In case you had an ounce of curiosity about what students read at SWBTS, here is what we are reading in one of my classes. This list of books is for the PhD reading seminar in systematic theology led by Dr. Malcolm Yarnell and Dr. John Massey:
Aug. 29 - Orientation (Read Yarnell, “To the End of Glorifying Jesus”)
Sep. 5 - Paul L. Allen, Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed (Survey of Theological Method)
Sept. 12 - David K. Clark, To Know and Love God, chs. 1-7 (Reformed Method)
Sept. 19 - George A. Lindbeck, The Nature of Doctrine (Postliberal Method)
Sept. 26 - Malcolm Yarnell, The Formation of Christian Doctrine (Free Church Method)
Oct. 10 - Carl F.H. Henry, God, Revelation and Authority, Vol. 1, chs. 1-4, 11-14; vol. 2, pp. 7-16 (Revelation)
Oct. 17 - John Webster, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch; Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, I/1, pp. 1-124 (Revelation)
Oct. 24 - Augustine, De Trinitate, Book 15 only; Karl Rahner, The Trinity (Trinity)
Oct. 31 - Herbert Butterfield, Christianity and History (Providence)
Nov. 7 - Marc Cortez, Theological Anthropology: A Guide for the Perplexed (Survey of Anthropology)
Nov 14 - Nonna Verna Harrison, God's Many-Splendored Image: Theological Anthropology for Christian Formation (Orthodox Anthropology)
Nov. 28 - Gerald O’Collins, Christology, chs. 1-9; Richard Bauckham, God Crucified, original essay only (Christology)
Jan. 30 - Leon Morris, The Cross in the New Testament (Atonement)
Feb. 6 - Paige Patterson, “The Atonement,” in Akin, A Theology for the Church (Atonement)
Feb. 13 - Yves Congar, I Believe in the Holy Spirit, Vol I, Part I and Vol III, Part I (Pneumatology)
Feb. 20 - Malcolm Yarnell, “The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit,” in Akin, A Theology for the Church (Pneumatology)
Feb. 27 - Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification; John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book III (Soteriology)
Mar. 6 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Discipleship (Soteriology)
Mar. 20 - Franklin H. Littell, The Anabaptist View of the Church; Malcolm Yarnell, “Article VI: The Church,” in Blount and Wooddell, The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 (Ecclesiology)
Mar. 27 - Hans Kung, The Church (Ecclesiology)
Apr. 3 - George Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament (Ecclesiology)
Apr. 10 - George Eldon Ladd, The Blessed Hope (Eschatology)
Apr. 17 - Craig A. Blaising and Darrell Bock, Progressive Dispensationalism (Eschatology)
Apr. 24 - John D. Zizoulas, Lectures in Christian Dogmatics (Greek Orthodox/Contempory Theology)
May 1 To Be Determined
Thoughts?
5 comments:
Blake,that's a ton of reading! I also read your post on Kingdom through Covenant. I just starting blogging through it. I'd ask you to check it out, but after seeing the reading list I'd hate to add to it!
By and large, that's a good list. I would make a few suggestions (not that they'll be taken!).
1. The Hans Kung reading for Catholic ecclesiology should be replaced with something by Henri de Lubac or any other representative figure of current Vatican thinking on the doctrine of the Church. Both Kung and de Lubac were part of a reaction against scholastic ecclesiology, but Kung represented the left wing of this reaction -- a left wing which has been decisively rejected by the Roman hierarchy in favor of de Lubac, Balthasar, Gilson, and soon-to-be-pope-himself Ratzinger. Moreover, Kung was vastly overrated and gained publicity for his trendy anti-institutionalism, whereas de Lubac was seriously grappling with the integrity of the Roman position.
2. A fairly massive omission is any reading on theological aesthetics. Balthasar, of course, would be the representative figure here, but a number of Protestants (such as Jeremy Begbie at Duke and William Dyrness at Fuller) have also made important contributions.
3. Paige Patterson! Really? I know this is Southwestern, but let's be serious.
Other than that, it's a good list. I was especially glad to see Webster's Holy Scripture, a very important text for a revived Protestant doctrine of authority.
Hey Les!
I have lost track of blogs since school started (this list is one of three classes!), but I am thankful to know you have a blog. I added it to my Google Reader and look forward to reading your thoughts on "KTC." What a resource!
Kevin,
I agree brother. If I were to put together such a syllabus, it would have looked quite different but I am looking forward to wrestling through these.
in Christ,
bw
Blake, thanks! Next month I'm reviewing the book for the Reformed Fellowship that Mike Argabrite hosts down in Morgantown. My blog had been dormant, so I thought I'd reboot it and put down my thinking as I write up my presentation. Best wishes for your studies at Southwestern, and, D.V., see you at Bunyan!
Excellent. Please tell Mike I said hey and may the Lord use your presentation for the edification of the body!
bw
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