This unit will introduce the content and tasks of Christian theology by engaging a range of representations of Christianity in contemporary intellectual and popular cultures, especially but not exclusively in Australia. These will include objections to Christianity, non-Christian explorations of Christianity, assessments of Christianity by other religions, and secular appropriations of the Christian legacy. Engagement with these different sources will provide an opportunity to assess the particular challenges currently posed to Christian belief and therefore to explore the role of theology in responding to those challenges. This will contextualise the introduction to the tasks and disciplines of Christian theology but it will also draw attention to historical links with the birth of Christian theology in the religiously and philosophically diverse world of antiquity.
Unit code: CT1019P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Describe various contemporary discussions of Christianity |
2. | Identify key developments in the emergence of Christian theology |
3. | Summarise the strengths and weakness of one major, contemporary non-Christian representation of Christianity |
4. | Explain the role of theology and its intellectual vision in responding to contemporary representations and/or appropriations of Christianity |
engagement with online learning materials, tasks and tutorial discussions
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Forum | Online Participation |
0 | 10.0 |
Essay | 1500 word essay on a theological engagement with contemporary representations and/or appropriations of Christianity |
0 | 45.0 |
Essay | 800 word essay on the origins and tasks of Christian theology |
0 | 20.0 |
Book Review | 1000 word book review of a key non-Christian account of Christianity |
0 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2014
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:22:52 +1100