The ecological phenomenon of climate change relates to the essentially religious question of who we are and how we are to live. The unit examines the question of what an ecological context and approach means for Christian theology and praxis. It identifies some of the challenges this presents for questions of faith and understanding, and explores a number of significant ecological resources in the rich Christian tradition. The unit adopts an interdisciplinary stance which integrates, and draws into mutual dialogue, three main components. 1) an ecological survey which focusses primarily on the question of climate change as well as the issues which are intricately connected with it (e.g. population, energy use, deforestation). 2) An introduction to ecological philosophy and principles (e.g. human-centredness vs bio-centredness, social vs ecological justice, animal ethics). 3) Exploration of a number of Christian texts (including Scripture, Augustine, Aquinas, and contemporary ecological theology).
Unit code: CT9049P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify and articulate key features of climate change and express the relationship between climate change to other key ecological issues |
2. | Expound some key ecological principles and philosophies and explain how they relate to the present ecological context |
3. | Identify and critically evaluate the primary compatibilities and challenges raised by an ecological ethos for Christian understanding and practice |
4. | Identify and describe a particular ecological issue, explore it in relation to an aspect of ecological philosophy, and then critically analyse and interpret a Christian text or idea in light of it |
15 points in systematic theology
Online lessons, forum and tutorial engagement
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Research essay which engages an ecological topic with an aspect of Christian text/theology/practice (5000 words) |
0 | 70.0 |
Essay | 500 word reflective paper |
0 | 15.0 |
Multiple Choice Quizzes or Tests | Online quiz (500 words) |
0 | 15.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2021-08-20 15:49:10 +1000