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This unit is a study of Christian reflection on what it means to be human in relation to God, Grace, and who and what makes up our humanity. The role of different and pluralist cultures on what it means to be human will be examined and how these subjectivities are embodied in the world through human arrangements such as family, race, work and the limitations of sickness and disability, ageing and death.

Unit code: CT3010P

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe and discuss the main features of Christian teaching on the human person.

2.

Analyse and evaluate the relative contributions of culture and the world to Christian teaching on the human person.

3.

Identify and assess theological understanding about humanity’s and God’s relationship with the world.

Unit sequence

CT2020P or equivalent Christology unit

Pedagogy

Lectures, Seminars, Guided Reading

Indicative Bibliography

  • Duffy, Stephen, The Dynamics of Grace. Collegeville: Michael Glazier/Liturgical Press, 1993.
  • Edwards, Denis, Human Experience of God. New York: Paulist, 1983.
  • Gonzalez, M.A., Created in God’s Image. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2007.
  • McFarland, Ian, Difference and Identity: A Theological Anthropology. Cleveland: Pilgrim, 2001.
  • Pannenberg, Wolfhart, Anthropology in Christian Perspective (trans. G.W. Bromiley). Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1985.
  • Ross, Susan, Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012.
  • Sachs, John R., The Christian Vision of Humanity: Basic Christian Anthropology. Collegeville: Michael Glazier/ Liturgical Press, 1991
  • Schwarz, Hans, The Human Being: Theological Anthropology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013.
  • Young, Norman, Creator, Creation and Faith. London: Collins, 1976.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Research Essay (2,500 words)

0 50.0
Seminar or Tutorial

Short Seminar Paper (1,250 words)

0 25.0
Seminar or Tutorial

Short Seminar Paper (1,250 words)

0 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2014

Unit record last updated: 2020-10-28 14:50:32 +1100