THEO-500 X K - Ecclesiology Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Spring 2019 Online Course Instructor: Yoo Jin Choi (yoojinchoi99@hotmail.com) Course description: In this course we (Korean speaking students and instructor) will investigate and reflect on the church as a community of disciples engaged in following Jesus by the Spirit, crying out in vibrant hope of the eschatological banquet; this source of Koreaness leads us to find hybrid spaces as alternatives to mainstream hegemonic churches of the U.S. Objectives: After completing this course, the student will be able to: Exhibit knowledge of the loci of ecclesiology in some of their more salient formulations; Relate this doctrine to the other theological loci, pneumatology and eschatology in a cogent fashion; Perform an ideological critique and retrieval of this doctrine in question; Connect this doctrine to ministry and praxis in the world. Topics to be covered: Interrelated Ecclesiology with Pneumatology and Eschatology Overview of Ecclesiology in Tradition and Contemporary Theology Alternative Churches to Hegemonic White Churches: Black Church, Latino/a Church, Korean Church in the U.S. The Relationship between Church and Kingdom of God Requirements: 1. Class Attendance and Participation. Each lecture will be uploaded by Sunday 11:55 p. m. CST. After watching video/audio lecture, upload just one sentence of your questions and comments on Moodle by every Wednesday 11:55 p. m. CST (10% of grade) 2. Group work in Google Docs. After reading weekly reading material (from 2 nd week to 12th week) each student will be placed into a group that will discuss and elaborate on that text in dialogue with the class readings and lectures, in the time span between Thursday and Monday, via Google Docs, with help of a peer group leader. Each week (for ten weeks) participation will be evaluated on a scale of 1-10, with a maximum of 100 points possible. The criterion for the grading of this dimension will be whether the student is thoughtful and thorough in this process. This process will be of assistance in putting together ideas for the final paper (30% of grade). 3. Autobiographical paper based on the participant s church experiences learn from Jung Young Lee s autobiography (Marginality, 7-27) Write a 4 page paper (double-spaced) describing, in two pages for each section: (a) most influential factors in becoming who you are (family, location, community, church, friends, ect.); (b) how much and in what way your church influences who you are (your own church experiences) and, ultimately, what is your church for
you? What light does this experience shed on your ecclesiological presuppositions? What do you need to investigate further? Upload to Moodle by 11:55 p.m. CST March 7, 2019 (20% of grade). 4. Final Paper about a church which you dream of (3,000-4,000 words, double-spaced, font Times New Roman size 12 points) Based on each week s reading material, write your ecclesiology. Imagine the church you want to plant or the church you want to work in; which is more important: tradition or theology for your church from the reading material; what are the contrasts and similarities with your old churches you attended or pastored before in your autobiographical paper; which aspects your church contributes to the Kingdom of God; where is your church is located; who comes to your church, etc. Upload to Moodle by 11:55 p.m. CST May 8, 2019 (40% of grade). Dates, topics and readings: 1. January 28: Introduction: Why do we need to take a theology course in Korean in the U.S.? Theology is Autobiography and I am becomes we are Reading: Jung Young Lee. Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology, 1-76 2. February 4: Interrelated loci of Ecclesiology-Pneumatology- Eschatology I Church as a community of disciples engaged in following Jesus by the Spirit Reading: Moltmann, The Spirit of Life, x-77 3. February 11: Interrelated loci of Ecclesiology-Pneumatology- Eschatology II Church as the vibrant hope without which our faith would be dry and dusty. Reading: Moltmann, Theology of Hope, 304-334. 4. February 18: A Cartography of Church based on tradition: Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Free, Pentecostal, and Ecumenical ecclesiology Reading: Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti, An Introduction to Ecclesiology, 14-90 5. February 25: A Cartography of Church based on contemporary theologians: Zizioulas, Küng, Pannenberg, Moltmann, Volf, Mclendon, and Newbegin Reading: Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti, An Introduction to Ecclesiology, 91-160 6. March 4: Black Churches Matter Reading: Reginald F. Davis, Black church: Relevant or Irrelevant in the 21st Century? 1-68 7. March 11: Black Churches Matter Reading: Reginald F. Davis, Black church: Relevant or Irrelevant in the 21st Century? 69-128 8. March 18: Latino/a Churches Matter Reading: Oscar Garcia-Johnson, The Mestizo/a Community of the Spirit: 1~69 9. March 25: Latino/a Churches Matter Reading: Oscar Garcia-Johnson, The Mestizo/a Community of the Spirit: 70-148 10. April 1: Korean Churches Matter Reading: Sharon Kim, A Faith of Our Own: 1-82
