Morning
(9:30 am - 12:30 pm) |
This course aims to develop and apply a broad understanding of Old Testament foundations, and their interpretation and application within church, mission, and community contexts.
120.515
Reading the Old Testament
Richard Neville
LR3
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This course surveys contemporary understandings of human development in conversation with Christian theological descriptions of human being.
857.515
Human Development
Fung Chin
LR1
(VC/Zoom not available)
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Aim: To explore systematic theology and teach learners to think theologically. It examines God’s self-revelation, how that revelation can be understood, and why it is foundational for Christian faith. To then explore the arrangement of this revelation into a set of core beliefs and their application to everyday living.
201.515
Engaging Theology
Greg Liston
LR3
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This course offers a survey of major developments in the history of Christianity from the early church through to the 21st century with attention to the life and thought of key individuals.
308.515
Christian History: Our Story
Stuart Lange
LR4
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This course aims to help learners reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions. This reflection will include (1) evaluation of key aspects of their own formation, (2) evaluation of their experiences of personal and communal strategies intended to facilitate spiritual growth, and (3) the development of spiritual practices which will strengthen their contribution to enhancing human wellbeing within their own social and cultural contexts.
401.515
Formation
Miriam Fisher, Ryan Lang
LR1
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This course helps prepare students to preach biblical sermons that witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Preaching is an event where we participate with the triune God in faithfully proclaiming the Gospel so that people may faithfully respond.
561.615/715
Introduction to Preaching
Reuben Munn
LR4
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Afternoon
(1:30 pm - 4:30 pm) |
This course introduces students to ecclesiology: biblical and historical perspectives. Attention will be given to the development of the church’s self-understanding as the people of God and to a range of approaches to ministry and sacraments.
205.615/715
Church: Theology and Practice
Greg Liston
LR2
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This course explores questions about human suffering and the God who engages with humans at the level of their despair. It engages with how the scriptures acknowledge human suffering, and looks at hope from a biblical/theological/anthropological/relational perspective.
921.615/715
Theology of Suffering & Hope
LR1
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This course examines the nature of Old Testament prophecy, the language of prophecy, and the eighth century prophets with special reference to the book of Amos. Either a) exegesis of selections of the English text of Amos, or b) translation and exegesis of selections of the Hebrew text of Amos.
123.615/715
Prophets
Richard Neville
LR3
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This course explores the life setting, text, and theological perspectives of selected New Testament epistles from either Philippians, the Thessalonian letters, James, or 1 Peter. After exploring the background to the epistle, the letter will be thoroughly exegeted, key themes will be identified and explored, and the message of the letter will be applied to contemporary life and ministry.
152.615/715
Epistles 2
LR4
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This course examines expressions of orthodox Christianity globally with special attention to the developing world. The theology, practice, and context of global expressions of Christianity will be considered along with a focus on the expansion of Christianity globally and the implications this has for the Church and missions.
609.615/715
World Christianity
Rebecca de Jong
LR2
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This course explores the story of Christianity in Aotearoa, with particular attention to the spread of the Gospel among Māori and interactions between Christianity and New Zealand identity and institutions, and the contextualization of that story in Christian leadership in Aotearoa.
310.615/715
Te Harinui
Samuel Carpenter
LR3
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Evening
(6:30 - 9 pm) |
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This course aims to help learners reflect on personal and communal spiritual formation, through engagement with Scripture, theological understandings and a variety of Christian spiritual traditions. This reflection will include (1) evaluation of key aspects of their own formation, (2) evaluation of their experiences of personal and communal strategies intended to facilitate spiritual growth, and (3) the development of spiritual practices which will strengthen their contribution to enhancing human wellbeing within their own social and cultural contexts.
401.515
Formation
Miriam Fisher, Ryan Lang
LR1
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(evening option)
This course is an introduction to the principles and practices of pastoral care in, through and beyond the local church. The course is grounded in vision of community as a paradigm for transformation and carries a fundamental commitment to care of the whole person. Within this relational frame, various approaches to pastoral care, care in life’s stages and transitions as well as care of the carers will be explored.
511.615/715
Pastoral Care in Community
LR2
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