Christology Today (CT0137W)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This Diploma unit will examine the ways Jesus has been portrayed in the Bible and through history, together with a detailed study of how Jesus is viewed today. The unit will examine a range of cinematic, fictional and media examples of Christ figures.

Unit code: CT0137W

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Diploma

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate an understanding of Jesus based upon biblical references and a variety of historical conceptions.
2.

Examine, on theological criteria, a number of contemporary descriptions of Jesus
3.

Outline and discuss a theology of Jesus that is relevant in the 21st Century

Unit sequence

Prohibited Combination: 21st Century Jesus

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, discussion, video clips

Indicative Bibliography

  • Alison, James. Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening for the Unheard Voice. Glenview: Doers, 2013.
  • Carroll, James. Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age. London: William Collins, 2014.
  • Cone, James H. The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011.
  • Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Christology: A Global Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2003.
  • Matera, Frank J. New Testament Christology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999.
  • Johnson, Elizabeth A. The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016.
  • Loos, Noel. White Christ Black Cross: The Emergence of a Black Church. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2007.
  • Murphy, Francesca Aran, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Christology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
  • Rausch, Thomas P. Who is Jesus? An Introduction to Christology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2003.
  • Tanner, Kathryn. Christ the Key. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Short Answer Tests

Class Test (30 minutes)

 0 10.0
Critical Review

750-word film review

 750 20.0
Report

750-word book report

 750 20.0
Essay

1,500-word theological essay

 1500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 2 Sep, 2021

Unit record last updated: 2021-10-06 15:10:15 +1100