Sanctification (CT9009L)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit reflects on the doctrinal content of the third article of the creed. Particular attention is given to characteristically Lutheran emphases in pneumatology, the sanctification and sacramental theology..

Unit code: CT9009L

Unit status: Approved (Assessment revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critically analyse different approaches to pneumatology and sanctification

2.

Contrast and compare the place and significance of sacramental theology in Lutheranism with other traditions
3.

Critically integrate credible scholarship to support coherent theological argument
4.

Critically analyse the pastoral implications of the Lutheran understanding of the sanctified life in relation to a selected contemporary context or issue

Unit sequence

Prerequisites: 24 points in the discipline of Systematic Theology (CT)

Pedagogy

A learner-centred approach incorporating strategies such as lectures, group discussion and debate, reporting on weekly set readings, visual representation of ideas by students, personal reflection and brainstorming.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bayer, Oswald. Martin Luther’s Theology: A Contemporary Interpretation. Translated by Thomas H. Trapp. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Hall, Fed Perry, The Lutheran Theology of the Holy Spirit. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2024
  • Hordern, William. Experience and Faith: The Significance of Luther for Understanding Today’s Experiential Religion. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2002.
  • Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.
  • Kolb, Robert, and Carl Trueman. Between Wittenberg and Geneva: Lutheran and Reformed Theology in Conversation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017.
  • Nafzger, Samuel, et al, eds. Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology. 2 vols. Saint Louis, MO: Concordia, 2017.
  • Peters, Ted. God—the World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era. 3rd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2015.
  • Pfitzner, V C. Led by the Spirit. Adelaide, SA: LPH, 1976.
  • Thiselton, Anthony C. The Holy Spirit: In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.
  • Wilson, Sarah Hinlicky. A Guide to Pentecostal Movements for Lutherans. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Discussion and application of key theological concepts to practical circumstances.

 3000 40.0
Case Study

Case study comparing saint and sinner with a local dominant religion or cultural view.

2500 30.0
Case Study

Examine a scenario or issue in the light of key Lutheran theological emphasis of the unit.

 2500 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 18 Feb, 2026

Unit record last updated: 2026-02-18 15:39:43 +1100