITS THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION) (4 Units: 160 hours). Oscar Garcia-Johnson.

DESCRIPTION: HT501 is a survey of systematic and philosophical theology that focuses especially on the doctrine of God, The Trinity, Christology (comprising the person and work of Christ), and the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. The course reflects the historic Christian church's development of trinitarian and Christological theology and creeds in its dialogue with its opponents and with its cultural context. Related topics and themes to be addressed may include the development and articulation of the Christian doctrine of God including the divine perfections and nature, as well as the doctrine of the Trinity; the development and articulation of the person and work of Christ; and Pneumatology, the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who complete HT501 will demonstrate: (1) a basic critical theological knowledge of the conceptual and normative dimensions of the doctrines of God and Christ as those and other selected doctrines emerged in the early church and developed to this day; (2) a basic competence in interpreting historic and contemporary perorations of these doctrines and an ability to evaluate these theological issues and their historical and contemporary development; and (3) a critical and sympathetic appreciation for the breadth, unity, and diversity of the Christian church.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 1,280 pp. total number of pages required.

Boff, Leonardo, La Irrupción del Espíritu en la Evolución y la Historia. Trotta, 2017. ISBN: 978-84-9879-690-2 Pub. Price 18.00 Euros [185 pp.]. See http://www.trotta.es/libros/la-irrupcion-del-espiritu-en-la-evolucion-y-en-la-historia/9788498796902/

Escobar, Samuel. En Busca de Cristo en América Latina. Kairós, 2012. ISBN: 978-9871355457, (U.S. price unavailable.) [200 pp.].

García-Johnson, Oscar. Jesús, Hazme como tú. Wipt & Stock, 2014. [100 pp].

González, Justo L. Retorno a la historia del pensamiento cristiano. Kairos, 2004. ISBN: 978-9879403709, Pub. Price $18.00 [207 pp.].

May, Janet W. Corporeidad: Una Reflexión ético-teológica. DEI, 2010. ISBN:978-9977-83-162-6 [108 pp.] Free download from https://ia600403.us.archive.org/4/items/corporeidadunare00mayj/corporeidadunare00mayj.pdf [Accessed 25 August 2017]

Tamayo, JJ. Teologías del Sur: El Giro Descolonizador. Trotta, 2017. ISBN: 978-84-9879-707-7

Pib. Price 18.00 Euros. [200 pp.] See http://www.trotta.es/libros/teologias-del-sur/9788498797077/

Villafañe, Eldin. Introducción al Pentecostalismo. Abingdon, 2012. ISBN: 978-1426758119, Pub. Price $19.99 [186 pp.].

Electronic Course Reader contains two kinds of materials [100 pp.]:

a. Essays on key historical topics and issues from a historical perspective, including some primary texts on Augustine, the Creeds (Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon), Thomas Aquinas, and magisterial reformers.

b. Essays and primary texts by leading theologians on contemporary topics, particularly the doctrine of the Trinity, pneumatology and the feminine approach to theological themes.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Class attendance and participation, including group discussion of reading assignments (10%). [This requirement is related to learning outcomes #1 and 3] [30 total hours].

  2. Careful reading of assigned texts: 1,280 pages of required reading. The quality and extent of readings will be assessed in the form of one final exam, reflective reports and a research paper. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2] [70 hours].

  3. Collaborative-spirituality: Each week students will reflect upon a reading selection with a Christological content, post their impressions in Canvas (250 words), and interact with two members of their group (200 words) (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3]. [10 hours].

  4. Five 700-word reflective reports, of which the four higher scores will count (40%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [25 hours]

  5. A final exam (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2]. [5 hours].

  6. A research paper on one of the theological themes treated in the course [1700-2,000 words] (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2,3]. [20 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH1 or TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv and 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015). Option to meet the TH1 requirement in the 80 MATM and 80 MAICS Programs (Fall 2015). Meets the STA requirement in the 144 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.


NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.

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