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| Unit name |
Church: The Big Questions - Authority, Ministry and Sacraments (Trinity and Baptist College) |
| Unit code |
THRS30165 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Reverend. Sian Murray Williams |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
Description including aims to follow.
Intended Learning Outcomes
The unit aims to
- engage the students with an ecumenical context for discussion and discovery in relation to the nature of the Church, its sacraments and its ministry;
- sharpen students’ awareness and understanding of the details and underlying rationale of various models of ecclesiology and their outworking in sacramentality and ministry;
- fund students' understanding - as part of their ministerial training - of the nature of their future vocation and the context within which it will take place.
On completion of the unit students should be able to:
- articulate a critical grasp and appreciation of the doctrine of the church and various forms of church order and ministry;
- relate various conceptions or models of church and ministry to particular historical contexts;
- demonstrate a critical appreciation of a number of important components of church order, discipline and practice;
- articulate an appropriate theological basis for the contemporary church and its various forms of ministry.
Teaching Information
The unit consists mainly of classes and some seminars. The integration of a historical and doctrinal approach is designed to lead to considerable cross-fertilisation of ideas. Learning will be enhanced by classroom debate, discussion plus specific project work. Seminars will focus on a number of contextualized examples of church order, ministry and discipline.
The unit will consist of 20 contact hours, equating to 2 contact hours per week for 10 weeks.
Assessment Information
Formative assessment will be through preparation for classes and participation in class discussions and seminars.
Summative assessment will be
- One essay of 3,000 words or a written examination of 2 hours (50%) and
- a task equivalent to an essay of 3,000 words - for example, a written transcript of a presentation on a set topic with accompanying written rationale, together totalling 3,000 words (50%)
The choice of essay or examination is at the discretion of the Unit Director.
Reading and References
- Buchanan, C., Is the Church of England Biblical? An Anglican Ecclesiology (London: DLT, 1998)
- Dulles, A., Models of the Church (Dublin: Gill and MacMillan, 1974)
- Grenz, S.J., Theology for the Community of God (Carlisle: Paternoster, 1994)
- Kärkkäinen, V-M. An Introduction to Ecclesiology (Downers Grove: IVP, 2002)
- Schillebeeckx, E. The Church with a Human Face (London: SCM, 1985)
- Wright, N. Free Church, Free State: The Positive Baptist Vision (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2005)
