This unit is a heuristic exploration of contemporary Christian identity by reference to John’s Prologue. Major themes encompass human identity and relationality, virtual reality and materiality, language and communication, time and volition. These themes are engaged within heuristic exploration of contemporary challenges to Christian faith and practice through the Prologue’s particular compression of theology, which will form a distinctive formative method for articulating responses.
Unit code: CT9006S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Articulate enduring theological impetuses of John’s Prologue, with recognition of its unique expression of Christian theology |
2. | Identify and articulate selected contemporary challenges to integral Christian identity, faith and practice; |
3. | Deploy advanced interpretive skills in evaluating the theological significance of human identity and relationality, virtual reality and materiality, language and communication, time and volition |
4. | Develop heuristic methods in synthesizing expressions of contemporary Christian identity by reference to the Prologue’s particular compression of theology |
5. | Demonstrate advanced skills for theological reflection and research in relation to John’s Prologue and contemporary Christian identity |
45 points in theological study, including a foundational unit in Systematic Theology
Rotating lecture/discussion/group work
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 3,000 word essay |
0 | 50.0 |
Document Study | 700 word document study |
0 | 11.0 |
Document Study | 700 word document study |
0 | 12.0 |
Document Study | 700 word document study |
0 | 12.0 |
Essay | 1000 word pre-intensive reading assessment |
0 | 15.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-31 15:49:22 +1100