Timetable for Graduate Diploma of Theology

Christchurch campus

Semester 2, 2019

TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Morning (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)	271.615/715 (CHC/MNK/HNS) Gospel and Culture Alan Thomson LR1 * 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 Darryl Tempero LR2	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 LR2 This course introduces students to ethical decision-making and Christian ethics, including the biblical underpinnings of ethics, morality, justice, and virtue. It is also an introduction to individual and social ethics, and concepts of justice, virtue and vice. 211.615/715 Theological Ethics Stephen Garner LR1 *	This course explores interpersonal dynamics in leadership. Leadership theory meets practice through the experience of ministry, mentoring, specific models of reflective practice, an examination of the student’s own leadership style and integrative tutorials with a specific focus on communication, group dynamics and leadership styles. 464.615 Leadership Dynamics Kathy Mayes MR1	This course is an exegetical and theological study of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5–7) in the context of Matthew’s Gospel, and its challenging implications for Christian discipleship in today’s world. The central questions of the course will be: What does the Sermon on the Mount mean? What does it disclose about Jesus Christ? How should the Sermon on the Mount affect Christian believers in their beliefs, perspectives, attitudes, and behaviour - both personally and in the church and in the wider world? 147.615/715 (CHC/HNS/MNK) New Testament: Sermon on the Mount Richard Neville LR1 * 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 Elliot Rice LR2	This course examines traditional and contemporary theologies of the person and work of Christ, theology of revelation and Scripture. 202.615/715 (HNS/CHC/MNK) Christology Greg Liston LR1 * People of all cultures draw their own self-knowledge from their engagement with other people and the world. In the Aotearoa New Zealand context this means an honouring of the covenantal spirit of the Treaty of Waitangi and an awareness of its relational intent. This course introduces Tikanga Maori on the basis of understanding people in their contexts, and combines theological, theoretical and historical reflection with the development of practices drawn from an integration of these. The course includes regular oral activities aimed at developing fluency in the use of te reo and tikanga in a range of settings. The culmination of this oral learning is participation in the Noho Marae, where an overnight stay on a marae provides an integrated opportunity to engage with Maori culture beyond the classroom. 907.515 Bicultural Relationships LR2
Afternoon (1:30 pm - 4:30 pm)		This course offers an introductory look at ‘local’ theologies. It considers how cultures bring differences of emphasis and insight into their reading of Scripture and ways in which evaluation is still required and possible as the Gospel is related to the worldviews of particular contexts. 612.615/715 Majority World Theology Alan Thomson LR2	This course engages students in detailed exegesis of the English [or the Hebrew] text of selected parts of the Pentateuch, as well as studies in the theology of the Pentateuch with particular focus on the book of Deuteronomy. 122.615/715 (HNS/CHC/MNK) Pentateuch John de Jong SMR *	This course aims to examine how culture, context and theological understanding influences engagement in intercultural ministry and mission. This prepares learners for church, mission or community leadership and direction in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. 611.515 (HNS/MNK/CHC) Intercultural Studies John de Jong SMR *	People of all cultures draw their own self-knowledge from their engagement with other people and the world. In the Aotearoa New Zealand context this means an honouring of the covenantal spirit of the Treaty of Waitangi and an awareness of its relational intent. This course introduces Tikanga Maori on the basis of understanding people in their contexts, and combines theological, theoretical and historical reflection with the development of practices drawn from an integration of these. The course includes regular oral activities aimed at developing fluency in the use of te reo and tikanga in a range of settings. The culmination of this oral learning is participation in the Noho Marae, where an overnight stay on a marae provides an integrated opportunity to engage with Maori culture beyond the classroom. 907.515 Bicultural Relationships LR1

* These courses will involve video conferencing from either Auckland or Christchurch

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This timetable is correct at the time of publication; however the College reserves the right to cancel courses, or alter lecture times should circumstances arise. Up to date information is available at any time by contacting the College.