CH9125B Christianity in Australian History
Postgraduate Elective, 24.0 points
Unit discipline: Church History
Delivery Mode: Mode determined at Scheduling
Proposing college: Eva Burrows College
Proposed by: Rev Prof Glen O'Brien
Content
This religious history unit introduces students to the place of the Christian churches in Australian society from the colonial period to the present. It considers a number of methodological approaches and the work of a range of representative historians. Themes covered include sectarianism, church-state relations, denominational histories, ecumenism, migration and changing religious demographics.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes alignment
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
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| 1. | Analyse significant events and people who have made a contribution to the history of Christianity in Australia; |
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| 2. | Compare and contrast a range of competing historical interpretations of Christianity in Australia |
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| 3. | Critically analyse primary and secondary sources and use them appropriately; |
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| 4. | Construct a coherent historical argument using the conventions of the discipline of history |
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| 5. | Critically assess the value of historical awareness for the present identity and mission of Australian churches. |
Assessment
| Order | Type | Title | Description | Word count | Weight (%) | Due (week/percent) | Meets outcomes | |
| 1 | Source Analysis | Primary Source Analysis | 1,500 word primary source analysis |
1500 | 20.0 | Week 4 | 1 3 | |
| 2 | Forum | 700 word post on discussion board |
700 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 2 5 | ||
| 3 | Forum | 700 word posts on discussion board |
700 | 10.0 | 8 | 1 2 5 | ||
| 4 | Forum | 700 word posts on discussion board |
700 | 10.0 | 9 | 1 2 5 | ||
| 5 | Essay | 3,500 word essay |
3500 | 50.0 | 12 | 3 4 5 |
Timing and workload
| Teaching pattern | Weekly | Teaching duration (Wks) | 12 | Total duration (Wks) | 16 |
| Engagement hours | 36 | Study hours | 164 | Total hours | 200 |
Pedagogy
Lectures (text and video), online tutorials, discussion, forum engagement, online videos, web links, reading
Unit sequence
CH8291B Introduction to Church History or equivalent (24 points)
Resources
Resources used in the delivery of this unit.
- Breward, Ian. A History of the Churches in Australasia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Carey, Hilary M. God’s Empire: Religion and Colonialism in the British World c. 1801-1908. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Jupp, James, ed. Encyclopedia of Religion in Australia. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Kaye, Bruce, ed. Anglicanism in Australia: A History. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002.
- Lake, Meredith. The Bible in Australia. Sydney: New South, 2018.
- O’Brien, Anne. God’s Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia. Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 2005.
- O’Brien, Glen. Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia. London and New York: Routledge, 2018.
- O’Brien, Glen, and Hilary Carey (eds). Methodism in Australia: A History. Farnham, Surrey and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2015.
- Piggin, Stuart and Robert D. Linder. The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740–1914 Melbourne: Monash University Press, 2018.
- Piggin, Stuart and Robert D. Linder. Attending to the National Soul: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1914–2014. Melbourne: Monash University Press, 2019.
Resources
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