This unit provides an opportunity for participants to reflect on decreasing interest in institutional religion but increasing interest in spirituality. Using a range of educational tools, the unit will examine: generational differences in the western post-modern world; the role of religion in traditional and post-traditional societies; an overview of the development theory; biblical, traditional and more modern understandings of faith; the dialogue between institutional religion and personal spirituality; the modern challenges facing individuals and religious communities in our contemporary scientifically oriented society.
Unit code: DP9010Y
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify the impact of generational and cultural changes on the role of religion, images of God and the understanding of faith |
2. | Exhibit an awareness of theological and developmental theories of human growth |
3. | Discuss cultural and age-related issues in the construction and reconstruction of meaning |
4. | Recognize the relationship between people’s image of God and their ideas about religion and spirituality |
5. | Analyse the challenges and possibilities of reconstructing personal and communal meaning in our contemporary scientifically-oriented society |
6. | Propose and evaluate a way of engaging Christian identity with broad, diffuse spirituality in contemporary culture |
Lectures, structured questions for reflection, class discussion, student presentations
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Essay on a topic related to the student’s ministry or experience which looks at the challenges facing Church members in meeting the needs of the varying groups in our communities (4000 words) |
4000 | 70.0 |
Essay | Analysis of major ideas and issues presented in article/s chosen by the lecturer (2000 words) |
2000 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2016
Unit record last updated: 2019-10-03 11:34:41 +1000