Sanctification (CT9091L)

Postgraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This unit reflects on the doctrinal content of the third article of the Creed. Particular attention is given to characteristically Lutheran emphases in pneumatology, the sanctified life and sacramental theology.

Unit code: CT9091L

Unit status: Approved (Assessment revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critically analyse different approaches to pneumatology and sanctification

2.

Contrast and compare the place and significance of sacramental theology in Lutheranism with other traditions

3.

Integrate credible scholarship to support coherent theological argument
4.

Analyse the pastoral implications of the Lutheran understanding of the sanctified life in relation to a selected contemporary context or issue

Pedagogy

This unit uses teaching strategies (eg engagement with online learning materials, including audio/video, tasks, forums, and synchronous and asynchronous discussion with lecturer) which encourage student engagement and participation in a variety of learning tasks and opportunities which foster deep learning.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bayer, Oswald. Martin Luther’s Theology: A Contemporary Interpretation. Translated by Thomas H. Trapp. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Hall, Fed Perry, The Lutheran Theology of the Holy Spirit. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2024
  • Hordern, William. Experience and Faith: The Significance of Luther for Understanding Today’s Experiential Religion. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2002.
  • Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.
  • Kolb, Robert, and Carl Trueman. Between Wittenberg and Geneva: Lutheran and Reformed Theology in Conversation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017.
  • Nafzger, Samuel, et al, eds. Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology. 2 vols. Saint Louis, MO: Concordia, 2017.
  • Peters, Ted. God—the World’s Future: Systematic Theology for a New Era. 3rd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2015.
  • Pfitzner, V C. Led by the Spirit. Adelaide, SA: LPH, 1976.
  • Thiselton, Anthony C. The Holy Spirit: In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.
  • Wilson, Sarah Hinlicky. A Guide to Pentecostal Movements for Lutherans. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio 6000 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Naomi Wolfe on 20 Aug, 2026

Unit record last updated: 2026-08-20 02:48:58 +1000