Undergraduate Course: The Theology of Grace: Contemporary Issues (THET10034)
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 |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The theology of grace is belongs to the theology of the human person. The progress and development of the theology of grace in Christian tradition has been a matter of dispute, division, disruption, and dialogue. The issues can be distilled theologically, and articulated philosophically, phenomenologically, and existentially, and within a hermeneutics of faith.
Original issues were about how arguments over fate, freedom, and responsibility were to be overcome. Fate frizzles and fragments freedom, and no freedom means no responsibility, and thus neither merit nor guilt can be attributed.
The course visits key moments in the development of the theology of grace to expose the contemporary issues that are implicated.
Contemporary discussion on the relation between freedom and responsibility, the relation between the same and the other, and a hermeneutics of dialogue will be addressed.
The course is intended to be thematic rather than historical, although primary historical interlocutors will be called upon: Pelagius, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and their co-respondents to issues.
Kung and Rahner will figure as issues are exposed, as also recent Lutheran Catholic Diaologue. A theological-philosophical context is provided by Ricoeur and Levinas and Derrida.
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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 |
N/A |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Equivalent courses as above. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| New College | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: New College. Room 1.07 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | The Theology of Grace: Contemporary Issues | 2:00 | 20 sides / Laptop Option | Laptop Option |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An understanding of the key philosophical and theological issues associated with the development of a theology of grace in a contemporary context. |
Assessment Information
3,000 word Essay 50%
Degree exam 50%
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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 |
Grace, Freedom, Responsibility, Augustine, Pelagius, Aquinas, Luther, Trent, Ricoeur, Levinas, Derri |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Purcell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8940
Email: m.purcell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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