Sanctification (CT3009L)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This unit reflects on the doctrinal content of the third article of the creed. Particular attention is given to characteristically Lutheran emphases in pneumatology, sanctification and sacramental theology

Unit code: CT3009L

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Analyse different approaches to sanctification and related theological concpets
2.

Discuss the place and significance of sacramental theology in Lutheranism with other traditions
3.

Critique current scholarship relating to sanctification in light of Lutheran theology
4.

Analyse the pastoral implications of the Lutheran understanding of the sanctified life in relation to a selected contemporary context or issue

Unit sequence

Prerequisites: 18 points in the discipline of Systematic Theology (CT)

Pedagogy

This unit is underpinned by teaching practices and strategies (e.g. lectures, discussion, tutorials) which encourage student engagement and participation in a variety of learning tasks and opportunities which foster deep learning.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bayer, Oswald. Martin Luther’s Theology: A Contemporary Interpretation. Translated by Thomas H. Trapp. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Hall, Fed Perry, The Lutheran Theology of the Holy Spirit. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2024
  • Hordern, William. Experience and Faith: The Significance of Luther for Understanding Today’s Experiential Religion. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2002.
  • Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: the Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.
  • Kolb, Robert, and Carl Trueman. Between Wittenberg and Geneva: Lutheran and Reformed Theology in Conversation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017.
  • Nafzger, Samuel, et al, eds. Confessing the Gospel: a Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology. 2 vols. Saint Louis, MO: Concordia, 2017.
  • Peters, Ted. God—the World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era. 3rd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2015.
  • Pfitzner, V C. Led by the Spirit. Adelaide, SA: LPH, 1976.
  • Thiselton, Anthony C. The Holy Spirit: In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.
  • Wilson, Sarah Hinlicky. A Guide to Pentecostal Movements for Lutherans. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Discussion of different approaches to key theological concepts

 2500 50.0
Case Study

Examine a scenario or issue in the light of key Lutheran theological emphases of the unit

 2500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 18 Sep, 2024

Unit record last updated: 2024-09-18 08:13:06 +1000