SIN, WOUNDNESS (HAN), SALVATION, AND LIBERATION



SIN, SALVATION, WOUNDNESS (HAN), AND HEALING

SYLLABUS

Fall 2008 THE 226P

Directed Study Andrew Sung Park

aspark@united.edu 427-9116

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is an exploration into charted and uncharted doctrines for sinners and the sinned-against. We will develop and compare major doctrines for both groups, comprising the themes of sin and woundedness (han), guilt and shame, guilt-anger and shame-anger, repentance and resistance, forgiveness and forgivingness, justification and justice, holiness (sanctification) and healing, and entire sanctification and jubilee. Sinners need to pursue salvation and the sinned-against yearn for healing or liberation. Using the Bible as our primary source, we will critically evaluate major doctrines from theological, psychological, sociological, & philosophical aspects, and will make efforts to construct rather holistic biblical doctrines of salvation and healing from the perspectives of sinners and the sinned-against.

This seminar is to study the Bible from a perspective of the sinned against, exploring uncharted theological ideas for them.  We will compare major doctrines for sinners with their counterparts for the sinned against, induding the themes of sin and woundedness (han), guilt and shame, guilt-anger and shame-anger, repentance and resistance, forgiveness and forgivingness, justification and justice, holiness (sanctification) and healing, and Christian perfection and jubilee. Sinners need to pursue salvation and the sinned-against yearn for healing or liberation. Using the Bible as our primary source, we will critically treat major theological themes from psychological, sociological, philosophical, and medical aspects and will make an effort to construct rather holistic biblical doctrines of salvation for sinners and healing processes for the sinned-against.

II. TEXTBOOKS:

REQUIRED READING (RQ):

Myers, Ched, The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics: a booklet (BVSE)

ASIN: B0006RUEZS Publisher: Tell the Word, Church of the Saviour (January 1, 2001)

Lampman, Lisa Barnes, God and the Victim (GV)

Park, Andrew. The Wounded Heart of God (WHG)

Park, Andrew & Nelson, Susan, The Other Side of Sin (OSS)

Park, Andrew. From Hurt to Healing (HH)

Whitehead, James & Evelyn. Shadows of the Heart (SH)

RECOMMENDED READING (RC):

Ateek, Neim & Prior, Michael. Ed. Holy Land Hollow Jubille (HLHJ)

Campbell, Alastair. The Gospel of Anger (GA)

Gutiérrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation

LeFevre, Perry. Understandings of Man (UM)

Linn, Matthew. Healing the Eight Stages of Life (HESL)

Musser, Donald & Price, Joseph. A New Handbook of Christian Theologians (NHCT)

Nelson, Susan. Healing the Broken Heart (HBH)

Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Nature and Destiny of Man I

North, Gary. Victim's Rights

Park, Andrew. Racial Conflict & Healing (RCH)

Pearsall, Paul, Super Joy (SJ)

Plaskow, Judith. Sex, Sin, and Grace

Smedes, Lewis B. The Art of Forgiving (AF)

Swartley, Willard M. The Love of Enemy and Nonretaliation in the New Testament (LENNT)

Tamez, Elsa, Amnesty of Grace (AG)

The Living Pulpit Oct./Dec. 1999

Williams, Colin W. John Wesley’s Theology Today (JWTT)

Wink, Walter. Engaging the Powers (EP)

III. RATIONALE:

This course belongs to the piety category because it focuses on holiness. However, it comprises the issues of justice, too. Through this course, we will deal with the healing of the sinned-against and the holiness of sinners, pursuing their faith journeys of jubilee and Christian perfection.

IV. SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

This course is designed:

To investigate a series of biblical categories for the wellbeing of the sinned-against and sinners.

To explore current scholarship concerning the healing of victims and the rectification of victimizers.

To compare major Christian doctrines for sinners and counterparts for the sinned-against.

V. TEACHING STRATEGIES:

A. The delivery methods of instruction will be mostly lectures, discussions, web resources, PowerPoint presentations, and email messages.

B. Each student will lead part of a class session in accordance with the theme of the scheduled day. Students’ class presentations are significant portions of our class structure.

