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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Divinity : History of Christianity

Postgraduate Course: Augustine: Confessions, City of God, On the Trinity (ECHS11014)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe thought of Augustine in the context of the Christian and educational culture of his day and the decline of the Roman Empire in the West. The course will concentrate on the Confessions, the City of God, and On the Trinity, with a brief look at On Christian Teaching (De Doctrina Christiana) and some of Augustine's sermons.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. display understanding of aspects of the arguments of Augustine in some of his major works
  2. display understanding of the historical and theological background to the texts studied in the course
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.div.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAugustine
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email:
Course secretaryMs Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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