Assessment (details to be announced) 1. Online Quiz 35 % 2. Term Paper Proposal 15 % Class Schedule First Term

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1 THEO5335 Systematic Theology I 系 統 神 學 ( 一 ) First Term Teacher: Teaching Assistant: Francis Ching-Wah Yip 葉 菁 華 [email protected]; Office: KKL 229 (by appointment) Gan Chin Chin 顏 晶 晶 [email protected] Systematic theology can be understood as the theological discipline that constructively articulates the meaning, coherence, and implications of Christian beliefs. This course aims at providing students with a solid methodological foundation for the study of systematic theology by investigating various issues that belong to the prolegomena of systematic theology, including the formative factors of theology (such as revelation, Bible, tradition, experience, reason, and culture), theological language, and theological methods. (This course does not deal directly with Christian doctrines, which will be discussed in THEO5336 Systematic Theology II. To have a good foundation in systematic theology, students are advised to take both courses.) After completing this course, the student is expected (a) to have an historical overview of the major paradigms in Christian theology; (b) to understand significant issues and diverse views regarding the formative factors of theology (especially the Bible, but also tradition, culture, theological language, etc.); (c) to have basic knowledge of exemplary theological systems and methods; (d) to be able to think analytically and critically in the field of theology. Assessment (details to be announced) 1. Online Quiz 35 % 2. Term Paper Proposal 15 % 3. Term Paper 50 % Class Schedule Wk Date Topic 1. Sep 2 What Is Systematic Theology? 9 Public Holiday. No Class Emergence of Christian Theology in the Patristic Era Medieval and Reformation Theology Theology in Modernity 5. Oct 7 Theological Language Scripture (1) Scripture (2) Tradition 9. Nov 4 Experience and Reason

2 Culture and Society Theological Systems and Methods (1) Theological Systems and Methods (2) Assigned Readings (readings marked with the symbol # are optional) What Is Systematic Theology? Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, and Matthew D. Lundberg, An Introduction to Christian Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), Howard W. Stone and James O. Duke, How to Think Theologically, 2nd ed (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2006), chapters 1, 3 = 霍 華 德 斯 通 詹 姆 斯 杜 克 : 基 督 徒 的 神 學 思 考, 陳 永 財 譯 ( 香 港 : 基 道 出 版 社,2007), 第 一 三 章 沈 宣 仁, 基 督 教 研 究 與 神 學 的 多 元 意 義 當 代 普 世 神 學 的 進 程, 載 新 世 紀 的 神 學 議 程,( 上 冊 ), 郭 鴻 標 堵 建 偉 編, 沈 宣 仁 審 訂 ( 香 港 : 基 督 徒 學 會, 2002), 第 一 章 潘 應 求, 大 學 神 學 教 育 的 任 務, 載 崇 基 神 學 四 十 年 : , 江 大 惠 編 ( 香 港 : 香 港 中 文 大 學 崇 基 學 院 神 學 組,2003),79-83 # Emergence of Christian Theology in the Patristic Era Frances Young, The Making of the Creeds (London: SCM, 1991), 吳 國 傑 : 正 邪 難 辨 : 再 思 基 督 宗 教 判 斷 正 統 與 異 端 的 權 威 標 準 ( 香 港 : 浸 信 會 出 版 社,2014), Alister E. McGrath, Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5th. ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley- Blackwell, 2011), chapters 1. 或 參 該 書 第 二 版 的 中 譯 麥 葛 福 : 基 督 教 神 學 手 冊, 劉 良 淑 王 瑞 琦 合 譯 ( 台 北 : 校 園,1998) Medieval and Reformation Theology Margaret R. Miles, The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005), , , , , = 瑪 格 麗 特. 邁 爾 斯 : 道 成 肉 身 : 基 督 教 思 想 史, 楊 華 明 李 林 譯 ( 北 京 : 中 央 編 譯,2012), , , , , McGrath, Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5th ed., chapter 2-3. 或 參 麥 葛 福 : 基 督 教 神 學 手 冊 吳 國 傑 : 築 樓 蓋 頂 : 中 世 紀 教 會 縱 橫 談 ( 香 港 : 基 道, 2011), # Theology in Modernity Langdon Gilkey, The Present Situation within Which Theology is Done, in Exploring Christian Theology, ed. Ronnie Littlejohn (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1985), Plantinga et al., An Introduction to Christian Theology, 27 45, Plantinga et al., An Introduction to Christian Theology, # James C. Livingston, Modern Christian Thought, vol. 1: The Enlightenment and the Nineteenth Century, 2nd. ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997), 可 試 2 / 5

