This unit examines the history of the Christian Church since 1550 under three headings:
- Reform and Revolution
- Change and Renewal
- The Church Universal
There are no prerequisites for this unit, and it can be taken at the Degree level as well as the Graduate Diploma level.
Next avalailable 2nd semester, 2008
This unit examines the history of the Christian Church under three headings:
- The Church in Imperial Rome
- The Church as Christendom
- The Continental churches and Reform
There are no prerequisites for this unit, and it can be taken at the Degree level as well as the Graduate Diploma level.
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This unit deals with thedoctrine of revelation and the doctrine of man, and covers approximately one quarter of the whole of Systematic Theology. It includes the following topics:
1. The concepts of revelation and inspiration; 2. The place and nature of Scripture; 3. The issues raised by reason, authority and experience; 4. Creation and providence; 5. Humanity as created; 6. Sin and evil.
In dealing with these topics students will be introduced to the primary biblical materials and relevant sections of the historic Creeds and confessional documents such as the 39 Articles, the Westminster Confession, the Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism.
Next available 1st semester 2010
This unit deals with thedoctrines of salvation and the doctrines of the last things, and covers approximately a quarter of the whole of Systematic Theology. It includes the following topics:
The Gospel of God; Repentance, faith, forgiveness, justification, election and grace; The work of the Spirit : regeneration, sanctification and fellowship; The kingdom present and future; Judgement present and future; Consummation of all things in Christ; Death, intermediate state, resurrection; Heaven and hell
Next available 1st semester 2009
This course deals with ethics from a biblical, a philosophical, and a practical (issues) perspective.
Part 1 deal with the question how the Bible should be used in ethics, and looks at the major themes in Old and New testament ethics.
Part 2 deals with the philosophical theories of ethics, and compares and evaluates these in the light of the biblical material.
In part 3 students can choose two ethical issues for study using the tools learned in biblical and philosophical ethics.
Next available 2nd semester, 2009.
This Christian Worldview course examines:
- The nature of worldviews
- Examples of worldviews (e.g. Naturalism, New Age, Buddhism, Islam)
- The development of a Christian worldview
- The application of Christian worldview thinking
Next available 2nd semester 2010