Course Syllabus Fall 2014 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I (web-based) THEO 0531 W

Course Syllabus Fall 2014 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I (web-based) THEO 0531 W September 8-December 5, 2014 INSTRUCTOR: JAMES E. PEDLAR, PhD 416 226 6620 ext. 2215 Email: jpedlar@tyndale.ca Office Hours (Rm. 2014): Mondays, 1:15-2:30 PM Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 AM Other times as arranged; phone and video appointments available To access your course material, please go to http://classes.tyndale.ca Please note that all official Tyndale correspondence will be sent to your @MyTyndale.ca e-mail account. For information on how to access and forward Tyndale e-mails to your personal account, see http://www.tyndale.ca/it/live-at-edu. I. Course Description This introductory course endeavors to acquaint students with the elemental "building blocks" of the Christian faith. The nature, sources, and task of theology will be considered, together with the following major doctrines: Revelation, Trinity, Person of Christ, and Holy Spirit. Special attention will be given to the development of a missional, Trinitarian theology. II. Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Identify and critically discuss the foundational issues, questions, and themes in Christian theology, and articulate how these relate to particular historical, cultural and pastoral challenges faced by the church. Tyndale Seminary 1

2. Critically read and evaluate advanced texts written by major theologians. 3. Reflect theologically on concrete situations in the life of the church, and to apply theological insights to ministry situations. 4. Articulate a coherent evangelical position on a variety of theological questions, whilst appreciating the diversity that exists within evangelical theology. 5. Effectively access and utilize electronic resources for the purposes of theological research. III. Course Requirements A. REQUIRED TEXTS McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. 5 th ed. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN: 978-1444335149 (hereafter CT). McGrath, Alister E. The Christian Theology Reader. 4 th ed. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 978-0470654842 (hereafter CTR). Basil of Caesarea. On the Holy Spirit. Popular Patristics. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir s Seminary Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0881418767. Thompson, John. Modern Trinitarian Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0195088991. NB: Students are encouraged to purchase this book, but it is also available as an e-book from the Tyndale Library. It can be read and highlighted online, or downloaded for a two week period (you must first download Adobe Digital Editions). Online Readings (available on the course page): Grenz, Stanley. The Nature and Task of Theology. In Theology for the Community of God, 1 25. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Moltmann, Jürgen. The Holy Spirit and the Theology of Life. In The Source of Life: The Holy Spirit and the Theology of Life, 10 25. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997. B. ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Assignment Instructions: This course is not self-paced, but designed to take advantage of the group-interaction features of the online classroom software. Students are expected to contribute in a timely fashion to each group assignment. It is expected that students will read carefully all of the assigned reading by the end of Monday of the week in which it is assigned. 1. Group Discussions (35% of Final Grade). During weeks 3-6 and 8-11 students will be expected to participate in online group discussions. The purpose of the discussions is to engage the theological content of the course and explore the implications of the material covered for discipleship and ministry. The class will be assembled into groups of four or five at the end of Tyndale Seminary 2

the second week. These groups will remain fixed for the duration of the course. The process will be guided by comments questions from the moderator. Individual Posts (25%) A question will be posted each week for group reflection. Students are expected to post their own response by 11:59 PM on Tuesday evening of the week in question, and then reply to the reflections of each of the other students in their group by 11:59 PM on Thursday of that same week. Your individual contributions to these discussions will be assessed on a weekly basis. Group Conclusions (2 by each student) (10%) After the individual responses and replies have been posted, one member of the group will be required to write a conclusion, summarizing the discussion, identifying points of agreement and disagreement, etc. The conclusion is due by 11:59 PM on Saturday evening of the week in question. Your group is responsible for establishing a schedule for conclusion writers. Each student will write two conclusions throughout the semester, and you will be assigned individual marks for the conclusions you write. 2. Mid-Term Open-Book Examination (30%; Due 11:59 PM (Eastern Time), October, 31, 2014). A set of short-essay examination questions (with some choice) will be posted online on Friday, October 24, and students will have until Friday October 31 at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) to complete the exam. Further instructions will be provided at that time. 2. Short Research Paper (7-8 pages, 35%; Due 11:59 PM (Eastern Time), December 5, 2014). Students will write a 7-8 page research paper on one of the following topics: Is there a role for tradition in evangelical theology? Why is the Trinity central to the Christian faith? How does Arianism conflict with the gospel? Students may choose to narrow the focus of their paper (i.e., by focusing on a particular theologian, or theological tradition, or a particular aspect of the topic in question), but it should address one of these three broad topics. Course lectures and readings will serve as a starting point, but students should consult at least 7 other academic sources in writing this paper. Students are encouraged to make use of the Tyndale Library s extensive e-resources in their research (more details below and on the course page). A detailed marking rubric will be provided during the class. The research paper should demonstrate thoughtful reflection, critical analysis, and should embody a conceptual argument (thesis) in which various angles of the topic are explored in fairness. Tyndale Seminary 3

C. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN WORK Assignments are to be emailed to the instructor (jpedlar@tyndale.ca) in Microsoft Word format by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on the assigned due date. If you do not have Microsoft Word please contact the instructor so that alternate arrangements can be made. Papers emailed to the instructor after 11:59 PM on the due date will receive a 1/3 grade deduction (i.e., B+ to B) for each day (or part thereof) following the due date. This late policy will apply to all assignments for which no application for extension has been made. Assignments should be double-spaced, in 12 pt Times New Roman font, with 1 or 1.25 margins. The standard citation method for theological papers is footnotes with a complete bibliography in the Chicago style, as explained in the popular guidebook written by Kate L. Turabian. For proper citation format, consult check the "Turabian Citation Quick Guide" (follow style for notes ( N ) and bibliography ( B )), or see the complete Chicago Manual of Style online (Tyndale e-resource), especially ch. 14. The bibliographic software Zotero is recommended as a helpful citation tool which will save time and help to ensure that proper formatting is followed (available free at www.zotero.org). Academic Integrity Integrity in academic work is required of all our students. Academic dishonesty is any breach of this integrity, and includes such practices as cheating (the use of unauthorized material on tests and examinations), submitting the same work for different classes without permission of the instructors; using false information (including false references to secondary sources) in an assignment; improper or unacknowledged collaboration with other students, and plagiarism. Tyndale University College & Seminary takes seriously its responsibility to uphold academic integrity, and to penalize academic dishonesty. Students should consult the current Academic Calendar for academic polices on Academic Honesty, Gender Inclusive Language in Written Assignments, Late Papers and Extensions, Return of Assignments, and Grading System. The Academic Calendar is posted at http://tyndale.ca/registrar. D. SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Evaluation is based upon the completion of the following assignments: Group Discussions 35 % Open-book Examination 30 % Short Research Paper 35 % Total Grade 100 % Tyndale Seminary 4

IV. Course Schedule, Content and Required Readings A. FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES WEEK 1 (September 8-13) - Introduction and prolegomena Grenz, Theology for the Community of God, 1-25 (online) CT, chapter 5 CTR, 1.5, 1.6, 1.13, 1.24, 1.32, 1.35, 1.36 WEEK 2 (September 15-20) - Sources of Theology CT, chapter 6 CTR, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.10, 2.18, 2.19, 2.23, 2.29, 2.30, 2.34, 2.35, 2.46, 2.48, 2.51, 2.52. WEEK 3 (September 22-27) - Knowledge of God CT, chapter 7 CTR, 2.16, 2.17, 2.21, 2.31, 2.32, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.49, 2.50, 2.53 WEEK 4 (September 29-October 4) - Philosophy, Theology, and God-Talk Language CT, chapter 8. CTR, 1.1-1.4, 1.7-1.11, 1.16-1.19, 1.25-1.27, 1.30, 1.31, 1.33, 1.34. Recommended: Thompson, chapter 7. B. THE TRIUNE GOD WEEK 5 (October 6-11) The Doctrine of God CT, chapter 9, pp. 197-215 only. CTR, 3.7, 3,8, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.26, 3.30, 3.33, 3.37, 3.38, 3.43, 3.44 WEEK 6 (October 13-18) - The Trinity: Biblical and Historical Foundations CT, chapter 10, pp. 234-249 only. CTR, 3.1, 3.3, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 3.16, 3.22, 3.28 SEMINARY READING DAYS: OCTOBER 21-NOVEMBER 25 WEEK 7 (October 27-November 1) - The Trinity: Recent Discussion CT, chapter 10, pp. 249-264 only. CTR, 3.31, 3.35, 3.36, 3.45 Thompson, chapter 1, Introduction, and 2, The Trinity: The Mystery of Salvation. ***Mid-Term Open Book Examination Due October 31 (no group discussion)*** Tyndale Seminary 5

