MATERIALS
William Placher, A History of Christian Theology
Douglas John Hall, Why Christianity
Class Specific Reader and Photocopies
7/13 Introduction to the Course
7/14 Hall, Why Christianity? chs. 1-2
7/15 Hall, c. 3-5
7/19 Hall, ch. 6-7
7/20 History of Christian Theology, ch 1-2
Readings: Old Testament
7/21 History of Christian Theology, ch 3
Readings: New Testament
7/22 History of Christian Theology, ch. 4
Readings: Gospel Thomas, Great Seth, Marcion, Irenaeus
FIRST PAPER DUE (6 pages on the Hall Book)
7/23 History, ch. 5
Readings: Didache, 2nd Peter, Justin Martyr, Tertullian
7/26 History, ch. 6 (pp. 68-79)
Readings: Arius, Nicene Creed, Athanaius
7/28 History, ch 6
Readings: Nestorius, Leo, Chalcedon
7/29 History, ch. 7
Readings: John of Demascus, Iconclastic Council, Eastern Orthodox Spirituality
7/30 History, ch. 8
Readings: Augustine, Confessions and other writings
8/2 FIRST TEST
8/3 History, ch. 9
Readings: Jerome,
Benedict,
John Cassian
8/4 History, ch. 10
Readings: Anselem of Canterbury,
Thomas Aquinas
8/5 History, ch. 11
Readings: Julian of Norwich: Revelations of Divine Love,
Erasmus: In Praise of Folly
8/6 History, ch. 12
Readings: Martin Luther: , On the Freedom of a Christian,
Preface to the Complete Edition of Luther's Latin Works; (1545)
Schleitheim
Confession of Faith (Anabaptists),
Menno Simons
8/9 History, ch. 13
Readings: Teresa of Avila: The life of Teresa of Avila;,
Pascal: Pensees
8/10 History, ch. 14
Readings: Calvin: Instiutes of the Christian Religion,
On the Necessity of Reforming the Church;
The Five Articles of the Remonstrants,
Synod of Dort: Canons and Decrees,
James 1, King of England:
A Premonition to All Most Mighty Monarchs, Kings, Free Princes, and STates of Christendom;
Puritans: "Letter from Hell, Rome and the Inns of Court" (1641),
George Fox: Autobiography
8/11 History, ch. 15
Readings: Locke: The Reasonableness of Christianity
Voltaire: Philosophical Dictionary: Theist,
Athiest
Hume: An Enquiry of Human Understanding: On Miracles (vs 12--)
Paine: Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian of Religion
Wesley: The Scripture Way of Salvation
What is an Arminian?
Spener: Pia desideria
8/12 History, ch. 16
Readings: Winthrop, Edwards, Finney, Channing, Smith, Shakers
8/13 History, ch. 17
Readings: Schleiermacher, Feuerbach, Freud, Harnack, Hodge
8/16 History, ch. 18
Readings: Barth, Bonhoeffer, Gutierez, King, Reuther
8/19 Second Paper Due (10 pages on topic of choice)
8/20 Second Test
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