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920-145 Introduction to Systematic Theology | |
Note | This subject is available in first semester with ETA and UFT, and in second semester with ETA only. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr F D Rees (ETA)/Mr B L Barber (UFT) |
Prerequisites | Special entry conditions apply (see above) |
Semester | 1 and 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | The subject will introduce students to the consideration of what theology is and how it may be done. Consideration will be given to the history, aims, resources, methods, themes, contexts and divisions of Christian systematic theology. Topics to be covered will be selected from: sources for theology, types and methods of theology, criteria for evaluating theological work, an historical survey of theological method, the relationship between theology and other disciplines, the living tradition of the Christian community, the apostolic experience and the kerygma, the insights of other religious traditions. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand the major areas of Christian Belief and the issues which shaped those beliefs, and to identify the types and methods of theology. |
Assessment | Two 500-word document studies, and a 1500-word book review, and an essay of 2000 words. |
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