Postgraduate Course: Augustine: Confessions, City of God, On the Trinity (ECHS11014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
* display understanding of aspects of the arguments of Augustine in some of his major works;
* display understanding of the historical and theological background to the texts studied in the course.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.div.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Augustine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email: S.Parvis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk |
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