REL 320—CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY

Bennie R. Crockett, Jr., Professor

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Spring Trimester, 2009

 

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REL 320—CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY is a study of Christian theology from the standpoint of the Bible, historical theology, and systematic theological expression.

 

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REL 320 Course Syllabus  

 

Taking Effective Notes in Class (offsite link to Colorado State University)

Study Tips (offsite link to Ohio University)

Writing in Theology Courses (offsite link to Marquette University)

 

Alister McGrath, Blackwell Home Page for Christian Theology: An Introduction

    (includes three mp3 lectures by McGrath and a bibliography for each chapter)

McGrath, Glossary of Christian Theology (final examination comprehension)

McGrath, Details of Theologians

Feb. 26  Handout

Apr.  7   Handout

Apr.  9   Handout

Apr. 14  Handout

Apr. 23  Handout

Apr. 28  Handout # 1  Handout # 2

May  5    Handout 

May  7    Handout

 

REQUIRED SOURCE FOR PAPER—Various Links to the FULL-TEXT of Augustine, Confessions

    Confessions, trans. Edward B. Pusey

    Confessions, trans. Albert C. Outler (in PDF format)

    Confessions, trans. Albert C. Outler

    Confessions, trans. Albert C. Outler

    Confessions (multiple editions on Google Books)

    Confessions (multiple editions on Internet Archive)

    James O'Donnell, The Confessions of Augustine: An Electronic Edition

        (Latin text of Confessions and O'Donnell's English commentary)

 

APPROVED Online Sources for Required Paper

    Michael Mendelson, "Saint Augustine," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    James O'Donnell, "Saint Augustine," Encyclopedia Britannica Online

    _____, "Augustine of Hippo" (comprehensive, scholarly web site on Augustine)

    ATLA    JSTOR    Ebsco—Academic Premier    EBrary 1    EBrary 2

 

Sample Paper Showing Correct Turabian  Formatting

Paper Evaluation Form  

 

Maps

Ancient Civilizations, 3200-1000 BC

Ancient World, OT Patriarchs

Ancient Palestine, 1200-586 BC

Classical Greece, 600-400 BC

Synagogues in Palestine, after 167 BC

Palestine at the Time of NT

Jerusalem, Time of Jesus

Mediterranean World at the Time of Paul

Paul's Journeys

Roman Empire, 44 BC--AD117

The Roman World

Spread of Early Christianity

Roman Empire, 200-600

Charlemagne's Empire, et al., 800-950

Spread of Islam

Christian Crusades, 1096-1204

Medieval Europe, 1300s

 

Selected Primary Sources

Regula Fidei (Irenaeus)

Clement of Alexandria

Papias on the Gospels

Irenaeus' Rationale for Four Gospels

Irenaeus--Evil as Soulmaking

Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Irenaeus

Eusebius, "Order of the Gospels"

Athanasius--Creation & Fall

Athanasius--AD 367 Letter

Athanasius--On Incarnation and Death

Augustine--On Evil

John Calvin--Accommodation Theory of Hermeneutics

Psalm 19

Creeds

Development of Creeds

Council of Orange, AD 567

 

TEST # 1

Sources & Methods of Christian Theology:  Bible, Tradition, Experience, Reason

Roman Emperors in the NT Period

Literary Background of the NT

Hebrew Bible    Septuagint    Old Testament    New Testament

OT Apocrypa/Deuterocanonicals

Old Testament Apocrypha and the Canon

Brief Historical Background for the NT

NT Canon

How Our Bible Came to Us -- 1

How Our Bible Came to Us -- 2

English Bible History

Key Dates/Events in English Bible History

Test #1 Review Sheet

 

TEST # 2

Historical Christian Theology:  Periods, People, Themes

Test #2 Review Sheet

 

TEST # 3

Doctrines of Christian Theology: God, The Trinity, Jesus, Soteriology

Synoptic Gospels: Introduction

Textual Sources for the Life of Jesus

Ancient Sources for the Life of Jesus

Jesus in the Creeds

Cultural Factors Provoking the Quest for the Historical Jesus

The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Chronology of Jesus' Death

Test # 3 Review Sheet

 

TEST # 4—Final Exam           Glossary of Christian Theology

Doctrines of Christian Theology: Anthropology, ecclesiology, ordinances

Apocalyptic Timeline

"Rapture" in the NT

Gnosticism, An Introduction

Proto-Gnostic Terms in the NT

Eusebius' Remarks about John

Test # 4 Review Sheet

 

Writing Guides

William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style

Writing in Theology Courses (offsite link to Marquette University)

 

Turabian Style Guides

Bates College (Lewiston, Maine), Library Guide to Turabian

Bridgewater State College (Bridgewater, Massachusetts), Library Guide to Turabian

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania), Library Guide to Turabian

Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), Documentation Guide - Turabian  

Ohio State University Library Guide to Turabian

University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center Guide to Turabian