The unit will explore the questions of sex, sexuality and gender from an explicitly doctrinal perspective. It will explore the way various doctrinal loci (e.g., creation, Christology, eschatology) shape specifically Christian understandings of sex, sexuality and gender. It will do so by an intentional dialogue, often neglected in ecclesial discussions of these issues, between biblical exegesis, hermeneutics and doctrine. It will also proceed on the assumption that Christian doctrine is not only an expository or confessional discipline, but also interrogative and constructive. In exposition, attention will be given to received anthropologies and classical Christian understandings of sex and gender, including the strong nexus between creation and order. In construction, the relationship of the doctrinal tradition to insights from biology, sociology and philosophy will be explored. Also in construction, it will draw on the biblical witness to creation’s inscrutability (e.g. Job and Ecclesiasties) and early Christian eschatology.
Unit code: CT9099P
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Articulate the understandings of sex and gender in classical Christian teachings |
2. | Analyse the doctrinal structure of the classical understandings of sex and gender |
3. | Explore and evaluate the relationship between Christian doctrine and non-theological disciplines in general and in regard to contemporary theological discussions of sex and gender |
4. | Articulate the significance of and distinctions between the confessional, interrogative and constructive modes of doctrinal discourse |
5. | Evaluate various proposals for revised theological understandings of sex and gender |
6. | Propose and defend particular Christian understandings of sex and gender |
One unit in systematic theology
Online guided reading materials, tutorial forums
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Blog | Blog journal responding to set readings (600 words) |
0 | 10.0 |
Essay | Essay proposing a Christian doctrinal understanding of sex, sexuality and gender (3600 words) |
0 | 60.0 |
Essay | Essay analysing a classic text of Christian anthropology (1800 words) |
0 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 09:33:49 +1100