Theology and Education

Course aim

To introduce students to the spread of contemporary theology and theological methods and to incorporating these insights, meanings and understandings into educational practice.

Course content

Faith as a human reality; revelation, tradition and beliefs and freedom and the moral life; critical reading of historical theological sources and the biblical foundation for theological reflection; the person and work of Jesus Christ; introduction to God as Trinity; sacraments and sacramentality; recognition of the need for continuing theological dialogue and its emergence from both cultural and current human experience; sources of liberation and ecological theologies; the Catholic Church and dialogue on ecumenism, other world religions; the processes of theological reflection appropriate for religious education in Catholic schools.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Bibliographic Journal, Essay, Reflective Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.