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Asbury Theological SeminaryePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchangeSyllabi eCommons1-1-2000DO 670 The Christian Doctrine of HolinessStephen A. SeamandsFollow this and additional works at: http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabiThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the eCommons at ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. For more information, pleasecontact thad.horner@asburyseminary.edu.Recommended CitationSeamands, Stephen A., "DO 670 The Christian Doctrine of Holiness" (2000). Syllabi. Book 524.http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/524 Dr. Stephen Seamands                                        DO 670 Email: steve_seamands@asburyseminary.edu   THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF HOLINESS    I. PURPOSE:  This course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of the theological and practical aspects of the Christian doctrine of holiness.  The doctrine of holiness will be considered from the perspective of biblical, historical, systematic, and practical theology.  The contemporary relevance of the Wesleyan understanding of holiness for the Christian life and the practice of ministry will be stressed.  II. OBJECTIVES:  By the end of the course the students will:   A. Have grasped the major biblical emphases and themes in relation to the doctrine of holiness.   B. Understand the different ways the doctrine of holiness has been interpreted in various theological traditions.   C. Have grown in their understanding and appreciation for the Wesleyan doctrine of holiness.   D. Have examined, evaluated and used a reasonable range of literature related to the study of the doctrine of Christian holiness.  E.  Have grown in their ability to lead others into a deeper         experience and understanding of holiness.   F.  Have grasped the importance of the doctrine of holiness for the Christian life and the practice of ministry.   G. Have grown in their love for God through their study of the doctrine of holiness.  III.  TEXTBOOKS:    A.  Required            William Greathouse, WHOLENESS IN CHRIST         Melvin Dieter, FIVE VIEWS OF SANCTIFICATION          Leona Frances Choy, POWERLINES    2 IV.  REQUIREMENTS:    A. Regular and active participation in class sessions.   B.  A 4-Mat Reflection on each of the three texts (See        explanation of the 4-Mat below).  The 4-Mats will be due on   the designated days when we will discuss the texts in class.   C.  A final project consisting of ONE of the following:  1.  A Book Review (6-8 pages) and a Sermon (6-8  pages).       Here is a list of suggested books which to consider for     your book review:                 W.E. Sangster, THE PATH TO PERFECTION         John L. Peters, CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND AMERICAN         METHODISM         J.I. Packer, REDISCOVERING HOLINESS                      KEEP IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT         John Gammie, HOLINESS IN ISRAEL        Michael Brown, GO AND SIN NO MORE!          Randy Clark, ed., POWER, HOLINESS, AND EVANGELISM        Rudolph Otto, THE IDEA OF THE HOLY                      Richard Gilbertson, THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT        J. Sidlow Baxter, A NEW CALL TO HOLINESS                           HIS DEEPER WORK IN US         R.N. Flew, THE IDEA OF PERFECTION IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY       Donald Metz, STUDIES IN BIBLICAL HOLINESS          Peter Gillquist, DESIGNED FOR HOLINESS        J. Baines Atkinson, THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS        Mel-Thomas Rothwell, PREACHING HOLINESS EFFECTIVELY              William Hulme, THE DYNAMICS OF SANCTIFICATION         Paul Bassett & William Greathouse, EXPLORING CHRISTIAN                                            HOLINESS, vol. 2          Jerry Bridges, THE PURSUIT OF HOLINESS          Thomas Cook, NEW TESTAMENT HOLINESS          Andrew Murray, HOLY IN CHRIST                         THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST         Richard Howard, NEWNESS OF LIFE       Richard Taylor, EXPLORING CHRISTIAN HOLINES, vol. 3           Stephen Olford, THE WAY OF HOLINESS       Alan Kreider, JOURNEY TOWARDS HOLINESS        J.C. Ryle, HOLINESS       V. Raymond Edman, THEY FOUND THE SECRET       Leo Cox, JOHN WESLEY’S CONCEPT OF PERFECTION           Dwight H. Small, THE HIGH COST OF HOLY LIVING       John Walters, PERFECTION IN NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY         Mildred Wynkoop, A THEOLOGY OF LOVE  3        Lawrence Wood, PENTECOSTAL GRACE       Ian W. Thomas, THE SAVING LIFE OF CHRIST       Richard Gilbertson, THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT      George Pardington, THE CRISIS OF THE DEEPER LIFE      John White, THE PATHWAY OF HOLINESS      Donald Alexander, CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: FIVE VIEWS OF                      SANCTIFICATION            D. Michael Henderson, JOHN WESLEY’S CLASS MEETING       Steve Deneff, WHATEVER BECAME OF HOLINESS?       