This unit develops tools and skills for understanding and analysing a range of selected social justice issues prevalent in today’s world. It examines selected Biblical texts with reference to these specific issues. It adopts theological reflection and social analysis to develop a framework for application to other issues and contexts. The unit will include a critical and constructive review of The Salvation Army’s responses to social justice.
Unit code: DM3717B
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Missiology
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Articulate the Biblical foundations of justice |
2. | Critically evaluate The Salvation Army approaches to social justice since its formation |
3. | Analyse the main ways in which Globalisation can affect individuals and communities and the implications for justice. |
4. | Apply theological reflection and social analysis to selected social justice issues. |
5. | Create an integrated framework for evaluating and responding to any social justice issue and provide analysis of a social justice issue using that framework. |
36 points in Field D with 18 points from DM or DP
Lectures, group work, online forums, videos
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Essay of 3,000 words |
3000 | 60.0 |
Oral Presentation | Online presentation and accompanying paper (can be book review) 2,000 words |
2000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 20 Jul, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-05 16:02:56 +1100