RLT2140

Principles of Christian Theology (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: I Naumann and P Howard

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2003 (Day)

Synopsis: This unit introduces the student to the purpose, method and content of Christian Theology. It investigates the Christian understanding of the possibility of human knowledge of God and of a self revelation of God within human history, the development of theological understandings of the role of God in the origin of the universe and the emergence and evolution of human society, the human experience of death and the possibility of an afterlife.

Assessment: One short essay (1000 words): 25% + Research Essay (2500 words): 50% + Examination (1 hour): 25%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week for seven weeks, then three one-hour seminars (weeks 10, 11 and 12)

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in History or Religion and Theology or permission Prohibition: RLT3140

Prohibitions: RLT3140