HON 2410 Course Schedule - Fall 2020 - Online Edition (projected)

UNIT 1 | Week 1 - August 24 - 29 | Biblical Ecclesiology

1:1 Old Testament: The People of God - The People of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

READ:

• THE 2210 Syllabus and Schedule
• Genesis 1:1 – 4:16, 12:1–9, 15:1–21, 17:1–27, 22:1–19

WATCH:

• Introduction to Course
• Lecture 01 - Bible as a Drama and the Book of Genesis

COMPLETE:

• Online Ready Worksheet
• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 1

1:2 - Old Testament: The People of the Torah, Temple, and Return

READ:

• Exodus 1:1 – 20:20
• Joshua 24:1-33
• 1 Samuel 8:1 - 10:27; 16:1-13
• 2 Samuel 7:1-29
• Nehemiah 7:73 - 9:38
• Malachi 3:1 - 4:6

WATCH:

• Lecture on Old Testament and the Covenant Relationship of God and Israel - Part 1
• Lecture on Old Testament and the Covenant Relationship of God and Israel - Part 2

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 2
• Dialogue Challenge 1

UNIT 1 | Week 2 - Aug 31 - Sep 5 | Biblical Ecclesiology

1:3 - New Testament: Jesus, Kingdom of God, and the Passion

READ:

• Luke 1:1 - 24:53

WATCH:

• Lecture on the New Testament and Jesus in the Gospel of Luke - Part 1
• Lecture on the New Testament and Jesus in the Gospel of Luke - Part 2

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 3

1:4 - New Testament: Birth of the Church - Gospel, Pentecost, and Apostolic Mission

READ:

• Acts 1:1 - 2:47, 9:1-22, 10:44-48, 15:1-35
• Philippians 2:1-11
• Romans 9:1 - 11:36
• 1 Corinthians 10:1 - 12:31
• Ephesians 4:1-32

WATCH:

• Lecture on Acts of the Apostles and the Church of the New Testament - Part 1
  • Lecture on Acts of the Apostles and the Church of the New Testament - Part 2

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 4

1:5 - Assessment: Biblical Ecclesiology

COMPLETE:

• EXAM 1 on Biblical Ecclesiology

UNIT 2 | Week 3 - Sep 7 - 12 | Vatican II

2:1 - Growth of Christianity and the Councils - Introduction to Second Vatican Council - Sacrosanctum Concilium

READ:

• Benedict Introduction to Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 3-13
• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Sacrosanctum Concilium” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 29-33
• Constitution on Sacred Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-57, 122-130
• Basic Mindmap of Second Vatican Council
• Advanced Mindmap of Second Vatican Council

WATCH:

• Dr. Sutton Lecture on Vatican II (16 min)
• History and Genesis of Vatican II - Episode 1 (22 min)
• Opening of Vatican II & Sacrosanctum Concilium (26 min)

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 5

2:2 - Second Vatican Council - Dei Verbum

READ:

• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Dei Verbum” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 79-83
• Constitution on Divine Revelation: Dei Verbum in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-26

WATCH:

• Introduction to Dei Verbum (21 min)

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 6
• Dialogue Challenge 2

UNIT 2 | Week 4 - Sep 14 - 19 | Vatican II (continued)

2:3 - Second Vatican Council - Lumen Gentium

READ:

• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Lumen Gentium” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 100-105
• Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-23, 30-34, 39-42, 48-51, 52-69

WATCH:

• Introduction to Lumen Gentium (21 min)

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 7

2:4 - Second Vatican Council - Gaudium et Spes Part 1

READ:

• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Gaudium et Spes in Vatican II: The Essential Texts,” pgs. 189-193
• Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et Spes in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-45

WATCH:

• Introduction to Gaudium et Spes

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 8

2:5 - Second Vatican Council - Gaudium et Spes Part 2

READ:

• Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et Spes in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 46-62, 73, 76, 77-78, 91-93

WATCH:

• Universal Call to Holiness and Gaudium et Spes

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 9
• Dialogue Challenge 3

UNIT 2 | Week 5 - Sep 21 - 26 | Vatican II (continued)

2:6 - Second Vatican Council - Dignitatis Humanae

READ:

• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Dignitatis Humanae” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 299-303
• Declaration on Religious Freedom Dignitatis Humanae in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-15

WATCH:

• Missionary Activity and Vatican II
• Media and Vatican II

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 10

2:7 - Second Vatican Council - Nostra Aetate

READ:

• Hahnenberg, “Introduction to Nostra Aetate” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, pgs. 319-322
• Declaration on the Church’s Relation to Non-Christian Religions: Nostra Aetate” in Vatican II: The Essential Texts, paragraphs 1-5

WATCH:

• Nostra Aetate 50th Anniversary (7:31 min)
• Ecumenism and Vatican II (31 min)
• Final Session and Vatican II (30 min)

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 11

UNIT 2 | Week 6 - Sep 28 - Oct 3 | Vatican II (continued)

2:8 - Present-day Eastern Orthodox Churches

READ:

• Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, online

WATCH:

• Khan Academy - Great Schism 1 (8 min)
• Khan Academy - Great Schism 2 (7 min)
• Pope Francis and the Orthodox
• Pope Francis and Bishop Kirill in Cuba

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 12

UNIT 2 | Week 7 - Oct 5 - 10 | Vatican II (continued)

2:9 - Present-day Protestant Churches

READ:

• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, paragraphs 1-7, 13, 14-18,

WATCH:

• Khan Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation - Setting the Stage
• Khan Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation - Martin Luther
• Khan Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation - Varieties of Protestantism
• Khan Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 13
• Exam 2
• Dialogue Challenge 4

UNIT 3 | Week 8 - Oct 12 - 17 | Christianity Today

3:1 - Disciples of All Nations - Preface and Chapters 1 - 2

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Preface and Chapters 1 - 2, pgs. xi - 50

WATCH:

• Philip Jenkins - Lecture on The Next Christendom (optional) 90 minutes

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 14

3:2 - Missions of Africa and Asia - Chapters 3 - 4

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Chapters 3 - 4, pgs. 51 - 100

WATCH:

• Khan Academy - Spain, Portugal, and the Creation of the Global Economy

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 15

UNIT 3 | Week 9 - Oct 19 - 24 | Christianity Today (continued)

3:3 - New Christianity and New Terms - Chapters 5 - 6

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Chapters 5 - 6, pgs. 101 - 170

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 16

3:4 - God and the World - Chapters 7 - 8

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Chapters 7 - 8, pgs. 171 - 236

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 17

UNIT 3 | Week 10 - Oct 26 - 31 | Christianity Today (continued)

3:5 - Coming Home - Chapter 9

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Chapter 9, pgs. 237 - 265

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 18

3:6 - Christianity in the Third Millennium - Chapter 10

READ:

• Jenkins, The Next Christendom, Chapter 10, pgs. 266 - 276

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 19
• Dialogue Challenge 5

UNIT 3 | Week 11 - Nov 2 - 7 | Christianity Today (continued)

**3.7 - Persecution of Christians in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe

READ:

• John Allen, Global War on Christians, Introduction - Chapter 4

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Global Catholicism Assignment Sheet 20

UNIT 3 | Week 12 - Nov 9 - 14 | Christianity Today (continued)

3.8 - Persecution of Christians in the Middle East

READ:

• John Allen, Global War on Christians, Chapter 5 - 6, 9

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Global Catholicism Assignment Sheet 21

UNIT 3 | Week 13 - Nov 16 - 21 | Christianity Today (continued)

3.9 - Myths about the Persecution of Christian

READ:

• John Allen, Global War on Christians, Chapters 7-8, 10-11

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Global Catholicism Assignment Sheet 22

3.10 - Persecution of Christians Fallout, Consequences, and Responses

READ:

• John Allen, Global War on Christians, Chapters 12-14, Postscript

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Global Catholicism Assignment Sheet 23

3:11 - Pope Francis

READ:

• Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium, online

COMPLETE:

• Encountering the Church Assignment Sheet 24
• Dialogue Challenge 6

FINAL EXAM WEEK | Final Exam Week - Dec 2 - 8 | Final Assessment

COMPLETE:

• Final Research Paper - Due Dec 8