DESCRIPTION:

The doctrines of revelation, God, creation, and sin will be treated with reference to their biblical, classical, and contemporary theological expressions. The course is intended to challenge students to develop their own understanding of these doctrines.

This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the principal doctrines of the Christian faith. Such knowledge is deemed essential to the ministry of word and deed in the Church and the world.

Lectures on the selected themes from Systematic Theology I and discussion. Class will meet once a week for a three hour session.

Oden, Thomas. The Living God: Systematic Theology: Volume One. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Moltmann, J. Trinity and the Kingdom of God: The Doctrine of God. San Francisco: Harper, 1991.

Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Abingdon: 1996.

Gustavo Gutierrez. The God of Life, tr. M. J. O'Connell. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1989.

Fiorenza, F. S. and J. P. Galvin, eds. Systematic Theology: Roman Catholic Perspectives. 2 volumes. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.

Johnson, E. A. She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse. New York: Crossroad, 1992.

McGrath, A. E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. Cambridge: Blackwell, 1994.

Moltmann, J. God in Creation. A New Theology of Creation and the Spirit of God. San Francisco: Harper, 1985.

McFague, S. The Body of God. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.

Pinnock, C., et al. The Openness of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1994.

A 1,500 word paper; a 1,500 word critical review; and a take-home final.

Church History I-III recommended.

Meets M.Div. core requirement in Systematic Theology "a" (STA).

Take home.