Postgraduate Course: Issues in Modern Mission (WRCH11009)
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 |
World Christianity |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
Using David Bosch's 'Transforming Mission as a key text, the course looks at a range of new thinking and writing on mission in the last forty years, and seeks to challenge students to consider the relevance of new definitions of mission for the contexts in which they live and work. |
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
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
First Class |
Week 1, Wednesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: New College. Room 1.07 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course whould be able to :
Familiarise themeslves with some of the main documentary statements on mission to have been issued by major confessional groupings since around 1960.
Be aware of recent major debates on the definition and extent of Christian mission
Have a detailed knowledge and appreciation of the relationship of mission to such subjects as evangelism, other faiths, world poverty, justice, inculturation and ecology.
Discuss the relationship of such issues to the different cultural and theological contexts in which they live. |
Assessment Information
The course will be assessed by one 3000 word essay: topic to be agreed with the course manager. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Brian Stanley
Tel:
Email: brian.stanley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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