Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46
This course explores primary themes in Practical Theology around inclusion. How has the Christian tradition understood questions of disability, suffering and difference in what it means to be human? Can insights from historical theology offer perspectives on contemporary practice? We will explore these questions through a survey of the historical tradition reflecting on attitudes to those who might have been deemed disadvantaged. These historical works can provide a dialogue with contemporary questions as we think about inclusion in the church and society.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course explores primary themes in Practical Theology around inclusion. How has the Christian tradition understood questions of disability, suffering and difference in what it means to be human? This historical survey may cover thinkers like the following: the Church Fathers, Augustine, Aquinas, Julian of Norwich, the Reformers, Bonhoeffer, Barth, Reinders, Eiesland, and Hauerwas.
The course will look at inclusion and personhood from a theological viewpoint. This will include historical ideas about human creation and the imago Dei. We will consider questions of gender, disability and ethnicity. How have ideas around what it is to be fully human changed? How are humans different from animals or other non-humans? The historical writers may include the work of the Church Father’s, Augustine, Aquinas, Julian of Norwich as well as more recent theologians. By asking questions about what it means to be human, a theology of inclusion can be developed that impacts on contemporary practice.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
Oral and Written Feedback |
Word Count | 2250 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students have a broad overview of theological anthropologies as exemplified by selected historical thinkers |
| Factual | Understand | Students will demonstrate familiarity with the discipline of Practical Theology as well as its core emphases. They will learn how to draw on historical texts to consider contemporary issues. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students can evaluate the practical implications of particular theological anthropologies in ecclesial and public settings (particularly the areas of pastoral care, mission and worship) |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
Oral and Written Feedback |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students have a broad overview of theological anthropologies as exemplified by selected historical thinkers |
| Factual | Understand | Students will demonstrate familiarity with the discipline of Practical Theology as well as its core emphases. They will learn how to draw on historical texts to consider contemporary issues. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students can evaluate the practical implications of particular theological anthropologies in ecclesial and public settings (particularly the areas of pastoral care, mission and worship) |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 33 | Feedback Weeks | 36 | |
| Feedback |
Oral and Written Feedback |
Word Count | 1000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Students have a broad overview of theological anthropologies as exemplified by selected historical thinkers |
| Factual | Understand | Students will demonstrate familiarity with the discipline of Practical Theology as well as its core emphases. They will learn how to draw on historical texts to consider contemporary issues. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students can evaluate the practical implications of particular theological anthropologies in ecclesial and public settings (particularly the areas of pastoral care, mission and worship) |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Students have a broad overview of theological anthropologies as exemplified by selected historical thinkers |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students can evaluate the practical implications of particular theological anthropologies in ecclesial and public settings (particularly the areas of pastoral care, mission and worship) |
| Factual | Understand | Students will demonstrate familiarity with the discipline of Practical Theology as well as its core emphases. They will learn how to draw on historical texts to consider contemporary issues. |
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