Campus: Parkville
Mode: Blended
Delivery Notes:

This unit explores Christian movements for social change and their legacies. Beginning with examples from the earliest Christian communities, the unit focuses on the rise of the Social Gospel in the 19th and 20th centuries. The unit asks, what spurred the development of welfare and charity organizations, how was government policy influenced by Christian advocacy, and how did intentional communities attempt to live out the gospel. It looks at individuals (especially women and lay people) and grassroots movements to change the way we live. Through interpreting diverse historical sources ― newspapers and advertising, poems and novels, theological text and archival records ― you will gain an understanding of Christian movements for social change and their ongoing influence today

Delivery: Lectures, discussions, workshops, and seminars delivered as a Multi-Modal unit involving blended learning with both asynchronous and synchronous elements. A typical week would involve listening to the pre-recorded lecture, reading the set material provided and completing the corresponding quiz online, then joining the classroom session either in person or online at 10.30am Tuesday.

Lectures will be pre-recorded for asynchronous online listening prior to the classroom session. The classroom session (which will comprise a mixture of discussion, workshop, and seminar) will run from 10.30-12.30 on Tuesdays at Pilgrim Theological College and synchronously via zoom. Students will be expected to participate in and sometimes lead the synchronous classroom discussion on the weekly reading material.

Recordings provided: Weekly lecture

Resources provided: Weekly reading and links to recommended extended reading options are provided on the ARK meta unit. Students will need to undertake independent research in the library to complete document studies and essay.

Assessment: Online quizzes (each having fewer than five true/false or multiple-choice questions related directly to the reading material provided for discussion) due in weeks 2-11 prior to the classroom session; Document Study No. 1 due in week 4; Document Study No. 2 due in week 8; Essay due at the end of week 12 (final week of classes)

Attendance Expectations: Students are expected to be in all classes. If extenuating circumstances prevent you from being in class you are encouraged to contact the lecturer in advance.

Workload Expectations: Students studying in this unit are expected to set aside at least nine hours per week throughout the semester including the mid-semester break.

Support: For help with study techniques and essay writing, contact Pilgrim's Academic Learning Advisor, Dr Kerrie Handasyde via kerrie.handasyde@pilgrim.edu.au or check out the resources on the Academic Skills ARK page. For help with enrolment matters, contact Pilgrim's registrar, Ms Erlinda Loverseed via erlinda.loverseed@pilgrim.edu.au or 03 9340 8892. For help with other matters related to your ongoing study contact Pilgrim's Academic Dean, the Rev. A/Prof Monica Melanchthon via monica.melanchthon@pilgrim.edu.au or 03 9340 8800.

Using ARK: Assessment tasks should be submitted via the Turnitin link on the Child Unit. Assessment tasks can still be submitted after the due date but grades will be reduced in accordance with the Assessment Policy. Your graded work will be available to view two weeks after submission.

Contact hours 36
Total time commitment 150
Start date 21 Feb, 2022
Census date: 15 Mar, 2022
End date: 10 Jun, 2022
Academic staff: Assoc Prof Kerrie Handasyde
Textbook(s):

Unit code: CH2060P

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

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