溫永勖

在本課程中，學生將會攻讀兩門教會論方面的當代著名作品（Volf的《After Our Likeness》和Cavanaugh的《Torture and Eucharist》），以擴展學生在整個領域的了解。白陳 (Bosch) 的開創性作品《更新變化的宣教》也將幫助學生更深入地了解必要但被忽視的教會學與使命之間的背景及關係。課程將包括課堂上的口頭報告，講座和討論；個人反思報告；以及學生自選與教會學有關主題的研究報告。

在課程結束時，學生將會：
1. 能夠用自己的話語來解釋Volf及Cavanaugh的神學概念及其重要性，也須論及教會論和使命。
2. 能夠有批判性和建設性的眼光，參與有關Volf及Cavanaugh的現代教會學討論和主題。
3. 能夠意識到個人神學觀點的局限性，以便自我意識到持續謙卑和教牧信仰神學對話的必要性，但同時有勇氣持守神學信念。
4. 在成??立?者的?程中?得能力，他?能?在ThM???行?立?行的??神?研究。


In this course, students will closely engage with two high profile contemporary works in ecclesiology (Volf’s After Our Likeness and Cavanaugh’s Torture and Eucharist) for sake of expanding their horizons with regard to the overall field. Bosch’s seminal work, Transforming Mission, will also aid students in gaining a deeper grasp of the necessary (but sadly often neglected) context and connection between ecclesiology and mission. The course will involve in-class student presentations, lectures, and lively discussion; a personal reflection paper; and a research paper on any topic of the student’s choice that is related to ecclesiology.

By the end of the course, students will:
1. Be able to use their own words to explain the main lines and significance of both Volf’s and Cavanaugh’s respective arguments, as well as the main categories of ecclesiology and mission (e.g., as articulated by Bosch).
2. Be capable of critically and constructively engaging with discussions and themes having to do with contemporary ecclesiologies like Volf’s and Cavanaugh’s.
3. Be even more aware of the limits of one’s own theological posture, so as to be self-aware of the continual need for humility and a pastoral dialogical posture with regard to theological engagement, even while having the courage to maintain theological convictions.
4. Gain competency in their journey towards becoming independent scholars who are able to pursue independently conducted academic theological research at a ThM level.