History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A (U00512)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : DIV-1-HCWRA

The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive view of the global Christian movement in time and space.

1a. Considers the period from its Middle Eastern and European origins in theological and sociological/political terms to the Inquisition (50.CE to 1500)

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Tutorial readings £5 (TBC)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecclesiastical History, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	12:10	13:00	Lecture Room 1, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should gain a comprehensive view of the global Christian movement from its Middle Eastern origins to the Inquisition, presenting and being able to apply a range of historical approaches when they study the growth and diversification of Christianity as a world religion.

Students will acquire a broad understanding of the place of Christianity in world history and be aware of the interactions of Christianity with other world religions.

Assessment Information

One Essay ( 30%): one Class Assessment Exersize (10%): one end of Semester exam (60%).
The essay, with a maximum of 2000 words in length, will be completed and submitted by Monday 6th November by 1pm, and chosen from a list of topics, full details of which will be posted on the course website and the HCWR noticeboard.
The two hour exam will be in three sections, and one question is to be answered from each section.
The Class Assessment Exersize will be based on tutorial and lecture material.