Schedule

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
1/10			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
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+	+	+	As you consider books, take a look at these book-specific exercises (submitted near end-of-semester)
1/12			Love, Hope, Faith I II III.1 III.2 IV.1 IV.2-V (YouTube playlist)	1 Corinthians 13:1-14:1, James K.A. Smith "You Are What You Love" (start at 10:00) Paul Graham, "The Lesson to Unlearn"
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•	•	•	Upload photos of your in-class self-test/discussion questions after class (here all semester)
1/14			The Apostolic Paradigm I-III IV.1 IV.2	Keller "The Skeptical Student" (Canvas), Newbigin The Other Side of 1984 (all on Canvas) pp 5-16
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	+	•		Barth ch 1
•	•	•	After class meetings, keep uploading discussion questions snaps (here) all semester
•	•	•	Complete entrance exams (Google Doc, PDF, docx); hold on to yours until the end of the course)
Life from the Father
1/18			The Otherness of God I II III IV.1 IV.2 V	Exodus 3, Edis "An Ambivalent Nonbelief" (Canvas), Keller (Reason for God) Preface and Introduction and chs 1-2 (on Canvas this week), Newbigin "The Gospel as Public Truth," "Can the West Be Converted?
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	+	•		Barth chs 2-4
+	+	+	Begin your theology-in-life log / Bible companion / exercise on love (submitted near end-of-semester)
1/19			Creation as Trust I II III	Genesis 1:1-2:5, Psalm 104, Keller ch 8, Newbigin "Honest Religion for Secular Man"
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	+	•		Barth chs 5-7
1/21			Creation as Trust IV V-VI	Genesis 2:5-25, Keller ch 6, Work "Learning Evolution" (Canvas)
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	+	•		Barth chs 8-9
+	+	+	Find a mentor by now for this book assignment (submitted near end-of-semester)
1/24			God, With, Us: Incarnation I-II	Luke 1, Keller Intermission
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•	•	•	Humanity in God's Image I.1 I.2 II-III	Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 15, Hebrews 2:5-18, 4:14-16, Keller ch 9
+	+	+		begin Mikalatos / Wright
# 1/26			What Kind of Thing Is Christian Faith? I-II.1 II.2-III IV-V	Newbigin "Through Faith Alone"
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+	+	+	Theology: An Introduction to an Introduction I-III	Work "Witness to the Signs"
•	•	•	Test 1 (take beforehand on Canvas)
1/28			God, With, Us: Incarnation III.1 III.2 III.3-IV	Isaiah 45, Philippians 2:1-11, Markos "Christian Education in a Woke World", Newbigin "Post-Enlightenment Culture as a Missionary Problem"
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	+	•		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)
1/31			Loving Jesus the Wrong Way: Christological Heresies I II III IV	Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-18
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+	+	+	Is your theology-in-life log current?
2/2			Loving Jesus the Wrong Way V VI VII VIII IX	1 John 4:1-6, Colossians 2:6-12
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	+	•		Barth chs 13-14
2/4			God's Anointed: Jesus' Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and Ours I-II III	Matthew 3, Mark 1:1-11, John 1:19-51, Newbigin The Finality of Christ pp 65-87
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2/7			The Holy Spirit in the Bible and Everywhere Else I II III IV V VI-VII	Acts 2, 2 Cor 3
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2/9			The Threeness of God I-III IV V.1	John 14-17, Keller ch 14, Newbigin "The Mission of the Triune God"
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+	+	+		begin Barron / Baucham / Johnson / Stanley / Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) note upcoming discussions of some readings
2/11			The Threeness of God V.2 VI.1 VI.2	Luke 3:1-22 "St. Patrick's Bad Analogies"
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•	•	•	Memorize the Lord's Prayer by today
•	•	•	Test 2 (take beforehand; we will take questions in class)
Death in the Son
2/14			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"
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•	•	•	Submit applied theology project ideas (here) by tonight
2/16			What Is Sin? IV V VI-VII	Romans 1:18-2:16 and 5:12-14, Keller ch 5, Newbigin Sin and Salvation IV, Dalrymple "The Frivolity of Evil"
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+	+	+	Reminder: for those doing it, record your conversation with a mentor mid-way through the book
2/18			Midterm (review guide)
2/23			Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects I II	Romans 8-11 (cf. Isaiah 19:9-14), Ephesians 1:1-14, Newbigin A Faith for This One World pp 77-83
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+	+	+		finish Barron through part I
	+	•	Predestination: History, Legacies, and Prospects III.1 III.2-IV	Work "Annunciation as Election"
2/25			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
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+	+	+	Discipleship: Christology from Behind I II III.1 III.2
•	•	•	Test 3
2/28			Jesus Saves, But How? Intro and The Priestly Office I-II III.1 III.2 III.3 III.4	Numbers 8:5-22, Hebrews 9:1-10:25, Keller ch 12, Newbigin Sin and Salvation V
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	+	•		Barth chs 15-17
3/2			Easter Changes Everything I II III.1 III.2	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"
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3/4			Jesus Saves, But How?: The Royal Office IV.1 IV.2 IV.3 IV.4 IV.5 IV.6	1 Samuel 8:1-22, Matthew 27:11-44, Newbigin "Bible Study on Romans 8", Work "King of the World"
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		+	Can God Really Suffer? I-II III IV-V	Mark 14:1-15:47, 1 Corinthians 1:8-2:16
3/7			Jesus Saves, But How?: The Prophetic Office V.1 V.2 V.3 V.4 V.5-VI	Jeremiah 1:4-10, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Acts 3:18-26, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VI
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	+	•		Barth chs 18-20
	+	•	Framing and Painting: Relating Domains of Knowledge I II-III IV
+	+	+		begin Donovan
3/9			Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment I	Acts 10:44-48, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VIII, Work "Once Upon a Tribulation"
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•	•	•	Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment II.1 II.2 II.3 III	Revelation 20:1-22:5, 2 Thessalonians 2
	+	+	Eschatology: Pathology and Treatment IV.1 IV.2 V
•	•	•	Submit applied theology project proposals (here) by tonight
3/11			Judgment as a Form of Salvation I.1 I.2	Matthew 24:1-25:46, 1 Peter 3:8-5:11, 2 Peter 3, Work, "Do You Not Care?", Keller chs 2, 4
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	+	+	Judgment as a Form of Salvation II-IV	Newbigin "Speaking the Truth to Caesar"
Resurrection by the Holy Spirit
3/21			Ecclesiology: Who Cares? I II III	Jeremiah 3:1-4:4, Hebrews 3:7-4:13, Newbigin "On Being the Church for the World", Work "Get Real"
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		•	Ecclesiology: Who Cares? IV	Romans 11
+	+	+		finish Barron / Mikalatos / Wright
•	•	•	Test 4
3/23			Book discussions (bring your books)	discuss Barron / Barth / Mikalatos / Newbigin / Wright etc.
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•	•	•	Memorize the Apostles' Creed by today
3/25			What Makes a Church? Dead Ends I II.1 II.2 II.3 II.4	Psalm 24, Acts 8:14-17, 1 Thessalonians 1, Revelation 2-3, Keller ch 11
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	+	•		Barth ch 22
			Deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail (courses for GE requirements cannot be P/F)
3/28			What Makes a Church? Open Lanes (Catholic and Protestant) III IV V	John 17:20-23
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3/30			What Makes a Church? Open Lanes (Pentecostal) VI.1 VI.2-VII	1 Corinthians 1:1-17, Work "I Belong to the One True Church"
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4/1			The Wholeness of the Church I-II III IV-V	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"
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•	•	•	Test 5, no foolin'
4/4			The Church as Mission I II III.1 III.2	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"
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	+	•		Barth chs 23-24
•	•	•	How is your applied theology project coming along?
4/6			Religions, Dialogue	Newbigin "The Basis, Purpose And Manner Of Inter-Faith Dialogue" (Canvas), Keller ch 1, Brierly "Why, after Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian"
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	+	+	The Church as Mission IV.1 IV.2 IV.3 V	Newbigin "Evangelism in the Context of Secularization"
4/8			Sacraments: Practicing Salvation I.1 I.2 I.3	Mark 4:10-20, Acts 8:26-40, Romans 10:8-17, 2 Timothy 3, Titus 1:1-9, Newbigin Sin and Salvation VII
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4/11			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)
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	+	+	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
4/13			From Jesus to Scripture: How Christ Instituted the Bible I.1 I.2-II III IV-V	Psalm 19, Matthew 5:17-48, Luke 4:14-22, Keller ch 7
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+	+	+	Finish your love story (here) or Bible companion (here) by tonight
+	+	+		finish Baucham / Donovan / Stanley / VOM
4/20			Baptism: Sign of Initiation II.1 II.2 II.3	Luke 3:21-22, Mark 10:33-45, Romans 6:1-4, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Peter 3:18-22
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•	•	•	Test 6
+	+	+	Conclude your mentoring report or book-specific exercise (both go here) by tonight
4/22			Communion: Sharing Salvation III.1 III.2-IV	1 Corinthians 11, Newbigin "The Congregation as Hermeneutic of the Gospel"
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	•	•	Submit applied theology projects (here) by tonight
4/25			Signs of the Order of Salvation I II.1 III.1	Keller epilogue
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		•	Signs of the Order of Salvation II.2 III.2
+	+	+	Analysis of a Holy Week service due (here) by tonight
4/27			Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.1 V.1
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		•	Signs of the Order of Salvation IV.2 V.2-VI	Work "Reordering Salvation"
+	+	+	Report on your training in righteousness (here) by tonight
+	+	+	Bring your entrance exams for an in-class exercise
finals week			Final exam 12:45: Thursday 5/5 12pm 2:00: Monday 5/2 12pm
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