The Salvation Army Booth College

This unit will help you to examine the contemporary resurgence of interest in the doctrine of the Trinity by exposing you to representative theologians in the field of Trinitarian theology, both classical and contemporary.

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31 July 2023 - 3 November 2023

Weekly Zoom tutorials Fridays 2:00 - 3:00 pm.

We recommend that you allocate 9 hours a week for all study activities.

18 points foundational in CT

Lectures, tutorials, online videos, online meetings, class discussions, discussion boards

Once you are enrolled in this unit, explore content on ARK, the Learning Management System, before the unit commences. Participation activities will include attendance at weekly Zoom tutorials or watching the recording of missed Zoom tutorials and posting a comment on the noticeboard in Ark.  

*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.

1 x Class Presentation 1,000 words - 20%

1 x Learning resource on the Trinity 1,000 words - 20%

1 x Essay 2,000 words - 60%

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Identify and describe the importance of the key biblical passages that give rise to Trinitarian reflection.

2. Analyse some of the critical issues in contemporary and classical discourse on the Trinity.

3. Articulate the practical implications of the doctrine of the Trinity for the church's life and witness.

4. Demonstrate the value of the doctrine of the Trinity as constitutive of Christian identity and action in the world.

5. Discuss the place of the Christological debates of the fourth and fifth centuries in establishing Trinitarian orthodoxy.

There is no set text for this unit.