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This unit will provide an overview of the sacrament of Eucharist, from historical, liturgical and theological perspectives. A major part of this unit will examine the Coptic understanding of the Eucharist and the key elements of Coptic sacramental theology. Topics to be considered include: The Eucharist in relation to Christology, Salvation and the Church; the Eucharist in the Scriptures; and the development of the theology of the Eucharist in terms of transformation, anamnesis, sacrifice and the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Unit code: CT3620A

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: St Athanasius College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate an understanding of the origin, history, value and theological meaning of the Eucharist in the early church.

2.

Analyse the relationship between the teachings of the early Fathers of the Church and the Coptic tradition on the Eucharist

3.

Critically explain the theology of the Eucharist as articulated by the Coptic Church

4.

Critically discuss the liturgical structure of the Eucharistic Liturgies of the Coptic Church

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Unit sequence

18 points in CT or AP, and a further 54 points from any disciplines

Pedagogy

Blended learning lectures and tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

Bradshaw, Paul F. Eucharistic Origins. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Danielou, Jean, The Bible and the liturgy, S. J. University of Notre Dame press, Indiana 1966.

Dragas, George Dion. The Holy Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Communion: The Five Mystagogical Catechisms of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Orthodox Research Institute. 2008.

Irwin, Kevin W. Models of the Eucharist. New York: Paulist Press, 2005.

Kasper, Walter. Harvesting the Fruits: Basic Aspects of Christian Faith in Ecumenical Dialogue. London: Continuum, 2009.

McPartlan, Paul. The Eucharist Makes the Church: Henri de Lubac and John Zizioulas in Dialogue. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1993.

Malaty, Fr. Tadros Y., Christ in the Eucharist, 3ed. edition, USA 2001.

Sheerin, Daniel J. The Eucharist Message of the Fathers of the Church. Wilmington, Del.: M. Glazier, 1986.

Spinks, Bryan D. Do this in remembrance of me: the Eucharist from the early church to the present day, London SCM Press, 2013.

Welch, Lawrence J. Christology and Eucharist in the early thought of Cyril of Alexandria, San Francisco: Catholic Scholars Press, 1994

Zizioulas, Jean. Eucharist, bishop, church: the unity of the church in the divine Eucharist and the bishop during the first three centuries; translated by Elizabeth Theokritoff, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2007.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay 1000 25.0
Essay 1000 25.0
Essay 2500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 23 Sep, 2020

Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:50 +1000