Postgraduate Course: An Introduction to New Religious Movements (WRCH11011)
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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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will use a two-pronged approach. In the first place, case studies of specific movements will be examined: the movements looked at in this way will include two African independent churches - the amaNazaretha of Isaiah Shembe and the Kimbanguist Church - the Rastafari movement from the Caribbean, and the Unification Church from Korea. Secondly, major themes in the emergence of these movements will be examined. These will include origins and causes, patterns of leadership, revelation (including dreams and visions), and missiological implications. |
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 |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The overall aim of the course is to make students aware of the wide range of religious movements which have come into existence in the last one hundred years, out of the interaction of Christianity and traditional or indigenous religions in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. |
Assessment Information
| Students will be asked to submit a 3000 word essay. |
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 |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jack Thompson
Tel: 0131 667 6738
Email: T.Jack.Thompson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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