Schedule (update 11/15: fixed a due date)

Date			Topic lectures podcast discussions assignments significant dates	Reading required recommended (•= for all, + = optional or among choices)
b a s e	p e r f	s p o r t
8/31			The Shape of the Course	syllabus: Course, Vision, Tasks, Remote Guidelines, Workbook Tips, Learning from Podcasts, Learning in Freedom skim A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing
•	•	•	The Shape of the Course
9/2			Love, Hope, Faith I II III.1 III.2 IV.1 IV.2-V S	1 Corinthians 13:1-14:1, James K.A. Smith "You Are What You Love" (start at 10:00), Keller "The Skeptical Student" (Canvas)
•	•	•	Love, Hope, Faith I II III.1 III.2 IV.1 IV.2-V S
+	+	+		DeYoung intro and ch 1
+	+	+	As you consider books, take a look at these book-specific exercises (submitted near end-of-semester)
9/4			The Apostolic Paradigm I-III IV.1 IV.2 / Companion (these are optional) / Self-test (after viewing and before class)	Newbigin The Other Side of 1984 (all on Canvas) pp 5-16
•	•	•		Newbigin The Other Side of 1984 (all on Canvas) pp 5-16
	+	•		Barth ch 1
•	•	•	Complete entrance exams (Google Doc; PDF, docx) (hold on to these until the end of the course)
Life from the Father
9/7			The Otherness of God I II III IV.1 IV.2 V C S	Exodus 3, Edis "An Ambivalent Nonbelief" (Canvas), Keller (Reason for God) Preface and Introduction and ch 2, Newbigin "The Gospel as Public Truth," "Can the West Be Converted?
+	•	•	The Otherness of God I II III IV.1 IV.2 V C S
	+	•		Barth chs 2-4
+	+	+		DeYoung chs 2-3
+	+	+	Begin your theology-in-life log / Bible companion / peer dialogue / exercise on love (submitted near end-of-semester)
9/9			Creation as Trust I II III	Genesis 1:1-2:5, Psalm 104, Keller ch 8, Newbigin "Honest Religion for Secular Man"
•	•	•	Creation as Trust I II III
	+	•		Barth chs 5-7
9/11			Creation as Trust IV V-VI C S	Genesis 2:5-25, Keller ch 6
•	•	•	Creation as Trust IV V-VI C S	Genesis 2:5-25, Keller ch 6
	+	•		Barth chs 8-9
+	+	+	Find a mentor for this book assignment by today (submitted near end-of-semester)
9/14			God, With, Us: Incarnation I-II C	Luke 1, Keller Intermission
•	•	•	God, With, Us: Incarnation I-II C	Luke 1, Keller Intermission
•	•	•	Humanity in God's Image I.1 I.2 II-III C S	Keller ch 9
+	+	+		begin Mikalatos / Work (Jesus—The End and the Beginning) / Wright, DeYoung chs 14-15
9/16			What Kind of Thing Is Christian Faith? I-II.1 II.2-III IV-V	Newbigin "Through Faith Alone"
	+	•		Newbigin "Through Faith Alone"
+	+	+	Theology: An Introduction to an Introduction I-III	Work "Witness to the Signs"
•	•	•	Test 1 (take beforehand on Canvas; we will go over results in class)
9/18			God, With, Us: Incarnation III.1 III.2 III.3-IV C S	Isaiah 45, Philippians 2:1-11, Newbigin "Post-Enlightenment Culture as a Missionary Problem"
•	•	•	God, With, Us: Incarnation III.1 III.2 III.3-IV C S
	+	•		Barth chs 10-12
•	•	•	Memorize the Ten Commandments by today (helpful heuristic here, h/t student Jimmy Wittrock, or here, h/t student Skyler Hust)
9/21			Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: Christological Heresies I II III IV S	Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-18, Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 15, Hebrews 2:5-18, 4:14-16
•	•	•
+	+	+	Is your theology-in-life log current?
