2018 Postgrad Units Handbook

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2018 Postgraduate Coursework Handbook

Contents

Course Information and Pathways ...... 3 Graduate Certificates ...... 3 Graduate Diplomas ...... 5 Master Degrees ...... 8

2018 Postgraduate Units List and Outlines ...... 11 Field A: Humanities ...... 13 Field B: Biblical Studies ...... 22 Field C: Christian Thought and History ...... 42 Field D: Theology: Mission and Ministry ...... 60 Research...... 111

Key to Unit Codes ...... 112

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v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 2 of 112 POSTGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION AND PATHWAYS Whitley is a teaching college of the University of Divinity and is accredited to offer the postgraduate award courses outlined below. Please refer to the Undergraduate Handbook for details of undergraduate awards and units. The course information provided in this handbook is a summary of key features of the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master courses that Whitley College is accredited to offer. Full details of all courses are available on the University of Divinity website: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/. Entry to postgraduate award courses requires prior completion of a recognised undergraduate degree or, in some cases, equivalent professional experience. Postgraduate study in theology may be taken even if your previous studies have been taken in another discipline. Students will be required to produce evidence of English language proficiency, unless sufficient prior studies have been completed in English. For more details please refer to the English Language Requirements Policy of the University of Divinity. The purpose of your study and the depth at which you wish to explore will influence which pathway is right for you. Our Dean will assist you in considering the available options and selecting a suitable starting point. Should your circumstances change following commencement, it is possible to take leave of absence from your studies for up to two semesters or, if you have completed sufficient units, you may be able to exit with a lower level award. Should your circumstances change following commencement, it is possible to take leave of absence from your studies for up to two semesters or, if you have completed sufficient units, you may be able to exit with a lower level award. Postgraduate courses offered at Whitley and outlined on the following pages:  Graduate Certificate in Divinity  Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology  Graduate Certificate in Spirituality  Graduate Certificate in Theology

 Graduate Diploma in Biblical Languages  Graduate Diploma in Biblical Studies  Graduate Diploma in Divinity  Graduate Diploma in Ministry Studies  Graduate Diploma in Missiology  Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care  Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction  Graduate Diploma in Spirituality  Graduate Diploma in Theology

 Master of Divinity  Master of Pastoral Care  Master of Spiritual Direction  Master of Spirituality  Master of Theological Studies  Master of Theology (Coursework)

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 3 of 112 GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Graduate Certificate in Divinity This award allows students to explore areas of interest in divinity and its associated disciplines. It serves as an introduction to the broad field of study of theology or philosophy and disciplines that are associated with them. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree (Professional experience entry option also available) Course Structure: 45 points (3 units of 15 points each) at level 8 or 9 in any Field Duration: 1 semester (minimum) to 2 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-certificate-in-divinity/

Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology This award equips students to apply sophisticated research skills to complex issues such as the development of a research proposal, gathering of and conceptual processing of research material, and the presentation of a research artefact, such as a dissertation. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree in theology, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 45 points, comprising:  Research Methodologies unit (15 points)  12,000 word Research Essay (30 points) Duration: 1 semester (minimum) to 2 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-certificate-research-methodology/ Completion of this award, with a Distinction level grade for the research essay, qualifies a student for entry into a Research Masters Degree. Graduate Certificate in Spirituality This award allows students to understand personal spiritual experience through introductory study of themes and approaches in Christian spirituality. It serves as a foundation for further study in spirituality or spiritual direction. Graduates are able to articulate insights for Christian practice and identity. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree (Professional experience entry option also available) Course Structure: 45 points (3 units of 15 points each), comprising:  DS9201W Art of Contemplative Practice (15 points); and  30 points (2 units) in Spirituality or Spiritual Direction Duration: 1 semester (minimum) to 2 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-certificate-spirituality/

Graduate Certificate in Theology This award qualifies students in theological study by developing or deepening their knowledge and skills in theological disciplines. It serves as a foundation for further study and a means of critically engaging Christian thought and traditions. Graduates are able to articulate insights for Christian life and social engagement. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree (Professional experience entry option also available) Course Structure: 45 points (3 units of 15 points each) of Foundational units (level 8), spread over three disciplines (such as New Testament, Old Testament and Systematic Theology) and two Fields (such as Biblical Studies and Christian Thought and History) Duration: 1 semester (minimum) to 2 years (maximum) Course Regulations: https://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-certificate-in-theology/

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 4 of 112 GRADUATE DIPLOMAS Graduate Diploma in Biblical Languages This award allows students to develop a strong working knowledge of the original and associated languages of the Bible as a basis for translation, biblical interpretation and further research. It develops substantial skills for further study and as a means of critically engaging biblical texts and traditions. Graduates are able to translate the languages of scripture and apply critical tools of analysis for use in biblical studies at a level appropriate for postgraduate research Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Biblical Languages; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: https://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-biblical-languages/

Graduate Diploma in Biblical Studies This award allows students to explore a range of methodological approaches to the Bible. It develops substantial skills for further study and a means of critically engaging Christian texts and traditions. Graduates are able to articulate insights from biblical studies for Christian practice and identity. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  30 points in Biblical Studies; and  30 points in Biblical Studies or Biblical Languages; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-biblical-studies/

Graduate Diploma in Divinity This award allows students to explore multiple areas of interest in divinity and its associated disciplines or to engage with one or two areas in depth. It serves as a foundation for study of theology or philosophy and disciplines that are associated with them. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) at level 8 or 9 in any Field. Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: https://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-divinity/

Graduate Diploma in Ministry Studies This award allows students to develop a personal understanding of vocation, role and identity in ministry through theological reflection on their studies and practice. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-ministry-studies/ v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 5 of 112 Graduate Diploma in Missiology This award allows students to explore the thought and practice of mission in local and global contexts, and the relationship between missio Dei and Christian identity. It provides a substantial foundation for further study and practice. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Missiology; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-missiology/

Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care This award provides students with the opportunity and skills for reflective and critical engagement in the conversation between the texts of human experience, contemporary culture, ministry or service or wider societal context, and Christian scriptures and tradition. The purpose of this engagement is to encourage the development of relevant, flexible strategies for effective pastoral mission and practice in partnership with all those who seek to serve the world through individual or systemic practice. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent, and successful completion of a unit in Clinical Pastoral Education Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies; and  A unit of Clinical Pastoral Education worth 30 points; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-pastoral-care/

Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction This award provides formation for the ministry of spiritual direction. Students explore the dynamics of Christian spirituality through reflection on their personal experience and integration of this with insights from the literature. Graduates are equipped for the ministry of spiritual direction in the particular tradition. The program is delivered in partnership with the WellSpring Centre, Ashburton. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  DS9201W Art of Contemplative Practice (15 points);  DD8202W Art of Spiritual Direction 1 (30 points)  DD8203W Art of Spiritual Direction 2 (30 points); and  A further 15 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-spiritual-direction/

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 6 of 112 Graduate Diploma in Spirituality This award allows students to explore their own spiritual experience in light of theological scholarship in spirituality. It provides a substantial foundation for further study. Graduates are able to articulate insights for Christian practice and identity. The program is delivered in partnership with the WellSpring Centre, Ashburton. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Spirituality; and  A further 30 points Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-spirituality/

Graduate Diploma in Theology This award allows students to explore areas of interest in theology. It provides a substantial foundation for further study and a means of engaging Christian thought and traditions. Graduates are able to articulate insights for Christian practice and identity. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 90 points (6 units of 15 points each) including: o at least 45 points of Foundational units (level 8), spread over three disciplines (such as New Testament, Old Testament and Systematic Theology) and two Fields (such as Biblical Studies and Christian Thought and History) Duration: 1 year (minimum) to 3 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/graduate-diploma-in-theology/ It is possible to complete the Graduate Diploma in Theology by taking only Foundational units. For some students, this may fulfil their purpose of taking a short but challenging program of theological studies. Students may articulate from the Graduate Diploma in Theology into coursework masters degrees: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts; or Master of Theological Studies, depending on their previous study. The Graduate Diploma in Theology is also designed to form the basis of a pathway leading to research in the Master of Philosophy (if two of the units are undertaken as a research essay).

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 7 of 112 MASTER DEGREES

Master of Divinity The Master of Divinity is a primary theological degree for students with a degree in another area. The Master of Divinity enables students to apply an advanced body of knowledge in divinity and its associated disciplines in ministry contexts. Students broaden their knowledge and skills to prepare them for professional practice and further learning. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree Course Structure: 270 points (18 units of 15 points each) including:  at least 105 points and not more than 120 points in Foundational units (level 8), including: o 30 points in at least one biblical or associated language o 30 points in Field B o 30 points in Field C o 15 points in Field D; and  at least 105 points and not more than 150 points in Elective units (level 9), including: o 15 points in Field B o 15 points in Field C o 15 points in Field D; and  either a Capstone unit worth at least 15 points or a Research Essay Duration: 3 years (minimum) to 9 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/master-of-divinity/ Students holding Graduate Diploma in Theology may articulate into the Master of Divinity.

Master of Pastoral Care This award enables students to apply an advanced body of knowledge and skill in pastoral care in relation to broader theological studies. Students broaden their knowledge and skills and deepen their engagement with select areas of study to prepare themselves for professional practice and further learning. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 180 points (12 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points in Foundational units (level 8) comprised of: o 30 points in Biblical Studies o 15 points in Systematic Theology o 15 points in Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies  60 points of Elective units (level 9) in Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies  30 points of Praxis units  Either a Capstone unit of as least 15 points in Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies, or a Research Essay; and  Further Foundational, Elective, Praxis or Capstone units. Duration: 2 years (minimum) to 6 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/master-pastoral-care/

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 8 of 112 Master of Spiritual Direction This award enables students to acquire advanced knowledge of the theological and scriptural foundations of approaches to spiritual direction in the Christian tradition, and to apply this knowledge in professional practice. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 180 points (12 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points of Foundational units (level 8) in Spiritual Direction  15 points of Foundational units in Biblical Studies  15 points of Foundational units in Systematic Theology or Church History  Either one Capstone unit of as least 15 points in Spiritual Direction, or a Research Essay of 30 points; and  Further Foundational, Elective, Praxis or Capstone units in Spiritual Direction and Spirituality. Duration: 2 years (minimum) to 6 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/master-spiritual-direction/

Master of Spirituality This award enables students to acquire advanced understanding of the theological and spiritual foundations of spirituality, spiritual practice and spiritual growth, and to apply this knowledge of spiritual principles to individual and community life in the Christian tradition. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree, or an approved equivalent Course Structure: 180 points (12 units of 15 points each) comprising:  60 points of Foundational units (level 8) in three disciplines from at least two fields, including 30 points in Spirituality  60 points of Elective units (level 9) in Spirituality  15 points of Elective units in any discipline  Either one Capstone unit of as least 15 points in Spirituality, or a Research Essay; and  Further Foundational, Elective, Praxis or Capstone units, provided that at least 120 points are taken in Spirituality. Duration: 2 years (minimum) to 6 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/master-spiritual-direction/

Master of Theological Studies This award enables students to apply an advanced body of knowledge in theology and its associated disciplines. Students broaden their knowledge and skills and deepen their engagement with select areas of study to prepare them for professional practice and further learning. Admission Criteria: Undergraduate degree Course Structure: 180 points (12 units of 15 points each) comprising:  45 points in Foundational units (level 8), in three disciplines from at least two Fields;  75 points of Elective units (level 9);  Either one Capstone unit of at least 15 points or a Research Essay; and  Further Foundational, Elective, Praxis or Capstone units. Duration: 2 years (minimum) to 6 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/mts/

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 9 of 112 Master of Theology (Coursework) The Master of Theology (Coursework) is open to candidates holding BTheol, BMin, BD or MDiv degrees, or equivalent qualifications from accredited institutions. This award enables students with an undergraduate degree in theology or ministry to apply an advanced body of knowledge in theology and its associated disciplines. Students deepen their engagement with select areas of study to prepare them for professional practice and further learning. Admission Criteria: Bachelor of Theology, or Bachelor of Ministry, or Master of Divinity, or an equivalent theological qualification (a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma does not satisfy the admission requirements for this award) Course Structure: 150 points (10 units of 15 points each) comprising:  Up to 30 points in Foundational units (level 8), in any discipline  A Capstone unit of at least 15 points or a Research Essay; and  Further Elective, Praxis or Capstone units. Duration: 3 semesters (minimum) to 5 years (maximum) Course Regulations: www.divinity.edu.au/study/our-courses/master-of-theology-coursework/

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 10 of 112 2018 UNIT OUTLINES POSTGRADUATE (LEVELS 8, 9) The following four sections detail all units offered by Whitley College in 2018 suitable for inclusion in courses at postgraduate level (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master). Note that Level 8 is Postgraduate Foundational and Level 9 is Postgraduate Elective. Units are listed alphanumerically based on the unit code. A Key to Unit Codes is provided at the back of this handbook. Please refer to the 2018 timetable on our website for up-to-date scheduling details. Page Field A – Humanities AL8002W New Testament Greek A 13 AL8005W Introduction to Biblical Languages 14 AL8010W Ruth 15 AL8011W Introduction to Biblical Hebrew 16 AL8012W New Testament Greek B 17 AR9008W Global Experience: An Extended Culture and Language Engagement Exercise 18 AR9060W Cultural Intelligence: Competence for Life, Work and Ministry in A Multicultural World 20 AR9067W Understanding Different World Religions of Our Neighbours 21 Field B – Biblical Studies BA8001W Introducing the Hebrew Bible (BA8701W – Online) 22 BA8010W Ruth 23 BA9004W Promised Land and Exile (BA9704W - Online) 24 BA9007W Jeremiah 25 BA9015W Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament 26 BA9415W Supervised Reading Unit in the Hebrew Bible 27 BN8001W Interpreting the New Testament (BN8701W – Online) 28 BN8002W Introducing the New Testament Narrative 29 BN9001W Mark (BN9701W – Online) 30 BN9006W Asian Biblical Hermeneutics (BN9706W Online) 31 BN9009W Paul, the Cross-shaped Church, and its Mission (BN9709W – Online) 33 BN9010W World of the New Testament 34 BN9032W Galatians: Faith, Law and the Love-Centred Community (BN9732W – Online) 35 BN9415W Supervised Reading Unit in the New Testament 37 BN9531W First Corinthians (Korean language) (BN9532W – Online) 38 BS9020W Use of the Bible in Ethics (BS9720W – Online) 40 BS9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Biblical Studies 41 Field C – Christian Thought and History CH8011W The Story of Christianity Part 1 (CH8711W – Online) 42 CH8012W The Story of Christianity Part 2 (CH8712W – Online) 43 CH9004W Baptist Identity (CH9704W – Online) 44 CH9009W Writing a History of a Faith Community 45 CH9103W History of Christianity I: Origins to Us 46 CH9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Church History 47 CT8001W Beginning Theological Studies (CT8701W – Online) 48 CT8002W Indigenous Theologies and Methods 49 CT9002W Who is Jesus? (CT9702W – Online) 50 CT9004W Baptist Identity (CT9704W – Online) 51 CT9010W Rural Ministry 52 CT9026W Theology, Poetry, and Imagination 54 CT9029W Suffering, Faith and Theodicy 55 CT9082W Economics, Justice and Theology 56 CT9102W Further Methods in Theological Discourse 57 CT9103W History of Christianity I: Origins to Us 58 CT9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Systematic Theology 59

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 11 of 112 Field D – Theology: Mission and Ministry DA8001W Living the Faith 60 DA8002W Indigenous Practical Theology Symposium 61 DD8202W Art of Spiritual Direction 1 62 DD8203W Art of Spiritual Direction 2 63 DD9204W Art of Spiritual Direction 3 64 DL9001W Theology and Practice of Christian Worship 65 DL9002W Homiletics 66 DL9015W Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament 68 DM8005W Culture and Language for Cross-cultural Engagement 69 DM8019W Introduction to Strategic Mission 71 DM9008W Global Experience: An Extended Culture and Language Engagement Exercise 72 DM9010W Rural Ministry 74 DM9027W Introduction to Chaplaincy 76 DM9031W The Micah Mandate 77 DM9051W Mission in the Australian Context 78 DM9060W Cultural Intelligence: Competence for Life, Work and Ministry in A Multicultural World 79 DM9067W Understanding Different World Religions of Our Neighbours 80 DM9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Missiology 81 DP8001W Theology and Practice of Pastoral Care 82 DP9026W Theology, Poetry, and Imagination 83 DP9027W Introduction to Chaplaincy 84 DP9042W Responding Pastorally to Critical Issues in Contemporary Ministry 85 DP9067W Supervised Theological Field Education 86 DP9069W Supervised Theological Field Education Advanced 88 DP9077W Supervision Foundations 90 DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Level 1 91 DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Level 2 92 DP9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Pastoral Studies 94 DS9006W Table Spirituality: Hospitality, Community and Mission 95 DS9008W Spirituality: Transforming Life 96 DS9030W Spiritual formation: Shaping the teachers and leaders of tomorrow 97 DS9201W Art of Contemplative Practice 98 DS9207W Leading Contemplative Groups: Exploring the Work of Parker J. Palmer 99 DS9208W Mapping the Soul with the Enneagram 100 DS9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Spirituality 101 DT9020W Use of the Bible in Ethics (DT9720W – Online) 102 Capstone Capstone xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 103 XD9770W Art of Spiritual Direction Capstone 104 XP9069W Supervised Theological Field Education (Capstone) 105 XE9970W Capstone by Integrative Essay 107 XX9971W Capstone: Love and Justice 108 XX9972W Capstone: Hope and Mission 109 XX9973W Capstone: Faith and Ministry 110 Research RQ9021C Research Methodologies (RQ9029C – Online) 111

v5 190618 Whitley College Postgraduate Handbook 2018 Page 12 of 112 AL8002W New Testament Greek A Offered: 2018: Semester 1

This unit provides a basic introduction to New Testament Greek, providing knowledge of the vocabulary, grammar and syntax to commence translation and interpretation of selected New Testament passages from the original Greek text.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate key grammatical concepts necessary for working in another language 2. Identify foundational elements of Greek grammar and syntax 3. Show familiarity with a basic working Greek vocabulary 4. Translate small, selected portions of the Greek New Testament 5. Apply a basic understanding of Greek to the reading of critical commentaries for sermon and teaching preparation. 6. Translate simple English sentences into Greek.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class T ime: Three hours per week

Assessment: Weekly take home exercise sheets (40%) Weekly in-class tests (30%) One two-hour examination (30%)

Faculty: Stephen Field

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase *Aland, Kurt. Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: United Bible Society, 4th revised edn, 1993 Aland, Kurt et al. The Text of the New Testament. Grand Rapids/Leiden: Eerdmans/E J Brill, 1981, 1987, 1989 Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. 3rd edn, Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000 Burge, Evan L. Grasping New Testament Greek. Melbourne: Trinity College Theological School, 1999 *Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3rd edn, 2005 Finegan, Jack. Encountering New Testament Manuscripts. A Working Introduction to Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: Wm B Eerdmans, 1974 Jay, Eric G. New Testament Greek. London: SPCK, 1961 Metzger, Bruce M. The Text of the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992 Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual commentary on the Greek New Testament. London: United Bible Societies, 4th revised edn, 1994 Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2009

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field A) Page 13 of 112 AL8005W Introduction to Biblical Languages Offered: 2018: Semester 1

This subject introduces students to Biblical Hebrew and New Testament Greek, and equips them with skills which will enable them to utilise language resources within lexicons, commentaries and electronic resources. Students will learn the alphabets of both Hebrew and Greek, be familiarised with basic grammatical features of both languages, and be equipped with an elementary vocabulary. An introduction to interpretive implications of translation and textual considerations will provide a platform for further study in a particular language.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Recognise and reproduce the Hebrew and Greek alphabets 2. Demonstrate an understanding of basic Hebrew and Greek grammar 3. Demonstrate recognition of elementary vocabulary in Biblical Hebrew and Greek 4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant grammatical and lexical tools 5. Translate simple phrases from Biblical Hebrew and Greek into English 6. Utilise the resources of bible software for translation and interpretation 7. Articulate issues that impact on the translation and interpretation of historical languages and their impact for exegesis. 8. Identify key ideas in the original languages and articulate the theological issues relating to their translation.

