Theology Moltmann & Pannenberg

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This course is co-taught by Ted Peters and Robert Russell. Read. Think. Discuss. This seminar will examine with appreciation the broad scope and cardinal themes in systematic theology as constructed by Jurgen Moltmann (Reformed) and Wolfhart Pannenberg (Lutheran). Key to unlocking both figures is eschatology, which opens up the ethics of revolution (liberation, political theology) along with other doctrinal loci, especially creation and anthropology. Special attention will be given to proleptic ethics in the dialectic of time and eternity. Advanced M.A. and M. Div. students (beyond the basic systematic theology course) will find these two thinkers exciting, while Ph.D and Th.D. students will find them fundamental to further theological construction. Student evaluation will be based on active class participation plus a research paper. Students may follow either the Residence in-class seminar or the Flexible Life online offering, not both. [A grounding knowledge of Christian history and theology, and introductory classes in theology. Auditors with faculty permission]