Salvation Today (CT2295B)

Content

This unit will explore contemporary concepts of salvation with a particular focus on the relationship between theology and mission. It will include an examination of key biblical and theological sources which have contributed to the development of several modern soteriologies and offer constructive responses. The unit will explore the significance of these concepts of salvation in relation to a range of issues including: social service, justice, evangelism and interfaith dialogue.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

18 points of Systematic Theology

Pedagogy

Lectures, online tutorials, video resources

Indicative Bibliography

• Davies-Kildea, Jason. What is the meaning of Salvation in The Salvation Army today? Exploring a theology of social service and holistic mission. Mauritius: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009.
• Castillo, Daniel P. An Ecological Theology of Liberation: Salvation and Political Ecology. New York: Orbis, 2019.
• Green, Joel. B. Why Salvation? Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2014.
• Hart, David Bentley. That All Should be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2021.
• Lee, Michael E., ed. Ignacio Ellacuria: Essays on History, Liberation, and Salvation. New York: Orbis, 2013.
• Martel-Otero, Loida A., Zaida Maldonado Perez, and Elizabeth Conde-Frazier. Latina Evangelicas: A Theological Survey from the Margins. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2013.
  
• Middleton, J. Richard. A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
  
• Smith, Dean and Rob Fringer. Wesleyan Perspectives on Human Flourishing. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2021.
  
• Snyder, Howard and Joel Scandrett. Salvation Means Creation Healed: The Ecology of Sin and Grace. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2011.
• Wright, N.T. Justification: God’s Plan, Paul’s Vision. Leicester: IVP Academic, 2016.

Assessment