Prerequisites: NIL

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Weekly tests (50%) One exegetical paper in either language (2,000 words) (25%) One essay in a different language to the exegetical paper (2,000 words) (25%)

Faculty: Stephen Field and Megan Turton

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase *Accordance Bible Software, Oaktree Software, www.accordancebible.com Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3rd edn, 2005 Fields, Lee M. Hebrew for the Rest of Us. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013. Mounce, William D. Greek for the Rest of Us. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013. Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2009. Silzer, Peter James and Thomas John Finley, How Biblical Languages Work: A Student’s Guide to Learning Greek and Hebrew. Grand Rapids MI: Kregel Publications, 2004

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field A) Page 14 of 112 AL8010W Ruth Offered: 2018: Semester 2 [Unit offered alternatively as BA8010W]

This unit is a continuation course building on the skills learned in the unit AL8011W Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, although it will also cover exegetical issues. Students will extend their understanding of Hebrew grammar and vocabulary, while reading through the book of Ruth in Hebrew. As students are reading Ruth, they will be guided through issues of translation, interpretation, and exegesis.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. explain elements of Hebrew grammar, syntax and vocabulary; 2. translate and exegete selected passages from the book of Ruth; 3. work from the Hebrew text by utilising aids for translation and exegesis including: lexicons, concordances, parsing guides and commentaries; 4. evaluate exegetical methods for studying the book of Ruth including: textual criticism, historical dating, source criticism, and, particularly, literary criticism; 5. outline elements of the theology of the book of Ruth; and 6. analyse the distinctive content of the book of Ruth when considered in the wider context of the Hebrew Bible.

Prerequisites: AL8011W Biblical Hebrew or equivalent

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Weekly tests (equivalent to 2,000 words total) (30%) One exegetical paper (2,000 words) (30%) One two-hour examination (40%)

Faculty: Megan Turton

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic Books, 1981. Beattie, Derek R. G. Jewish Exegesis of the Book of Ruth. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1977. Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999. Brown, Francis, S, R, Driver and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1906. Bush, Frederic W. Ruth/Esther. Dallas: Word, 1996. Campbell, Edward F. Ruth. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. Clines, David J. A. (ed.). The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. (2 vols) Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993, 1995. Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: E J Brill, 1971; Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1972. Hubbard, Robert L Jr. The Book of Ruth. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1988. LaCocque, Andre. The feminine unconventional. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990. Sakenfeld, Katherine D. Ruth. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1999. Sasson, Jack M. Ruth: A new translation with a philological commentary and a formalist - folklorist interpretation. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1979. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. edn. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field A) Page 15 of 112 AL8011W Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Offered: 2018: Semester 1

An introduction to biblical Hebrew, designed to provide a linguistic awareness of the language and the ability to use lexical aids. Students will develop a working knowledge of the language, covering essential grammar and vocabulary, in conjunction with the translation of simple Hebrew Bible texts.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Explain the basic elements of the grammar and vocabulary of biblical Hebrew 2. Use lexical aids and language resources in translating Hebrew texts 3. Translate simple texts from the Hebrew Bible 4. Translate words and simple sentences from English to biblical Hebrew

Prerequisites: Nil

Class time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Weekly Tests (equivalent to 3,000 words) (50%) Final examination – 3.0 hours (50%)

Faculty: Megan Turton

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Grammars: *Kelley, Page H. Biblical Hebrew: an Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. *Kelley, P. H., Terry L. Burden and Timothy G. Crawford. A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew: an Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.

Dictionaries: Brown, Frances, S. R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1904 Clines, David J. A. (ed.). The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. (2 vols) Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Holloday, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: E J Brill, 1971.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field A) Page 16 of 112 AL8012W New Testament Greek B Offered: 2018: Semester 2

This unit builds on AL8002W, a basic introduction to biblical Greek, and introduces more advanced level grammar and vocabulary using a translation-based method (selections from Mark, Romans and Revelation). Students are introduced to principles of textual criticism.

Upon successful completion of the unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive understanding of Greek grammar and syntax. 2. Show evidence of competence in translation. 3. Apply an advanced vocabulary and style to translation and exegetical work. 4. Identify textual critical issues and demonstrate skills necessary for redactional work with a Greek synopsis. 5. Apply translation skills to the exegetical task and the preparation of sermons and Bible studies. 6. Describe differences in vocabulary and style between selected New Testament texts.

Prerequisites: AL8002W New Testament Greek A AL8012W provides the foundation for further work in Greek. The combination of AL8002W and AL8012W meets the language requirements of the Master of Divinity.

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Weekly take home exercise sheets (40%) Regular in- class tests (30%) One 2 hour examination (30%)

Faculty: Stephen Field

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase *Aland,Barbara et al. The Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition With Textual Notes. Institute for New Testament Textual Research: Munster, Westphalia, 2010 Aland, Kurt. Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: United Bible Society, 4th revised edn, 1993. Aland, Kurt et al. The Text of the New Testament. Grand Rapids/Leiden: Eerdmans/E J Brill, 1981, 1987, 1989 *Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. 3rd edn, Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000 Brooks, James and C Winbery. Syntax of New Testament Greek. Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1979 *Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3rd edn, 2005 Elliott, J K and I Moir. Manuscripts and the Text of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995 Jay, Eric G. New Testament Greek. London: SPCK, 1961 Metzger, Bruce M. The Text of the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992 Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. London: United Bible Societies, 4th revised edn, 1994 Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2009. Omanson, Roger L. A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament. German Bible Society, Stuttgart, 2006 Porter, Stanley E. Idioms of the Greek New Testament. 2nd edn, Sheffield University Press, 1994

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field A) Page 17 of 112 AR9008W Global Experience: An Extended Culture and Language Engagement Exercise Offered: 2018: By arrangement with Global Interaction [Unit offered alternatively as DM9008W]

This unit is a 6 week supervised visit to a socio-cultural and religious community different from the student’s own for the purposes of gaining some experience of cross-cultural work and ministry. It occurs in partnership with Global Interaction, the Australian Baptist cross-cultural mission organization, and under the supervision of both a trained culture and language facilitator and a host community language and culture helper. Students will be guided through a language acquisition and culture awareness program, learning some basic vocabulary and grammar from the host community's language along with an acquaintance with aspects of the community's culture. Students will also have the opportunity to observe the working life of cross-cultural workers.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Discuss the basic elements necessary to developing intercultural sensitivities and knowledge, along with some characteristics and skills beneficial for cross-cultural living and engagement 2. Articulate the basic processes of learning a second language 3. Demonstrate some capacity in a host community's language 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the tools required for cultural inquiry including, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing and writing a thick description, approaches common with cultural anthropology 5. Analyse a host community's culture and worldview in the areas of greeting and leave taking, clothing, food, work and non-verbal communication 6. Identify and critique key issues informing the interaction of the gospel and culture in the host community. 7. Outline and reflect on one's own growth and responses during the period of cross-cultural engagement.

Prerequisites: DM1005W/DM8005W Culture and Language *Students will require an Australian Federal Police background check, as well an interview with a Global Interaction staff member prior to being accepted into the program.

Unit Value: 30 points

Class Time: The unit will be primarily a field based program with daily activities, including times of observation, interaction and reflection. Prior to departure to the host country, students will attend a day seminar detailing the country and people group.

Assessment: 1,000 words selected from trip journal (20%) 4 x 500 word cultural reflections (thick descriptions) from the activities of participant observation and ethnographic interviewing about set culture topics (40%) Completion of phase 1 of the language program and demonstrate an understanding and speaking capacity of 800 words in the host community's language. Equivalent to 3,000 words (40%)

Faculty: Ian Dicks

Recommended Reading:

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field B) Page 39 of 112 BS9020W Use of the Bible in Ethics (BS9720W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 2 (Also available online Semester 2 as BS9720W) [Unit offered alternatively as DT9020W/DT9720W]

The unit will examine a broad range of approaches to the use of the Bible in ethics. A number of case studies will illustrate the diversity of biblical material as it relates to particular ethical topics (such as war, reconciliation, human rights, wealth and poverty, abortion, ecology, and sexuality). In exploring hermeneutical analogies, consideration will be given to the similarities and differences between biblical cultures and our own multicultural contexts. Attention will also be paid to the ways in which Biblical models and interpretation may play a role in public life.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Articulate the differences between a range of hermeneutical approaches; 2. Outline factors contributing to the diversity of biblical ethics; 3. Reflect critically on the cultural dimensions of hermeneutics; 4. Analyze the key issues at stake in a particular ethical case study; 5. Assess approaches to ethical questions for the local church and other ministry contexts; 6. Reflect theologically on biblical texts and relate biblical studies to other theological disciplines in a research project at a postgraduate standard.

Prerequisites: 30 points in Field B; 15 Points in Systematic Theology

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Classroom: One 2,000 word exegetical essay (30%) One 3,000 word hermeneutical essay (50%) Critical reflections on set readings – 1,000 words (20%)

Online: One 2,000 word exegetical essay (30%) One 3,000 word hermeneutical essay (50%) Online tutorial participation – not fewer than 5 entries of approx. 200 words each (20%)

Faculty: Mark Brett, Keith Dyer

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Barton, J. Ethics and the Old Testament. London: SCM, 2nd edn 2010. Barton, S.C. Life Together: Family, Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2001. Burridge, R. Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics Today Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. Carroll, M.D. and J.E. Lapsley (eds), Character Ethics and the Old Testament. Louisville: WJKP, 2007. Cosgrove, C.H. Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate: Five Hermeneutical Rules. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Hays, R. The Moral Vision of the New Testament. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1996. Horrell, D. Solidarity and Difference: A Contemporary Reading of Paul’s Ethics. London: T & T Clark, 2005. Horrell, D. et al. (eds), Ecological Hermeneutics: Biblical, Historical and Theological Perspectives. London: T & T Clark, 2010. Janzen, W. Old Testament ethics: A Paradigmatic Approach. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1994. Wolterstorff, N. Justice: Rights and Wrongs. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. Wright, C.J.H. Old Testament Ethics for the People of God. Leicester: IVP, ev edn 2013.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field B) Page 40 of 112 BS9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Biblical Studies Offered: 2018: By arrangement with Faculty

By arrangement students may choose or be asked to attend classes in addition to supervision.

The unit may be approved as a Capstone unit if it intentionally integrates a student’s theological study so far.

