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Forming Disciples: Third Year Capstone (XS3900Y)

This unit offers students the opportunity to draw together the various elements of their bachelor award, in order to integrate their learning and articulate their insights. Students will identify key theological, historical and Biblical themes that have implications for life and ministry in the contemporary context. Students will work with a faculty mentor as well as engage in seminar conversations to develop a bibliography and develop key theological concepts. Students will identify a topic or theme as the basis for their work, which eliminates in a signficant piece of writing. The intent is for students to demonstrate their skills to reflect theologically and produce work of sound academic skill.

Subject Details

Duration One Semester
Availability Second Semester
Core/Elective Core
Delivery Mode Mixed Mode - onsite or online
Prerequisites This capstone unit is completed in one of the final two semesters of the undergraduate bachelor’s award. Students need to have completed at least 20 units of study before undertaking this unit.
Prescribed Texts

  • Bevans, Stephan. Introduction to Theology from a Global Perspective. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2009.
  • Cameron, Heather, John Reader, Victoria Slater and Christopher Rowland. Theological Reflection for Human Flourishing. London: SCM, 2012.
  • Kinast, R. L.  Let ministry teach: A guide to theological reflection. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
  • Kinast, Robert L.  Making faith-sense: Theological reflection in everyday life. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1999.
  • Sedmak, Clemens, Doing Local Theology: A guide for Artisans of a New Humanity. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2002.
  • Stone, H. W., and J. O. Duke. How to think theologically. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006.

Assessments

  1. Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper (500 words); Weighting 10%

  2. Essay (4000 words); Weighting 90%

Teaching and Learning Plan

This subject will involve:

  • weekly meetings for first four weeks, then mentorred individual work with a final seminar

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this unit will:  

  1. Integrate theological, Biblical, historical and practical theological sources to address a theme or topic.

  2. Critically examine various sources, demonstrating their applicability to practical workplace or ministry scenarios

  3. Articulate their theological insights in a seminar context

  4. Present integrated theological ideas coherently, creatively and effectively, engaging with critical feedback from peers


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