This subject explores the quest for “fullness of life” in classic Christian spiritual writings. It sets the sources in the context of the writers’ own times in order to consider images of God, understandings of holiness and faithful living, that have informed the Christian community. Discussion is focussed around “desert”, “cloister”, and “marketplace” as distinctive, but interconnected locations for and styles of Christian spirituality, each with Australian dimensions and implications. We will use the tools of social and cultural history to examine the interconnectedness of “spirituality” and “doctrine”, to explore the methodological challenges of holding together “love” and “knowledge” as partners in a Christian understanding of “fullness of life”.
Unit code: CH2009P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit discipline: Church History
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify key writers and prevailing themes within a broad chronology of Christian spirituality |
2. | Set those key writers and themes in the context of the international literature on the history of Christian spirituality |
3. | Draw appropriately on a range of historical sources to develop historical and theological arguments |
4. | Articulate the relationship between theological and spiritual concerns in the work of at least one writer in the Christian tradition |
5. | Articulate the relationship between theological and spiritual concerns in a sample of contemporary writing |
15 points in CH
lectures, seminars, tutorial discussion
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Research essay (3,000 words) |
0 | 60.0 |
Essay | Source analysis (1000 words) |
0 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2015
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:25:49 +1100