Module TMMC2297: Introduction to Disability Theologies

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC2297: Introduction to Disability Theologies

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Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To develop students’ knowledge and understanding of disability theologies, with their theological, contextual, and social dimensions.
• To enable students to evaluate and analyse arguments within disability theologies and to use them creatively within ministry settings.
• To enable students to understand some of the key biblical and hermeneutical questions behind disability issues.
• To help students integrate thinking about disability into their own ministerial practice.

Content

• Models and critiques of disability theologies.
• Disability in the Bible and the use of a disability hermeneutical lens.
• Discussion of selected theological themes relevant to disability such as issue of human personhood (e.g. imago dei, embodiment), vulnerability, power dynamics, prayer, and healing.
• Pastoral questions around the inclusion of those with disabilities in the life, ministry, and mission of the church.

Learning Outcomes

• [SSK2] Describe and analyse one or more key questions in disability theologies, and the controversies around them, and explain how they relate to aspects of faith, Church, and society.

• [SS3] Apply knowledge of disability theologies to one or more complex contexts, evaluating their impact on the life and ministry of the Church.

• [KS 1, 2, 3]
• Identify, gather, analyse, and evaluate textual source materials for a range of purposes, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness.
• Undertake a critical analysis of information and arguments, communicating these 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

• Teaching methods to be specified by each TEI, using the ‘Guidelines for Modes of Teaching and Learning’.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment