UMS : Unit: CT9297B

Content

This unit examines the contemporary resurgence of interest in the doctrine of the Trinity through exposure to representative theologians in the field of Trinitarian theology, both classical and contemporary.

Unit code: CT9297B

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Eva Burrows College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Demonstrate advanced understanding of the key biblical passages that give rise to Trinitarian reflection
2.	Exhibit critical awareness of the place of the Christological debates of the fourth and fifth centuries in establishing Trinitarian orthodoxy
3.	Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the critical issues in contemporary and classical discourse on the Trinity
4.	Articulate practical implications of the doctrine of the Trinity for the church’s life and witness.
5.	Demonstrate the value of the place and priority of the doctrine of the Trinity as constitutive of Christian identity and action in the world.
6.	Demonstrate a capacity to research a specific topic in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner

Unit sequence

24 points in CT postgraduate foundational level or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, online videos, online meetings, class discussions, discussion boards

Indicative Bibliography

Anatolios, Khaled. Retrieving Nicaea: The Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018.
Ayers, Lewis. Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Bates, Matthew W. The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in New Testament and Early Christian Interpretations of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Coakley, Sarah. God, Sexuality and the Self: An Essay 'On the Trinity'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Holmes, Stephen R.The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2012.
Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. The Trinity: Global Perspectives. Louisville: WJKP, 2007.
Matthews, Gareth B., ed. Augustine: On the Trinity. Trans. Stephen McKenna. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Rahner, Karl. The Trinity. Milestones in Catholic Theology series. Freiburg: Herder & Herder, 1997.
Swain, Scott R. The Trinity: An Introduction. Wheaton: Crossway, 2020.
Torrance, T. F. The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church. London: T&T Clark, 2016.

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Essay	Essay 3,500 words	3500	50.0
Learning Resource	Learning Resource on the Trinity 3,500 words	3500	50.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 18 Aug, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-08-18 10:50:06 +1000