Public Christianity for a Post Christian World
Overview
This half-subject explores the ways believers defended and commended Christianity in both the New Testament and the pre-Christian world of the early church, drawing lessons for confronting contemporary criticisms on a range of topics, such as evil and suffering, world religions, sexuality, science, history, and the evils of the church. Students will learn to integrate their learnings into a variety of communication formats, including podcasts, opinion pieces, and regular sermons.
This subject is usually taken in conjunction with EM072 Promoting The Gospel.
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Subject Details
| Mode |
On-campus |
| Workload |
One semester, 6 credit points |
| Subject Code |
EM071 |
| Status |
Intermediate |
| Prerequisites |
None |
| Teacher |
John Dickson |
Content
This subject covers four broad areas of content:
- New Testament approaches to scepticism and criticism
- The birth of “apologetics” in the ancient and medieval world
- Intellectual and aesthetic complaints against the Faith: from science to sexuality
- Modes and methods of communication: podcasts, opinion pieces, and public speaking
Study Expectations
In this half-subject, you can expect to be guided through a variety of weekly learning activities which are designed to develop your understanding of and skills in the themes and passages related to the syllabus. Students should allow 4-6 hours of study time per week for this intermediate subject.