9/23			Loving Jesus the Wrong Way V VI VII VIII IX C S
•	•	•	Loving Jesus the Wrong Way V VI VII VIII IX C S
	+	•		Barth chs 13-14
9/25			God's Anointed: Jesus' Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and Ours I-II III C S	Matthew 3, Mark 1:1-11, John 1:19-51, Newbigin The Finality of Christ pp 65-87
•	•	•
9/28			The Threeness of God I-III IV V.1	John 14-17, Keller ch 14, Newbigin "The Mission of the Triune God"
•	•	•	The Threeness of God I-III IV V.1
+	+	+		begin Barron / Johnson / Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), read Work through ch 2 note upcoming discussions of some readings
9/30			The Threeness of God V.2 VI.1 VI.2 S	Luke 3:1-22 "St. Patrick's Bad Analogies"
•	•	•	The Threeness of God V.2 VI.1 VI.2 S	Luke 3:1-22 "St. Patrick's Bad Analogies"
•	•	•	Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today
10/2			The Holy Spirit in the Bible and Everywhere Else I II III IV V VI-VII S	Acts 2, 2 Cor 3
•	•	•		Acts 2, 2 Cor 3
•	•	•	Test 2 (take beforehand; we will take questions in class)
Death in the Son
10/5			What Is Sin? I II III	Genesis 3:1-6:5, Keller ch 10, Newbigin Sin and Salvation I-III, Work "God in the Ashes"
•	•	•	What Is Sin? I II III
•	•	•	Submit applied theology project ideas (here) by tonight
10/7			What Is Sin? IV V VI-VII S	Romans 1:18-2:16 and 5:12-14, Keller ch 5, Newbigin Sin and Salvation IV, Dalrymple "The Frivolity of Evil"
•	•	•	What Is Sin? IV V VI-VII S
+	+	+	Reminder: for those doing it, record your conversation with a mentor mid-way through the book
10/9			Midterm (review guide)
10/12			Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects I II [S]	Romans 8-11 (cf. Isaiah 19:9-14), Ephesians 1:1-14, Newbigin A Faith for This One World pp 77-83
•	•	•	Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects I II [S]
+	+	+		finish Barron through part I, Work through ch 4
	+	•	Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects III.1 III.2-IV S	Work "Annunciation as Election"
10/14			Keller and applied theology project discussions (bring your book)	Keller "Keynote at DTS Hendricks Center", Newbigin "Certain Faith" review/catch up on Keller chapters we've already read
•	•	•
+	+	+	Discipleship: Christology from Behind I II III.1 III.2 C S
•	•	•	Test 3 (cancelled)
10/16			Jesus Saves, But How? Intro and The Priestly Office I-II III.1 III.2 III.3 III.4 S	Numbers 8:5-22, Hebrews 9:1-10:25, Keller ch 12, Newbigin Sin and Salvation V
•	•	•
	+	•		Barth chs 15-17
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 5
10/19			Easter Changes Everything I II III.1 III.2 S	Matthew 28:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-49, John 20:1-21:23, Keller ch 13, Bass "What's the Earliest Evidence for Christianity?", Newbigin "Christ the Clue to History"
•	•	•	Easter Changes Everything I II III.1 III.2 S
+	+	+
•	•	•	Submit applied theology project proposals (here) by tonight
10/21			Jesus Saves, But How?: The Royal Office IV.1 IV.2 IV.3 IV.4 IV.5 IV.6 S	1 Samuel 8:1-22, Matthew 27:11-44, Newbigin "Bible Study on Romans 8", Work "King of the World"
•	•	•
		+	Can God Really Suffer? I-II III IV-V S	Mark 14:1-15:47, 1 Corinthians 1:8-2:16
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 9
10/23			Jesus Saves, But How?: The Prophetic Office V.1 V.2 V.3 V.4 V.5-VI S	Jeremiah 1:4-10, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VI
•	•	•
	+	•		Barth chs 18-20
+	+	+		read Work through ch 5, DeYoung ch 7, begin Donovan
10/26			Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment I	Acts 10:44-48, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VIII, Work "Once Upon a Tribulation"
	+	+	Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment I
•	•	•	Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment II.1 II.2 II.3 III S	Revelation 20:1-22:5, 2 Thessalonians 2
	+	+	Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment IV.1 IV.2 V S
10/28			Judgment as a Form of Salvation I.1 I.2 [S]	Matthew 24:1-25:46, 1 Peter 3:8-5:11, 2 Peter 3, Work, "Do You Not Care?", Keller chs 2, 4
•	•	•	Judgment as a Form of Salvation I.1 I.2 [S]
	+	+	Judgment as a Form of Salvation II-IV S	Newbigin "Speaking the Truth to Caesar"
10/30			Book discussions (bring your books)	discuss thus-far-assigned chapters of Barth / DeYoung or first half of Barron / Work / Wright
•	•	•	Book discussions (bring your books)
•	•	•	Test 4
Resurrection by the Holy Spirit
11/2			Ecclesiology: Who Cares? I II III [S]	Jeremiah 3:1-4:4, Hebrews 3:7-4:13, Newbigin "On Being the Church for the World", Work "Get Real"