3 參 該 書 初 版 之 中 譯 利 文 斯 頓 : 現 代 基 督 教 思 想 : 從 啟 蒙 運 動 到 第 二 屆 梵 蒂 岡 公 會 議, 兩 冊, 何 光 滬 譯 ( 成 都 : 四 川 人 民,1992) # Theological Language Dan R. Stiver, The Philosophy of Religious Language: Sign, Symbol, and Story (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996), 14 29, Paul Tillich, Dynamics of Faith (New York: Harper, 1957), 可 參 該 書 中 譯 田 立 克 : 信 仰 的 能 力, 羅 鶴 年 譯 ( 台 南 : 東 南 亞 神 學 院 協 會,1964), 第 三 章 The Practice of Theology: A Reader, ed. Colin E. Gunton, Stephen R. Holmes and Murray A. Rae (London: SCM, 2001), [Pseudo-Dionysius], [introduction to the nature of religious language], [Thomas Aquinas], [Friedrich Schleiermacher], [George Lindbeck]. John Macquarrie, God-Talk: An Examination of the Language and Logic of Theology (London: SCM, 1967), chapters 6 and 10. = 約 翰 麥 奎 利 : 談 論 上 帝 : 神 學 的 語 言 與 邏 輯 之 考 察,2 版, 安 慶 國 譯, 高 師 寧 校 ( 成 都 : 四 川 人 民,1997), 第 6 10 章 # Scripture (1) Lee Martin McDonald, The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2007), 3 19, , 223, , 吳 國 傑 : 正 邪 難 辨, James Barr, The Bible in the Modern World (London: SCM, 1990), 13 34, Plantinga et al., An Introduction to Christian Theology, # Scripture (2) Readings in Christian Theology, ed. Peter C. Hodgson and Robert H. King (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985), [Origen, Calvin], [Charles Hodge, Karl Rahner, David Kelsey]. Rudolf Bultmann, New Testament and Theology, in Readings in Christian Theology, ed. Millard J. Erickson (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1973), 1: = 布 特 曼 : 新 約 與 神 學, 載 米 勒 艾 歷 臣 編 : 神 學 探 討 入 門 : 神 學 是 甚 麼, 黃 漢 森 譯 ( 香 港 : 種 籽,1982), Harriet A. Harris, Fundamentalism(s), in Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, ed. J. W. Rogerson and Judith M. Lieu (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), ( # Tradition The Bible: Its Authority and Interpretation in the Ecumenical Movement, ed. Ellen Flessemanvan Leer, Faith and Order Paper, 99 (Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1980), The Practice of Theology: A Reader, [introduction, Irenaeus, Basil of Caesarea, Vincent of Lérins, Prosper of Aquitaine, plus Reformed, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox positions]. James F. White, Introduction to Christian Worship, 3rd ed. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2000), 47-80, = 詹 姆 斯 懷 特 : 基 督 教 崇 拜 導 論, 禮 亦 師 ( 香 港 : 基 督 教 文 藝, 2011),33-68, Gareth Jones, Christian Theology: A Brief Introduction, 李 熾 昌 等 : 基 督 教 會 崇 拜 的 重 探 增 修 版 香 港 : 基 督 徒 學 會,2003 # Experience and Reason 3 / 5