VI. CALENDAR OF TOPICS AND READINGS:

Sept. 8 Introduction

Augustine, Thomas, Hegel, & Freud

Ricoeur, Niebuhr, Gutiérrez, & Saiving

NHCT: Ricoeur, Niebuhr, Gutiérrez, & handout

Sept. 15 Brueggemann & González

The Other Side of Sin 1 & 3

Nelson & Jennings

The Other Side of Sin 4 & 6

Sept. 22 Fortune & Duck

The Other Side of Sin 7 & 9

Sin and Han

THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD 1, 2, & 4 (pp. 69-81)

Sept. 29-Oct. 3 Reading Week

Oct. 6 Sin and Han

FROM HURT TO HEALING Intro & 1

Guilt and Shame

SH 7, 8, & 9

RC: HBH 4 or HESL 2 & 3

Oct. 13 Guilt and Shame

THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD pp. 81-85

FROM HURT TO HEALING 2

Guilt-Anger and Shame Anger

SH 4, 5, 6, &10

Oct. 20 Guilt-Anger and Shame Anger

FROM HURT TO HEALING 3

RC: GA 4 & 5

Repentance

THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD pp. 138-147 & JWTT VIII

Oct. 27-31 Reading Week

Nov. 3 Resistance

FROM HURT TO HEALING 4

RC: EP 4 & 5 or LENNT 4 & 5

Forgiven-ness

THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD pp. 87-93, God and the Victim 9, 10 & 11

Nov. 17 Forgivingness

FROM HURT TO HEALING 5

RC: AF pp.77-178 RCH p. 149

Video & presentation

Nov. 24-28 Thanksgiving Break & Reading Week

Dec. 1 Justification by Faith

THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD pp. 93-98, God and the Victim 7 & 8

RC: AG 9 & 10

Justice by Faith

FROM HURT TO HEALING 6

Dce. 8 Holiness (Sanctification) and Healing

JWTT VII, THE WOUNDED HEART OF GOD 9

Holiness (Sanctification) and Healing

FROM HURT TO HEALING 7

RC: RCH 4 & 12, SH 12, EP 6, 15 & 16

*Oral Exam

Dec. 15 Entire Holiness and Jubilee

JWTT X, BVSE Intro, 1, 2, & 3, and Conclusion,

Entire Holiness and Jubilee

FROM HURT TO HEALING 8

RC: SJ 3, RCH 13 & 14, HLHJ pp. 55-68, 233-235

VII: SEMINARY STANDARDS

A. Inclusive language

a. United Theological Seminary has an official policy regarding the use of Inclusive Language. The policy may be found in the Seminary Catalog and further explained in the Student Handbook. If you have specific questions, please see me.

B. Academic Integrity

a. Student integrity regarding all work assigned in this class is a basic expectation of the Seminary community. A detailed policy regarding what constitutes a violation of academic integrity can be found in the Student Handbook.

C. Online Confidentiality

a. One of the highlights of the online classroom is that students can draw from the experiences shared during class discussions and in written work. However, it is imperative that students do not share information that is confidential, privileged, or proprietary in nature. In addition, students are expected to honor the privacy and confidentiality of their classmates by not disclosing online conversations with those outside of the classroom.

VIII: USING ONLINE RESOURCES

For information about how to access Blackboard and where to find help if you need it may be found on the seminary website at . Help guides are also available in the student computer lab and in the Student Handbook.

IX. METHOD OF DETERMINING FINAL GRADE:

A. Course assignments:

1. Each student will make a class presentation on a theme selected from sin, han, guilt, shame, guilt-anger, shame- anger, repentance, resistance, forgiveness, forgivingness, justification, justice, holiness (sanctification), healing, entire sanctification, and jubilee (presentation: 10-15 minutes and discussion 10 minutes). It may be an outline of one's own research paper. Independent research is encouraged.

2. Each student will turn in a research paper on the same theme of his/her class presentation or on a different one (12-20 pgs). Construct your own position after discussing others’. Adhere to the guidelines of Vyhmeister’s Quality/Research Papers. This must be typewritten and double-spaced. Due date: December 11th (email copy) and December 13th (hard copy). A late paper will be downgraded. The criteria of grading: depth of research, originality, creativity, organization, clarity, logical coherency, and class presentation.

3. On reading assignments and lecture contents, one group oral exam will be given (Nov. 29th). I will distribute a guideline sheet for preparation before the oral exam. You will turn in your notes of preparation after the exam. This exam is only for pass or fail.

4. Class attendance, preparation of required reading, and substantive participation in class discussion are expected. Substantive participation means that you analyze, digest and question the subject matter presented by the instructor (through lectures, reading assignments and research) and your classmates. You are encouraged to constructively challenge your own and your classmates' perspectives.

5. If anyone should miss a class session, please notify the instructor and submit a summary of that day’s reading assignments (4-5 pgs, single space).

B. Method of Determining Grade:

What is the rubric by which the assignments will be assessed for the semester grade?

