Postgraduate Course: Sacramental Theology in a Postmodern Context (THET11016)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The notion of 'sacrament' is bound up with the notions of 'sign', 'symbol', 'presence', and 'representation', and has been a divisive focal point among Christian traditions. Yet, since Derrida's deconstruction of the sign, understanding 'sacrament' in terms of presence and signfication have become a problem and a challenge. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| New College | Lecture | Lecture 1 | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | | New College | Lecture | Lecture 2 | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: New College. Room 1.07 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Participants should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the challenge and the possibilities of postmodernity to a reconsideration of 'sacrament' and the way in which selected theologians have responded to this challenge;
to engage with new and sometimes disconcerting ways of thought, and to demonstrate an ability to present differing or opposing stances accurately and sympathetically;
to clarify positions and prejudices, and be able to engage with co-respondents in the course, critically, constructively, and creatively. |
Assessment Information
| Students will be required to write a 3000 word essay. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Michael Purcell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8940
Email: m.purcell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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