Module THMN1307: Living Faith

Department: Theology and Ministry

THMN1307: Living Faith

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To introduce students to the process of thinking theologically about core Christian doctrines as they developed and as they are expressed in the life of the Church today

Content

• This module will consider some of the major Christian doctrines of God. It will explore what is distinctive about the nature of Christian belief and will address the nature of God as revealed in scripture and in the life of the Church.
• In particular the module will;
• look at God, salvation and the world, focusing on a range of understandings of the work of Christ on the Cross in their theological and historical contexts;
• explore the development of the doctrine of the Trinity;
• consider the formation of the major Christian creeds and their relevance for the contemporary Church;
• examine the nature of personal belief and corporate belonging for the Church today.
• Throughout the module there will be consideration of the implications of belief for the Church’s engagement with the world and of the place of scripture, reason, tradition and experience as factors that inform the Church’s life, belief and practice.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module student will be able to:
• demonstrate an understanding of Trinitarian faith.
• demonstrate a knowledge of the principle ways in which Christians have understood/understand the significance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• understand the major theological reasons for the formulation of the Christian creeds.
• read and discuss a range of theological texts.

• discern the influence of Christian doctrine on Christian living.
• show an awareness of the centrality of a Trinitarian understanding of God for Christian belief and practice and mission.
• demonstrate an understanding of the place of scripture, reason, tradition and experience in the life of the Church both historically and today.

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

• Seminars: will provide students with a foundation in some key Christian doctrines and will help them to develop their thinking through class discussion. They will be encouraged to engage constructively with expressions of doctrine that may be new to them or that may challenge their previously held assumptions.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Group presentation on the theology of a range of doctrinally based traditional hymns and contemporary hymns and worship songs.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University