Units

 At St. Francis, we offer a diverse range of units designed to cater to the varied interests and academic needs of our students. Below, you'll find a list of the units we offer, with links to detailed entries where available. All students regardless of their course of study, are strongly encouraged to contact the Registrar, Linda Burridge, to discuss their course of study prior to making any subject selections.

Draft Timetable

Biblical Studies

• Reading the Bible 1: Introduction to Biblical Texts (BS1001Z/BS8001Z)

• Reading the Bible 2: Introduction to Biblical Languages (AL1002Z/AL8002Z)

• Becoming the People of God: The Pentateuch in Context (BA2001Z/BA9001Z)

• Stories of the Early Christians: The Gospels and Acts in Context (BN2002Z/BN9002Z)

• Holy Land Study Tour (BS2051T)

• Praying the Psalms: Theology, Poetry and Liturgy (BA2013Z/BA9023Z)

• Loving God: The Theological Imagination of John's Writing (BN3001Z/BN9031Z)

• New Testament Letters: The Voices of the Early Christians (BN3002Z/BN9032Z)

• Reading Trauma in the Book of Jeremiah (BA3520T/ BN9520T) - Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Liz Boase & Dr Barbara Deutschmann

• Words to Live By: The Idea of Wisdom in Biblical Literature (BA3013Z/BA9033Z)

• Crying for Justice: Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature (BS3013Z/BS9033Z)

Biblical Languages

Please contact the Academic Dean for further information

Church History

• Telling History: Introduction to Church History (CH1001Z/CH8001Z)

• Building a Church: Christianity and Imperium in the First Millennium (CH1002Z/CH8002Z)

• Fatally Flawed and Flourishing: Uncovering the Roots of the European ‘Reformations’ (CH2001Z/CH9001Z)

• The World ‘Made New’: European ‘Reformations’ and the Reconstruction of Identity (CH2002Z/CH9002Z)

• The Church in the Age of Revolutions: Confronting Modernity (CH3001Z/CH9031Z)

• The Cracking of Christendom: Histories and Theologies of the Reformation (CH2100Z/CH3100Z/CH9100Z) – Lecturers: Various

Mission & Ministry

• Forming Communities: Introduction to Church and Ministry (DA1001Z/DA8001Z)

• Pastoral Care: Theological Reflection and Praxis (DP1006Z/ DP8006Z)

• Growing Faith: Forming Christians in Multiple Contexts (DA2001Z/DA9001Z)

• Bearing Witness: Mission (DA2002Z/DA9002Z)

• God in Contemporary Culture: Theology & the Arts (DA3013Z/DA9023Z)

• From Birth to Death: Life, Loss, and Liturgy (DL3001Z/DL9031Z)

• Being Anglican: History and Practice (DL3002Z/DL9032)

• Forming Disciples: Undergraduate Capstone (XD3001Z/XD9001Z)

• or Undergraduate Capstone Project (XS3900Y)

Systematic Theology

• Thinking Theologically 1: Challenges & Tasks (CT1001Z/CT8001Z)

• Thinking Theologically 2: Theologies in Context (CT1002Z/CT8001Z)

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Approaches to Theology (CT1001M)

• Becoming Flesh: The Incarnation of God (CT2001Z/CT9001Z)

• Mystical Theology: The Ecstasy of God (CT3002Z/CT9002Z)

• Humanity: Theology and Vocation (CT3025Z/CT9025Z)

• At the Edge of Thought: Philosophy and Theology in Dialogue (CT3001Z/CT9031Z) (even years)

• Atheism for Christians (CT3300T/CT9300T) (odd years)

• Theology in Context: A Case Study (CT3002Z/CT9032Z)

• Troublesome Texts: Complex Texts in the Christian Tradition (AR3013Z/AR9033Z)

• Thinking With a Theologian: A Case Study (CT3013Z/CT9033Z)

• Queer Theology (CT3001P/CT9001P)

Aboriginal Studies

• Aboriginal Cultures and Spirituality (IS2002M/ IS3002M/ IS9002M) – Lecturer: Rt Rev’d Dr Chris McLeod