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Course Description:
This course explores the seventeenth-century theological movement known as Protestant scholasticism in its Lutheran iteration. Cooper begins with an overview of medieval scholasticism and its relationship to the Reformation. He then explores how this tradition was adopted and modified by Post-Reformation Lutheran and Reformed theologians. Major themes in the scholastics, such as the relationship between faith and reason, and the nature of revelation, are discussed. |
Length of Course: Five two-hour sessions
Overview:
I. An Introduction to Scholasticism in the Medieval Period II. The Thinkers and Characteristics of Lutheran Scholasticism III. The Relationship Between Reason and Theology IV. Challenges to Scholasticism from the Nineteenth-Century to Today V. The Use of the Scholastic Method Today and Into the Future |
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About the Instructor:
Jordan Cooper is an ordained Lutheran pastor in the American Association of Lutheran Churches, a Professor of Systematic Theology, the Executive Director of Just and Sinner, and the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary. He has also held positions in multiple Christian organizations on campus at Cornell University. Cooper has authored several books, including his ongoing A Contemporary Protestant Scholastic Theology series, as well as theological articles in a variety of publications, including: Credo, Modern Reformation, Logia, Conspectus, Sapientia, the Issues Etc. Journal, Rowan and Littlefield's Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation, and more. He has hosted the Just and Sinner Podcast since 2012, and also has a popular YouTube channel. He lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife Lisa and their two sons. |
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