P8148 Foundations of Christian Worship

Unit code P8148

Unit name Foundations of Christian Worship

Unit weighting 9 cp

Prerequisites N/A

Exclusions P7148 Principles and Practice of Christian Worship

Curriculum objective This graduate course unit introduces students to concepts that equip them to lead and evaluate Christian worship services.

Learning outcomes At the end of this unit students will be able to:

1. Analyse the theological and cultural bases of a variety of Christian worship services
2. Account for the variety of approaches to Christian worship in a number of diverse Christian traditions
3. Critically evaluate the merits of a range of current debates regarding Christian worship
4. Categorise a range of worship resources in terms of their suitability for various pastoral purposes
5. Construct and critique a range of Christian worship services

Content

1. Historical development of Christian worship traditions
2. Biblical and theological bases of Christian worship
3. The role of culture in the development of Christian worship
4. Diversity in Christian worship
5. Current issues in Christian worship
6. Pastoral purpose in Christian worship
7. Resourcing Christian worship
8. Preparing Christian worship services

Assessment profile In this unit, the required assessment tasks will enable students to demonstrate how successfully they can:

1. Provide a theologically and culturally principled defence of a specific tradition of Christian worship. [Outcomes 1, 2]
2. Evaluate a range of Christian worship services associated with diverse traditions of worship. [Outcomes 2, 4]
3. Construct and justify the elements of a worship service on a theme of contemporary debate. [Outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5]