Units (Subjects)

Living Faiths

SEMESTER 2 2025
Wednesday Daytime Unit
EM021-612/712/812 + EM205-912 + EM206-912

Over 4 billion people in the world follow traditional religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Islam. Perhaps God has given you an interest in helping people in these religions find Jesus?

This unit will help you do that. In it, we explore the basic beliefs, practices, and some deeply held assumptions of Animists, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims. You will discover not only the formal elements of these faiths, but also something of the everyday needs, and fears of their practitioners. You will hear from adherents of these faiths how they practice their faith and why it is important to them, and you will discuss both their faith and your faith in Jesus with a practitioner of one of these religions.

Lecturers: Dr Tim Silberman and Jonathan James
AQF level: 6/7/8/9
Lecture Mode: on-campus*
Prerequisite: EM205-912 = 48 level 8 credit points with 12 level 8 (or higher) credit points in EM
Times: Wednesdays 2.20pm-3.10pm + 3.15pm-4.05pm + 4.10pm–5.00pm
Dates: 23, 30 July; 6, 20, 27 August; 3, 17, 24 September; 15, 22, 29 October; 5 November 2025 (Exam period = 17-21 November)
Location: Croydon Campus, 43 Badminton Road, Croydon 2132
Credit Points:
AEM021= 36hrs - Audit (no assessments)
EM021-612 = 12 credit points (1 unit) – DipCS, DipMin, DipTh, AdDipMin, AdDipTh, AssocDegMin, AssocDegTh, BMin, BTh
EM021-712 = 12 credit points (1 unit) – BMin, BTh, BDiv
EM021-812= 12 credit points (1 unit) – GDDiv, MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
EM205-912 = 12 credit points (1 unit) Capstone – MMin, MDiv, MTS 
EM206-912 = 12 credit points (1 unit) Specialised Studies – MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
Tuition Fees:
Audit = $475
AQF unit levels 5-7 (12 credit points) = $2,853 (Overseas student = $3,288)
AQF unit levels 8-9 (12 credit points) = $3,162 (Overseas student = $3,642)
For further details see Costs

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*LECTURE MODES:
On-Campus: units in this mode are delivered face-to-face in the classroom only
Off-Campus: units in this mode are delivered live online only, that is, a mix of online lectures, videos, activities and interaction with lecturers and fellow students.
Hybrid: units in this mode are delivered both on-campus and off-campus concurrently.