Details for Creation and Humanity

Quick Info

Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
Course code: THE313
Credit points: 10
Subject coordinator: Adam Dodds

Prerequisites

The following courses are prerequisites:

THE101—Christian Worldview

Awards offering Creation and Humanity

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

Unit Content

Outcomes

Explain, biblically and theologically, what is distinctive about the Christian doctrine of creation.
Describe what is meant by the imago Dei. Summarise the range of interpretations and argue which ones are the most important.
Formulate a theology of divine providence in relation to human freedom and human sin.
Relate the contemporary significance of Christian theological anthropology.

Subject Content

Biblical Foundations for Creation I – Genesis 1-2
Biblical Foundations for Creation II – Creation in the Old and New Testaments
The Doctrine of Creation
Humanity as Imago Dei
Divine Providence
Humans as Good and Sinful
Human Freedom
Spiritual Powers, Evil and Death
Theological Anthropology: Rest and Desire
Earth-Keeping and Science & Theology
Embodiment, Gender, and Sexuality
Human Flourishing, Disability Theology, and Transhumanism
To What End? The Destiny of Creation and Humanity

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to face (onsite)
E-learning (online)
Intensive
Extensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

Forum post (10%)
Forum post (10%)
Major Essay (50%)
Presentation (30%)

Prescribed Text

No prescribed text but readings will be provided from recommended texts and seminal works.