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THEO680 Theology of Mission

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent. The unit may be offered on-campus and online.

This unit introduces students to the various missionary theologies that have inspired Christian ministry and praxis throughout the Christian era. The biblical foundations and historical expressions of mission, especially in modern times, are reviewed. Official church documents focussing on inculturation and the Church's missionary vocation are studied. There is emphasis on the formulation of a theology of mission in the context of ecumenism, pluralism, secularisation, globalisation and other significant social movements.

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