KR-409

Konflikt og forsoning (KR 409)

10 Studiepoeng

Emneansvarlig: Professor Paul Leer-Salvesen

Faglærer: Professor LeRon Shults

Semester: Vår 2008

 

Paul Leer-Salvesen foreleser på norsk, LeRon Shults teaches in English

 

 

 

 

Pensumlitteratur:

 

Shults, F. LeRon & Steven J. Sandage. 2003. The Faces of Forgiveness: Searching for Wholeness and Salvation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2003. 254s.

 

 

Weaver, J. Denny. 2001. The Nonviolent Atonement. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. 246s

 

 

Kompendium:

 

Leer-Salvesen, Paul. Forsoning. Nordisk antologi. 40s

 

McGrath, Alister. The Christian Theology Reader. Oxford. 326-381.

 

Miller, Narlin. E. Girardian Perspectives and Christian Atonement. In Willard M. Swartley, ed., Violence Renounced. Pennslyanavia. 200. pages 31-48.

 

Shults, F. LeRon. 2007. Christology and Science. Draft chapter 3, “Atonement and Cultural Anthropology. 50 (double-spaced) pages.

 

 

 

Tuesday 8. January, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Introduction to Conflict and Reconciliation

 

 

 

Tuesday 15. January, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

 

Topic: Mercy and Forgiveness

 

Reading: Leer-Salvesen, “Forsoning” (Compendium)

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 22. January, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Beyond Anselm’s Theory of Satisfaction

Reading: Weaver, 179-228, McGrath, 5.12, 5.15, 5.27.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 29. January, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Reconciliation and the “Participation” Motif

 

Reading: Shults & Sandage, 168-221; McGrath, 5.11, 5.28.

 

Student Presentations

 

 

 

Tuesday 5. February, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: The Revisioning of Atonement

 

Topic: Girard’s Theory of Sacrifice and Mimetic Desire

 

Reading: Miller (Compendium)

 

Reading: Weaver, 12-69.

 

Student Presentations

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 12. February, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Narrative Christus Victor and Black Theologians on Atonement

 

Reading: Weaver, 70-121.

 

Student Presentations

 

Deadline: Alternative paper topics must be approved by today

 

 

 

Tuesday 19. February, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Feminist and Womanist Theologians on Atonement

 

Reading: Weaver, 122-178.

 

Student Presentations

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 26. February, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen

 

Topic: Guilt and Punishment

 

Reading: Leer-Salvesen, “Forsoning” (Compendium)

 

 

 

Tuesday 11. March, 9.15-12 – LeRon Shults

 

Topic: Conflict, Facing and Forgiveness – Psychological and Social Dimensions

 

Reading: Shults & Sandage, 11-62; Weaver, 1-11.

 

 

 

Tuesday 25. March, 9.15-12 & 13-16 – LeRon Shults

 

Topic: Conflict, Facing and Forgiveness – Theological and Philosophical Dimensions

 

Reading: Shults & Sandage, 103-167.

 

 

 

Tuesday 8. April, 9.15-12 – LeRon Shults

 

Topic: Modelling Forgiveness and Reconciliation

 

Reading: Shults & Sandage, 63-102, 225-254.

 

 

 

Tuesday 15. April, 9.15-12 – LeRon Shults

 

Topic: Transforming Compassion

 

 

Tuesday 22. April, 9.15-12 – LeRon Shults

 

Topic: New Directions in the Christian Doctrine of Reconciliation

 

 

 

Tuesday 29. April, 9.15-12 – Paul Leer-Salvesen og LeRon Shults

 

 

Topic: Oppsummering og eksamensforberedelse

 

 

 

1 May. 13:00.

 

Deadline: Final Papers due.