Undergraduate Course: Calvin in Context (THET10053)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Calvin's Institutes is a classic text of Christian theology. In this course students explore Calvin's ideas in depth, in seminar discussions of the text, and through lectures which set the Institutes in the wider context of Calvin's writings, Genevan practice, 16th century controversy and modern scholarship. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | It is recommended that students have passed two courses at Level 8 in either Theology or History. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least two Theology/History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will have acquired knowledge and understanding of:
- key themes in the Institutes;
- the 16th century context of Calvin's thought;
- important theological concepts in Reformation debates;
- recent scholarship on Calvin's theology;
- recent scholarship on the political, social and cultural context of his work;
- the place of Calvin in the development of Christian theology.
Students will be able to:
- work in detail with Calvin's text, and explain its theological and historical significance;
- juxtapose and compare the ideas of different thinkers ¿ in Calvin's debates with his contemporaries, and in debates among modern scholars;
- transfer enhanced analytical skills to other courses and future work;
- transfer enhanced skills of presentation, oral and written, to other courses and future work;
- demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings;
- demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Calvin, Reformation, Historical Theology, Systematic Theology, History of Christianity. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Susan Hardman Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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