Content

“Where there is salvation, its name is Jesus; its grammar is the cross and resurrection” (Rowan Williams). This unit explores the key theological questions in the doctrine of salvation: what are we saved from? What are we saved for? How are we saved? What does it mean to be saved?

Unit code: CT3017Y

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify the biblical roots for the Christian understanding of salvation

2.

Critically evaluate at least two approaches, from differing time periods, to the Christian understanding of salvation

3.

Describe and evaluate the ramifications to Christian thought of these approaches to the understanding of salvation

4.

Critically engage with issues of universalism and the scope of salvation

Unit sequence

CT1003 or equivalent

Pedagogy

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

Indicative Bibliography

  • Davidson, Ivor and Murray Rae, eds. God of Salvation. Farnham, VA: Ashgate, 2011.
  • Edwards, Denis. Deep Incarnation: God's Redemptive Suffering with Creatures. Maryknoll, NY: Maryknoll, 2019.
  • Kelly, Anthony, The Shock of the Cross. Brompton: ATF, 2022.
  • Loewe, William. Lex Crucis: Soteriology and the Stages of Meaning. Minneapolis, MI: Fortress Press, 2016.
  • Mertens, Herman-Emiel. Not the Cross but the Crucified. Louvain: Peeters, 1990.
  • O’Collins, Gerald. Jesus Our Redeemer. Oxford: OUP, 2007.
  • ———. Salvation for All: God’s Other People. Oxford: OUP, 2008.
  • Ryan, Robin. Jesus and Salvation: Soundings in the Christian Tradition and Contemporary Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2015.
  • Tanner, Kathryn. Christ the Key. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Williams, Rowan. Resurrection. London: Darton Longman and Todd, 2002.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay

1000 25.0
Reflection

Summative Essay

1000 25.0
Essay

Long Essay

2500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 27 Jun, 2024

Unit record last updated: 2024-06-27 10:08:54 +1000