David Peterson, POSSESSED BY GOD    Robertson McQuilkin, FREE AND FULFILLED: VICTORIOUS LIVING       IN THE 21ST CENTURY     David Thompson, HOLINESS FOR HURTING PEOPLE        John Oswalt, CALLED TO BE HOLY    Stephen  Seamands, HOLINESS OF HEART AND LIFE    Stephen Olford, THE WAY OF HOLINESS    David Kendall, GOD’S CALL TO BE LIKE JESUS    Dennis Kinlaw, THE MIND OF CHRIST        In your review spend 3-4 pages summarizing the content of the   book and 3-4 pages evaluating the book in terms of its    strengths and weaknesses.           For your sermon, choose a text directectly related to the subject of holiness. Make sure that your sermon is a “biblical” sermon (i.e. a sermon which expounds the chosen text) and not merely “Christian” sermon (i.e. a sermon which is Christian in content but is only indirectly related to the chosen text).       2.  Instead of the book review and the sermon, you can write A 12-15 page (doublespaced typed) research paper related to some aspect of holiness.  Examples: "John Wesley's Understanding of Social Holiness," "Holiness in the Epistle of Hebrews," "From Entire Sanctification to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."  Include at least twelve sources in your bibliography.  V.    COURSE OUTLINE   A.  The Holiness of God         Read Purkheiser, EXPLORING CHRISTIAN HOLINESS, VOL. 1.        A.S. Wood "Holiness" in the ZONDERVAN PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPIEDIA OF   THE BIBLE, VOL. 3, pp. 173-183.   B.  An Inclusive Vision of the Holy Life    Read Seamands, HOLINESS OF HEART AND LIFE (optional)   C.  Some Basic Principles of Holiness  4  D.  The Reformed and the Wesleyan Visions of Holiness         Read Dieter, ed., FIVE VIEWS OF SANCTIFICATION        John Peters, CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND AMERICAN METHODISM,     32-66.   E.  Holiness and the Holy Spirit         Read Choy, POWERLINES   F.  Practical Holiness: Helping People along the Pathway to Holiness           G.  Social holiness   4-Mat Reflections  To do the 4-Mat reflections (named for Bernice McCarthy's 4-Mat system) on the three texts, lay out your pages so that every pair of facing pages has these headings:  Left:  Abstract Summary          Right: Concrete Stories/Memories                                         Evoked by the Item                                                                                                                        Reflection Expressed as                                         Questions                                                                        Action: What I Must Do                                         Because of This    Here are some explanations/guidelines adapted from Dr. Donald Joy to help you get a better grasp of the four elements in the 4-Mat system.  (a)  ABSTRACT:  Simply summarize the content of the book in your own words.  Include as many of the key concepts and ideas as you can.  Strive to be both comprehensive and intensive.  The abstract should be  5one singlespaced page if you are typing.  If you are handwriting, your abstract should be 1 & 1/2 to 2 pages in length.    Remember that meaning making requires first that you transform the reading materials into your OWN words.  Effective "note taking" is more than capturing another person's words; it requires transforming a communication into your own language and symbols.  Use explicit and visible QUOTE marks to identify the author's words.  All other written material not clearly cited should be your own constructions and abstracted summaries of what you read.  (b)  CONCRETE: Describe one or two personal experiences which reading the book reminded you of.  Be as specific and concrete as you can, including who, what, when, where details.    If you can connect what you are reading and hearing with what you have previously lived or observed, you will be profoundly changed by the semester.  If you cannot connect the semester with past and present personal realities, you will never be able to teach or use what you are learning with any conviction and effectiveness.  (c)  REFLECTION:  What questions did reading this book raise in your mind?  Simply list three or four of them.  Make sure they relate directly to the MATERIAL CONTENT of the book NOT to the experience(s) you have just described in b.  (d)  ACTION:  All ministry related learning MUST lead to acts of ministry--whether through transformation of your inner person or your acquiring of useful knowledge or skills.  Here describe what you simply must DO if you keep faith with what you have now discovered as a result if reading this book.  Include BOTH PRESENT actions you must take and actions related to your FUTURE practice of ministry.           

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