Christian Creeds and Doing Theology (CT8010T)

Content

The unit draws on the Christian Creeds viewed as a narrative framework for introducing students to the nature and scope of systematic theology, its sources, norms, including revelation and the relationship between faith and reason. It looks at historical moments in the development of theology, covering at least two of the following areas: the patristic period, the Reformation and theology since the modern period.

Learning outcomes

Pedagogy

Lectures/web material, seminars

Indicative Bibliography

• Barth, K. Dogmatics in Outline. London: SCM, 1949 (1973).
• Dulles, A. The Craft of Theology. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1992.
• Fiorenza, F.S. and J.P. Galvin, eds. Systematic Theology: Roman Catholic Perspectives, 2 vols, 2nd edition. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011.
• Ford, David.F. Theology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP, 1999.
• Guthrie, Shirley. C. Christian Doctrine. Rev. ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1994.
• Hunt, Anne. et al, eds. The Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction for Students. Southbank: Social Science Press, 2004.
• McGrath, A.E. Theology: The Basics. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2012.
• McGrath, A.E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. 5th ed. Oxford: Blackwells, 2011. (recommended for purchase)
• Migliore, D.L. Faith Seeking Understanding. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
• Moltmann, J. Experiences in Theology: Ways and Forms of Christian Theology. London: SCM, 2000.
• Thomas Owen and Ellen K. Wondra, Introduction to Theology. 3rd ed. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2002.
• Ratzinger, J. Principles of Catholic Theology: Building Stones for a Fundamental Theology. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1987.

Assessment