The Christian Faith Today (CT8012L)

Content

In the unit students examine and reflect on the basic teachings of the Christian faith, incorporating the denominational theological perspective of the delivering college. Students explore the meaning and significance of the theology linked to each of the three articles of the Apostles' Creed. This is done with reference to the contemporary context in which students do theology. The unit has a Christological emphasis, and use an approach which invites students to reflect theologically on the Christian faith in the context of a religiously diverse world.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

An 18pt foundational unit in postgraduate coursework awards.

Pedagogy

This unit is underpinned by teaching practices and strategies (e.g. engagement with online learning materials, which may include audio / visual, self-reflection tasks, forums, and asynchronous discussion with the lecturer) which encourage student engagement and participation in a variety of learning tasks and opportunities which foster deep learning.

Indicative Bibliography

• Bartsch, Malcolm I. A God who speaks and acts: theology for teachers in Lutheran schools. North Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Education Australia, 2013.
• Braaten, Carl E. Principles of Lutheran theology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress, 2007.
• Braaten, Carl E., and Robert W. Jenson, eds. Christian dogmatics, two volumes. Rev. ed. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress, 2011.
• Hebart, Friedemann. One in the gospel: the Formula of Concord for our day. 3rd ed. Adelaide, SA: Australian Church Resources, 2015.
• Jones, Beth Felker. Practicing Christian doctrine: an introduction to thinking and living theologically. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
• Kolb, Robert. The Christian faith: a Lutheran exposition. St Louis, MO: Concordia, 1993.
• McGrath, Alister E. Christian theology: an introduction. 5th ed. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford UK, 2011.
• McLaren, Brian D. A generous orthodoxy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.
• Migliore, Daniel L. Faith seeking understanding: an introduction to Christian theology. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans, 2014.
• Veith, Gene Edward. The spirituality of the cross: the way of the first evangelicals. Rev. ed. St Louis, MO: Concordia, 2010.

Assessment