| source University of Auckland (X) |
level |
department Theology (X) |
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution. Missiology draws on biblical, historical and theological scholarship in order to reflect critically on the interaction between the theory and praxis of mission. It uses the tools of the social sciences to identify and critique different missiological dynamics, and encourages students to respect the multi-cultural and multi-religious reality of contemporary society.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution. Missiology draws on biblical, historical and theological scholarship in order to reflect critically on the interaction between the theory and praxis of mission. It uses the tools of the social sciences to identify and critique different missiological dynamics, and encourages students to respect the multi-cultural and multi-religious reality of contemporary society. Investigates how biblical and theological themes and spiritualities are interpreted and expressed in historical and contemporary art forms, such as literature, film, art, architecture, music and dance.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution. Missiology draws on biblical, historical and theological scholarship in order to reflect critically on the interaction between the theory and praxis of mission. It uses the tools of the social sciences to identify and critique different missiological dynamics, and encourages students to respect the multi-cultural and multi-religious reality of contemporary society. Investigates how biblical and theological themes and spiritualities are interpreted and expressed in historical and contemporary art forms, such as literature, film, art, architecture, music and dance. Scripture has been pivotal in passing on understandings of ânormativeâ gender roles which have been reinforced by Christian theology. This course critically appraises biblical studies, Christian thought and history, and practical theology from the point of view of the construction of gender. It also investigates this construction in the symbols, signs and metaphors of the church, both past and present, as these reflect cultural and historical contexts.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution. Missiology draws on biblical, historical and theological scholarship in order to reflect critically on the interaction between the theory and praxis of mission. It uses the tools of the social sciences to identify and critique different missiological dynamics, and encourages students to respect the multi-cultural and multi-religious reality of contemporary society. Investigates how biblical and theological themes and spiritualities are interpreted and expressed in historical and contemporary art forms, such as literature, film, art, architecture, music and dance. Scripture has been pivotal in passing on understandings of ânormativeâ gender roles which have been reinforced by Christian theology. This course critically appraises biblical studies, Christian thought and history, and practical theology from the point of view of the construction of gender. It also investigates this construction in the symbols, signs and metaphors of the church, both past and present, as these reflect cultural and historical contexts. A critical examination of the development of the theory of hermeneutics within the philosophy of the twentieth century and its implications for the various sectors of theological study. It will explore how hermeneutical perspectives combine with methodologies particular to Biblical Studies, Christian Thought and History and Practical Theology.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page
An introduction to some of the established processes or methods of doing theology in context. It will provide development of skills in recognising and analysing the sources for contextual theology and of doing theology in relation to a particular question or issue. This course is also available by flexible mode. An exploration of biblical themes, images, and metaphors in contemporary film, music and cultural arts through which religion and culture intersect. It develops tools appropriate for analysing popular culture, as it moves from the local to the national to the global. An exploration of Christianity within the multi-religious context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand and its relationship to some of the religious traditions visible within New Zealand society such as Traditional MÄori Religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and New Age Spirituality/Religion. Introduces students to various ways of reading the Bible, with attention to major types of literature in the Bible. Skills will be cultivated in biblical analysis and contemporary approaches to and uses of the text will be evaluated. An introduction to issues and themes in the history of Christianity in New Zealand, including: the interaction of missionaries and MÄori, the settler churches, the church in the twentieth century, and the interface between church and society. Selected biblical texts are situated within their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Students will study the cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, and develop competencies in using historical and socio-cultural methodologies, and literary and artefactual data necessary for understanding and interpreting biblical texts. Attention will also be given to these texts and their contexts in contemporary politics and religion in the Middle East. An integration of biblical, theological, ethical and spiritual insights in a MÄori theology for the contemporary context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It will do this by developing a theological framework drawn from MÄori experience past and present and from MÄori concepts and principles. An examination of the relationship of place to cultural identity with specific reference to the cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand and Oceania. Theologies of place and related themes in the Bible will be explored in dialogue with contemporary understandings of place and identity. An engagement with a variety of critical theologies developed by women in recent decades. Students will explore one or more of these approaches and use these in undertaking a major theological project from one of the critical perspectives explored and developed during the course. An examination of the relationship of scripture and theology to ecological issues facing contemporary society. Theories and perspectives from the biblical and theological traditions and environmental sciences will be critically examined and brought into dialogue with local ecological issues and their resolution. Missiology draws on biblical, historical and theological scholarship in order to reflect critically on the interaction between the theory and praxis of mission. It uses the tools of the social sciences to identify and critique different missiological dynamics, and encourages students to respect the multi-cultural and multi-religious reality of contemporary society. Investigates how biblical and theological themes and spiritualities are interpreted and expressed in historical and contemporary art forms, such as literature, film, art, architecture, music and dance. Scripture has been pivotal in passing on understandings of ânormativeâ gender roles which have been reinforced by Christian theology. This course critically appraises biblical studies, Christian thought and history, and practical theology from the point of view of the construction of gender. It also investigates this construction in the symbols, signs and metaphors of the church, both past and present, as these reflect cultural and historical contexts. A critical examination of the development of the theory of hermeneutics within the philosophy of the twentieth century and its implications for the various sectors of theological study. It will explore how hermeneutical perspectives combine with methodologies particular to Biblical Studies, Christian Thought and History and Practical Theology. A critical reflection on the processes of doing theology, with special reference to Aotearoa New Zealand. Using a theme or issue, students will engage with a variety of theological approaches from Biblical Studies, Christian Thought and History, and Practical Theology. Students will relate these approaches to, and integrate them with, the subject area in which they are majoring.
Score: 10.160166 Details | Listing | Web page