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John Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper Thm Seminar John Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper ThM Seminar - 2HT829 PROFESSOR: Keith A. Mathison DATES: January 16–20, 2006 PLACE: RTS Seminar Room TEXTBOOKS: Required Students will be required to read the following books BEFORE the seminar: John Calvin, Calvin: Theological Treatises, edited by J. K. S. Reid, Library of Christian Classics (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1954), pp. 83–87; 131–139; 167–177. John Calvin, Treatises on the Sacraments, translated by Henry Beveridge (Fearn: Christian Heritage, 2002), pp. 119–122; 129–135; 152–162; 164–579. [Note: pp. 212–220 of the reading contains the Consensus Tigurinus, and pp. 221–44 contains Calvin’s first response to Westphal]. John Calvin, Commentaries (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1979). Read commentaries on Matt. 26:26–30 (combined with parallel passages in Mark and Luke); John 6:22–71; 1 Cor. 10:1–24; 1 Cor. 11:17–34; Eph. 5:28–32. [Note: Calvin’s commentaries are also available online at http://www.ccel.org/c/calvin/ ]. John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, edited by J. T. McNeill, translated by Ford Lewis Battles, Library of Christian Classics (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1960): Book IV, chapters 14, 17, 18 and 19. Thomas J. Davis, The Clearest Promises of God: The Development of Calvin’s Eucharistic Teaching (New York: AMS Press, 1995). B. A. Gerrish, Grace and Gratitude: The Eucharistic Theology of John Calvin (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1993). Keith A. Mathison, “John Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper,” In Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2002), pp. 3–48. Ronald S. Wallace, Calvin’s Doctrine of the Word and Sacrament (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1957), pp. 133–253. **All ThM students should also own the following book for reference: James E. Bradley and Richard A. Muller, Church History: An Introduction to Research, Reference Works, and Methods (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995). All Required Texts are available through the RTS Bookstore. Recommended Reading: Alasdair I. C. Heron, “Calvin’s Eucharistic Theology,” In Table and Tradition (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1983), pp. 122–145. John R. Meyer, “Mysterium fidei and the Later Calvin,” Scottish Journal of Theology 25 (1972): 392–411. John Williamson Nevin, The Mystical Presence: A Vindication of the Reformed or Calvinistic Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2000). John D. Nicholls, “Union With Christ: John Calvin on the Lord’s Supper,” In Union and Communion, 1529–1979 (London: The Westminster Conference, 1980), pp. 35–54. Paul Rorem, Calvin and Bullinger on the Lord’s Supper (Bramcote: Grove Books Limited, 1989). Paul Rorem, “The Consensus Tigurinus (1549): Did Calvin Compromise?” In Calvinus Sacrae Scripturae Professor, edited by Wilhelm H. Neuser (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994), pp. 72–90. Joseph N. Tylenda, “The Calvin-Westphal Exchange: The Genesis of Calvin’s Treatises Against Westphal,” Calvin Theological Journal 9 (1974): 182–209. Joseph N. Tylenda, “The Ecumenical Intention of Calvin’s Early Eucharistic Teaching,” In Reformatio Perennis: Essays on Calvin and the Reformation in Honor of Ford Lewis Battles, edited by B. A. Gerrish and Robert Benedetto (Pittsburgh: Pickwick Press, 1981), pp. 27–47. François Wendel, Calvin: Origins and Development of His Religious Thought, translated by Philip Mairet (Durham, NC: The Labyrinth Press, 1987). OBJECTIVES: This is a graduate seminar with three basic components -- lectures, student presentations and tutorials. This seminar is designed to introduce the graduate student to John Calvin’s doctrine of the Lord’s Supper. It is the goal of this program to provide students with graduate level critical and analytical skills, a good broad background in the field of Reformation studies as well as a high level of competence in the area of their thesis research. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: There will be 1 major research paper (20+ pages) on a topic approved by professor. The complete first draft is due March 13. The final draft of the research paper is due March 27. There are also two Response Papers (7-10 pages) on the reading assignments, which are to be completed BEFORE the January session. Each paper is to be a formal, well-written, footnoted, balanced, summary, analysis and critical response to any two chapters from the assigned reading. These response papers will be presented informally in the morning sessions and will provide the basis for seminar discussions. In the afternoon tutorials, the Professor will work with each student (1) to assess and develop scholarly skills and (2) to begin work on the research paper for the seminar. The student presentation (30 min) is on the fruits of his/her Response Paper, followed by class discussion. Students are to provide the Professor with a copy of the presentations on the first day of the seminar. These will be photocopied and distributed to the class. The major research paper is 80% of the final grade. Each response paper will be 10% of the final grade. SEMINAR SCHEDULE: 9 am- Noon 