5/29/11

Religious Studies 335 Erling T. Teigen Instructor The Lutheran Confessions Office: HH 302 Independent Study – Summer 2011 Phones: office 344-7325 home 388-8327

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Course Description This course studies the Lutheran Book of Concord, the confessions of the Lutheran Church. The student will be responsible for reading all of the Confessional documents, as well as some secondary critical and historical materials. The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with these defining documents of the Lutheran Church, to understand the historical context in which they were written, and some of the critical issues which have been discussed since the publication of the documents. Course Objectives Through a careful reading of the entire Book of Concord, the student will be asked to demonstrate an understanding of —the basic historical background of each of the Lutheran Confessional documents; —the relationship between Scripture and the Confessional writings; —the normative nature and authority of the Book of Concord for Lutheran Church confessional and church life; —the distinctive doctrines of orthodox and the Lutheran Church; —the foundational, unifying themes of the Confessional writings. Assessment and Grading The course grade is based on the following: Eight 4-6 page papers on topics assigned by instructor (100 pts @) and discussed in person or via Skype. The paper should be emailed to the instructor 24 hours before the meeting. Mid-term and final exams, 100 points each. On the basis of the above, a percentage figure will be determined according to which final grades will be assigned: 90%=A, 80%=B, 70%=C, 60%=D, 59% or less =F

Resources Required: The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000; ed by Robert Kolb and Timothy Wengert. Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001, edited by Robert Kolb and James A. Nestingen A Pocket Style manual, Diana Hacker, Bedford/St. Martins Current Edition. Recommended: Bjarne W. Teigen, I Believe Studies in the Lutheran Confessional writings. Five booklets, Ecumenical , and Apology, , Catechsims, . For comparison purposes, other texts of the Book of Concord are available online: A German Text: http://www.immanuel-gemeinde-steeden.de/doctrina2/konkordienbuch.html The English text of the Concordia Triglotta: http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=522 (can be downloaded as a 2 MB pdf file. F. Bente Historical Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions: http://www.bookofconcord.org (3.2 MB pdf file Papers Each paper will explore a specific, narrowly defined issue in the text or a critical problem regarding 2 the historical setting of the confessional writing under discussion. The paper is to be no less than four pages, well written, documented (MLA or Chicago as presented in Hacker’s Style Manual).

The student is expected to have read the Book of Concord (BoC) text as listed below or as specified in a previous class meeting, on the first day assigned to the unit. Always read the editors’ introduction.

Abbreviations: BoC: Book of Concord, AC: Augsburg Confession, Ap: Apology of the AC, SC: Small Catechism, LC: Large Catechism, SA: Smalcald Articles, Tr: Treatism on the Power and Primacy of the , FC: Formula of Concord, Ep: Epitome of FC, SD: Solid Declaration of FC (main content). K-W: Kolb Wenger edition of BoC, K-N: Kolb-Nestingen Sources and Contexts.

* Starred items below can be downloaded from campus web site for this course.

I. Introduction Read Preface to Book of Concord (K-W 3-17) Read “Binding Summary,” K-W 486,7 & 524-531, E. Teigen *Quia Subscription and E. Teigen *Review of K-W Paper: # 1 Status of the Book of Concord for Lutheran Churches II. The Ecumenical —Orthodox, apostolic, Christianity Read K-W 18–25 Read B. W. Teigen *I Believe I on the Ecumenical Creeds Paper # 2 Why Does the Lutheran Book of Concord Include the Ecumenical Creeds? III. The Augsburg Confession and Apology— of evangelical, catholic Christianity K-N Schwabach, Marburg, Torgau Articles K-N Eck’s 404 Articles K-W Augsburg Confession K-N Confutation: The Roman Answer K-W Apology: The Lutheran Response Paper # 3: Augsburg Confession: Discuss the significance of the Lutheran’s change of plan at Augsburg –that the Torgau articles originally intended to be presented, became part II. Why? Paper # 4: Apology: Examine the Apology and Confutation together in the light of AC. Pick out two or three articles and note the nature first of the RC response to AC and then Melanchthon’s response to Confutation. Midterm exam IV. The Smalcald Articles — Preparation for a Council of the : Collision between Roman Catholicism and Evangelical Catholicism K-W 295-328 Smalkald Articles K-W 329–344 Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (Tractate) *Qualben, Rise of the Papacy Paper # 5 Articles: a) investigate Luther’s division of SA into three parts. In the light of the purpose of SA, how can this division be explained? Or b) Compare some selected articles of AC and SA, e.g. Lord’s Supper, Sacrifice of the —what does such a comparison reveal about the Lutheran situation at the two times separated by 7 years? Paper # 6 Treatise a) Compare SA and Tr. on the papacy – see Melancthons note in SA subscriptions. Or b) describe the doctrine of the Holy Ministry as it is laid out by Melancthon in the Treatise. V. The Catechisms —Teaching the to the laity and the K-N 1–30 Antecedents of the Catechisms 3 K-W 345–375 Small Catechism K-W 377–480 Large Catechism *Bartels, Visitation Articles *Oesleby Numbering the Ten Commandments Paper # 7 a) On , the Keys, or the Lord’s Supper compare the SC, LC, AC, and SA regarding form and content. b)Examine the differences between the Small Catechism as found in the critical editions like Kolb, Concordia Triglotta, ,and Tappert, and the form found in present day Synodical Catechisms (Explanations). Account for the differences. c) Compare the treatment of the commandment s in SC/LC with the predecessors in K-N 1-30. VI. The Formula of Concord —Achieving a Lutheran Consensus on the Augsburg Confession K-N 144–196 The Augsburg and Interims K-W 481–523 Epitome of the Formula of Concord K-W 524–660 The Solid Declaration *E. Teigen Luther – Chief Teacher * FC Chronology Paper # 8 a) Examine the issues behind one of the controversies dealt with in SA (which may include more than one article. Make reference to the treatment of that dotcrine in previous confessional documents.; or b) Luther is referred to in most of the FC articles in very generous terms, and is quoted copiously. Explain why; or c) Article X deals with the controversy which actually created the necessity for the Formula. Explain. Final Exam Academic Integrity The MLA Handbook* has defined plagiarism as follows: 1. repeating another’s sentences as your own 2. adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own 3. paraphrasing someone else’s argument as your own 4. presenting someone else’s line of thinking as though it were your own. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations (New York, Modern Languages Association, 1977)

In short, to plagiarize is to use someone else’s work as your own, without crediting or citing the source. Direct word-for-word copying is permissible if the material appears in quotation marks and if the source is cited. Rephrasing and summarizing is permissible if the source is cited.

The instructor reserves the right to fail any student involved in plagiarism.

On exams, the following form may appear. If the statement cannot be signed in good conscience, the instructor will seek to find out why. If it is discovered that one has signed the statement, but was in fact aware of cheating, that will be treated as equally offensive as the cheating.

I have answered all questions on my own, and have neither engaged in any dishonest work nor witnessed any other student doing the same.

Signed: Date: