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    Overview

    Scripture's story of the missional God and the ways that themes such as call, blessing and liberation have been experienced, re-imagined and lived out by God's people.

    The aim of this paper is to uncover something of the size of God's vision for our world and to offer tools and inspiration to enable communities to take up God's invitation to join in the work of transformation with critical intelligence, perception, wisdom and grace.

    About this paper

    Paper title Missional God, Missional People
    Subject Pastoral Studies
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024, expected to be offered in 2025 (Distance learning)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    One 200-level PAST or PASX paper
    Restriction
    MINS 413
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music, Theology
    Notes
    May not be credited together with PAST308 or MINS405 passed in 2014.
    Eligibility
    Any student can study Theology, whether they are of the Christian faith, another faith or of no religious faith at all. Theology is an examination of the scriptures, history, content and relevance of the Christian faith, but it presupposes or requires no Christian commitment from students. All it requires is an inquiring mind and an interest in those skills that can be gained through the study of any subject in the Humanities.
    Contact

    Dr Lynne Taylor lynne.taylor@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Dr Lynne Taylor lynne.taylor@otago.ac.nz

    Paper Structure

    The paper will cover eight modules (including the introduction):

    1. Introductions and Course Overview
    2. A Missional God
    3. Call and Blessing
    4. Liberation
    5. Living as the People of God
    6. Pneumatology
    7. Diaspora
    8. Reconciliation

    Assessment:

    • Two 2,500-word essays (35% each)
    • Research project (30%)
    Teaching Arrangements

    This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.

    A teaching day, an introductory one-hour videoconference and six two-hour videoconferences on Zoom during the semester. Recordings will be available on Blackboard for students who cannot attend the teaching day live.

    Textbooks

    There is no compulsory textbook for this paper.

    Course outline

    View the course outlines for PAST321

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Interdisciplinary perspective, global perspective, cultural understanding, critical thinking, information literacy, research skills, self-motivation.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    By the end of this paper the students will be able to:

    1. Employ a missional hermeneutic to discuss scriptural texts critically
    2. Examine key scriptural themes, considering their resonance and disjunction with communal experience, critically evaluating their potential for affirming and/or correcting practice
    3. Articulate evidence for ways in the biblical narrative that individuals and communities have wrestled with and become missional people
    4. Apply a theme into a named cultural or subcultural context, offering a rationale and resources to enable others to be missional people in their location

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024, expected to be offered in 2025

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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