Prerequisites: 45 points of Foundational Studies If a Capstone unit, the unit may be taken only in the final or penultimate semester of the degree

Assessment: One 6,000 word essay

Faculty: Mark Brett, Keith Dyer

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Bibliography to be developed by student in consultation with supervisor and submitted for approval.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field B) Page 41 of 112 CH8011W The Story of Christianity Part 1 (CH8711W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 1 (Also available online Semester 1 – as CH8711W)

This unit will introduce students to some of the key themes in the development of the church from the second to the fifteenth century. Students will explore the spread of Christianity, the apostolic tradition, church-state relations, ‘heresy’, dissent and schism, Constantine and the 'Triumph of Christianity', monasticism, the rise of the papacy, Christian society, the Medieval church, John Wycliffe and Jan Hus.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. outline key aspects of the Christian story from early to medieval times; 2. identify some of the social, political and cultural factors influencing the development of Christianity; 3. demonstrate basic skills in interpreting historical documents; 4. assess the significance of selected movements and personalities for the church’s history; 5. describe the contribution of the study of church history to the development of Christian identity; and 6. critically evaluate historical evidence and the construction of historical accounts.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One document study (1,000 words) (15%) One tutorial paper (1,500 words) (20%) Five 200-word forum posts (15%) One essay (2,500 words) (50%)

Faculty: Marita Munro

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Brox, Norbert. A History of the Early Church. London: SCM, 1994. Chadwick, Owen. A History of Christianity. New York: Thomas Dunne, 1995. *Comby, Jean. How to Read Church History, Volume 1. London: SCM, 1985. Frank, Isnard W. A History of the Medieval Church. London: SCM, 1995. *Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Volume 1. New York: HarperOne, 2010. *Guy, Laurie. Introducing Early Christianity. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004. Hall, Stuart G. Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church. 2nd edn. London: SPCK, 2005. Hamman, Adalbert G. How to Read the Church Fathers. London: SCM, 1993. Harries, R and H. Mayr-Harting (eds). Christianity: Two Thousand Years. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Hinson, E. Glenn. The Early Church: Origins to the Dawn of the Middle Ages. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. McGrath, Alistair. Christian History: An Introduction. Wiley: New York, 2012. Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2012. Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. 4th edn. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2013. Stevenson, James. Creeds, Councils and Controversies. Rev. edn. London: SPCK, 1989. Stevenson, James. A New Eusebius. Rev. edn. London: SPCK, 1987.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 42 of 112 CH8012W The Story of Christianity Part 2 (CH8712W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 2 (Also offered online Semester 2 – as CH8712W)

This unit will introduce students to the main features of the development of Western Christianity from the late Middle Ages to the present. Topics will include 16th century Reformation movements, 17th century Puritanism and Pietism, the impact of the evangelical revivals, the Enlightenment, industrialization, and revolution upon the church, the development of Christianity in North America and Australia, the rise of the modern missionary and ecumenical movements, and the emergence of Pentecostalism.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. outline some key aspects of the Christian story in the West from the 16th century to the present day; 2. identify some of the social, political, and cultural factors influencing the development of Christianity; 3. demonstrate basic skills in interpreting selected historical documents; 4. assess the significance of selected movements and personalities for the church’s history; 5. describe the contribution of the study of church history to the development of Christian identity; and 6. critically evaluate historical evidence and the construction of historical accounts.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One document study (1,000 words) (15%) One tutorial paper of 1,500 words (20%) Five 200-word forum posts (15%) One essay (2,500 words) (50%)

Faculty: Marita Munro

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Bettenson, Henry (ed.). Documents of the Christian Church. London: Oxford University Press, 1999. Blainey, Geoffrey. A Short History of Christianity. Camberwell: Viking, 2011. Chadwick, Owen. The Christian Church in the Cold War. London: Penguin, 1992. Chidester, David. Christianity: a global history. London: Penguin, 2001. Hastings, Adrian (ed.). A World History of Christianity. London, Cassell, 1999. Jensen, De Lamar. Reformation Europe: Age of Reform and Revolution. 2nd edn. Lexington: D C Heath & Co, 1992. * Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Volume 2. Rev edn. New York: HarperOne, 2010. McGrath, Alister. Christian History: An Introduction. New York: Wiley, 2012. MacCulloch, D. A History of Christianity. London: Penguin, 2010. Matheson, Peter (ed.) Reformation History (A People’s History of Christianity, Volume 5) Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007. Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2012. Noll, Mark A. The New Shape of World Christianity. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, 2009. Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. 4th edn. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2013.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 43 of 112 CH9004W Baptist Identity (CH9704W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 1 (Also available online in Semester 1 – as CH9704W) [Unit offered alternatively as CT9004W/CT9704W]

This unit introduces students to the main features of Baptist history and belief. Students will examine Baptist origins and developments within their historical contexts and give attention to the implications of the Baptist heritage for contemporary faith and practice.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. identify the main political, social, and cultural factors that gave rise to the Baptist movement; 2. outline key features of the Baptist heritage and trace their historical development throughout the world; 3. critique some of the reasons for diversity among Baptists in Britain, North America, Australia, and other selected parts of the world; 4. critically evaluate factors leading to controversies among modern Baptists and assess their impact upon selected Baptist communities; 5. analyse the influence of Baptist history and belief upon personal and professional life; and 6. respond critically and constructively to historical and theological themes identified in the unit.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Seven online forum posts (1,500 words total) (25%) One tutorial paper (1,500 words) (25%) One essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Faculty: Marita Munro

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase * Beasley-Murray, Paul. Radical Believers: the Baptist way of being the church. Didcot: Baptist Union of Great Britain, 1992. * Bebbington, David W. Baptists Through the Centuries. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2010. Brackney, William H. (ed.). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, 2nd edn. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2009. Chute, Anthony L. et al. The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement. Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2015. Cupit, Tony et al. ‘From five barley loaves’: Australian Baptists in Global Mission 1864–2010. Preston: Mosaic Press, 2013. Fiddes, Paul S. Tracks and Traces: Baptist Identity in Church and Theology. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003. Johnson, Robert E. A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Hayden, Roger. English Baptist History and Heritage. Revd edn .Didcot: Baptist Union of Great Britain, 2005. Haymes, Brian et al. On Being the Church: Revisioning Baptist Identity. Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2008. Holmes, Stephen R. Baptist Theology. London: T&T Clark, 2012 Leonard, Bill J. Baptist Ways: A History. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2003. *Lumpkin, William L. (ed.). Baptist confessions of Faith. 2nd revd edn. Valley Forge: Judson, 2011. Manley, Ken R. From Woolloomooloo to ‘eternity’. 2 Vols. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2006. McBeth, H. Leon (ed.). A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage. Nashville: Broadman, 1990. Randall, Ian M. et al. Baptist Identities: International Studies from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006. Rees, Frank (ed.). Baptist Identity into the Twenty-first Century. Parkville: Whitley College, 2016. Williams, Michael et al. Turning Points in Baptist History. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2008. Wright, Nigel G. Free Church, Free State: The Positive Baptist Vision. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2005.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 44 of 112 CH9009W Writing a History of a Faith Community Offered: 2018: Semester 2

This unit will introduce students to issues involved in writing a history of a local church, faith community or faith- based organisation. Historiographical and ethical issues such as the selection, use, and interpretation of different sources in the construction of a coherent historical narrative will be explored. The impacts of secularization, and of social, demographic, cultural, religious, and theological changes upon faith communities will be addressed. The unit will provide an opportunity for students to review and undertake research of selected Christian churches and organisations.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. outline a clear process for documenting the history of a local church or Christian organisation; 2. identify and use a range of historical sources and tools in the writing of a local history; 3. evaluate the relative strengths and limitations of archival, visual, and oral sources; 4. assess the impact of social, cultural, and religious factors upon the history of a local church or Christian organisation; 5. critically review a range of local histories and articulate ways in which particular challenges and pitfalls have been addressed; and 6. demonstrate critical awareness of the implications of constructing historical accounts for the development of Christian identity.

Prerequisites: 15 points in CH

Class Time: Nine sessions of 4 hours each

Assessment: One book review (1,000 words) (20%) One seminar paper (1,500 words) (30%) One project report (3,500 words) (50%)

Faculty: Marita Munro

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Bradley, James E. and Richard A. Muller, Church History: An Introduction to Research Methods and Resources. 2nd edn. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016 * Curthoys, Ann and Ann McGrath. How to Write History that People Want to Read. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Ely, Richard. Mayfield Presbyterian Church, Victoria: Origins, Early Years and Character. West Melbourne: Dissenters Press, 2012 Dekar, Paul R. Community of the Transfiguration. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2008. Fendley, J. Margaret. A School on a Hill: Strathcona 1924–1984. South Yarra, Vic.: Hyland House, 1986. Holden, Colin & Richard Trembath. ‘Divine Discontent’: The Brotherhood of St Laurence: A History. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2008 Howe, Renate and Shurlee Swain. ‘The Challenge of the City’: The Centenary History of Wesley Central Mission 1893-1993. South Melbourne, Vic.: Hyland House, 1993. Manley, Ken R. ‘In the Heart of Sydney’: Central Baptist Church 1836–1986, Sydney, Central Baptist Church, 1986 Newnham, Lindsay L. ‘This Changing Corner’: A History of the Ivanhoe Baptist Church 1951-1975. Melbourne: Ivanhoe Baptist Church, 1975 Newnham, Lindsay L. ‘Writing a Local Church History’. Victorian Baptist Historical Society: Baptist Union of Victoria, c. 1995. Emilsen, Susan et al. ‘Pride of Place’: A History of the Pitt Street Congregational Church. Beaconsfield, Vic. Melbourne Publishing Group, c. 2008. Otzen, Roslyn. ‘So Great a Cloud of Witnesses’: Ashburton Baptist Church. Melbourne: Ashburton Baptist Church, 2015 Powell, Damian X. ‘Memory and Hope’: Strathalan Baptist Home for the Aged. Hawthorn, Vic.: Baptist Social Services, 1995 Waterhouse, Catherine. ‘Going Forward in Faith’: A History of Melbourne City Mission. North Fitzroy, Vic.: Melbourne City Mission, 1999

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 45 of 112 CH9103W History of Christianity I: Origins to Us Offered: 2018: Intensive – September (NAIITS Masters Unit – in Melbourne, VIC) [Unit offered alternatively as CT9103W]

This course examines Christian history with attention to the socio-spiritual location of Indigenous peoples in the Missio Dei. Many versions of the Christian story have reduced that story to a self-narrative, treating it as through it were a history of our civilization. This approach too often reflected the motives of colonial advance, and merged the transmission of the gospel with a Euro-centric view of the world. Contemporary historiography challenges this approach and highlights the polycentricity of Christian histories. This unit addresses Christian history from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, and affirms the importance of local histories for growth in and witness to the gospel.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. organise a Christian history which attends to the polycentric and multiple nature of that history; 2. discuss theological developments through Christian history with reference to both a multi-denominational and international context. 3. drawing on the polycentricity of Christian history, discuss the possibility and importance of an indigenous Christian history; 4. develop historical and theological concepts for engagement in Indigenous ministry 5. critique and evaluate beliefs, actions, and traditions of Christian communities with a view to better facilitate Indigenous learning.

