Public Theology (P00557)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : DIV-P-P00557

The course reflects the research interests of Professor Storrar and the development strategy of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues to offer a postgraduate taught Masters course in the theology and ethics of public issues to graduate students in theology or the social sciences and to graduate practitioners in the public policy field working, for example, with the churches, voluntary sector, government and public service, civic bodies and the commercial sector.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Theology and Ethics, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should have an informed undertstanding of the nature of public life, and in particular the contested nature of concepts of civil society, citizenship and democracy and the contested role of religion and churches in public affairs.
An informed understanding of the public relevance of theology as a critical discourse on public affairs in the political contexts of Scotland, the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and South Africa.
An ability to make a critical correlation of normative theological and ethical perspectives on public life and public issues with descriptive analyses of their context and content drawn from the social sciences and other relevant disciplines, in ways that inform public debate.