With its confronting existential expressions of life, Ecclesiastes represents a radical source of theological engagement and wisdom for Christian faith and practice. The foci of Ecclesiastes have profound resonance with contemporary foci of human experience. This unit aims to correlate theological themes and existential tonalities of Ecclesiastes with contemporary theological method that is applicable to ministry practices.
Unit code: CT9007S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Develop interpretive responses to the theological and literary character of Ecclesiastes |
2. | Demonstrate the relevance of Ecclesiastes for contemporary expressions of interpreting life experience, forming values and articulating meaning |
3. | Identify within Ecclesiastes, wisdom textures for contemporary ministry practice |
4. | Evaluate the literary style of Ecclesiastes and from this to develop applied theological responses toward creative contemporary expressions of Christian identity |
5. | Stimulate research interest in biblical wisdom for contemporary engagement and expression |
Foundational units in Systematic Theology and Biblical Studies or Practical Theology
Lecture, discussion, seminar rotations
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Document Study | 750 document study |
0 | 12.0 |
Document Study | 750 document study |
0 | 13.0 |
Book Review | 1500 word reading review |
0 | 25.0 |
Essay | 3000 word essay |
0 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-31 18:11:15 +1100