Prerequisites: Foundation unit in History and/or Theology

Class Time: 4 x days, with additional subsequent online component

Assessment: Contribution to online forums and discussions (1000 words) Class Discussions 15% Summaries and Questions (1000 words) 15% Mid-course project (1500 words) 30% Research Project (2500 words) 40%

Faculty: Susie Patrick

Recommended Reading: Andrews, Edward E. Native Apostles: Black and Indian Missionaries in the British Atlantic World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. González, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: Volume 1, The: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. New York: HarperCollins, 2010. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds. History of the World Christian Movement: Volume I: Earliest Christianity to 1453. New York: Orbis Books, 2001 Jenkins, John Philip. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died. New York: HarperCollins, 2009 Peterson, R. D. A concise history of Christianity. Australia Belmont, CA, Wadsworth/Thomson, 2007. Sanneh, Lamin O. Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003. ______. Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Shenk, Wilbert R., ed. Enlarging the Story: Perspectives on Writing World Christian History Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. Tinker, G. E. Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Cultural Genocide. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1993. Yong, Amos and Barbara Brown Zikmund, eds. Remembering Jamestown: Hard Questions About Christian Mission. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010. Short Articles: * Perpetua, “The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas”. * Martin Luther, “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520).” 1-34. * Philip Spener, “Pia Desideria,” Pietists, Classics of Western Spirituality, 31-49.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 46 of 112 CH9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Church History Offered: 2018: By arrangement with Faculty

By arrangement students may choose or be asked to attend classes in addition to supervision.

The unit may be approved as a Capstone unit if it intentionally integrates a student’s theological study so far.

Prerequisites: 45 points of Foundational Studies If a Capstone unit, the unit may be taken only in the final or penultimate semester of the degree

Assessment: One 6,000 word essay

Faculty: Marita Munro

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Bibliography to be developed by student in consultation with supervisor and submitted for approval.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 47 of 112 CT8001W Beginning Theological Studies (CT8701W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 2 (also available online Semester 2 – as CT8701W)

This unit provides an introduction to the themes, nature and scope of theological studies, enabling students to identify the skills necessary for reading, thinking, and writing during their study of theology.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Understand and begin to evaluate the origins and development of some key terms, fields, and themes in theological studies; 2. Identify a number of critical events and persons in the history of Christian thought; 3. Articulate some important influences in their own approach to theology; 4. Demonstrate the ability to use libraries and other resources for theological study; 5. Exhibit critical and self-directed learning in, and research for, postgraduate theological study.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One interactive journal (not fewer than 8 entries of approximately 200 words each) 25% Two document studies (750 words each) 25% One essay (3,000 words) 50%

Faculty: Jason Goroncy

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Barth, Karl. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction, trans. Grover Foley. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963. Ford, David. Theology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Gunton, Colin E. The Christian Faith: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002. Hart, Trevor A. Faith Thinking: The Dynamics of Christian Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. McClendon Jr., James William. Systematic Theology, Volume II: Doctrine. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994. McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5th ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ______. Theology: The Basics, 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2012. McKim, Donald K. A ‘Down and Dirty’ Guide to Theology. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011. * Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2014. Parratt, John. A Guide to Doing Theology, SPCK International Study Guide. London: SPCK, 1996. Weber, Otto. Foundations of Dogmatics, trans. Darrell L. Guder, 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1981/83.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 48 of 112 CT8002W Indigenous Theologies and Methods Offered: 2018: Intensive – September (NAIITS Masters Unit – in Melbourne, VIC)

This unit will investigate unique Indigenous theological contributions to the meaning of Christian faith and life. Utilising a thematic approach grounded in Indigenous epistemologies, the intersection of one’s experience with the Creator, the nature of the spiritual, the Gospel story, redemption and redeemer will be explored in contrast with customary Western theological methods.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Articulate some basic similarities and differences between concepts underlying theological doctrines within a Westernised Christian tradition and the formalised spiritual teachings of a variety of Indigenous wisdom traditions; 2. Describe how Indigenous traditions can inform and nurture Indigenous Christian faith expressions; 3. Relate Biblical narratives to Indigenous cultural contexts thereby creating a framework for understanding their theological contribution for Indigenous Christians; 4. Discuss key issues in the intersection of Christian doctrines (systematics) and Indigenous contexts; 5. Explain how theology relates to the practical day-to-day realities of Indigenous life.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Four day intensive, with additional subsequent online component

Assessment: Contributions to online forum (1,000 words) (20%) In-class presentations (1,000 words) (20%) Book review (1,500 words) (20%) Journal of personal journey in research (2,500 words) (40%)

Faculty: Terry LeBlanc

Recommended Reading: * Texts recommended for purchase ** Will be supplied to the class participants # Articles to be distributed in class

# Brett, Mark G. ‘Canto ergo sum: Indigenous Peoples and Postcolonial Theology’. Pacifica 16 no. 3 (2003), 247–256. ** Jacobs, Adrian. Aboriginal Christianity – the Way It Was Meant to Be. Belleville, ON: Unpublished Manuscript, 1998. Kidwell, Clara Sue, Homer Noley, and George E. Tinker. A Native American Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2001. # Paulson, Graham. ‘Towards and Aboriginal Theology’. Pacifica 19 no. 3 (2006), 310–320. Rainbow Spirit Elders. Rainbow spirit theology: Towards an Australian aboriginal theology. Victoria: HarperCollinsReligious, 1997 * Sanneh, Lamin O. Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003. *Sedmak, Clemens. Doing Local Theology: A Guide for Artisans of a New Humanity. Faith and Cultures Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. # Tiénou, Tite. ‘World Christianity and Theological Reflection’. Pages 37–51, in Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity, ed. Craig Ott and Harold A. Netland. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. Tinker, George E. Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2004. *Woodley, Randy. Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2012.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 49 of 112 CT9002W Who is Jesus? (CT9702W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 1 (Also available online in Semester 1 – as CT9702W)

This unit will explore biblical, historical, and contemporary responses to the question, ‘Who is Jesus?’ Students will critically investigate answers offered from both within and outwith the Christian traditions, and will formulate their own theological responses.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Identify a range of issues concerning the significance of Jesus in the contemporary world; 2. Articulate the distinctive christological emphases of several biblical and extra-biblical sources; 3. Explain the theological issues at stake in the development of the historic credal formulations; 4. Exhibit capacity for independent and critical theological reflection upon a range of christologies. 5. Formulate research criteria and methodologies for engaging in questions of concern for christology.

Prerequisites: 45 points, including 15 points in CT

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One seminar paper (1,500 words) (25%) One book or film review (1,500 words) (25%) One essay (3,500 words) (50%)

Faculty: Jason Goroncy

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Athanasius. St. Athanasius on the Incarnation: The Treatise De Incarnatione Verbi Dei. Translated by The Religious of C. S. M. V. 2nd ed. London: A. R. Mowbray, 1953. *Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics IV.1. Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Edited by Geoffrey W. Bromiley and Thomas F. Torrance. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1961. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Christology. Translated by John Bowden. London: Collins, 1978. Borg, Marcus J., and N. T. Wright. The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions. New York: Harper Collins, 1999. Fiddes, Paul S. Past Event and Present Salvation: The Christian Idea of Atonement. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1989. Forsyth, P. T. The Person and Place of Jesus Christ: The Congregational Union Lecture for 1909. London: Congregational Union of England and Wales/Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. Frei, Hans W. The Identity of Jesus Christ: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2013. Gunton, Colin E. The Actuality of Atonement: A Study of Metaphor, Rationality and the Christian Tradition. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1988. Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Christology: A Global Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003. Moltmann, Jürgen. The Way of Jesus Christ: Christology in Messianic Dimensions. Translated by Margaret Kohl. London: SCM, 1990. Schillebeeckx, Edward. Jesus: An Experiment in Christology. Translated by Hubert Hoskins. New York: Vintage Books, 1979. Smail, Thomas A. Once and For All: A Confession of the Cross. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2005. *Tanner, Kathryn. Christ the Key. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Torrance, Thomas F. The Mediation of Christ. Colorado Springs: Helmers & Howard, 1992.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 50 of 112 CT9004W Baptist Identity (CT9704W – Online) Offered: 2018: Semester 1 (Also available online in Semester 1 – as CT9704W) [Unit offered alternatively as CH9004W/CH9704W]

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Seven online forum posts (1,500 words total) (25%) One tutorial paper (1,500 words) (25%) One essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Faculty: Marita Munro

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 51 of 112 CT9010W Rural Ministry Offered: 2018: Intensive - September [Unit offered alternatively as DM9010W]

This unit engages with the distinctive and diverse culture of rural Australia with a view to exploring the needs and opportunities for ministry. Interaction with and observation of agricultural life will provide a basis for theological reflection on agriculture, the land, social and family life, the environment and economics in a rural setting. Out of reflections on these themes using the Bible and contemporary discussions, appropriate models for pastoral care, church life, community involvement and support in times of natural disaster will be developed and evaluated. The unit will orientate those who have not previously worked in rural communities. It will also be valuable to rural clergy and other professionals, including farmers and lay workers who seek tools to be more effective in their roles.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Articulate the ways in which theology relates to context, with particular reference to Australian rural contexts 2. Identify and interpret the social, environmental and spiritual needs of a rural community. 3. Describe and engage both challenges and opportunities of missional work in a rural context. 4. Create a personal and community-based plan of missional engagement within a particular rural context. 5. Identify and apply biblical passages which shape faith in a rural context.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Residential intensive of five days in a rural context

Assessment: One book review (1,000 words) (20%) One essay (3,000 words) (40%) One ministry/survey plan (2,000 words) (40%)

Faculty: Geoff Leslie

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Berry, Wendell and Norman Wirzba. The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays. Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2002 Brodie, Marc and Graeme Davison. Struggle Country: The Rural Ideal in Twentieth Century Australia. Melbourne: Monash University ePress, 2005 Brueggemann, Walter. The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2002 Davis, Ellen F. Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009 Gammage, Bill. The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2011 Habel, Norman C. The Birth, the Curse and the Greening of Earth: An Ecological Reading of Genesis 1–11. The Earth Bible vol. 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2011 Hawkes, Nicholas. The Country Is Different: Ministry and Hope in Rural Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: JBCE, 1995 Inge, John. A Christian Theology of Place. Aldershot, Hampshire, England; Burlington, VT, USA: Ashgate, 2003 Theodore Hiebert, “The Human Vocation: Origins and Transformations in Christian Traditions,” in Hessel, Dieter T. and Rosemary Radford Reuther (eds). Christianity and Ecology: Seeking the Well-being of Earth and Humans. Cambridge, Mass.: Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions, 2000 Main, George. Heartland: The Regeneration of Rural Place. Sydney: UNSW Press, 2005.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 52 of 112 Muenstermann, Ingrid “Too Bad to Stay or Too Good to Leave? Two Generations of Women with a Farming Background: What Is Their Attitude Regarding the Sustainability of the Family Farm?,” in Luck, Gary W. Demographic Change in Australia's Rural Landscapes Implications for Society and the Environment. Dordrecht: Springer, 2011. Rickard, Lauren. "Critical Breaking Point?” The Effects of Drought and Other Pressures on Farming Families." Department of Agriculture. January 1, 2008. Accessed February 12, 2014. http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/842246/Birchip_Cropping_Group.pdf Stehlik, Daniela “Australian Drought as Lived Experience: Social and Community Impacts,” in Fisher, Melanie. in Beyond Drought People, Policy and Perspectives. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO, 2003 Wright, Christopher J. H. Old Testament Ethics for the People of God. Downers Grove, Ill.: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 53 of 112 CT9026W Theology, Poetry, and Imagination Offered: 2018: Intensive – September/November [Unit offered alternatively as DP9026W]

This unit introduces and examines a conversation between the resources of Christian theology and those of poetry, exploring and practising ways that these two fields of human action both inform and are informed by each other. Students will be encouraged to consider the implications of such a conversation for theology, for poetry, and for the vocation of both poet and theologian.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. identify and analyse the respective contributions that theology and poetry have made to each other and to the forming of Christian imagination; 2. analyse and argue for a coherent position on how relationships between theology and poetry are demonstrated in set works; 3. exhibit independent and critical responses to both a selection of poetry and to the conversations in which poets and theologians are engaged; 4. explain and demonstrate how processes involved in writing poetry can foster theological reflection; and 5. propose and evaluate a practical approach that can combine poetry and theology to inform both a person’s faith and a communal identity.

