Fundamental Theology for Beginners (CT1000Y)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

“The world is charged with the grandeur of God.” (G.M. Hopkins, ‘God’s Grandeur’) This unit will engage in an interpretation and interrogation of the sources and key beliefs of Christian faith with a view to their history and development, and the variety of approaches to them. It remains important to test why it is that these issues continue to matter, especially as to how they may express the grandeur of God in and through the world.

Unit code: CT1000Y

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and development of some key themes and approaches to Christian theology.

2.

Identify several critical events and persons in the history of Christian thought.
3.

Analyse the relevance of Christian theologies for the contemporary world.

Unit sequence

No prerequisites

Pedagogy

Mixed mode - synchronous and asynchronous lectures, synchronous tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Popular Patristics Series (NY: SVS Press).
  • Allen, Michael (ed.). The New Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
  • Cavanaugh, William T. and Scott, Peter Manley (eds.). The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Theology, 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley, 2019.
  • Lash, Nicholas. Believing Three Ways in One God. London: SCM Press, 1992.
  • Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
  • Morse, Christopher. Not Every Spirit: A Dogmatics of Christian Disbelief. 2nd ed., Valley Forge: Trinity Press, 2008.
  • Studer, Basil. Trinity and Incarnation: The Faith of the Early Church. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1994.
  • Tanner, Kathryn. Jesus, Humanity and the Trinity: A Systematic Theology in Brief. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001.
  • Theokritoff, Elizabeth, and Cunningham, Mary B.. The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  • Williams. Rowan. The Wound of Knowledge. 2nd edition. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 2009.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio 1600 40.0
Essay 2400 60.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 29 Aug, 2025

Unit record last updated: 2025-08-29 10:34:53 +1000