Issues in Contemporary Theology

Delivery: IBI Live – on site or on Zoom

With assessment. Credits for IBI FA: 2 (when done with assessment)

 You may be asked to provide evidence you can study at Diploma level.

This course introduces you to a selection of significant contemporary theologies influencing the church today. Some will be quite radical and challenging. We will use a four C's approach: Context (background, origins), Content (beliefs, teaching), Critique (biblical and theological assessment) and Consequences (implications today). Examples of the sorts of topics covered include gender, sex & marriage; Roman Catholic theology after Vatican II, Christianity and other religions, Feminist theology, Queer theology, Liberation theology, evangelical theology, hell and universalism.

The aim is that you will end the course with a working familiarity with some important modern-day theological thinkers, ideas and issues. But more than this, that you will be encouraged to think through these issues for yourself and others.

This module is taught by Patrick Mitchel.