Content

Engaging with a breadth of biblical and theological sources, students will develop their perspectives upon vocation and calling within the contexts of creation, culture, and God’s action in the world. In like manner, students will consider the domains in which vocation is expressed – including work, home, community, family and leisure.

Unit code: CT1006W

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critically engage with key Bible texts as well as classical and contemporary theological perspectives pertaining to calling and vocation

2.

Critically examine perspectives of work and human activity in the contexts of creation, culture and God’s actions in the world

3.

Articulate a biblically and theologically-informed understanding of calling and vocation in relation to the domains considered

Unit sequence

Prohibited combinations DA1001W Living the Faith

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, tutorials.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Banks, R. God the Worker: Journeys into the Mind, Heart and Imagination of God. Valley Forge, PA: Judson. 1994.
  • Cosden, D. The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work. Ada MI: Baker, 2006.
  • Jensen, D.H. Responsive Labor: A Theology of Work. Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox Press. 2006.
  • Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 2000.
  • Placher, William C. Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 2005.
  • Schuurman, Douglas J. Vocation: Discerning Our Callings in Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 2003.
  • Sherman, Amy L. Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2011
  • Stevens, R. Paul. Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. 2012.
  • Volf, M. Work in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock. 2001.
  • Witherington, Ben. Work: A Kingdom Perspective on Labor. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2011.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

2,500-word essay

0 60.0
Report

500-word interview report

0 15.0
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper

1,000-word tutorial paper

0 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 28 Jul, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-26 17:01:27 +1100