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DKT2MS23PMK Theological foundations of diaconia and Christian education II (5 cr)

Code: DKT2005A20S-3021

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 111

Degree programmes

  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work

Teachers

  • Eveliina Hellas

Groups

  • E53sosd

Objective

Students
• know the main outline of the Old Testament
• know how to analyse the history and theology of the Middle Ages and reformation and their meaning in the shaping of Christianity as well as identify their impact on the modern era
• are familiar with the central characteristics of Lutheran theology and know how to analyse diaconal work in the church and education through them
• know the theological basis of a church service and participate in executing a church service

Content

• Central contents of the Old Testament (creation, historical books, prophesies, apocalypse)
• central Christian questions of the late Middle Ages and reformation age
• confession and teachings of the Lutheran church and their impact on the theology and history of diaconal work and Christian education
• the theological basis of church services and participation in the execution of a church service

Evaluation scale

0-5