Code
CT0121W
Level
Undergraduate Diploma
Discipline
Systematic Theology (CT)
Field
Christian Thought and History (C)
Prerequisites
Nil
Location
Whitley College
Faculty
Siu Fung Wu view profile >
Class Time
Extensive 2021: 12 Saturday sessions February - October, in conjunction with TransFormation program
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Articulate the biblical images of the church.
- Describe the vocation and mission of the church.
- Identify the central elements in the history and theology of the Baptist movement.
- Understand the biblical and theological perspectives on baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
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Assessment
- Short answer tests, Multiple choice quizzes (45 minutes) (750 words) (25%)
- Short answer tests, Multiple choice quizzes (45 minutes) (750 words) (25%)
- Tutorial paper (750 words) (25%)
- Tutorial paper (750 words) (25%)
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Recommended reading
- Bass, Diana Butler. A People’s History of Christianity. New York: HarperOne, 2010.
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. Trans. John W. Doberstein. London: SCM press, 1954.
- Chan, Simon. Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014.
- Chan, Simon. Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2006.
- Fiddes, Paul S., Brian Haymes, and Richard Kidd. Baptists and the Communion of Saints: A Theology of Covenanted Disciples. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2017.
- Giles, Kevin. What on Earth is the Church? An Exploration in New Testament Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2005.
- Green, Gene L., Stephen T Pardue, and Khiok-Khng Yeo. The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue: Ecclesiology in the Majority World. Cumbria, UK: Langham, 2018.
- Hughes, Philip J. and Darren Cronshaw. Baptists in Australia. Nunawading, Vic: Christian Research Association, 2013.
- Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical Global Perspectives. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002.
- Russell, Letty M. Just Hospitality: God’s Welcome in a World of Difference. Edited by J. Shannon Clarkson and Kate M. Ott. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2009.
- The World Council of Churches. The Nature and Mission of the Church. Faith and Order Paper 198. Geneva: WCC, 2005.
Set texts recommended for purchase: Nil