Theological Methods (CT3024Y)

Content

This unit is an investigation into the manner in which theology is done and how theologians engage in their craft, rather than a discussion of the content of their conclusions. Thus, it examines their own descriptions of the theological process and their output. The unit provides students with an array of methodological tools for theological work.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

45 points of Systematic Theology including 15 points of Christology

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars

Indicative Bibliography

• Allen, Paul. * Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed*. London: T&T Clark, 2012.
• Balthasar, Hans Urs von. Theo-Dramatic. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1988.
• Bevans, Stephen. Contextual Theology for the Twenty-First Century. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011.
• Bohm, David. Wholeness and the Implicate Order. London: Routledge, 1980.
• Eckhardt, A. Roy. The Theologian at Work. London: SCM Press, 1968.
• Egan, Philip. Philosophy and Catholic Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009.
• Gallagher, Michael. Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger. London: DLT, 2010.
• Gutierez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation. New York: Orbis, 1988.
• Hartwell, Herbert. The Theology of Karl Barth: An Introduction. London: Duckworth, 1964
• Jones, Serene. Feminist Theory and Christian Theology: Cartography of Grace. Minneapolis MS: Fortress Press, 2000
• Lonergan, Bernard. Method in Theology. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979.
• Rahner, Karl. Foundations of Christian Faith. New York: Seabury Press, 1987.
• Schussler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins. New York, NY: Crossroads, 1994.
• Stone, Howard. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1996.

Assessment