To enable students to engage with a contemporary issue in mission and ministry in theory and practice, and to develop the skills of theological reflection
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module student will demonstrate:
• sensitivity to and critical engagement with mission and ministry in context
• ability to relate practice and theory in a specific aspect of mission and ministry
• ability to thinking theologically about identified situations and issues
Content
The major dynamic of the content will be reflection on a field trip or field experience in parish, circuit or secular setting. Preparatory sessions, study/information packs, discussion seminars and debriefing will be part of the unit. Field experience will take place under the supervision of an on-site supervisor and BATM teaching staff. In total there will be 14 hours contact time. Further research and reading will be suggested in context.
Examples include Communication in Contemporary Culture, Urban Mission and Ministry, Rural Mission and Ministry, Ministry in Multi-faith Britain, Contemporary Mission in Social and Historical Context
There is no formative assignment for this module but extensive one-to-one work with both on-site and college tutors will provide substantial feedback in the learning process.
Summative assessment
2500 word assignment
THMN1227 Introduction to Church History
Running in 2013-14 at Lindisfarne.
Level
1
Credits
10
Aims
To enable students to understand and appreciate the historical processes and contexts (social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual) by which and in which the Christian Church grew and developed.
Learning Outcomes
The key objective is that students develop an overview of the historical development of the Church in its context both as an essential ministerial skill and also as part of the foundation for further theological training. By the end of the module student will be able to demonstrate:
• an awareness of the chief movements, personalities and events which have shaped the history of the Church.
• an awareness of the use and possible abuse of evidence in developing a historical understanding.
• an appreciation of the significance of the historical reality of the Church for theological reflection and current action.
• an increased understanding of their own tradition and those of other Christians.
Content
The history of the Church from the Apostolic Age including:
• introduction to historiography and theological reflection on church history
• the growth of the early Church in the context of Judaism, Classical Culture and the Roman Empire
• the reality and significance of persecution
• an introduction to the development of doctrine and the formation of the Creeds
• the development of the Modern World and its impact on the Church, focused on key concepts such as Enlightenment, Revolution, Industrialisation and Secularisation
• the Church's response to Modernity.
Indicative bibliography
Comby, Jean, How to Read Church History, Vol. 1, From the beginnings to the fifteenth century (SCM: London, 1985).
Comby, Jean and Diarmaid MacCulloch, How to Read Church History, Vol.2, From the Reformation to the present day (SCM: London, 1989).
