Reading Assignments
McGrath:
3.3 - Irenaeus on the Trinity
3.13 - Augustine on the Trinity
3.16 - Epiphanius of Constantia on Sabellianism (Note: You should correct
McGrath for 3.16: "substance" should be "subsistence" or person.)
3.20 - The Eleventh Council of Toledo on the Trinity 3.36 - Robert Jenson on the Trinity
2.16 - Martin Luther on Revelation in Christ
2.18 - John Calvin on the Relation Between the Old and New Covenants 2.19 - The Council of Trent on Scripture and Tradition
2.29 - Philip Jakob Spener on Scripture and the Christian Life
2.41 - Karl Barth on Revelation as God's Self-Disclosure
2.48 - John Meyendorff on Living Tradition
ASSIGNMENT DESCRPTION
McGrath Reports (20%). It will be important for students to read and engage the selections from the McGrath reader. For each section of discussion (Nature of Theology, Trinity, Revelation, etc.) you are required to give a 500+ word summary and response. You only have to report on 6 of the selections in any given section (if there are more than 6 listed for that day, e.g., Salvation). To be clear: for those weeks where two topics are covered, two reports are expected.
Consider these questions:
For each numbered reading:
a. Inwhichofthe6categoriesinthehistoryofthechurchdoeseach author fit? These categories are: Patristic, Medieval, Byzantine, Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox. (See the appendix in 5 McGrath or look online to find the time frame and religious tradition of each writer.) Note: Handwritten categories will be counted as wrong.
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?
Within the report as a whole (i.e., For specific readings you find engaging or controversial):
How does this material relate to the Felker-Jones textbook?
Which authors and what point(s) do I resonate with in these readings?
What questions do I have about these readings?
WhatdoIdisagreewithinthisreading?
How do these topics impact my academic discipline?