Intensives

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In 2024, Trinity College Theological School will be offering the following face-to-face intensive subjects (for-credit or audit).

Chaplaincy Skills and Context(DP3100T)

Dates: 10-14 Feb 2025 (class-based only)

Location: Trinity College Theological School, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville Victoria

Presenter: The Revd Dr Gary Heard

This unit introduces students to the ministry of the Chaplain, providing a biblical, theological and pastoral underpinning for the ministry of chaplaincy. Students will explore the relationship between pastoral and spiritual care with attention to the variety of contexts in which chaplaincy ministry can be expressed. Students will learn the art of reflecting theologically on ministry practice outside of the church. Engagement with leading practitioners in a range of settings forms a critical part of this study.

Fees: University of Divinity standard course fee, or an audit-only fee of $550

Further information and enrolment:

Contact the Trinity College Theological School at  +61 (0)3 8341 0275 or tcts@trinity.edu.au

Jesus in the movies(BN3770T)

Dates: 13-15 March AND 10-12 April 2025 (both required)

Location: Sydney, St James, Institute, Level 1, 169-171 Phillip Street. Access from St James or Martin Place stations.

Presenter: The Revd Assoc Prof Bob Derrenbacker

This unit explores the portrayal of Jesus in modern film. By viewing representative films and film-clips in conjunction with selected readings, the course analyzes and assesses the cinematic depiction of Jesus in these films in light of the findings of modern biblical scholarship and the historical record found in the New Testament Gospels and other literature. This unit will also foster a critical awareness of how Jesus films influence viewers’ perceptions about Jesus and the early Jesus movement.

Further information and enrolment:  Contact the Trinity College Theological School at  +61 (0)3 8341 0275 or tcts@trinity.edu.au

Fees: University of Divinity standard course fee, or an audit-only fee of $550. St James' Institute members: $400

ecotheology(DP9747Z)

Dates: In person: 24–26 July AND 14–16 August. Then 27 September via Zoom. All required.

Location: Sydney, St James, Institute, Level 1, 169-171 Phillip Street, Zoom for the final seminar. 

Presenter: Dr Sally Shaw and Prof Neil Ormerod

This unit equips students to critically analyse the use of the Bible in ecological discourse and interpret key biblical texts in conversation with wider wisdom regarding the relationship between Creator and Creation (including Indigenous wisdom and scientific discourse) to enable robust application. Engaging with concepts of ecological justice, students will consequently develop an eco-theology for local contexts and articulate holistic, hopeful and collaborative action for today.

Fees: University of Divinity standard course fee, or an audit-only fee of $550. St James' Institute members: $400

Further information and enrolment: Contact the Trinity College Theological School at +61 (0)3 8341 0275 or tcts@trinity.edu.au

Anglican church law and governance (dc3000t)

Dates: Class-based only, 4–6 September at St James’ Institute Sydney AND 6–8 November in Melbourne (both required) 

Location: Sydney, St James' Institute, Level 1, 169-171 Phillip Street. Access from St James or Martin Place stations. Trinity College Theological School, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville. 

Presenter: Mr Michael Shand AM KC

Students in this unit will explore the principles and practice of church law in the Anglican Church of Australia, with particular reference to the law’s implications for church governance at the national, diocesan and parish levels.

Fees: University of Divinity standard course fee, or an audit-only fee of $550. St James' Institute members: $400

Further information and enrolment: 
Contact the Trinity College Theological School at +61 (0)3 8341 0275 tcts@trinity.edu.au