Introduction to Theological Education (DE8030L)

Postgraduate, 8.0 points

Content

This unit describes the relationship between theological education and higher education in Australia. It invites participants to consider their own views and vocation. It examines such issues as the expectations of churches, experiences of students, and the nature of the many theological education institutions.

Unit code: DE8030L

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 8.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Education Studies

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify issues raised for themselves, institutions and stakeholders by the different perspectives of Theological and Higher Education
2.

Identify and critique influences upon themselves as theological educators

Pedagogy

Engaged instruction and conversation, exploration, peer discussion, self-reflection.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Brookfield, Stephen D. 1995.* Becoming a critically reflective teacher*. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, (esp. chapters 4–7).
  • Coakley, Sarah. 2006. ‘Theological scholarship as religious vocation.’ Christian Higher Education 5: 55−68.
  • Jarvis, Peter. 2012. ‘Adult learning: andragogy versus pedagogy or from pedagogy to andragogy.’ In The Routledge International Handbook of Learning, edited by Peter Jarvis and Mary Watts. London: Routledge, 134–143.
  • Jones, Gregory L., ed. 2001. The scope of our art: the vocation of the theological teacher. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
  • McDowell, John C. 2009. ‘What Athens has to do with Jerusalem: the wisdom of reason, the publics of theology.’ Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies 22, no. 2 (June): 125–147.
  • Poe, Harry Lee. 2004. Christianity in the academy: teaching at the intersection of faith and learning, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
  • Ramsden, Paul. 2003. Learning to teach in higher education. London: Routledge.
  • Ringenberg, William C. 2006. The Christian college: a history of Protestant higher education in America. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.
  • Sherlock, Charles H. 2009. Uncovering theology: the depth, reach and utility of Australian theological education. Adelaide: ATF Press.
  • Thompson, Geoffrey. 2015. ‘The functions of theology: loosening the nexus between theological education and ministerial formation.’ Colloquium 47, no.2: 208–220.
  • Werner, Dietrich, David Esterline, Namsoon Kang, and Joshva Raja, eds. 2010. Handbook of theological education in world Christianity: theological perspectives, ecumenical trends, regional surveys. Oxford: Regnum Books International.
  • Wilkens, Steve. 2005. Christian college, Christian calling: higher education in the service of the church. n.p.: AltaMira.

  • Theological education has long been a male-dominated domain. Theological Education, 45 no.2 (2010) addresses issues of gender and leadership in theological education.

  • *At least one of Biggs, Mortiboys, Ramsden or Rogers recommended for purchase

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Personal Reflection

Students will research and reflect with a peer on their own formation as a theological educator. 500 words equivalent

 500 25.0
Document Study

Triple text study Students will engage with a set text and consider it in the light of two others they will choose, the first from a set list, the second from beyond it. They will then identify issues for themselves, their vocation and their students in the light of these. 1500 words

 1500 75.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-03 11:34:38 +1000