Postgraduate Course: Augustine: Confession, City of God, On the Trinity (ECHS11014)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Divinity |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Ecclesiastical History |
Other subject area |
Theology and Ethics |
| Course website |
http://www.div.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended 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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Assessment Information
Formative: one 1000-word blog commentary.
Summative: one 3,000-4,000 word essay.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Augustine
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email: S.Parvis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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