Prerequisites: 30 points in CT

Class Time: Five days (lectures and workshops) plus one day (seminar presentations)

Assessment: Portfolio of creative writing (1,000 words) (30%) Seminar paper (1,000 words) (20%) Essay (4,000 words) (50%)

Faculty: Jason Goroncy, Anne Mallaby

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Alves, Rubem A. The Poet, The Warrior, the Prophet. London: SCM Press, 2002. Barks, Coleman. Rumi: The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2010. Davidson, Toby. Christian Mysticism and Australian Poetry. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2013. Fiddes, Paul S. Freedom and Limit: A Dialogue Between Literature and Christian Doctrine. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1999. Guite, Malcolm. Faith, Hope and Poetry: Theology and the Poetic Imagination. Farnham: Ashgate, 2010. Hart, Kevin, ed. The Oxford Book of Australian Religious Verse. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hart, Trevor A. Between the Image and the Word: Theological Engagements with Imagination, Literature and Language. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. ––––––., Making Good: Creation, Creativity and Artistry. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014. Mahan, David C. An Unexpected Light: Theology and Witness in the Poetry and Thought of Charles Williams, Michael O’Siadhail, and Geoffrey Hill. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010. Maritain, Jacques. Creative Intuition in Art and Poetry. Bollingen Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1955. Murray, Les A., ed. Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry. Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1986. Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. Williams, Rowan. Grace and Necessity: Reflections on Art and Love. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 2005. Wiman, Christian. Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet. Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 2007. ––––––., My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. Wright, Judith. Born of the Conquerors: Selected Essays by Judith Wright. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 1991.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 54 of 112 CT9029W Suffering, Faith and Theodicy Offered: 2018: Semester 1

This unit proceeds on the premise that the Christian community must learn to speak responsibly about suffering: both the suffering in its midst and its being in the midst of suffering. We shall (i) critically examine some of the theodicies that have been proposed; (ii) enquire to what extent they are determined by the action of God’s becoming incarnate; and (iii) explore the nature of faith faced with the realities to which theodicies have attempted to speak.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Identify the variety of ‘theodicies’ and ‘anti-theodicies’ proposed within the Christian tradition; 2. Demonstrate understanding of where the theological challenges lie in this complex matter; 3. Begin to articulate what an adequate Christian response to evil and suffering might consist of.

Prerequisites: 45 points in Foundational Studies including CT8001W (or equivalent)

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One seminar paper (2,000 words) (40%) One essay (4,000 words) (60%)

Faculty: Jason Goroncy

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Augustine. On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings, Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics III.3. Edited by Geoffrey W. Bromiley and Thomas F. Torrance. Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley and R.J. Ehrlich. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1960. Fiddes, Paul S. The Creative Suffering of God. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. Forsyth, P.T. The Justification of God: Lectures for War-Time on a Christian Theodicy. London: Duckworth, 1916. Hall, Douglas John. God and Human Suffering: An Exercise in the Theology of the Cross. Minneapolis: Ausburg, 1986. *Hick, John. Evil and the God of Love. 2 ed. London: Macmillan, 2010. MacKinnon, Donald M. Borderlands of Theology. Edited by George W. Roberts and Donovan E. Smucker. Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1968. Moltmann, Jürgen. The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology. Translated by R. A. Wilson and John Bowden. London: SCM, 1974. Sölle, Dorothee. Suffering. Translated by E. Kalin. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1975. Surin, Kenneth. Theology and the Problem of Evil, Signposts in Theology. Oxford/New York: Blackwell, 1986. Weil, Simone. Waiting for God. Translated by Emma Craufurd. London: Harper Perennial, 2001. Wolterstorff, Nicholas P. Lament for a Son. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1987.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 55 of 112 CT9082W Economics, Justice and Theology Offered: 2018: Semester 2

This unit aims to equip students with the resources to understand a variety of economic models and to formulate a theological critique of these. The unit will embody a dialogue between the approaches of an economist and a theologian. The relationship between society and the economy will be considered and theological resources such as economic language in the Scriptures, economic models in Scripture and early Christianity, and contemporary Christian social teaching will be explored. In particular, theological critique will be directed to current neo-liberal economic models, bearing in mind issues of distributive justice and economic policy.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Analyse underlying assumptions of selected economic models; 2. Describe economic dimensions of biblical language and ethics; 3. Discuss the role of Scripture in formulating critiques of economic policy and in exploring alternative economic models; 4. Articulate a theological critique of selected contemporary Christian teaching on economic justice. 5. Present an in-depth critical analysis of at least one major contemporary economic model in conversation with Christian theology.

Prerequisites: 30 points in CT

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Seminar paper (1,500 words) (30%) Essay (4,500 words) (70%)

Faculty: Jonathon Cornford, Deborah Storie

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Atherton, John, Transfiguring Capitalism: An Enquiry into Religion and Global Change. London: SCM Press, 2008. *Bell, Daniel, The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Post-Modern World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. Davis, Ellen, Scripture, Culture and Agriculture: An Agrian Reading of the Bible. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Horsley, Richard A., Covenant Economics: A Biblical Vision of Justice for All. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009. Pabst, Adrian (ed.), The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Pope Benedict XVI's Social Encyclical and the Future of Political Economy. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2011. Schumacher, E. F., Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, 1999. Stackhouse, Max L., (ed.), God and Globalization: Volume 4: Globalization and Grace. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2007. Stiglitz, Joseph, Making Globalization Work: The Next Steps to Global Justice. Camberwell: Penguin, 2006. Tanner, Kathryn. Economy of Grace. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, 2005. *Tawney, R. H., Religion and the Rise of Capitalism. London: Verso, 1926 (2015).

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 56 of 112 CT9102W Further Methods in Theological Discourse Offered: 2018: Intensive – September (NAIITS Masters unit – in Melbourne, VIC)

Students will be provided opportunity to build upon their existing understanding of the tasks and tools of Christian theology, including the development of a common theological vocabulary, so as to strengthen capacity to converse with others in shared terms across different cultural contexts and expectations. An introduction to Indigenous theological terminology is a key part of the course as a bridge to further studies in this area.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. describe their own cultural affirmations of Christian theology and the cultural forms in which it is embodied, including the place of ritual, song, metaphor and story in the student’s own theological position. 2. articulate their own theological understanding as it relates to the larger communities (faith, reserve/reservation, community, urban) in which the student finds her/himself; 3. describe in one’s own terms the basic formulations of the Christian tradition (the creeds) have been operative in theological understanding and how these have been operative in the Christian experiences of First Nations peoples; 4. critique ways in which Christian theology enabled Indigenous communities to resist the powers of colonisation while simultaneously appropriating the heritage of Christian theology.

Prerequisites: Foundation unit in Theology

Class Time: Four day intensive, with additional subsequent online component

Assessment: Contribution to the online forum (1,500 words) 30% Book Review (2,000 words) 30% Research Project (2,500 words) 40%

Faculty: Terry LeBlanc

Recommended Reading: Kidwell, Clara Sue, Homer Noley, and George E. Tinker. A Native American Theology. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2001. Friesen, John W. Aboriginal Spirituality & Biblical Theology: Closer than you think. Calgary: Detselig, 2000. Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2000. McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology Reader. Second Edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001. Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Feeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. Peelman, Achiel. Christ Is a Native American. Ottawa, Maryknoll, N.Y.: Novalis-Saint Paul University; Orbis Books, 1995. Pouono, Terry. “Coconut water in a Coca Cola bottle” In search of an Identity: A New Zealand-born Samoan Christian in a Globalized World. Auckland, University of Auckland. PhD: 208, 2016 Sanneh, Lamin O. Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West. Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 2003. Tiénou, Tite. "World Christianity and Theological Reflection." In Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity, edited by Craig Ott and Harold A. Netland. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. Twiss, Richard. Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way. Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press, 2015 Treat, James. Native and Christian: Indigenous Voices on Religious Identity in the United States and Canada. New York: Routledge, 1996.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 57 of 112 CT9103W History of Christianity I: Origins to Us Offered: 2018: Intensive – September (NAIITS Masters Unit – in Melbourne, VIC) [Unit offered alternatively as CH9103W]

This course examines Christian history with attention to the socio-spiritual location of Indigenous peoples in the Missio Dei. Many versions of the Christian story have reduced that story to a self-narrative, treating it as through it were a history of our civilization. This approach too often reflected the motives of colonial advance, and merged the transmission of the gospel with a Euro-centric view of the world. Contemporary historiography challenges this approach and highlights the polycentricity of Christian histories. This unit addresses Christian history from the perspective of Indigenous peoples , and affirms the importance of local histories for growth in and witness to the gospel.

Prerequisites: Foundation unit in History and/or Theology

Class Time: 4 x days, with additional subsequent online component

Faculty: Susie Patrick

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 58 of 112 CT9415W Supervised Reading Unit in Systematic Theology Offered: 2018: By arrangement with Faculty

This is a supervised reading unit, in which students – in consultation with a supervisor – choose a topic, develop a bibliography, list learning outcomes, propose assessment tasks, and complete them under supervision, meeting regularly with their supervisor.

By arrangement students may choose or be asked to attend classes in addition to supervision.

