S8172
Spirit in Context: Australian Spirituality
Spirituality, along with the experience of faith, is shaped by the context in which it is engaged. The unit Spirit in Context: Australian Spirituality explores the notion of contextual spirituality and, in particular, the characteristics of spirituality within an Australian context.
Study Level |
Postgraduate |
|---|---|
Discipline |
Christian Life and Ministry |
Sub Discipline |
Christian Spirituality |
Credit Points |
9 |
Prerequisites |
Nil |
Exclusions |
Nil |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
- appraise the range of methodologies appropriate to contextual spirituality
- determine and substantiate the sources of, and the elements which give shape to, spirituality in an Australian context
- evaluate the thought of major writers and contributors in the endeavour of articulating an Australian spirituality
- suggest with reasoned argument the characteristics of an Australian spirituality
- engage current social and political issues in Australian life with a hermeneutic of Christian faith.