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Reformation Theology, Protestant and Catholic 3/4 (DV0157)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : DIV-3-REFTHEO

A study of the central theological issues in debate at the Reformation, using texts from Luther, Calvin, Anabaptist and Catholic reformers. It sets the documents and their authors in context, historically and theologically. It explores the different directions reform thought took within the Protestant movement, and in Catholic settings. It analyses the nature of the polemical divisions that opened up, and the factors that created so many varieties of reformation thought. It considers continuities/discontinuities with late medieval thought.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Systematic Theology 2B or Ecclesiastical History 2A or 2B

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecclesiastical History, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
10/01/2008	11:10	13:00	Senate Room, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, a student will have acquired knowledge and understanding of:
- a range of key primary sources in Reformation theology, Protestant and Catholic;
- the central positions adopted by different parties in Reformation debate on themes such as justification by faith alone, the nature of Christ's presence at the Eucharist, the authority of Scripture/tradition;
- the impact of rhetoric and printed propaganda on the character of Reformation thought;
- late medieval thought and its relation to Reformation debates;
- recent scholarship on Reformation theology and the social/cultural context of Reformation thought;
- theological concepts and terms important in this period. He/she will be able to: work with a 16th centry text, in translation, and determine its theological and historical significance;
- juxtapose and compare the ideas of different thinkers, to create a nuanced discussion;
- transfer enhanced analytical skills to other courses and future work;
- transfer enhanced skills of presentation, oral and written, to other courses and future work.