SIN, SALVATION, WOUNDNESS (HAN), AND HEALING
SYLLABUS
Fall 2008
Directed Study
aspark@united.edu
THE 226P
Andrew Sung Park
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
Oct. 6
Reading Week
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
http://www.united.edu/academics/onlinelearning/ . 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
Class presentation
Semester Paper
Oral Exam
Total
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
20%
25%
55%
P or F
100%
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