Courses

What is the grace of salvation and how does it work itself out in the Christian life? This question provides orientation to a course which unfolds the notion of (redemptive) grace through theological exploration of subjects like human sin and its consequences, the atonement, justification, sanctification, the future glorification of not only humanity but also of all creation, and most important, how these salvific realities of grace are, even now, participated in Christ, by the Spirit, to the Father in an “already, but not yet” way. Course delivery will be by way of asynchronous online lectures and group discussions of both the lectures and select reading materials.

Knowing

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of essential figures, themes, and concepts as well as a familiarity with ongoing discussions and debates regarding different aspects of the soteriological notion of grace and their implications for Christian life and ministry.

Being

• Cultivate further awareness of the limits of one’s own theological positions, so as to be self-aware of the continual need for humility and a pastoral dialogical posture with regard to theological engagement, even while having the courage to maintain theological convictions.
• Appropriate such developing convictions about “grace and the Christian life” to oneself so as to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (cf. Romans 12:2).

Doing 

• Use their own words to explain relevant concepts and their significance concerning the subject of “grace and the Christian life.”
• Engage critically and constructively with the essential discussions and themes which have to do with the aforementioned theological loci—this in a manner that authentically and credibly reflects the grace of the gospel in our contemporary world.