Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Admissions requirements Approved DBS Certification
Disqualified combinations None

1. Provide a systematic account of how a theological theme can inform an organisational context and/or ministry
Knowledge and Understanding

2. Critically evaluate understandings of a theological theme drawing on a range of perspectives
Analysis

3. Define and interpret the role of theological normativity in ministerial and /or professional practice
Learning

4. Relate at least one key theological theme to on-going ministry and/or professional practice drawing on a recognised method of practical theology
Reflection
Application

REFLECTIVE ASSIGNMENT (50%) - 3,500 Words – To address learning outcomes 2,3,4
Example:
Reflect critically on how dominant theological themes have shaped your approach to professional practice

ESSAY (50%) - 3,500 Words – To address learning outcomes 1,2,3
Example:
Engage critically with the impact of a dominant theological theme in your organisational context.

The module will provide an overview of models of Practical Theology and illustrate how Christian Doctrine plays a normative role within practice. Students will be invited to see how practice and doctrine exist in an iterative relationship and will explore one area of doctrine in relation to examples of practice from their own context.

The aims of the module are to:

1. promote understanding and use of theological themes in ministry and professional practice
2. explore at least one key theological theme (e.g. ecclesiology, spirituality, pneumatology) in greater depth from a variety of perspectives
3. Enable analysis of ministry and/or professional practice in relation to identifiable theological themes

This module utilises the three inter-related learning strategies for the programme. Taught workshops consist of interactive presentations, discussion, and critical debate at the residential teaching blocks. Tutorials (in person and on-line) allow discussion of the individual research that students are undertaking to prepare their assignments. Independent study and professional practice allows for critical reading around selected topics, the development of individual responses to theory and practice; and the preparation for the assessment tasks.

Harper, B. and Metzger, P.L. (2009) Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids MI: Brazos Press

McGrath, A.E. (2016) The Christian Theology Reader. (5th Edition.) Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Moltman, J. (2015) The Crucified God. (Special 40th Anniversary Edition). London: SCM Press
Porter, S.E. (2011) Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing

Veli-Matti, K. (2018) Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective. (2nd edition.) Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.

Ward, P. (2017) Liquid Ecclesiology. The Gospel and the Church. Biggleswade: BRILL
Wright, T. (2017) The Day the Revolution Began: Rethinking the Meaning of Jesus' Crucifixion. London: SPCK
Yust, K.M. et al (eds.) (2006) Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality. Perspectives from the World’s Religious Traditions. Oxford: Rowan and Littlefield Publishers
plus specific thematic texts for theological themes as identified with the module tutor

The collaborative partner has approved and fully equipped teaching spaces for taught sessions; comprehensive library provision and a bespoke VLE that supports student access to resources when working remotely.