Undergraduate Course: Reformation Theology, Protestant and Catholic 3/4 (ECHS10009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | Ecclesiastical History |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A study of the central theological issues in debate at the Reformation, using texts from Luther, Calvin, Anabaptist and Catholic reformers. It sets the documents and their authors in context, historically and theologically. It explores the different directions reform thought took within the Protestant movement, and in Catholic settings. It analyses the nature of the polemical divisions that opened up, and the factors that created so many varieties of reformation thought. It considers continuities/discontinuities with late medieval thought. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will have acquired knowledge and understanding of:
- a range of key primary sources in Reformation theology, Protestant and Catholic;
- the central positions adopted by different parties in Reformation debate on themes such as justification by faith alone, the nature of Christ's presence at the Eucharist, the authority of Scripture/tradition;
- the impact of rhetoric and printed propaganda on the character of Reformation thought;
- late medieval thought and its relation to Reformation debates;
- recent scholarship on Reformation theology and the social/cultural context of Reformation thought;
- theological concepts and terms important in this period. He/she will be able to: work with a 16th centry text, in translation, and determine its theological and historical significance;
- juxtapose and compare the ideas of different thinkers, to create a nuanced discussion;
- transfer enhanced analytical skills to other courses and future work;
- transfer enhanced skills of presentation, oral and written, to other courses and future work. |
Assessment Information
| 20% on seminar presentations and participation; 30% on essay; 50% on the degree examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | RefTh |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Hardman Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
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