Undergraduate Course: Persuasion: rhetoric and religion (THET10048)
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 | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This study of the persuasive arts of religious rhetoric charts a trajectory from secular classical Greece, through the Abrahamic faiths and the use of rhetoric in teaching and proclamation, to quasi-religious forms in modern political discourse and the iconography of late capitalist consumerism. The course offers students an opportunity to undertake the study of rhetoric from a variety of theological and sociological perspectives. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will have:
(1) understood some of the key dimensions of rhetoric in religious contexts;
(2) understood the place of argument, image and narrative in religious discourse;
(3) engaged critically with sermon practice in three Abrahamic faiths;
(4) written an essay on an aspect of communication studied in the course, engaging with both primary and relevant secondary literature;
(5) presented in the seminar and participated in constructive discussion and debate with other seminar members in a respectful manner;
(6) considered the implications of communication theology for scholarship in rhetoric, homiletics and ethics of communication.
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Assessment Information
10% - An oral presentation to the class
10% - Attendance and class contributions
30% - A critical assessment of a preached sermon from a designated bank of sermons, length 2000 words
50% - Examination
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Rhetoric, homiletics, hermeneutics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cecelia Clegg
Tel: (0131 6)50 8943
Email: C.Clegg@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Paula Kruyff
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Paula.Kruyff@ed.ac.uk |
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