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TH3416 The Atonement in Christian Tradition
A historical survey of leading theories of the atonement, from the early church
through the mid-twentieth century. Among the thinkers and schools to be considered
are: Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Anselm, Abelard, Luther,
Calvin, covenant theology, Schleiermacher, Hegel, McLeod Campbell, Ritschl,
Barth, Tillich, and Sobrino. This course fulfills Theology Department distribution
requirements. 3 credits.
Spring Long Term, 2009–2010; Mr.McCormack
ET/TH3425cr The Theology and Ethics of the Niebuhrs
A critical analysis of the two most influential Christian social ethicists of the twentieth
century, with particular emphasis on their theological background, their understanding
of the relation of theology and culture, their appropriations of the social
sciences, their contributions to public policy, and their methodological importance
for ethical thought and practice in our day. Texts include Reinhold Niebuhr’s The
Nature and Destiny of Man, and H. Richard Niebuhr’s The Responsible Self. This
course fulfills the general requirement for a course on Christian responsibility in
the public realm. Qualifies as a doctrine/theologian course. This course fulfills
Theology Department distribution requirements. 3 credits.
Fall Long Term, 2008–2009; Mr. Johnson
TH3426 The Theology of Karl Barth
A critical study of the basic themes of Barth’s theology; his attack on “religion”
and “natural theology”; his Christocentric interpretation of scripture and reconstruction
of church doctrines; his description of Christian life as the practice of the
freedom of the gospel. The course will draw mainly from volume IV of the Church
Dogmatics. Qualifies as a doctrine/theologian course. This course fulfills Theology
Department distribution requirements. Prerequisite: TH221 or TH2100. 3 credits.
Spring Long Term, 2008–2009; Mr. Migliore
TH3430 Recent Reformed Theology—Moltmann and Torrance
The course examines the works of two major twentieth-century Reformed
theologians—Jürgen Moltmann and Thomas F. Torrance. Among the topics to
be considered are issues in Christology, church, and social ethics. Convergences
and divergences between the two thinkers will be explored. Qualifies as a
doctrine/theologian course. This course fulfills Theology Department
distribution requirements. 3 credits.
Fall Long Term, 2008–2009; Mr. Hunsinger
TH3435 Jonathan Edwards
A study of Edwards’s thought with particular attention to his restatement of the
Reformed perspective in the context of his own age. The central focus will be
on his idea of “faith” as a “sense of the heart” and his conception of God and the
world, of Christ and the Christian life, as essentially relational, dynamic, and beautiful.
The contemporary usefulness of Edwards’s theology. Qualifies as doctrine/
theologian course. This course fulfills Theology Department distribution requirements.
Prerequisite: TH222 or TH2100. 3 credits.
Spring Long Term, 2008–2009; Mr. Lee
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