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Undergraduate Course: Modern Christology (DIVI10026)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn advanced course in Christology, investigating key trends, authors and texts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in this field of systematic theology.
Course description TBC
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Modern Christology 3/4 (THET10005)
Other requirements Students who have previously taken the following course MUST NOT enroll: Modern Christology 3/4 (THET10005)
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand the key dimensions of a multiplicity of modern Christologies and their underlying issues and concerns.
  2. Engage critically with these modern construals of Christology, with particular attention to the event of the crucifixion.
  3. Read and engaged a number of significant primary texts on Christology, from the early modern era to the present.
  4. Consider some of the challenges posed and the resources available to contemporary understandings of Christology.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills - Capacity for reflexive learning
- Ability to attend to others and respect others' views
- Capacity to modify, suspend or otherwise change position when warranted
- Analytical ability and the capacity to formulate questions and solve problems
KeywordsChristian theology,systematic theology,Christology,Jesus Christ,dogmatics
Contacts
Course organiserDr James Eglinton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8975
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email:
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