C. JESUS CHRIST, HUMAN AND DIVINE WEEK 8 (November 3-8) The Person of Christ: Biblical and Historical Foundations CT, chapter 11, pp. 265-282 only. CTR, 4.1-4.10 WEEK 9 (November 10-15) - The Person of Christ: Historical Foundations continued CT, chapter 11, 282-294. CTR, 4.11-4.19, 4.22-4.24 WEEK 10 (November 17-22) - The Person of Christ: Modern Questions CT, chapter 12. CTR, 4.26, 4.29-4.31, 4.33, 4.35-4.37 Thompson, chapter 3, A Trinitarian Theology of Cross and Resurrection. D. THE HOLY SPIRIT WEEK 11 (November 24-39) - the Holy Spirit CT, chapter 9, pp. 227-233 only CTR, 3.15, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19. Basil, On the Holy Spirit, pp. 11-66 WEEK 12 (December 1-6) - the Holy Spirit Basil, On the Holy Spirit, pp. 66-122 Moltmann, The Holy Spirit and the Theology of Life. ***Short Research Papers Due December 5 (no group discussion)*** V. Selected Bibliography NB: Tyndale Library has an excellent collection of ebooks and electronic journals that can be accessed remotely from your home computer (with login). Selected ebook links are provided below, but many more are available through the main search on Tyndale s library catalogue. GENERAL INTRODUCTORY SOURCES Barth, Karl. Dogmatics in Outline. Translated by G. T. Thomson. New York: Harper & Row, 1959.. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979. (Tyndale ebook; also as audio book). Tyndale Seminary 6

. Church Dogmatics. Vol. I to IV. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1956-1975 (Tyndale ebook); vol. IV.4, The Christian Life (Lecture Fragments). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1981. (Tyndale ebook) Bloesch, Donald. Essentials of Evangelical Theology. 2 vols. Peabody MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006. Bloesch, Donald G. Christian Foundations. 7 vols. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1992. Cross, F.L., and E.A. Livingstone, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 3 rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. (Tyndale ebook) Dorrien, Gary J. The Remaking of Evangelical Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998. (Tyndale ebook) Elwell, Walter. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001. Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1998. Ford, David, ed. The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology Since 1918. 3rd ed. Malden MA: Blackwell, 2005. Grenz, Stanley. Theology for the Community of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Gunton, Colin, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. (Tyndale ebook). The Christian Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2002. Halverson, Marvin, ed. A Handbook of Christian Theology. New York: Meridian Books, 1958. Harvey, Van. A Handbook of Theological Terms. New York: Macmillan, 1964. Houlden, Leslie, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Theology. New York: Routledge, 1995 (Tyndale ebook). Jenson, Robert. Systematic Theology. 2 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 1999. (Tyndale ebooks: vol. 1; vol. 2) Kelly, J. N. D. Early Christian Doctrines. Revised. Peabody MA: Prince Press, 2007. Kretzmann, N., and E. Stump, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas. Ed. N.. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. (Tyndale ebook) Larsen, T., and D.J. Treier, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Evangelical Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. (Tyndale ebook) Leith, John H., ed. Creeds of the Churches. 2nd ed. Richmond, VA: John Knox Press, 1973. Maddox, Randy L., and Jason E. Vickers, eds. The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. (Tyndale ebook) McDermott, Gerald. The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. (Tyndale ebook) McEnhill, Peter, and G.M. Newlands. Fifty Key Christian Thinkers. New York: Routledge, 2004. (Tyndale ebook) McKim, Donald. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. (Tyndale ebook). The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. (Tyndale ebook) The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. (Tyndale ebook) Tyndale Seminary 7

Migliore, Daniel. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. New Catholic Encyclopedia. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003 (Tyndale ebook) Oden, Thomas C. Systematic Theology. Vol. 3. Peabody MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006. Olson, Roger. The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002.. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999.. What Christians Really Believe And Why. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1998 (Tyndale ebook) Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. 5 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971. Placher, William. A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 1983. Ratzinger, Joseph. Introduction to Christianity. Translated by J. R. Foster. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1990. Russell, Letty, and J. S. Clarkson, eds. Dictionary of Feminist Theologies. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1996. (Tyndale ebook) Stump, E., and N. Kretzmann, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Augustine. Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. (Tyndale ebook) Webster, John, Kathryn Tanner, and Ian Torrance, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology. Oxford University Press, 2007. (Tyndale ebook). Vanhoozer, Kevin, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. (Tyndale ebook) Webster, J., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. (Tyndale ebook) Catechism of the Catholic Church. New York: Doubleday, 1995. SELECTED RESOURCES RELEVANT TO SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE Anselm, and Gaunilo. Proslogion: With the Replies of Gaunilo and Anselm. Translated by Thomas Williams. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Co., 2001. Ayres, Lewis. Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Bacote, Vincent, Laura C Miguélez, and Dennis L Okholm, eds. Evangelicals and Scripture: Tradition, Authority, and Hermeneutics. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004. Baillie, John. The Idea of Revelation in Recent Thought. London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Bloesch, Donald G. The Holy Spirit: Works & Gifts. Christian Foundations. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000. Boff, Leonardo. Jesus Christ Liberator: A Critical Christology for Our Time. Translated by Patrick Hughes. London: SPCK, 1981.. Trinity and Society. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1988. Tyndale Seminary 8

