Timetabling
This unit is a study of the church as the community which arises from Jesus’ preaching of the kingdom of God and is oriented to the mission of that kingdom. Topics covered will include: the mission of God; New Testament images and metaphors for the church; historical and contemporary models of church and mission; contextualisation and inculturation; the relation between the church and the world; the relation between the local church and the wider church; the marks of the church; church order, organization, authority and reform; ecumenical issues.
Description
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the Kingdom of God and the church
Critically evaluate a variety of theological approaches to church and mission
Identify key theological documents in a variety of ecclesiological traditions and reflect theologically upon them
Articulate a theology of the nature and mission of the church
Apply a theology of the church and its mission to a particular contemporary context.
Prohibited Combinations:
Students who have previously completed CT110 or CT210/310 Mission of God: People of God, or CT245/345 Church may not enrol in this unit.
Teaching Methods:
2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week for 12 weeks
Assessment:
1 thematic essay of 3000 words (50%) (outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
1 integrative essay of 3000 words (50%) (outcomes 4 and 5)
Mode of Teaching:
Semester
Bibliography:
Bosch, D. Transforming Mission. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1991.
Dulles, A. Models of the Church. New York: Doubleday, 1987.
Füllenbach, J. Church: Community for the Kingdom. Maryknoll: Orbis 2002.
Gaillardetz, R. Ecclesiology for a Global Church: A People Called and Sent. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2008.
Küng, H. The Church. London: Burns & Oates, 1967.
Moltmann, J. The Church in the Power of the Spirit. London: SCM, 1977.
Pannenberg, W. Systematic Theology. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans / Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1998.
Robinson, J. A. T. The Body. London: SCM, 1952.
Schillebeeckx, E. Church, the Human Story of God. New York: Crossroads, 1990.
Tillard, J. M. R. Church of Churches: The Ecclesiology of Communion. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992.
The Nature and Purpose of the Church: A Stage on the Way to a Common Statement. Faith & Order Paper 182. Geneva: WCC, 1998.Volf, M. After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
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