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Archived Version 2019 - 2020
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Description This module examines the Christian revelation of the Incarnate Christ through diverse interpretations, models, and types of Christologies, including: orthodox and conciliar Christology; feminist-informed Christologies; post-Holocaust Christology; and Christologies from liberationist, political, postcolonial, and interreligious (non-Christian) perspectives. Key questions include: 1. What is the relationship between Christology and revelation? 2. How should Christian Trinitarian belief inform Christology? 3. How do the early Church Christological controversies inform Christology today? 4. Must Christology be linked to an exclusive soteriology? 5. How can one support a vibrant Christological belief and be open to what is commonly referred to as religious pluralism? 6. Why and how should Christologies be informed by multiple perspectives and lenses, especially non-Christian perspectives? 7. How does a deeper awareness of first century Jewish beliefs at the time of Jesus influence Christology? 8. How can and should Christology be informed and reformed after the Holocaust? Students are expected to attend and participate in lectures, seminars and class presentations on assigned readings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and evaluate the sources of information for a Christian understanding of Jesus the Christ. 2. Develop an understanding of the Jewish background of Jesus of Nazareth and subsequent related issues in Jewish-Christian relations. 3. Outline the distinctive features and historical context of Jesus’ ministry, mission, death and resurrection. 4. Demonstrate an ability to engage in and extrapolate from a close reading of key texts in the area of Christology. 5. Evaluate and engage with the presentation and critique of Jesus from non-Christian perspectives. 6. Analyze contextual Christologies from Asian, Latin American, and African contexts through a range of various mediums (theology, art, literature, and film). 7. Assess the need to develop a post-Auschwitz Christology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities The Ministry of JesusStudies pluralist Gospel portraits of Jesus; the Jewish background of Jesus; the Reign of God as the background to the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth; and atonement theories.The Christ of FaithExamines the development of the First Christologies and early Conciliar definitions.Christology, Politics, and LiberationEmploys liberation and postcolonial approaches to ChristologyFeminist-informed ChristologyTurns to Feminist-informed and Cultural Studies analysis of gender and ChristologyJesus and IslamExamines the meaning and status of Jesus in the Qur'anJesus, Judaism, and Post-Holocaust ChristologyLooks at the impact of the Shoah on ChristologyJesus in Art, Film, and LiteratureEvaluates and examines the depiction of Jesus in various mediums of art and literature from around the world and the role of localized contexts and histories on Christology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources 23879, Website, Iafrate, Michael J., 0, “The Totus Christus and the Crucified People: Re-Reading Augustine’s Christology from Below with the Salvadoran Jesuits.” Journal of Postcolonial Theory and Theology 1, http://www.postcolonialjournal.com/Resources/Iafrate%20, 23880, Website, Pollefeyt, Didier., 0, “Christology After Auschwitz: A Catholic Perspective.” In Meyer, Jesus Then and Now., http://www.jcrelations.net/Christology+after+Auschwitz%3A+A+Catholic+Perspective.2216.0.html?L=3, 23881, Website, Aquinas, Thomas., 1920, Summa Theologica: Third Part (Tertia Pars), questions 1-15 and 27-59, Translated by The Fathers of the English Dominican Province, http://www.newadvent.org/summa/, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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