McGrath Report:

1 - Peter Abelard on the Love of Christ in Redemption
2 - Gustaf Aulén on the Clasic Theory of the Atonement
3 - James I. Packer on Penal Substitution
4 - Vladimir Lossky on Redemption as Deification
5 - Augustine on Predestination and Fallen Human Nature
6 - The Second Council of Orange on Grace and Freedom

7 - The Second Vatican Council on Human Nature

McGrath Report:

1 - Cyril of Jerusalem on the Catholicity of the Church
2 - Augustine on the Mixed Nature of the Church
3 - John Calvin on the Marks of the Church
4 - John Owen on the Nature of a Gospel Church
5 - The First Vatican Council on Papal Primacy in the Church
6 - The Barmen Declaration on the Identity of the Church

7 - The Second Vatican Council on the Nature of the Church
8 - George Dragas on the Orthodox Concept of the Church

McGrath Reading Reports and Responses (20%). Since much of the class will be based on class discussion, it will be important for students to read and engage the selections from the McGrath reader. For each section/module of discussion (Nature of Theology, Trinity, Revelation, etc.) you are required to give a 500+ (500 or more) word summary and response. That is, you must summarize each numbered reading and have some type of evaluation (agree/disagree) of one or more of the readings.

See the Course Resources for a "McGrath Report Example" in the Rubrics area. You must post them by 11:55pm on the day they are assigned.

You must address these questions:

For each numbered reading:

In which of the 6 categories in the history of the church does each author fit? These categories are: Patristic, Medieval, Byzantine, Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox. (See the appendix in McGrath or look online to find the time frame and religious tradition of each writer.)

What are the central theses of the texts at hand? What is the main idea of the passage? Note key terms or issues.

What quote(s) from the reading capture(s) the main idea.