Postgraduate Course: Calvinist Theology and Piety in Britain and America, C. 1590-1660 (ECHS11006)
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 | History of Christianity |
Other subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The aim is to consider the character of Calvinist theology and piety in England, New England and Scotland, at a critical stage in the evolution of international Calvinism. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
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Thursday |
Friday |
New College | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: New College. Senate Room |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to show:
Understanding of the central theological issues in debate during this period;
understanding of the forms Calvinist theology and piety took in different contexts;
critical awareness of how theology and historical circumstance shaped the culture of piety;
ability to use primary texts appropriately in written work;
ability to interact with debates in recent scholarship, historical and theological |
Assessment Information
Students are required to write an essay of 3-4000 words |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | CalvinTheol |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Susan Hardman Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: S.Hardmanmoore@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Felicity Smail
Tel: 0131 650 7227
Email: F.Smail@ed.ac.uk |
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