The unit may be approved as a Capstone unit if it intentionally integrates a student’s theological study so far.

Prerequisites: 45 points of Foundational Studies If a Capstone unit, the unit may be taken only in the final or penultimate semester of the degree

Assessment: One 6,000 word essay

Faculty: Frank Rees, Jason Goroncy

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Bibliography to be developed by student in consultation with supervisor and submitted for approval.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field C) Page 59 of 112 DA8001W Living the Faith Offered: 2018: Semester 1

With the underlying purpose of making spiritual formation and the disciplines of discernment and self- discovery explicit to the educational experience from the students’ first year of study, this unit is designed to provide participants with the basic skills and resources to make life-giving connections between theology and the practice of faith.

NOTE: This is a Foundational Unit for all disciplines in Field D

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Listen sensitively and critically to their own story of faith 2. Examine a theological theme identified within their own life-narrative 3. Examine the concept of vocation and ministry vision 4. Articulate the contours of practical theology and its major sub-disciplines of ethics, pastoral care, mission and spirituality. 5. Utilise models of theological reflection that integrate theory, Biblical themes and practice

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Four hours per week over 9 sessions

Assessment: Three reflection papers building from online forum discussions (500 words each) (30%) One theological reflection paper (1,500 words) (30%) One essay (3,000 words) (40%)

Faculty: Luke Bowen

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Anderson, Ray S. The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001. Astley, J & Francis, L. Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002. Bass, Dorothy. Practicing our Faith: a way of Life for a Searching People. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc, 1997. Brenner, D.C. The gift of being yourself: The sacred call of self-discovery. Downers Growver, Illinois: IVP books, 2004. Ellis, C.J. Approaching God: A guide for Worship leaders and worshippers. Norwich, Canterbury press, 2009. Kinast, Robert L. Let Ministry Teach: A Guide to Theological Reflection. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1996. * Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy C. Bass, eds. Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Whipp, M Pastoral Theology. London: SCM, 2013. Woolnough, B & Wonsuk Ma, Holistic Mission: God’s plan for God’s people. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 60 of 112 DA8002W Indigenous Practical Theology Symposium Offered: 2018: Intensive – October (NAIITS Masters unit – in Melbourne VIC)

This unit aims to introduce students to a range of issues facing indigenous peoples in various parts of the world, and to a variety of ideas and points of view in response to these issues. Students will be introduced to skills, ideas and techniques that equip them for cross-cultural work.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Describe a range of perspectives held by Indigenous peoples, and articulate issues from an insider perspective before, and as well as, critiquing them. 2. Use both emic and etic approaches in critiquing cultural issues related to Indigenous contexts. 3. Articulate and describe key issues affecting indigenous peoples from both a cultural and theological perspective 4. Develop a contextually appropriate solution to one of the identified issues.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Four day intensive, with additional subsequent online component

Assessment: One essay (2,000 words) (50%) Face to face sessions during Symposium (1,500 words) (15%) Pre and post course reading report (1,500 words) (15%) Online forum interactions (1,000 words) (20%)

Faculty: Casey Church

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Fixico, Donald L., The American Indian Mind in a Linear World, New York: Routledge, 2003 Rainbow Spirit Elders. Rainbow spirit theology: Towards an Australian aboriginal theology. Victoria: HarperCollinsReligious, 1997 Rynkiewich, Michael., Soul, Self, and Society: A Postmodern Anthropology for Mission in a Postcolonial World Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2011 Salzman, Philip Carl and Patricia C. Rice, Thinking Anthropologically: A Practical Guide for Students. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011 Stonechild, Blair, The New Buffalo: The struggle for Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in Canada. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2006. Woodley, Randy S., Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2012.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 61 of 112 DD8202W Art of Spiritual Direction 1 Offered: 2018: Extensive March – October (through WellSpring)

This unit introduces the ministry of Spiritual Direction in theory and in practice, and provides a context in which to test a sense of call to this ministry. The seminars include teaching on the history of the tradition, characteristics of the ministry, common misconceptions, issues of discernment, the human experience of God, important psychological considerations, development of listening skills and growth in prayer and faith. There will be practical sessions on giving and receiving spiritual direction, and personal and peer supervision, as well as one residential weekend.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Articulate the distinctive parameters of the ministry of spiritual direction 2. Critically define similarities and differences between spiritual direction and other helping professions 3. Demonstrate a capacity to critically self-evaluate his or her spiritual direction practice particularly relating to listening skills 4. Identify and analyse key elements of discernment in the practice of spiritual direction 5. Demonstrate a personal and practice awareness of the diversity of human experiences of God

Pre-requisites: Strongly recommended that applicants should have some experience in receiving personal spiritual direction and have completed the Art of Contemplative Practice (DS9201W). Each candidate will be required to undergo an interview prior to acceptance into the unit – please refer to the WellSpring website for their application form and process: https://www.wellspringcentre.org.au/accredited-courses/spiritual-direction-formation/.

Unit Value: 30 points

Class Time: 5 x 2 day blocks

Assessment: One essay (4,000 words) (40%) One book review (2,000 words) (15%) One reflection journal (2,000 words) (15%) Ten verbatim reports – 400 words each (4,000 words) (30%)

Faculty: Peter Bentley (Co-ordinator)

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase *Barry, W. & W. Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction, 2nd edn, revised, New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. Buckley, S. M., Sacred Is the Call: Formation and Transformation in Spiritual Direction Programs. New York: Crossroad Pub., 2005. Dyckman, K.M. & L.P. Carroll, Inviting the Mystic, Supporting the Prophet, Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1981. Edwards, D., Human Experience of God. New York: Paulist Press, 1983. Green, T.H., Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment: Where Prayer and Action Meet, Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1990. Guenther, M., Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction, London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1992. Kidd, S. M., When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 2006. May, G., Care of Mind, Care of Spirit: A Psychiatrist Explores Spiritual Direction. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1992.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 62 of 112 DD8203W Art of Spiritual Direction 2 Offered: 2018: Extensive March – October (through WellSpring)

This unit builds on the learning done in the unit DD8202W Art of Spiritual Direction I. Teaching seminars cover stages of faith, sexuality, grief, anger and depression, patterns of prayer, theological issues, discernment, images of God, dreams and artwork as ways of listening to God, the relevance of contextual issues, ethics and other practical matters. Practical work and supervision continue at a deeper level. There is also one residential weekend.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the code of ethics for spiritual directors 2. Critically reflect on the basic theological understanding of faith and doubt, revelation, conversion, images of God, and personal transformation for spiritual direction practice 3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the stages of faith and how they relate to their experience of people participating in spiritual direction 4. Identify and analyse a variety of contextual issues that impact on the practice of spiritual direction 5. Critically reflect on the experience of God in their lives and the lives of those who participate in spiritual direction.

Pre-requisites: Art of Spiritual Direction 1 (DD8202W)

Unit Value: 30 points

Class Time: Intensive: 5 x 2 day blocks

Assessment: One essay (4,000 words) (40%) One book review (2,000 words) (15%) One reflection journal (2,000 words) (15%) Ten verbatim reports – 400 words each (4,000 words) (30%)

Faculty: Peter Bentley (Co-ordinator)

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Carretto, C., I Sought and I Found: My Experience of God and of the Church. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1984. Edwards, D., How God Acts: Creation, Redemption, and Special Divine Action. Minneapolis [Minn.]: Fortress Press, 2010 Fowler, J., Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning, New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. ______, Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian, revised edn, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000. * Hagberg, J. and R. A. Guelich, The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith. Dallas: Word Pub., 1989. Liebert, E., Changing Life Patterns, St Louis: Chalice Press, 2000. ______., The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008. Ruffing, J., Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings. New York: Paulist Press, 2000.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 63 of 112 DD9204W Art of Spiritual Direction 3 Offered: 2018: Extensive March – October (through WellSpring) [Unit offered alternatively as a Capstone unit, XD9770W]

This unit will explore significant theological and psychological issues in spiritual direction as well as the student’s developing sense of call to this ministry. Topics covered include discerning ministry directions, different types of conversion, the Trinity, sexuality and spirituality, and the prophetic aspects of spiritual direction. In addition, each student will undertake a research project in an area of personal interest in the ministry of spiritual direction.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate creativity and initiative in integrating theological reflection, knowledge and skills of spiritual direction, and the capacity to apply them to new situations in ministry and/or further learning; 2. Describe and articulate the distinctive role of spiritual direction among the helping professions; 3. Evaluate how psychological issues impact the practice of spiritual direction; 4. Research an aspect of spiritual direction and justify its unique relationship with spiritual direction practice.

Pre-requisites: Art of Spiritual Direction 2 (DD8203W)

Unit Value: 30 points

Class Time: Intensive: 5 x 2 day blocks

Assessment: One 8,000 word research project and a one-hour presentation of the findings (70%) 4,000 word – reflection papers for peer group work (30%)

Faculty: Peter Bentley (Co-ordinator)

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Ahlberg-Calhoun, A., Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us, Illinois: IVP, Press, 2005. Chittister, J., Scarred by struggle: Transformed by Hope, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003. Conn, W., Christian Conversion: A Developmental Interpretation of Autonomy and Surrender, New York: Paulist Press, 1986. May, Gerald G., Will and Spirit : A Contemplative Psychology. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1983. Palmer, P., Let Your Life Speak, San Francisco: John Wiley, 2000 Soelle, D., The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance, Augsburg: Fortress, 2001. Ruffing, Janet K., To Tell the Sacred Tale. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2011. * Wagner, Nick, Spiritual Direction in Context. Harrisburg, Pa.: Morehouse Pub., 2006. Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton, and James D. Whitehead, Transforming Our Painful Emotions: Spiritual Resources in Anger, Shame, Grief, Fear, and Loneliness. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2010.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 64 of 112 DL9001W Theology and Practice of Christian Worship Offered: 2018: Semester 2

This unit provides an introduction to the range of ways that worship is understood and practised in Christian churches. It helps equip students to prepare and evaluate worship services, and it introduces worship as a field for further studies.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Summarise the major features of the biblical and documentary witness to early Christian worship practices; 2. Describe the most prevalent forms of Christian worship and explain aspects of the differing theologies that shape them; 3. Identify models for integrating a congregation’s worship life with its practices of evangelism, Christian education, spiritual formation, pastoral care, ethics, and social action; 4. Identify typical component parts of a worship service and discuss their inter-relationship and their place in an overall theology of worship; 5. Discuss the distinctive uses of time, space, action, music and text in Christian worship; 6. Formulate and apply critical criteria for evaluating worship services and materials. 7. Reflect on diverse worship experiences or observations and theorise about their historical, cultural and theological influences and implications.

