Reformed Theology: Soteriology - Syllabus

The class Reformed Theology: Soteriology being taught by Dr. Greg Love will be held on 

September 23 & 24. Friday, 7-10pm & Saturday 9am-4pm. Here is the syllabus for the class....

Reformed Theology: Soteriology

NOTE: The reading does not have to be done before class. Reading and papers just need to be done before October 23, 2016.

Reading:

1. Daniel Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding (2^nd or 3^rd edition). Read Ch. 8, “The Person and Work of Jesus Christ.”

2. Gregory Anderson Love, Love, Violence and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ. Read the whole book.

Both of these books are available through Amazon as Kindle editions. Also available as new, or as used.

Assignments:

For this section of the coursework, you will write three short papers, each one 4 pages (double spaced). The papers are due Midnight on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Paper #1: The Penal Substitutionary Theory of Atonement. Read Ch. 1 of my book, Love, Violence and the Cross. In the first two pages, summarize what is wrong with the human condition, and how Jesus saves us from it. In the final two pages, give your analysis of that view: What are its strengths? What are its weaknesses? [Give four points of analysis, a full paragraph for each point.]

Paper #2: The Alternative to Penal Substitution by its Sharp Critics. For this paper, write a paper similar to the first paper, on either Ch. 4 or Ch. 5 of my book. In the first two pages, summarize what is wrong with the human condition, and how Jesus saves us from it. In the final two pages, give your analysis of that view: What are its strengths? What are its weaknesses? [Give four points of analysis, a full paragraph for each point.]

Paper #3: Reconstructions of Traditional Views of Atonement. For this final paper, write a paper similar to the first and second papers, on one of the chapters between Chs. 7-11. In the first two pages, summarize what is wrong with the human condition, and how Jesus saves us from it. In the final two pages, give your analysis of that view: What are its strengths? What are its weaknesses? [Give four points of analysis, a full paragraph for each point.]