4 The Practice of Theology: A Reader, [Augustine, John of the Cross, Jonathan Edwards], [Rudolf Otto], [Irenaeus, Thomas Aquinas, Calvin]. Culture and Society Gareth Jones, Christian Theology: A Brief Introduction, Archie Chi-Chung Lee, Contextual Theology in East Asia, in David F. Ford, Introduction to Modern Christian Theology, in The Modern Theologians, 5th ed., ed. David F. Ford with Rachel Muers (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005), 汪 維 藩 : 既 濟 與 未 濟, 載 何 光 滬 楊 熙 楠 編 : 漢 語 神 學 讀 本 ( 香 港 : 道 風 書 社,2009), 余 達 心 : 香 港 神 學 發 展 四 十 年 中 國 神 學 研 究 院 期 刊 25 (1998): 宋 泉 盛 : 孟 姜 女 的 眼 淚 鄭 加 泰 譯 台 南 : 人 光,1989 # Theological Systems and Methods (1) Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, trans. G. W. Bromiley, vol. 1, part 1, 2nd. ed. (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1975), Paul Tillich, Systematic Theology (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ), 1:3-8, 部 份 中 譯 可 參 田 立 克 : 系 統 神 學 的 方 法 與 結 構, 黃 錦 麟 譯, 載 信 仰 的 天 空, Theological Systems in Comparison (handout 1 compiled by Francis Yip) # Theological Systems and Methods (2) Gordon D. Kaufman, Theology: Critical, Constructive, and Contextualized, in God, Mystery, and Diversity: Christian Theology in a Pluralistic World (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996), chapter 2. Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff, Introducing Liberation Theology, trans. Paul Burns (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1987), chapter 3. Recommended Readings 趙 紫 宸 : 基 督 教 進 解 香 港 : 基 督 敎 輔 僑 出 版 社,1955 全 書 收 於 趙 紫 宸 文 集, 第 二 卷, 燕 京 研 究 院 編 ( 北 京 : 商 務,2004), 漢 語 神 學 讀 本 ( 上 下 冊 ) 何 光 滬 楊 熙 楠 編 香 港 : 道 風 書 社,2009 Ford, David. Theology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (The Chinese translation is not recommended.) Kim, Sebastian C. H. Christian Theology in Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (Please read especially the chapters written by David M. Thompson, Choong Chee Pang, and Archie C. C. Lee.) Küng, Hans. Great Christian Thinkers. New York: Continuum, = 漢 斯 昆 : 基 督 教 大 思 想 家 包 利 民 譯 香 港 : 漢 語 基 督 教 文 化 研 究 所,1995 Sölle, Dorothee. Thinking About God: An Introduction to Theology. London: SCM, e-learning Platform Besides lectures in class, the course also uses a web-based learning platform called Blackboard Learn ( for teaching. 4 / 5

5 Course announcements (including changes in class schedule) will be posted on Blackboard Learn. All assignments should be submitted electronically to Blackboard Learn. (Do not submit any assignment through or in hardcopy.) Students are encouraged to make use of the Discussion Board in Blackboard Learn to communicate with fellow students, to discuss issues related to the course, and to give feedback. Academic Honesty Students should pay serious attention to the policy and regulations of the University on honesty in academic work, and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and regulations. For details, please refer to Besides submitting the assignments to Blackboard Learn, students should at the same time submit a copy of each assignment to VeriGuide ( for plagiarism checking. VeriGuide will issue a statement (in the form of a receipt), on which the student declares that they are aware of the policies, regulations, guidelines, and procedures on academic honesty. Please upload a scanned copy of the signed receipt to Blackboard Learn. (DO NOT send it through , as this will overwhelm the teacher s account, making it impossible to receive further s.) In case this cannot be done, please mail/deliver the signed receipt to the teacher s office (Address: Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) or put it in his mailbox on the 3rd floor of K.K. Leung Building. An assignment without the signed receipt will not be graded. 5 / 5