Brunner, Emil, and Karl Barth. Natural Theology: Comprising Nature and Grace by Emil Brunner and the Reply No! by Karl Barth. Edited by John Baillie. Translated by Peter Fraenkel. London: G. Bles, 1946. Buber, Martin. I and Thou. Translated by Walter Arnold Kaufmann. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, 1970. Burgess, Stanley M. The Holy Spirit: Ancient Christian Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1985.. The Holy Spirit: Eastern Christian Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1989.. The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997. Congar, Yves. I Believe in the Holy Spirit. New York: Crossroad, 1997. Dulles, Avery. Models of Revelation. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983. Emery, G., and M. Levering, eds. Oxford Handbook of the Trinity. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2012. (Tyndale ebook) Fackre, Gabriel J. The Doctrine of Revelation: A Narrative Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Grillmeier, Alois. Christ in Christian Tradition: from the Apostolic Age to Chalcedon (451). 2nd ed. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1975. Gunton, Colin E. The Promise of Trinitarian Theology. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1991. Hauerwas, Stanley. With the Grain of the Universe: The Church s Witness and Natural Theology. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2001. Jacobsen, Douglas, ed. A Reader in Pentecostal Theology: Voices from the First Generation. Indiana University Press, 2006. (Tyndale ebook) Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Christology: A Global Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003.. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002.. The Trinity: Global Perspectives. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007. Kasper, Walter. Jesus the Christ. New York: Paulist Press, 1976. Lindbeck, George A. The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1984. Marshall, I. Howard, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, and Stanley E. Porter. Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. Milbank, John, Catherine Pickstock, and Graham Ward, eds. Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology. New York: Routledge, 1998 (Tyndale ebook) Moltmann, Jürgen. The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993.. The Trinity and the Kingdom: The Doctrine of God. [San Francisco, CA]: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. Ngien, Dennis. The Suffering of God According to Martin Luther s Theologia Crucis. Foreword by Jürgen Moltmann. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2005.. Apologetic for Filioque in Medieval Theology. Bletchley: Paternoster Press, 2005. Niebuhr, H. Richard. The Meaning of Revelation. New York: Macmillan, 1978. Tyndale Seminary 9

Norris, Richard, ed. The Christological Controversy. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980. Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Jesus, God and Man. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1968. Quash, Ben, ed. Heresies and How to Avoid Them: Why It Matters What Christians Believe. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007. Rogers, Eugene F. After the Spirit: A Constructive Pneumatology from Resources Outside the Modern West. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. Shults, F. LeRon, and Andrea Hollingsworth. The Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. Stackhouse, John G., ed. Evangelical Futures: A Conversation on Theological Method. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000. Stone, Howard W., and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. Studer, Basil. Trinity and Incarnation: The Faith of the Early Church. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1993. Torrance, Thomas F. The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church. Edinburgh: T.& T. Clark, 1997. Vanhoozer, Kevin J. The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. Wainwright, Geoffrey. The Holy Spirit. In The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine, edited by Colin Gunton, 273 296. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Walls, J.L., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. (Tyndale ebook) Webster, John. Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003 (Tyndale ebook) Williams, Daniel H. Evangelicals and Tradition: The Formative Influence of the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005. Zizioulas, Jean. Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church. Crestwood, N.Y.: St. Vladimir s Seminary Press, 1985. OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES Tyndale s MTS Modular program has an excellent online Christian Theology Reading Room, which has extensive links to material available as full text ebooks, as well as partial-text books available on Google Books. Reading rooms have also been established on the Doctrine of the Trinity, as well as theologians Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eberhard Jüngel, John Howard Yoder, Jürgen Moltmann, and Karl Barth. To search topically for relevant journal articles, book reviews or collected essays, use the comprehensive ATLA Religion Database, or the Proquest Religious Database, Religious and Theological Abstracts and JSTOR. Full-text versions of many theological journals and book reviews can be downloaded from these databases. For detailed bibliographies to support Christian Theology: An Introduction, a glossary of theological terms, and details of theologians from The Christian Theology Reader, cf. www.wiley.com/mcgrath Tyndale Seminary 10