•	•	•	Ecclesiology: Who Cares? I II III [S]
		•	Ecclesiology: Who Cares? IV S	Romans 11
+	+	+		finish Barron / Mikalatos / Wright, DeYoung ch 16
•	•	•	Memorize the Apostles' Creed by today
11/4			What Makes a Church? Dead Ends I II.1 II.2 II.3 II.4 S	Psalm 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thessalonians 1, Revelation 2-3, Keller ch 11
•	•	•	What Makes a Church? Dead Ends I II.1 II.2 II.3 II.4 S
	+	•		Barth ch 22
			Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail (courses for GE requirements cannot be P/F)
11/6			What Makes a Church? Open Lanes (Catholic and Protestant) III IV V S	John 17:20-23
•	•	•		John 17:20-23
11/9			What Makes a Church? Open Lanes (Pentecostal) VI.1 VI.2-VII S	1 Corinthians 1:1-17, Work "I Belong to the One True Church"
•	•	•
11/11			The Wholeness of the Church I-II III IV-V S	Romans 12, Luke 6:17-38, Acts 4:32-37, Acts 10:44-48, 1 Corinthians 14, Newbigin "Evangelism in the City", Work "Rock of Aged"
	•	•	The Wholeness of the Church I-II III IV-V S
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 12
•	•	•	Test 5
11/13			The Church as Mission I II III.1 III.2 S	Acts 6:1-7, Acts 15, Acts 20:25-32, 1 Timothy, Psalm 66, 84, 149, 150, Newbigin "Mission in a Modern City,"Work "Is Required Worship Unspiritual?", Work "My Enemy, Myself"
•	•	•	The Church as Mission I II III.1 III.2 S
	+	•		Barth chs 23-24
+	+	+		DeYoung chs 11, 17, 18
•	•	•	How is your applied theology project coming along?
11/16			Religions	Newbigin "The Basis, Purpose And Manner Of Inter-Faith Dialogue" (Canvas), Keller ch 1
•	•	•	Religions
	+	+	The Church as Mission IV.1 IV.2 IV.3 V S	Newbigin "Evangelism in the Context of Secularization"
+	+	+		Work through ch 6, DeYoung ch 10
11/18			Sacraments: Practicing Salvation I.1 I.2 I.3 S	Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Romans 10:8-17, 2 Timothy 3, Titus 1:1-9, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VII
•	•	•	Sacraments: Practicing Salvation I.1 I.2 I.3 S
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 13
+	+	+	Analysis of a worship service due (here) by tonight
11/20			Love Revisited	1 John 4:7-5:5 review 1 Corinthians 13:1-14:1, James K.A. Smith "You Are What You Love," Keller "The Skeptical Student" (Canvas)
•	•	•	Love Revisited
	+	+	The Way(s) of Salvation I II III.1 III.2 IV.1 IV.2-V
+	+	+	Conclude your theology-in-life log (here) by tonight
11/30			From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible I.1 I.2-II III IV-V S	Psalm 19, Matthew 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22, Keller ch 7
•	•	•		Psalm 19, Matthew 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22, Keller ch 7
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 4
+	+	+	Finish your love story (here) or Bible companion (here) by tonight
+	+	+		finish Donovan / Johnson / VOM / Work
12/2			Baptism: Sign of Initiation II.1 II.2 II.3 S	Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Romans 6:1-4, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Peter 3:18-22
•	•	•	Baptism: Sign of Initiation II.1 II.2 II.3 S
•	•	•	Test 6
+	+	+	Report on your training in righteousness (here) by tonight
12/4			Oral exam practice (practice questions here)	review!
•	•	•	Oral exam practice (practice questions here)	review!
+	+	+	In-class applied theology project presentations (these are optional) can happen today
+	+	+	Conclude your mentoring report or book-specific exercise (both go here) by tonight
12/7			Communion: Sharing Salvation III.1 III.2-IV S	1 Corinthians 11, Newbigin "The Congregation as Hermeneutic of the Gospel"
•	•	•	Communion: Sharing Salvation III.1 III.2-IV S
+	+	+	Conclude and comment on your peer dialogue (here) by tonight
12/9			Signs of the Order of Salvation I II.1 III.1	Keller Epilogue
•	•	•	Signs of the Order of Salvation I II.1 III.1	Keller Epilogue
		•	Signs of the Order of Salvation II.2 III.2
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 6
•	•	•	Submit applied theology projects (here) by tonight
12/11			Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.1 V.1 S
•	•	•	Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.1 V.1 S
		•	Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.2 V.2-VI S	Work "Reordering Salvation"
+	+	+		DeYoung ch 8
+	+	+	Bring your entrance exams for an in-class exercise
finals week			Final exam 12:45: Tuesday 12/15 12pm 2:00: Wednesday 12/16 12pm
•	•	•
+	+	+	Oral exam	by sign-up

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