Content

In this unit students will consider theological understandings of the human person including those from both historical and contemporary sources. They will be introduced to key issues in the area of theological anthropology including those of gender and sexuality, personhood, race, and technology. Students will consider understanding of the human vocation and how this impacts upon their own life and the lives of those with whom they interact.

Unit code: CT9025Z

Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Wollaston Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critically analyse historical and contemporary developments within theological anthropology

2.

Compare, contrast and evaluate historical and contemporary theological anthropologies and explain the impact of the changing demographics of theological scholarship on understandings of the human person

3.

Determine the value of theological anthropology to contemporary discussions of human rights and ethics

4.

Summarise and critically evaluate the way that theological understandings of the human person have impacted upon the practices of the church

Unit sequence

24 points in systematic theology

Pedagogy

lectures, seminars and tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Champion, Denise. Yarta Wandatha. Salisbury: Denise Champion, 2014.
  • Cortez, Marc. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology: A Constructive Account of Humanity in the Light of Christ. Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan, 2017.
  • Eastman, Susan Grove. Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul’s Anthropology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.
  • Felker Jones, Beth and Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Editors). The Image of God in an Image Driven World: Explorations in Theological Anthropology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2016.
  • Fielder, Bronwyn and Douglas Ezzy. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christians: Queer Christians, Authentic Selves. Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2018.
  • Gonzalez, Michelle A. Created in God’s Image: An Introduction to Feminist Theological Anthropology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007.
  • Gooder, Paula. Body: biblical spirituality for the whole person. London: SPCK, 2016.
  • McFadyen, Alistair. Bound to Sin: Abuse, Holocaust and the Christian Doctrine of Sin. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Macquarrie, John. In Search of Humanity: A theological and philosophical approach. London: SCM Press, 1982.
  • Thatcher, Adrian (Editor). The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality and Gender. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Forum 1500 20.0
Oral Presentation 1500 20.0
Article (for Newspaper, e.g. letter to the editor) 750 20.0
Essay 4000 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 1 Dec, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-12-01 17:24:54 +1100