Undergraduate Course: Modern Christology 3/4 (THET10005)
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 |
An advanced course in Christology, investigating key trends, authors and texts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in this field of systematic theology. |
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 |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course satisfactorily will have:
(1) understood the key dimensions of a multiplicity of modern Christologies and their underlying issues and concerns;
(2) engaged critically with these modern construals of Christology, with particular attention to the event of the crucifixion;
(3) read and engaged a number of significant primary texts on Christology, from the early modern era to the present;
(4) considered some of the challenges posed and the resources available to contemporary understandings of Christology. |
Assessment Information
10% Presentation / Participation
30% Essay
60% Degree Examination |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords |
Christian theology, systematic theology, Christology, Jesus Christ, dogmatics |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Paul Nimmo
Tel:
Email: paul.nimmo@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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