Content

Contemporary focus on the relativity of perspective has stripped Christology of some modern epistemological “fig leaves.” This exposure has forced the focus of Christology back to its apostolic roots in confession and biblical genres in expression. This renewed focus has been manifested in Triune perspectives of Christian identity and witness. The unit gives attention to this shift in a context of modern challenges to Christian faith and theological opportunities for contemporary expressions of Christian identity and witness.

Unit code: CT9071S

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

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify significant features of modern epistemologies, their challenges to Christian faith and perceived influences on expressions of Christology

2.

Develop interpretive approaches to apostolic sources for Christology and its expressions applicable to contemporary life

3.

Demonstrate a capacity to work with diverse biblical genres in giving expression to Christian identity and witness

4.

Identify and articulate contemporary expressions of Christian identity and witness that are shaped by intentional focus on Christology and Trinity

5.

Display evidence of research skills for studies in modern historical sources for contemporary Christology

Unit sequence

Foundational Unit in Systematic Theology

Pedagogy

Lecture/discussion/group work

Indicative Bibliography

  • Barth, K. The Word of God and the Word of Man. Trans. Douglas Horton. Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1978.
  • Greene C.J.D. Christology in Cultural Perspective: Marking out the Horizons. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2004.
  • Harnack, A. What is Christianity? trans. Thomas Bailey Saunders, 3rd and rev. ed. London and New York: Williams and Norgate; G.P. Putman’s Sons, 1904.
  • Houlden, L. ed. Jesus: The Complete Guide. London: Continuum, 2005.
  • Jenson, R.W. Systematic Theology Volumes 1 & II: The Triune God, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997 / 1999.
  • Jüngel, E. God as the Mystery of the World: In the Foundation of the Theology of the Crucified One in the Dispute between Theism and Atheism, trans. Darrell L. Guder, Grand Rapids and Edinburgh: Eerdmans and T&T Clark, 1983.
  • Kierkegaard, S. Philosophical Fragments, ed. and trans. Howard V. Hong and Edna H. Hong. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985.
  • Marion, J-L. Prolegomena to Charity, trans. Stephen E. Lewis, New York: Fordham University Press, 2002.
  • Marsh, C. Christ in Focus: Radical Christocentrism in Christian Theology, London: SCM, 2005.
  • Renan, E. The Life of Jesus, San Diego, CA.: Book Tree, 2007.
  • Taylor, C. A Secular Age. Cambridge MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2007.
  • Toulmin, S. Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.
  • Von Balthasar HU. Love Alone is Credible, trans. D.C. Schindler. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Document Study

750 word document study

0 12.0
Document Study

750 word document study

0 13.0
Document Study

750 word document study

0 12.0
Document Study

750 word document study

0 13.0
Essay

3,000 word essay

0 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 30 Jul, 2015

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:21:49 +1100