Module Descriptors
LIVING THE CHRISTIAN STORY
OASS60013
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Helen Chapman
Email: H.C.Chapman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 250
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- GROUP SEMINAR weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 50%
- FIELD WORK - REPORT weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A GROUP SEMINAR contribution weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 4, 5)
FIELDWORK PRACTICE REPORT weighted at 0%. A Professional Practice Report (2,000 words) and a completed Professional Practice Workbook of fieldwork evidence related to specific first level competency areas. (Learning Outcome 6)
An ESSAY length 3,500 WORDS weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 1, 2, 3)
Key Information Set Data:
100% coursework
FIELDWORK PRACTICE REPORT weighted at 0%. A Professional Practice Report (2,000 words) and a completed Professional Practice Workbook of fieldwork evidence related to specific first level competency areas. (Learning Outcome 6)
An ESSAY length 3,500 WORDS weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 1, 2, 3)
Key Information Set Data:
100% coursework
Module Special Admissions Requirements
A full DBS clearance is required for commencing the module due to the practice requirements relating to work with young people and vulnerable adults.
Module Resources
Oasis College Library with e-portal for remote access
On-line resources via Blackboard through Staffordshire University
On-line access to Staffordshire University Library and books order system
Access to ICT resources at Oasis College
On-line resources via Blackboard through Staffordshire University
On-line access to Staffordshire University Library and books order system
Access to ICT resources at Oasis College
Module Texts
Camery-Hoggatt, J. (2007), Reading the Good Book Well: A Guide to Biblical Interpretation, Nashville, TN: Abingdon
Gorman, M. J. (2004), Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters, Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans.
Karkkainen, V-M .(2002), An Introduction to Ecclesiology, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Marshall, I. H., Travis, S., and Paul, I. (2002), Exploring the New Testament, Vol. 2: The Letters and Revelation, London: SPCK
Migliore, D.L. (2004, 2nd ed), Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Quash, B. & Wells, S. (2010), Introduction to Christian Ethics, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell
Stiver, D. (2008), Life Together in the Way of Jesus Christ: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
Thiselton, A. (2009), Hermeneutics: An Introduction, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Gorman, M. J. (2004), Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters, Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans.
Karkkainen, V-M .(2002), An Introduction to Ecclesiology, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Marshall, I. H., Travis, S., and Paul, I. (2002), Exploring the New Testament, Vol. 2: The Letters and Revelation, London: SPCK
Migliore, D.L. (2004, 2nd ed), Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Quash, B. & Wells, S. (2010), Introduction to Christian Ethics, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell
Stiver, D. (2008), Life Together in the Way of Jesus Christ: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
Thiselton, A. (2009), Hermeneutics: An Introduction, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Module Learning Strategies
300 hours, of which 50 will be lectures, tutorials and learning groups, a minimum of 80 fieldwork hours, and the rest directed/independent study. Lectures will involve a range of interactive teaching methods.
Students are directed to preparatory and formative reading. Concepts and debates are introduced through interactive lectures and discussed in small groups. These are supported by hand-outs (many facts, personalities, movements and time periods are covered in this module) and explored in student directed tasks. Small groups of students prepare and lead seminars in selected sessions in the second half of the module.
Key Information Set Data:
17% scheduled learning and teaching activities
56% guided independent learning
27% placement
Students are directed to preparatory and formative reading. Concepts and debates are introduced through interactive lectures and discussed in small groups. These are supported by hand-outs (many facts, personalities, movements and time periods are covered in this module) and explored in student directed tasks. Small groups of students prepare and lead seminars in selected sessions in the second half of the module.
Key Information Set Data:
17% scheduled learning and teaching activities
56% guided independent learning
27% placement
Module Indicative Content
This module examines how Paul's Letters in the New Testament may be understood and applied by Christians, and explores linked topics in ecclesiology and Christian ethics. Several Pauline epistles are investigated by means of exegesis of specific passages. Relevant hermeneutical considerations are probed to inform contemporary application. The theological topics of ecclesiology and ethics are discussed in relation to influential historical and contemporary thinkers in the Christian church as well as wider philosophical and cultural movements.