Schedule

Date

Topic

lectures podcast
discussions
assignments
significant dates

Reading

required recommended
(•= for all, + = optional or among choices)

The Shape of the Course

syllabus: Course, Vision, Tasks, Workbook Tips, Learning from Podcasts, Learning in Freedom

skim A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing, Book Reviews for Future Students

The Apostolic Paradigm I-III IV.1 IV.2 / Companion (these are optional) / Self-test (after viewing and before class)

Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course)

Life from the Father

The Otherness of God I II III IV.1 IV.2 V C S

Exodus 3, Edis "An Ambivalent Nonbelief" (Canvas), Newbigin "The Gospel as Public Truth" (Canvas), Newbigin "Can the West Be Converted?"

Begin your theology-in-life log (submitted near end-of-semester)

Creation as Trust I II III

Creation as Trust IV V-VI C S

1/17

God, With, Us: Incarnation I-II C

Luke 1

Humanity in God's Image I.1 I.2 II-III C S

begin Wright, begin Work (Jesus—The End and the Beginning)

What Kind of Thing Is Christian Faith? I-II.1 II.2-III IV-V

Theology: An Introduction to an Introduction I-III

Work "Witness to the Signs"

Discipleship: Christology from Behind I II III.1 III.2 C S

God, With, Us: Incarnation III.1 III.2 III.3-IV C S

1/27

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

Loving Jesus the Wrong Way V VI VII VIII IX C S

Barth chs 13-14

1/31

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

The Threeness of God I-III IV V.1

John 14-17, Newbigin "The Mission of the Triune God"

begin Barron, read Work through ch 2

note upcoming discussions of some readings

Luke 3:1-22

"St. Patrick's Bad Analogies"

Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today

The Holy Spirit in the Bible and Everywhere Else I II III IV V VI-VII S

Acts 2, 2 Cor 3

2/10

What Is Sin? I II III

Submit applied theology project ideas (here) by tonight

What Is Sin? IV V VI-VII S

Romans 1:18-2:16 and 5:12-14, Newbigin Sin and Salvation IV, Dalrymple "The Frivolity of Evil"

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

finish Barron through part I, Forde through Thesis 12, Augustine chs 28-33 and 92-107, Work through ch 4

Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects III.1 III.2-IV S

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, Newbigin Sin and Salvation V

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, Bass "What's the Earliest Evidence for Christianity?", Newbigin "Christ the Clue to History"

Submit applied theology project proposals (here) by tonight

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

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

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

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?"

Judgment as a Form of Salvation II-IV S

3/6

discuss Barron part I and/or beginning of Augustine, Barth, Donovan, Forde, Keller, Work, or Wright

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? IV S

What Makes a Church? Dead Ends I II.1 II.2 II.3 II.4 S

3/20

What Makes a Church? Open Lanes (Catholic and Protestant) III IV V

John 17:20-23

3/23

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"

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"

How is your applied theology project coming along?

The Church as Mission IV.1 IV.2 IV.3 V S

Sacraments: Practicing Salvation I.1 I.2 I.3 S

4/6

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

Conclude your theology-in-life log (here) by tonight

4/8

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

Oral exam practice (practice questions here)

The Way(s) of Salvation I II III.1 III.2 IV.1 IV.2-V

In-class applied theology project presentations (these are optional) can happen today

Conclude your mentoring report (here) by tonight

Communion: Sharing Salvation III.1 III.2-IV S

1 Corinthians 11, Newbigin "The Congregation as Hermeneutic of the Gospel"

Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation I II.1 III.1

Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation II.2 III.2

Submit applied theology projects (here) by tonight

Holiness: Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.1 V.1 S

Bring your entrance exams for an in-class exercise

4/30, 12pm

Final exam

Oral exam