Jesus: Name of Our Salvation (CT9017Y)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

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: CT9017Y

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Blended

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

Analyse 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
5.

Appraise contemporary Christian approaches to the notion of ‘Fallen Humanity’

Unit sequence

1x foundational unit in CT

Pedagogy

Lectures and Seminars

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.
  • O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Doing Theology in an Evolutionary Way. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2021.
  • 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.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay of 2000 words

 2000 30.0
Essay

Essay of 1500 words

 1500 20.0
Essay

Essay of 3500 words

 3500 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 10:09:25 +1000