Christianity's Big Ideas (CT1009P)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Unit code: CT1009P

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe the relationship between faith, belief and doctrine.
2.

Identify the main doctrines of the Christian faith.
3.

Articulate the ways scripture, tradition, reason and context shape doctrinal development.
4.

Communicate the ways doctrine forms a Christian imagination though retrieval, polemic and construction.

Pedagogy

online guided reading materials, tutorial forums.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Anon. Creeds and Catechisms: Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Canons of Dort, The Belgic Confession, and the Theological Declaration of Barmen. Unknown place of publication: Benediction Classics, 2011.
  • Barth, Karl. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
  • Chan, Simon. Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up. Leciester: IVP, 2014.
  • Coakley, Sarah. “Is there a future for gender and theology? On gender, contemplation and the systematic task”. * Criterion 47, no. 1 (2009): 2-11.
  • Gonzalez, Justo L., and Zaida Maldonado Perez. A*n Introduction to Christian Theology*. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002.
  • Gunton, Colin E., and Stephen R. Holmes and Murray A. Rae. The Practice of Theology: A Reader. London: SCM, 2001.
  • Higton, Mike. Christian Doctrine. London: SCM, 2006.
  • Holmes, Stephen R. and Shawn Bawulski. Christian Theology: The Classics. London: Routledge, 2014.
  • Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti, Christ and Reconciliation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013.
  • LaCugna, Catherina Mowry. (ed). Freeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective. SanFrancisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. Fifth Edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
  • Migliore, Daniel. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. Third Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
  • Parratt, John (ed). An Introduction to Third World Theologies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Towey, Anthony. An Introduction to Christian Theology: Biblical, Classical, Contemporary: London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2013. (recommended for purchase)

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay of 1500 words on either the roles of scripture, tradition reason and context in a particular doctrine or the roles of doctrine in the church.

 0 45.0
Essay

Essay of 800 words on the relationship between faith, belief and doctrine

 0 20.0
Learning Resource

Learning resource of 1000 words introducing one Christian doctrine to a designated contemporary Christian or non-Christian audience.

 0 25.0
Seminar or Tutorial

Online Tutorial Participation (700 words)

 0 10.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 09:57:18 +1100