920-145 MCD-Introduction to Systematic Theology

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920-145 MCD-Introduction to Systematic Theology
Note	Since this subject may be available at the different institutions in different semesters, students should contact the teaching institution for full details.
Availability	1st year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Drs Connell, Rees, Mostert & Murtagh
Prerequisites	Special entry conditions apply (see above).
Semester	1, repeat 2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This 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, and 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 identify the types and methods of theology.
Assessment	Two 500-word document studies, a 1500-word book review and an essay of 2000 words.

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