Syllababble for DS-391

Disciples of Christ History and Polity

Methodist Theological Seminary of Ohio

DS-391

3 credits

Rev. Jeff Gill

knapsack_a-squiggle-thingy_windstream_dot_net

http://dochistoryandpolity.blogspot.com/ - live website for course materials

Class schedule in G-140:

Feb. 3-4

            Introduction, Pre-test, Last Will & Testament, Declaration & Address;

            What is the Hope Partnership?

Feb. 24-25

            Five finger exercise, Mormon roots intertwined, a decision in Cincinnati;

            Class, culture, and congregations

Mar. 16-17 (in G-150)

            Denominationalism – a centripetal or a centrifugal force?

            Why First Christian/Central Christian? Why those little cups, anyhow?

Apr. 13-14

            “We believe in what works” – looking at a pragmatic theology;

            General Assemblies and their discontents

May 4 (in G-145/Chapel)

            Preaching on polity, Final paper

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Cummins, D. Duane; The Disciples, A Struggle for Reformation, St. Louis, Chalice Press, 2009.

Recommended:

Foster et alia, eds.; The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement, (Douglas A. Foster, Paul M. Blowers, Anthony L. Dunnavant, and D. Newell Williams), Grand Rapids, Michigan, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2004.