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