16 January -------- Influences and Early Writings 17 January --------- Commentaries 18 January --------- Calvin, Bullinger and the Consensus Tigurinus 19 January --------- The Debates with Westphal and Heshusius 20 January --------- The 1559 Institutes TUTORIALS: 1 PM – 3 PM in Professor’s office INTERNET SCHEDULE FOR January Session Week of 23 January----------------------Travel Week Week of 30 January----------------------3-5 page draft to Professor Week of 6 February-----------------------Professor responds to Student Papers Week of 13 February----------------------5-7 pages to Professor Week of 20 February----------------------Professor responds to Student Papers Week of 27 February----------------------10-13 pages to Professor Nota Bene: Each student should also send a copy of this draft to all seminar participants for feedback Week of 6 March---------------------------All Seminar participants provide feedback for Student Paper. Week of 13 March-------------------------First Draft to Professor Nota Bene: Each student should also send a copy of this draft to all seminar participants for feedback Week of 20 March-----------------------All Seminar participants provide feedback for Student Paper. Week of 27 March-----------------------Final Draft due to Professor. Final Draft due 31 March 2005 Nota Bene: All preliminary drafts will be via email. The final draft should be a hard copy of the paper and should be mailed to Keith Mathison by the due date. The address is: Keith Mathison, c/o Ligonier Ministries, 400 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL. 32746 Criteria for Evaluation of THM Papers I. Grammar and Style (25%) * Is the text clean of spelling mistakes? * Is the text punctuated correctly? * Does the sentence structure consistently adhere to basic rules of good grammar? * Does the footnote/bibliographic apparatus follow Turabian consistently? (Turabian, A Manual for Writers). * Is the paper written in clear, straight-forward style of academic prose (e.g., the guidelines in Strunk and White, The Elements of Style)? II. Organization (25%) * Is the subject of the paper clearly delimited? Is it significant, but still manageable? * Does the subject correspond to what was assigned in the syllabus? * Does the paper have a well-designed thesis statement and outline? * Does the running text of the paper adhere to the outline, and are the larger divisions of the paper clearly signposted? * Are the sentences and paragraphs of the text linked together clearly and in such a way that the thought of the student builds throughout the paper with continuity and coherence? III. Clarity and Force of Argument (25%) * Is a convincing case made to support the thesis statement? * Is the evidence marshaled to support the argument used judiciously? * Where the student provides exposition or summary, does she/he do so succinctly and objectively? * Are opposing viewpoints treated fairly? * Is there evidence of mature Christian reflection on the subject matter? IV. Research (25%) * Does the paper draw on primary sources for its main evidence? * Are the secondary sources selected and used judiciously? * Does the paper demonstrate sufficient depth and breadth of research, given the nature and level of the assignment? Recommended Resources Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff, The Modern Researcher (New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, latest edition). Mary-Claire van Leunen, A Handbook for Scholars (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979). William Zinsser, On Writing Well (New York: Harper and Row, latest edition). John Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper: A Supplementary Bibliography Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper Akagi, Yoshimitsu. “A Fundamental Problem of the Doctrine of Eucharist in Reformed Theology.” Shingaku 38 (1976): 113–31. Baird, Charles W. “Calvin’s Last Communion.” In Eutaxia or the Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches. New York: M. W. Dodd, 1855, pp. 43–57. Barclay, Alexander. The Protestant Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper: A Study in the Eucharistic Teaching of Luther, Zwingli and Calvin. Glasgow: Jackson Wylie and Co., 1927. Barkley, John M. “The Reformed Rite on the Continent.” In The Worship of the Reformed Church. Richmond: John Knox Press, 1967, pp. 10–21. Barrow, Reg. Calvin, Covenanting, and Close Communion. Edmonton: Still Waters Revival Books, 1996. Beaumont, N. Hunter. “‘Constantly Fed By Christ’: John Calvin’s Eucharistic Theology as an Application of his Soteriology.” Th.M. thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2003. Bente, Friedrich. “The Crypto-Calvinistic Controversy.” In Historical Introductions to the Book of Concord. St. Louis: Concordia, 1965, pp. 172–92. Bouyer, Louis. “The Calvinist Sacraments.” In A History of Christian Spirituality. London: Burns & Oates, 1969, pp. 89–91. ________. “The Un-Eucharistic Eucharist of the Reformers: Zwingli, Oecolampadius, Farel and Calvin.” In Eucharist: Theology and Spirituality of the Eucharistic Prayer. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1968, pp. 391–96. Brienen, T. “The Lord’s Supper Celebration With Calvin.” Diakonia 15, no. 1 (2001): 5–8. Bromiley, G. W. Sacramental Teaching and Practice in the Reformation Churches.
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