11. April 8: Korean Churches Matter Reading: Sharon Kim, A Faith of Our Own: 83-167 12. April 15: Church as Foretasting Space of Eschatological Banquet Hwa Young Chong, Broken Bodies Breaking Bread in In Search of God s Power in Broken Bodies: A Theology of Maum (New Approaches to Religion and Power), Jun 5, 2013 [April 22: Spring Break] 13. April 29: Church as Resistant and Serving People in Transforming Power of Spirit Yoo Jin Choi, Jeong Ecclesiology: Church as Resistant Space to Abhor (Unpublished Paper) Grading Criteria for Autographical Paper a. Presentation (writing style, clarity of prose, grammatical and spelling competence, sentence and paragraph flow, correct use of footnotes) b. Relation with Topic (the student s ability to relate their life to church closely and meaningfully) c. Critique and Novelty (the student s ability to describe fairly in her or his own words, the arguments, themes, and/or position) d. Balance between Summary and Critique (whether the paper is approximately 50% summary and 50% critical and appreciative evaluation of the book) e. Critical Engagement with the Weekly Reading Material (the quality of the student s evaluation of the book, addressing the assumptions, implications, omissions, and coherence of the book, as well as whether and how the book is helpful to you in the ministry for which you are preparing) Grading Criteria for Final Paper a. Presentation (writing style, clarity of prose, grammatical and spelling competence, sentence and paragraph flow, correct use of footnotes) b. Critical Engagement with the Weekly Lecture and Reading Material (the quality of the student s evaluation and appropriation of lecture and reading material) c. Coherence
(the student s ability to relate the first paper (autobiography) with the final paper) d. Critique and Novelty (the student s ability to describe fairly in her or his own words, the arguments, themes, and/or position) Required: Bibliography Jung Young Lee. Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995. ISBN-10: 0800628101and ISBN-13: 978-0800628109 Moltmann, Jürgen. Spirit of Life: A Universal Affirmation. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 3rd Edition, 1992. ISBN-10: 0800634241 and ISBN-13: 978-0800634247 Moltmann, Jürgen. Theology of Hope. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1 st Fortress Edition, 1993. ISBN-10: 0800628241 and ISBN-13: 978-0800628246 Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical, and Global Perspectives. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0830826889 and ISBN-10: 0830826882 Reginald F. Davis. Black church: Relevant or Irrelevant in the 21st Century? Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc., 2010. ISBN-10: 1573125571 and ISBN-13: 978-1573125574 Oscar Garcia-Johnson. The Mestizo/a Community of the Spirit: A Postmodern Latino/a Ecclesiology (Princeton Theological Monograph). Eugene, Org: Wipf & Stock Pub, 2009. ISBN-10: 1556357192 and ISBN-13: 978-1556357190 Sharon Kim. A Faith Of Our Own: Second-Generation Spirituality in Korean American Churches. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0813547275 and ISBN-10: 081354727X Hwa-young Chong, In Search of God s Power in Broken Bodies: A Theology of Maum (New Approaches to Religion and Power). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. ISBN- 13: 978-1349462773 and ISBN-10: 1349462772 Recommended as further reading this semester: Battle, Michael. The Black Church in America. African American Christian Spirituality, Wiley/Blackwell, 2006. Boff, Leonardo. Ecclesiogensis: The Base Communities Reinvent the Church. Translated by Robert R. Barr. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1986. Butler, Lee H., Jr. African American Christian Churches: The Faith Tradition of a Resistance Culture. In The Ties that Bind: African American and Hispanic American/Latino/a Theology in Dialogue. Edited by Anthony B. Pinn and Benjamin Valentin. New York:
Continuum, 2001. Cone, James. For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1984. Congar, Yves. I Believe in the Holy Spirit. Vol. 2: He is Lord and Giver of Life. Translated by David Smith. New York: Seabury, 1983. Dulles, Avery. Models of the Church. Expanded edition. Garden City, NY: Image, 1987. Durnbaugh, Donald. The Believers Church: The History and Character of Radical Protestantism. New York: Macmillan, 1968. Fackre, Gabriel. The Church: Signs of the Spirit and Signs of the Times. Eerdmans, 2007. Garcia-Rivera, Alejandro R. The Community of the Beautiful: A Theological Aesthetics. The Order of St. Benedict Inc. Minnesota, 1999. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Friends of God and Prophets: A Feminist Theological Reading of the Communion of Saints. New York: Continuum, 1998. Küng, Hans. The Church. Translated by Ray and Rosaleen Ockenden. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1967. McClendon, James. Systematic Theology. 2 nd ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002. Orobater, A. E. The Church as Family: African Ecclesiology in its Social Context. Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines, 2000. Park, M. Sydney. Honoring the Generations: Learning with Asian North American Congregations. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2012. Rieger, Joerg, and John Vincent. (Editors). Methodist and Radical: Rejuvenating a Tradition. Nashville: Kingswood, 2003. Sawyer, Mary R. The Church on the Margins: Living Christian Community. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity, 2003. Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Discipleship of Equals: A Critical Feminist Ekklēsia-logy of Liberation. New York: Crossroad, 1993. Volf, Miroslav. After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Zizioulas, John D. Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir s Seminary Press, 1997.