Country and Culture explores intersections between Christian faith, culture, language and nation, with focus given to contemporary Australian society, intra-cultural and indigenous Australian experience and reconciliation. Implicit ideas that shape our cultural imaginations and perspectives on faith will be identified and evaluated, challenging students to formulate and articulate Christian identity and vocation in dialogue with contemporary issues of society and culture. Areas to be explored include identity, intercultural engagement, conflict, narrative, music, imagination, secular impetuses and freedom.
Unit code: CT9008S
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify and articulate intersections between Christian faith, culture, language and nation within contemporary Australian society, also evaluating selected hermeneutical issues present within these intersections |
2. | Critically evaluate various method approaches to Christian dialogue with selected contemporary issues of society and culture |
3. | Identify and articulate aspects of Christian identity and practice pertinent to engaging distinctive features of Australian experience and culture, with particular focus on a contemporary cultural interface and the media used within this interface |
4. | Formulate, research and critically evaluate an intentional dialogue interface of Christian faith with secular impetuses of Australian society and experience |
At least 15 points in Systematic Theology. This unit is primarily orientated to the professional theological development of a cohort representing alumni, ministry and Christian service vocations.
Rotation of lecture input, group discussion, class plenary and further response input
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Document Study | Document study 800 words |
0 | 10.0 |
Essay | Essay 3000 words |
0 | 50.0 |
Book Review | Literature review 1500 words |
0 | 20.0 |
Document Study | Document study 800 words |
0 | 10.0 |
Document Study | Document study 800 words |
0 | 10.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 3 Aug, 2018
Unit record last updated: 2019-04-26 09:18:54 +1000