The grade will be calculated in the following way:

Class reading preparation & Contributions 20%

Class presentation 25%

Semester Paper 55%

Oral Exam P or F

Total 100%

X. REFERENCES:

SIN/HAN

Moxon, R. S. The Doctrine of Sin

Nelson, Susan. Healing the Broken Heart

Paskow, Judith. Sex, Sin, and Grace

Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Nature and Destiny of Man I

Ricoeur, Paul. The Symbolism of Evil

Williams, N. P. The Ideas of the Fall and of Original Sin

The Living Pulpit Oct./Dec. 1999

GUILT/SHAME

Green, Daniel. Encountering Shame & Guilt

Morris, Herbert. Guilt & Shame

Nelson, Susan. Healing the Broken Heart

White, Clifford Dale. Indications for Ethics in the Concepts of Guilt and Shame in Certain Psychiatric Theories

Taylor, Gabriele. Pride, Shame, and Guilt: Emotions of Self-Assessment

Piers, Gerhart. Shame and Guilt; the Masters of Disguise

Lewis, Helen B. Shame and Guilt in Neurosis

Schneider, Carl. Shame, Exposure, and Privacy

ANGER

Campbell, Alastair. The Gospel of Anger

DeFoore, Bill. Anger: Deal with It, Heal with It, Stop It from Killing You

Stratton, George Malcolm. Anger: Its Religious and Moral Significance

Tavris, Carol. Anger, the Misunderstood Emotion

Miller, Jean Baker. The Construction of Anger in Women and Men

Revisioning Women’s Anger: The Personal and the Global

Gaylin, Willard. The Rage Within: Anger in Modern Life

REPENTANCE/RESISTANCE

Daube, David. Appeasement or Resistance and Other Essays on New Testament

Clavier, Henri. The Duty and the Right of Resistance According to the Bible and to the Church

Horsley, Richard A. Jesus and the Spiral of Violence: Popular Jewish Resistance in Roman Palestine

Beosak, Allan Aubrey. Comfort and Protest: Reflections on the Apocalypse of John of Patmos

Vaage, Leif E. Galilean Upstarts: Jesus’ First Followers According to Q

FORGIVENESS/FORGIVINGNESS

Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, The Fall to Violence

Countryman, Louis William Forgiven and Forgiving

Jones, Gregory. Embodying Forgiveness

Smedes, Lewis B. The Art of Forgiving

Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve

Matthew. Linn. Healing Life's Hurts: Healing Memories Through Five Stages of Forgiveness

Murphy, Jeffrie G. Forgiveness and Mercy

Simon, Sidney B. Forgiveness: How To Make Peace with Your Past and Get On with Your Life

Flanigan, Beverly. Forgiving the Unforgivable

Mackintosh, H. R. The Christian Experience of Forgiveness

Shriver, Don. An Ethic for Enemies

Worthington, Jr., Everett. ed. Dimensions of Forgiveness

JUSTIFICATION/JUSTICE

Boulton, Wayne G., Thomas D. Kennedy, and Allen Verhey, eds. From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics

Dunn, James D. G. The Justice of God: A Fresh Look at the Old Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galaway, Burt. Restorative Justice

Gewirth, Alan. The Community of Rights

Haughey, John C., ed. The Faith that Does Justice: Examining the Christian sources for Social Change

North, Gary. Victim's Rights

Tamez, Elsa, Amnesty of Grace

Umbreit, Mark. Victim Meets Offender: The Impact of Restorative Justice & Mediation

SANCTIFICATION/HEALING

Pirola, Teresa. 100 Inspiring Stories; Finding Love and Laugher, Hope and Healing, Forgiveness and Faith

Cone, James. A Black Theology of Liberation

God of the Oppressed

Horst, Elisabeth. Recovering the Lost Self: Shame-Healing for Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse

Linn, Matthew. Healing the Eight Stages of Life

Park, Andrew. Racial Conflict & Healing

SALVATION/LIBERATION

Boff,Leonardo & Clodovis. Salvation and Liberation

Bonaventure, frei. Christian Salvation and Human Temporal Progress

Brackley, Dean. Divine Revolution: Salvation & Liberation in Catholic Thought

Edward, Denis. What Are They Saying about Salvation?

Gutiérrez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation

Lochman, Jan Milic. Versohnung und Befreiung

Israel, Martin. Healing as Sacrament: The Sanctification of the World

ERFECTION/JUBILEE

Ateek, Neim & Prior, Michael. Ed. Holy Land Hollow Jubilee

Cousins, Norman. Anatomy of an Illness As Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration

Pearsall, Paul, Super Joy

Meredith, Lawrence. The Sensuous Christian, a Celebration of Freedom and Love

Worsnip, Michael, and Desmond van der Water. We Shall Overcome: A Spirituality of Liberation

Goodheart, M.F.T. Annette. Laughter Therapy: How to Laugh About Everything in Your Life That Isn't Really Funny

Conte, Yvonne Francine. Serious Laughter: Live a Happier, Healthier, More Productive Life

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