Theological Methods (CT9024Y)

Content

This unit considers how theologians ‘do’ theology, looking at their own words. This unit is an opportunity to develop familiarity with some of the big names and important schools in theology that may have been encountered in your course but not considered in detail. Theological issues of today are as much about differences in approach as they are about differences in belief. Hence this unit will provide you with an array of methodological tools for theological work.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

48 points of Systematic Theology, including 24 points of Christology

Pedagogy

An interactive mode lecture, exploratory workshop, series of pre-prepared materials and online resources will be employed.

Indicative Bibliography

• Allen, Paul. * Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed*. London: T&T Clark, 2012.
• Balthasar, Hans Urs von. Theo-Dramatic. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1988.
• Bevans, Stephen. Contextual Theology for the Twenty-First Century. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011.
• Gallagher, Michael. Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger. London: DLT, 2010.
• Gutierez, Gustavo. A Theology of Liberation. New York: Orbis, 1988.
• Hartwell, Herbert. The Theology of Karl Barth: An Introduction. London: Duckworth, 1964
• Jones, Serene. Feminist Theory and Christian Theology: Cartography of Grace. Minneapolis MS: Fortress Press, 2000
• Lonergan, Bernard. Method in Theology. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979.
• Schussler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins. New York, NY: Crossroads, 1994.
• Wick, Jared. Doing Theology. New York: Paulist, 2009.

Assessment