Pastoral Theology
Overview
This course category provides a foundation in pastoral and practical theology for ministry. It serves to develop students basic ministry skills and to reflect on and integrate theory and practice. It introduces students to the biblical and theological basis for ministry and prepare them for further study in ministry applications.
Undergraduate Units
P7101A Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Ministry
This course unit provides a foundation in pastoral and practical theology for ministry. It serves to introduce students to the biblical and theological basis for ministry and prepare them for further study in ministry applications.
P7192A Studies in Eastern Orthodox Canon Law
This course unit provides students with an opportunity to develop introductory level skills and knowledge in Eastern Orthodox Canon Law. It is designed to enable the student to develop a familiarity with the formation and development of the Orthodox canonical tradition, with the corpus canonum and its sources; to engage with important secondary literature in the field; to understand and interpret canons in a manner that leads to an appropriate application following a consistent methodology, with special emphasis on the fundamental canonical principles of oikonomia and territorial accommodation; to comprehend the basic elements of “classic” canonical questions, such as the reception of converts and the establishment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; as well as to present in both written and oral forms canonical insight on pastoral problems.
Postgraduate Units
P8101A Introduction to Pastoral Theology and Ministry
This course unit provides a foundation in pastoral and practical theology for ministry. It serves to introduce students to the biblical and theological basis for ministry and prepare them for further study in ministry applications.
P8195A Studies in Eastern Orthodox Canon Law
This course unit provides students with an opportunity to develop introductory level skills and knowledge in Eastern Orthodox Canon Law. It is designed to enable the student to develop a familiarity with the formation and development of the Orthodox canonical tradition, with the corpus canonum and its sources; to engage with important secondary literature in the field; to understand and interpret canons in a manner that leads to an appropriate application following a consistent methodology, with special emphasis on the fundamental canonical principles of oikonomia and territorial accommodation; to comprehend the basic elements of “classic” canonical questions, such as the reception of converts and the establishment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; as well as to present in both written and oral forms canonical insight on pastoral problems.