COS 322: THEOLOGICAL HERITAGE III: MEDIEVAL & REFORMATION Perkins Satellite Course of Study Sept. 23, Oct. 21, and Nov. 11 2017 Dr. Bryan A. Stewart [email protected] Professor of Religion 325-793-3899 McMurry University Abilene, TX 79697 Course Description: This course provides an historically informed study of Medieval and Reformation Christian theology for students seeking to serve in ministerial capacities. As such, it covers major movements and events beginning with the split between the Eastern and Western church, and continues through the Protestant Reformation. Using primary sources, students will reflect on individuals, decisive events, and theological developments in the history of Medieval and Reformation Christianity. Course Objectives: 1. Understand major theological developments in medieval Christianity leading up to the Protestant Reformation. 2. Distinguish the theological characteristics of Luther, Zwingli, the Anabaptists, Calvin, the English Reformation, and the Puritans. 3. Understand and articulate Reformation-era debates concerning justification, sanctification, the sacraments, and church unity. 4. Appreciation and appropriation of the relevance of historical theology for pastoral ministry Required Texts: David Bagchi and David C. Steinmetz, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 2004). ISBN: 978-0521776622. Henry Bettenson and Chris Maunder, Documents of the Christian Church, 4th ed. (Oxford: Oxford U.P., 2011). ISBN: 978-0199568987. Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation, 2nd ed. (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2010). ISBN: 978-0061855887. -------------, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, 2nd ed. (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2010). ISBN: 978-0061855894. Recommended Resources (but not required): Cross & Livingston, eds., The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd ed. (Oxford, 2005) G.R. Evans, ed , The Medieval Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Medieval Period (Blackwell, 2001). 1 Justo Gonzalez, A History of Christian Thought, 3 vols (Abington, 1987) Denis R. Janz, ed., A Reformation Reader: Primary Texts with Introductions, 2nd ed. (Fortress Press, 2008) Eamon Duffy, The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400-1580, 2nd ed. (Yale, 2005) C. H. Lawrence, Medieval Monasticism, 3rd ed. (Longman, 2001) F. Donald Logan, A History of the Church in the Middle Ages, 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2013) Alister McGrath, Reformation Thought: An Introduction, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) Daniel L. Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, 3rd ed. (Eerdmans, 2014) Jaroslav Pelikan, The Christian Tradition, vols 3-4 (Chicago, 1971-1978) William C. Placher, A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction (Westminster John Knox, 1983). Robert Wilken, The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity (Yale, 2012) Recommended Websites: www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html (Guide to Early Church Documents) www.voskrese.info/spl/index.html (St. Pachomius Library for Orthodox Christianity) www.ccel.org (Christian Classics Ethereal Library) http://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=295853&p=1972651 (History of Christianity Resources at Yale University) Course Grade Breakdown: 1. Participation (20%): All students are expected to attend all three Saturdays and to participate actively in class discussions. The dates for class meetings are: Saturday, September 23, 2017 Saturday, October 21, 2017 Saturday, November 11, 2017 2. Pre-Class Assignments (60% total): Pre-class assignments must be submitted on-time, by email, in order to received full credit. Due dates are listed below. Assignments will be graded on the basis of accuracy of content, clarity of writing, and completeness in answering the questions in full. Assignments will be returned to students during class or prior to arrival. 3. Final Paper (20%): A final paper will be due after the last class meeting. The final paper topic, due date, and grading criteria will be provided at the first class session on Sept. 23. 2 Pre-Class Written Assignments: I. Due by September 8, 2017 (please email your assignment as a Word document to: [email protected]): Read: Gonzalez, vol 1, ch 29-35 Read: Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology (CCRT), ch 1 (“Late Medieval Theology”) Read: Documents of the Christian Church (DCC), §III.II (Rule of St. Francis); §VI.I-II (St. Anselm); and §VI.III (St. Thomas Aquinas) A. Identify and explain the significance of eight (8) of the following figures, events, or terms. Be sure to include a.) the date or time period, b.) the issues which made it important in church history, and c.) why it is important for pastors and leaders in the church to know about them today. Each term should receive approximately 1/2-page, typed, single-spaced. Required (you must do all 5 of these terms) Choose 3 additional terms from this list East-West Schism Gregory VII & Investiture Controversy Monastic Reform Movements The Crusades Anselm Bernard of Clairvaux Thomas Aquinas Peter Lombard Wycliffe & Huss The Great Western Schism Catherine of Siena Julian of Norwich B. Choose one (1) of the following essays to answer. Essay should be 3-4 pages, typed, double- spaced. The best essays will not only summarize, but quote from the relevant sources and explain their meaning. Be sure to give proper citation for any sources you quote or use in your essay. 1. Using the selection in DCC §III.II (Rule of St. Francis), and supplemented by Gonzalez or other academic sources as needed, summarize the Rule of St. Francis. What are its major features and concerns? What is the goal of such a life? How does this Rule compare to St. Benedict’s Rule? Be sure to include some reflection on how the study of this aspect of church history might bear relevance to your ministry in the church. 2. Using the selections in DCC §VI.I-II (St. Anselm); and §VI.III (St. Thomas Aquinas), and supplemented by Gonzalez or other academic sources as needed, summarize Anselm and Aquinas’ theology of the Incarnation and Atonement. What (if any) are the points of agreement? What (if any) are the points of disagreement? Given their theologies of Incarnation and Atonement, what seems to be their understanding of the relationship between faith and reason? Be sure to include some reflection on how the study of this aspect of church history might bear relevance to your ministry in the church. 3. Using CCRT, ch 1 (Janz, “Late Medieval Theology”), and supplemented by Gonzalez or other academic sources as needed, summarize the contours of the late medieval Christian era in regards to issues of theology, faith and reason, salvation, and the character of God. Include a discussion of Thomism, Scotism, Occamisim, and Augustinianism as well. Be sure to include some reflection on how the study of this aspect of church history might bear relevance to your ministry in the church. 3 II. Due by October 6, 2017 (please email your assignment as a Word document to: [email protected]): Read: Gonzalez, vol. 1, ch. 36-38 Read: Gonzalez, vol. 2, ch. 1-6, 9, 20 Read: CCRT, ch. 5 (“Luther”) & ch. 15 (“An Introduction to Anabaptist Theology”) Read: DCC, §VIII.I.e-h (Lutheran Reformation) A. Identify and explain the significance of eight (8) of the following figures, events, or terms. Be sure to include a.) the date or time period, b.) the issues which made it important in church history, and c.) why it is important for pastors and leaders in the church to know about them today. Each term should receive approximately 1/2-page, typed, single-spaced. Required (you must do all 5 of these terms) Choose 3 additional terms from this list Erasmus of Rotterdam Colonial Christianity (highlights) 95 Theses Menno Simons Martin Luther Augsburg Confession Diet of Worms Philip Melanchthon Ulrich Zwingli “Philippists” vs. “strict Lutherans” Georg Calixtus B. Choose one (1) of the following essays to answer. Essay should be 3-4 pages, typed, double- spaced. The best essays will not only summarize, but quote from the relevant sources and explain their meaning. Be sure to give proper citation for any sources you quote or use in your essay. 1. Using the selection in DCC §VIII.I.e (Luther’s “Appeal to the German Nobility”), and supplemented by Gonzalez or other academic sources as needed, summarizes Luther’s main argument in this treatise. What problem(s) is Luther addressing? What solutions or answers does he give? What exactly is Luther calling his readers to do? Be sure to include some reflection on how the study of this aspect of church history might bear relevance to your ministry in the church. 2. Using CCRT, ch 15 (Packull, “An Introduction to Anabaptist Theology”), and supplemented by Gonzalez or other academic sources as needed, summarize the contours of Anabaptist theology. What are its major features, and what is the driving force behind Anabaptist theology. Be sure to discuss its view of Scripture, humanity, salvation, the church, and various church practices. Be sure to include some reflection on how the study of this aspect of church history might bear relevance to your ministry in the church. 4 III. Due by October 27, 2017 (please email your assignment as a Word document to: [email protected]): Read: Gonzalez, vol. 2, ch. 7-8, 10-19, 21 Read: CCRT, ch. 10 (“The Theology of John Calvin”); ch. 13 (“The Theology of the English Reformers”); and ch. 17 (“The Council of Trent”) Read: DCC, §VIII.II (Calvinism); §IX.II (Elizabethan Settlement); and §X.II (Council of Trent) A. Identify and explain the significance of eight (8) of the following figures, events, or terms. Be sure to include a.) the date or time period, b.) the issues which made it important in church history, and c.) why it is important for pastors and leaders in the church to know about them today.