Postgraduate Course: Critical Debates in Christian Mission (WRCH11016)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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 4,000 word essay: topic to be agreed with the course manager. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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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 | CDCM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Brian Stanley
Tel:
Email: brian.stanley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk |
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