Pre-requisites: 45 points in CT and/or field D

Unit Value: 30 points

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: One Worship evaluations folio (1,200 words) (15%) One Essay (2,000 words) (40%) One Research Questions Assignment with oral defence (2,800 words) (45%)

Faculty: Geoff Leslie, Jude Waldron, Steve Lyall

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Basden, P. Exploring the Worship Spectrum. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Chan, S. Liturgical Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2006. Cherry, C M. The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010. Davis, J J. Worship and the Reality of God: An Evangelical Theology of Real Presence. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2010. Ellis C J. Approaching God: A Guide Book for Worship Leaders and Worshippers. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2009. Hughes, G. Worship as Meaning. Cambridge: Cambridge Uni Press, 2003. Plantinga, C and S Rozeboom. Discerning the Spirits. Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2003. Senn, F C. Introduction to Christian Liturgy. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2012. Spinks, B D. The Worship Mall: Contemporary Responses to Contemporary Culture. London: SPCK, 2010. Truscott, J A. Worship: A Practical Guide. Singapore: Genesis, 2011. Webber, R E. The Complete Library of Christian Worship (7 vols). Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1993.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 65 of 112 DL9002W Homiletics Offered: 2018: Semester 2

The unit offers an introduction to the theology and practice of Christian preaching. It examines the nature of preaching in the context of Christian community and gives attention to such issues as adult pedagogy, speaker authority, listener response, gender and culture awareness, processes of creativity, and public speech communication theory.

The course will explore the process of sermon preparation and the dynamics of sermon delivery. This will include context analysis, selection and responsible interpretation of biblical texts and themes, the use of appropriate language, images, narrative and structures and attention to the particulars of voice, non-verbals and style expressed in presentation.

In addition to interactive lectures and small group work, the presentation of sermons and short talks in class will give practical opportunity for learning through preaching and listening.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Formulate a basic theology of preaching. 2. Articulate elementary principles of public speech communication theory and adult pedagogy. 3. Demonstrate a growing competence in preparing, delivering and evaluating sermons. 4. Discuss an appropriate treatment of biblical texts, images, narratives, structures, and delivery in relation to preaching. 5. Contribute substantively to the learning outcomes of other students through collaboration and feedback. 6. Name at least one potential continuing homiletic mentor and articulate a continuing strategy for continuing development.

Pre-requisites: BN8001W and CT8001W (or equivalent)

Unit Value: 15 points

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Two sermon presentations (2,500 words) (40%) Two feedback papers (1,500 words) (30%) Sermon collaboration exercises (2,000 words) (30%)

Faculty: Allan Demond

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase

Carrell, Lori J. Preaching That Matters: Reflective Practices for Transforming Sermons. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013. Childers, Jana (ed.). Birthing the Sermon: Women Preachers on the Creative Process. St Louis: Chalice Press, 2001 Clader, Linda L. Voicing the Vision: Imagination and Prophetic Preaching. Harrisburg PA: Morehouse Publishing, 2003. Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Burlington Ont: Welch Publishing Company Inc, 1985. Florence, Anna Carter. Preaching as Testimony. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007. Johnson, Patrick W. T. The Mission of Preaching: Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness. Downers Grove Il: IVP Academic, 2015. Kim, Eunjoo Mary. Preaching in an Age of Globalization. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 2nd ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking. 12th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 66 of 112 Quicke, Michael J. 360 Degree Preaching: Hearing, Speaking and Living the Word. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003 Robinson, Haddon and Craig Brown Larson. The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching: A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Communicators. Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan, 2005. Stanley, Andy, and Ronald Lane Jones. Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2006. Wilson, Paul Scott. Preaching as Poetry: Beauty, Goodness, and Truth in Every Sermon. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2014.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 67 of 112 DL9015W Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament Offered: 2018: Semester 1 [Unit offered alternatively as BA9015W]

Prerequisites: 30 points in Foundation Biblical Studies

Class Time: Three hours per week

Assessment: Critical analysis of set readings (2,000 words) (30%) Sermon text (2,000 words) (30%) Essay (2,000 words) (40%)

Faculty: Mark Brett

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 68 of 112 DM8005W Culture and Language for Cross-cultural Engagement Offered: 2018: Intensive – January / February

This unit emphasizes the strong link between culture and language, and the importance of gaining capacity in a community's language for cross-cultural engagement. The unit will introduce students to the concepts of language and cultural participation outlined in the Growing Participator's Approach (GPA). The unit will also introduce students to the Six Phase Program, a tool for growing a cross-cultural worker's ability to understand and speak with people from a different culture and language community. The third tool to be introduced, the Engaging Culture, Worldview Inquiry Program (ECWIP), enables a cross-cultural worker to observe and participate in social situations and move towards understanding them from the host community's perspective.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. Describe the links between culture and language 2. Articulate the principles associated with the Growing Participator's Approach 3. Demonstrate the activities associated with Phase 1 of the Six Phase Program 4. Identify some of the differences between emic and etic perspectives on social situations 5. Demonstrate an ability to observe and participate in a social situation and inquire about it from an actor in the social situation. 6. Articulate a “thick description” of a social situation and the meanings attached to it by members of the community. 7. Evaluate the multiple perspectives that actors may offer on social situations and the relevance of this cultural complexity for emic description.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Intensive (5 days)

Assessment: GPA Phase 1 & ECWIP Activities Participation (approximately 1,000 words) (20%) One essay (3,000 words) (40%) Four 500 word Thick Descriptions of Social Situations (40%)

Faculty: Ian Dicks

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase Angrosino Michael V. Projects in Ethnographic Research, Long Grove: Waveland Press 2004. Angrosino Michael V. Doing Ethnographic and Observational Research (Qualitative Research Kit) Los Angeles: Sage, 2007. Agar, M. Language Shock: Understanding The Culture of Conversation. New York: Perennial, 1994. Atkinson, R. The Life Story Interview. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 1998. * Elmer, D. Cross-cultural Servanthood: Serving In The World In Christlike Humility. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2006. Emerson, R. and R. Fretz and L. Shaw, Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2nd edn 2011. *Fetterman, D. Ethnography: Step by Step. Los Angeles: SAGE, 3rd edn 2010. Geertz, C. The Interpretation of Cultures. New York: Basic Books, 1973. Kramasch, C. Language and Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Kraft, Charles, Communication Theory for Christian Witness, Maryknoll: Orbis, 1991. Rynkiewich, Michael. Soul, Self, and Society: A Postmodern Anthropology for Mission in a Postcolonial World. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2012 Spradley, J. P. Participant Observation. Orlando: Harcourt, 1980. Spradley, J. P. The Ethnographic Interview. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1979.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 69 of 112 * Thomson, G. and A. Thomson. The First Hundred Hours: Interacting about the Here and Now: Introduction to Growing Participator Approach, Phase 1A, Version: Mar06, edits Sep09. Thomson, Greg and A. Thomson. The First Hundred Hours: Interacting about the Here and Now: Add Constrained Two-Way Communication, Phase 1B, Version: Mar06, edits Sep09. * Thomson, G. and A. Thomson. The First Hundred Hours: Interacting about the Here and Now: Introduction to Growing Participator Approach, Phase 1A, Version: Mar06, edits Sep09. Thomson, Greg and A. Thomson. The First Hundred Hours: Interacting about the Here and Now: Add Constrained Two-Way Communication, Phase 1B, Version: Mar06, edits Sep09.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 70 of 112 DM8019W Introduction to Strategic Mission Offered: 2018: Intensive – January (in conjunction with Global Interaction’s Strategic Mission Week)

This unit explores what is involved in sharing the gospel with different socio-cultural-religious communities in ways that are culturally appropriate and effective in leading to the establishment of Communities of Faith. Among topics considered are the mission of God, the justification for mission, theology of contextualisation and inculturation, encouraging local theologies and self-theologising, models of incarnational ministry, sharing faith with host communities, engagement and evangelism in Muslim and Buddhist contexts, contextualisation in Australian indigenous community contexts, and ethical, strategic and practical issues in global mission today.

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 1. outline the nature of the mission of God and the church’s role as God’s partners in God’s mission with reference to its holistic nature; 2. articulate an understanding of the socio-cultural-religious contexts of Muslim, Buddhist and Australian Aboriginal communities; 3. identify and interpret key Biblical texts which show the early church engaging with people who have different socio-cultural-religious heritages; 4. describe the notion of contextualisation and its implications for practice; 5. analyse major trends in global mission; and 6. critically evaluate these trends in global mission with respect to their impact on cultural differences.

Prerequisites: Nil

Class Time: Intensive (5 days) (including attendance at Global Interaction’s Strategic Mission Week)

Assessment: One reflection on assigned reading (1,000 words). (20%) One 30 minute educational presentation (30%) One essay (3,000 words) (50%)

Faculty: Ian Dicks

Recommended Reading: * = set texts recommended for purchase *Accad Fouad Elias. Building Bridges: Christianity And Islam, Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1997. Bjork, David. Unfamiliar Paths: The Challenge of Recognizing the Work of Christ in Strange Clothing, Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1997. Bevans, Stephan & Schroeder, Roger. Constants In Context: A Theology of Mission for Today, Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2004. Coleman, Doug. A Theological Analysis of the Insider Movement Paradigm from Four Perspectives: Theology of Religions, Revelation, Soteriology and Ecclesiology, Pasadena: WCIU Press, 2011. Davis, J. R. Poles Apart? Contextualizing The Gospel, Bangkok: Kanok Bannasan (OMF Publishers), 1993.. *Moreau, Scott, Contextualization in World Missions: Mapping and Assessing Evangelical Models, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012. Myers, Bryant. Walking With The Poor, Maryknoll: Orbis, 2016. Ott, Craig and Strauss, Stephen, Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues, Grand Rapids: Macmillan, 2010. Rainbow Spirit Elders. Rainbow Spirit Theology: Towards An Australian Aboriginal Theology, Blackburn, Vic: HarperCollins, 1997. Reisacher, Evelyne, Toward Respectful Understanding & Witness Among Muslims, Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2012. Rynkiewich, Michael. Soul, Self, and Society: A Postmodern Anthropology for Mission in a Postcolonial World. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2012. Winter, Ralph, Hawthorne, Steve, Perspectives On The World Christian Movement: A Reader, 4th edn, William Carey Library, 2013.

Whitley College PG Handbook 2018 v5 Unit Outlines: Postgraduate (Field D) Page 71 of 112 DM9008W Global Experience: An Extended Culture and Language Engagement Exercise Offered: 2018: By arrangement with Global Interaction [Unit offered alternatively as AR9008W]

Unit Value: 30 points

Faculty: Ian Dicks