Word and Spirit: The Mission of the Church (CT0127W)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

Designed for students whose first language is not English, this unit provides an introduction to Christology and pneumatology with specific reference to the mission of God in Jesus and continuing in the churches.

Unit code: CT0127W

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Diploma

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe the messianic expectations that preceded Jesus.
2.

Differentiate between the main Christologies of the New Testament
3.

Explain the role of the Spirit in discipleship and mission
4.

Identify aspects of the relationship between culture and communication

Pedagogy

Lectures, Tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Chan, Simon. Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2014.
  • Kim, Kirsteen. Joining in with the Spirit: Connecting World Church and Local Mission. London: SCM Press, 2012.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Theology: The Basics. Chichester: Wiley & Blackwell, 2015.
  • Moltmann, Jürgen. The source of life: The Holy Spirit and the theology of life. London: SCM, 1997.
  • Newbigin, Lesslie. The relevance of Trinitarian doctrine for today's mission. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1988.
  • Moreau, Scott. Introducing World Missions. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015.
  • Piggin, Stuart. Evangelical Christianity in Australia: Spirit, Word and world. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996
  • Rigby, Cynthia L. Holding Faith: A Practical Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2018.
  • Sanneh, Lamin O. Whose Religion Is Christianity?: The Gospel Beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003.
  • Song, Choan-Seng. Third-Eye Theology: Theology in Formation in Asian Settings. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2002.
  • Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God’s People. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

1,500 word essay

 1500 50.0
Homily/Sermon

Short Paper 750 words

 750 25.0
Article (for Newspaper, e.g. letter to the editor)

Short Paper 750 words

 750 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 22 Sep, 2021

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-22 20:47:28 +1000