The enduring scandal of Christian affirmation, that God became flesh, poses theological, philosophical, and existential challenges that every generation of Christian belief must engage. This unit examines in depth the core theological distinctives of the Christian faith—the incarnation of God in Christ and God’s triunity. Attention will be given to both the historical developments of these affirmations and to their ongoing reinterpretation and rearticulation in multiple contexts.
Unit code: CT9001Z
Unit status: Approved (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: St Francis College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Explain and analyse key theological concepts relating to the incarnation and trinity. |
| 2. | Investigate the role of contextual historical discourses in shaping trinitarian and incarnational theology across history. |
| 3. | Analyse and evaluate the entanglement of christology and trinitarian theology. |
| 4. | Explore ways these doctrines apply to the life of the church. |
This unit requires at least one Postgraduate Foundation level unit to be completed.
Synchronous and asynchronous lectures and text-based tutorials
Dale Alison, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
St Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle: Study Edition, trans. Kieran Kavanaugh, Washington DC, ICS Press, 2020.
Sarah Coakley, God, Sexuality, and the Self: an essay ‘on the Trinity’, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
James Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree, New York: Orbis Books, 2013.
M. Shawn Copeland, Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010.
Julian of Norwich, Showings, trans. Edmund Colledge and James Walsh, New York: Paulist Press, 1978.
Richard A. Norris, Jr. ed., The Christological Controversy, Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980.
Kathryn Tanner, Christ the Key, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Linn Tonstad, God and Difference: the trinity, sexuality, and the transformation of finitude, New York: Routledge, 2017.
Rowan Williams, Christ the heart of creation, London: Continuum, 2018.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio - Portfolio | A selection of learning activities that demonstrate student engagement with the course materials (e.g. presentation, reading journal, quiz, etc.) |
3000 | 40.0 |
| Essay - Essay | Major essay |
5000 | 60.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 20 Dec, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-12-20 09:26:09 +1100