Humanity: Theology and Vocation (CT3025Z)

Content

In this unit students will consider theological understandings of the human person including those from both historical and contemporary sources. They will be introduced to key issues in the area of theological anthropology including those of gender and sexuality, personhood, race, and technology. Students will consider understanding of the human vocation and how this impacts upon their own life and the lives of those with whom they interact.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

18 points in systematic theology

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars and tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

• Champion, Denise. Yarta Wandatha. Salisbury: Denise Champion, 2014.
• Cortez, Marc. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology: A Constructive Account of Humanity in the Light of Christ. Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan, 2017.
• Eastman, Susan Grove. Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul’s Anthropology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.
• Felker Jones, Beth and Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Editors). The Image of God in an Image Driven World: Explorations in Theological Anthropology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2016.
• Fielder, Bronwyn and Douglas Ezzy. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christians: Queer Christians, Authentic Selves. Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2018.
• Gonzalez, Michelle A. Created in God’s Image: An Introduction to Feminist Theological Anthropology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007.
• Gooder, Paula. Body: biblical spirituality for the whole person. London: SPCK, 2016.
• McFadyen, Alistair. Bound to Sin: Abuse, Holocaust and the Christian Doctrine of Sin. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
• Macquarrie, John. In Search of Humanity: A theological and philosophical approach. London: SCM Press, 1982.
• Thatcher, Adrian (Editor). The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality and Gender. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.

Assessment