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Postgraduate Course: History of Christianity in Africa (WRCH11003)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaWorld Christianity Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course explores some of the major themes in the history of Christianity in Africa since the late nineteenth century. Topics include black missionaries and indigenous leadership, African culture and African churches, women in African Christianity and Church and State in independent Africa. As far as possible these themes will be studied from an afro-centric perspective.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Evangelism and Empire: Christianity in Africa, 1800 to the present (ECHS10016)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
STudents who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assess the Euro-centric bias of much nineteenth and early twentieth material on the history of Christianity in Africa;
Find and use a range of Afro-centric sources, and be aware of the importance of the indigenous African contribution to the spread and nature of African Christianity;
Recognise alternative forms of African Christianity, such as independent churches;
Assess the relationship between church and state in Africa in both the colonial and post-colonial periods;
Apply the methodologies used in the case studies to other contexts in Africa.
Assessment Information
Students will be asked to submit a 4,000 word essay, on a topic to be agreed with the course manager.
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
KeywordsHistXityAfrica
Contacts
Course organiserProf Brian Stanley
Tel:
Email: brian.stanley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk
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