Another packed semester of study

Evaluate Lumin Gentium as the most extensive discussion on the doctrine of the church in Roman Catholic theology that was given the greatest majesty in the Second Vatican Council.

‘‘This IS, IS, IS my body’. Evaluate Martin Luther’s succinct summary of the Lord’s Supper and the eucharistic words of Jesus in the New Testament.

• The Cambridge Companion to Puritanism, Chs 5, 13, 19 & 20
• M. Noll, The Rise of Evangelicalism, Introduction & Chs 1-3

Students are to write a short evaluative review in relation to the above resources (i.e. summarize and critique what they are saying, and compare and contrast the views of the different authors). You should particularly focus on the character or later Puritanism in Britain, and the question of continuity and discontinuity between later Puritanism and early-phase evangelicalism in Britain. It is not expected that you read any other resources for this assignment

According to Jonathan Edwards in his work, The Religious Affections, what place do “the affections” have in the Christian life? What are good and bad ways of distinguishing between affections that are genuinely arising from true Christian faith, and those that are not?

“The emerging church movement is just a bunch of old ideas with a new, postmodern dress on.” Account for the success of the emerging church movement in contemporary western Christianity, and explain why it can sometimes produce polarizing reactions, in light of the recent history of evangelicalism and the pressure points within it.

What circumstances gave rise to Paul providing the most detailed apologia of his ministry in 2 Corinthians 10-13 and can that be related to 2 Corinthians as a whole?

Moises Silva, Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics (Zondervan, 1994)

Write an exegetical essay that explores the use of satire in the narration of two different judges in the Book of Judges. Evaluate what influence this rhetorical approach may have had on the implied reader.

Having come to a considered independent conclusion on the place of assertiveness training for those engaged in Christian ministry, propose a set of relational skills necessary for an effective pastoral ministry and pastoral counselling ministry, and discuss the implications of these conclusions for Christian community.

Analyse and critique several delivery options for effective pastoral care in a particular situation. Choose one of the topics listed on page 3 “Section B: Pastoral Care in Particular Situations.” This assignment must show evidence of capacity to research, gather and critically integrate information on a pastoral care issue.

Plus: A summary paper containing the main point of each major lecture segment and its assigned readings is to be submitted to the lecturer via the QTC office by 2nd November. This summary is to be brief, giving the main idea of each major lecture segment and the pastoral application arising from each main idea.