UMS : Unit: DE2107L

Content

This unit provides students with the opportunity to investigate and explore the nature of Lutheran schooling today and consider how this is a product of Lutheran Church of Australia doctrine, history and core culture, and the current Australian educational context. Students will also consider their role as teachers in both the educational function and in the mission and ministry of the Church in Lutheran schools. During the second part of the unit, students will revisit the fundamentals of Lutheran theology and begin the career-long process of engaging in the dialogue between education and theology within a Lutheran school context.

Unit code: DE2107L

Unit status: Archived (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Education Studies

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Demonstrate familiarity with the history, aims and purposes of Lutheran schooling in Australia,
2.	Articulate their personal learning, teaching and ministry philosophy and practice with reference to the social, educational and wider Church context of a Lutheran school
3.	Demonstrate understanding of an educational issue(s) and Lutheran theology by means of an engagement in the dialogue between theology and education

Unit sequence

BS1003L Exploring the Bible and CT1002L The Christian Faith or equivalent are assumed

Pedagogy

Engagement with online learning materials, which may include audio/video, tasks, forums and synchronous discussion with lecturer. Some semesters will include face to face learning opportunities.

Indicative Bibliography

Bartsch, Malcolm. . A God who speaks and acts: theology for teachers in Lutheran schools. Adelaide, SA: Openbook Howden. 2013
Bartsch, Malcolm. Why a Lutheran school? Education and theology in dialogue. North Adelaide, SA: Board for Lutheran Schools. 2001
Christenson, Tom.. Who needs a Lutheran college? Values vision vocation. Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran University Press. 2011
Hauser, Richard J. The patriarchs: a history of Australian Lutheran schooling 1839-1919. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia. 2009
Hauser, Richard J. The pathfinders: a history of Australian Lutheran schooling 1919-1999. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia. 2012
Hebart, Friedemann. One in the gospel: the Formula of Concord for our day. 2nd ed. Adelaide, SA: Openbook. 2000. (Retain from CT1002L)
Janetzki, Elvin W. The Church teaches: a Lutheran view of Christian education. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Publishing House. 1985.
Kolb, Robert. The Christian faith: a Lutheran exposition. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. 1993 (Retain from CT1002L)
Leske, Everard. For faith and freedom: the story of Lutherans and Lutheranism in Australia 1938-1996. Bowden, SA: Friends of Lutheran Archives. 2009
Lutheran Education Australia. A vision for learners and learning in Lutheran schools. Adelaide, SA: LEA. 2005

Documents and policies from the websites of the Lutheran Church of Australia and Lutheran Education Australia http://www.lca.org.au http://www.lutheran.edu.au

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Essay	Essay engaging in the dialogue between theology and education 2600 words	2600	60.0
Report	Report considering the history and purposes of Lutheran schools and the impact of key elements on current practice 800 words	800	20.0
Reflection	Personal statement on learning, teaching and ministry based on a hypothetical ‘typical’ Lutheran school class. 1100 words	1100	20.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:51 +1000