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TMMC2277: Selected Topic in Christian Doctrine

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Type	Tied
Level	2
Credits	10
Availability	Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Theology, Ministry and Mission

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None

Aims

To enable students to explore one area of Christian doctrine.
To nurture students ability to read, analyse and evaluate primary theological, historical and philosophical sources.
To enable students to develop critical awareness of theological norms and methods.
To enable students to integrate critical doctrinal thinking into their own spiritual formation and ministerial development.

Content

This module will explore one area of doctrine (for example, doctrine of God, creation, Trinity, Christology, soteriology, pneumatology, anthropology, eschatology, ecclesiology, etc.), and will include:
exploration of the doctrines biblical foundations;
study of selected primary theological texts (in translation where not originally in English) and other sources (eg. art, liturgy, hymnody or material evidence) related to the doctrine;
attention to the relationships between this doctrine and contemporary Christian practice and experience.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

[SSK 2]
Give a detailed account and analysis of one area of Christian doctrine and its development in its historical and contemporary contexts.
Discuss intelligently some key questions and issues in contemporary Christian thought about this area of doctrine.

Subject-specific Skills:

[SSS 3]
Critically analyse aspects of the relationship of the selected Christian doctrine to experience and practice in the context of discipleship, mission and ministry, engaging with the questions to which this gives rise.

Key Skills:

[KS 1, 2, 3]
Identify, gather and evaluate source materials for a range of purposes.
Undertake a critical analysis of information and arguments, communicating the results effectively, showing critical awareness of their own beliefs, commitments and prejudices.
Take responsibility for a task that involves independent inquiry; the management of time, resources and use of IT; meeting deadlines, evaluating the task and learning from it.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures and personal study
Summative assessment: Written Assessment

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Duration	Total
Lectures	8	1.75	16
Personal study			84
Total			100

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assessment		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assessment	2500 words	100

Formative Assessment

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