Course Summary

 

This unit develops the students’ understanding of pneumatology and ecclesiology.

Key topics include: the Spirit’s role and relationship in the Trinity, including the Filioque clause; human interactions with the Spirit in salvation, worship and sanctification; the dynamics of ecumenicalism and denominationalism; the nature of the Church, or the churches; methods and meanings of the sacraments, including baptism and the Eucharist.

 

Learning Outcomes

 

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

1. Explain the historical and cultural developments within pneumatology and ecclesiology

2. Classify various approaches to these doctrines cogently, in order to effectively convey them in various contexts the students may encounter, both inside and outside the academic sphere

3. Explain their own position on key issues within one of the relevant theological topics, with reference to relevant scholarship