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Undergraduate Course: The Theology of Karl Barth (THET10042)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course explores key themes in the theology of Karl Barth, engaging critically with his work and reflecting carefully on aspects of its scholarly reception and contemporary adequacy.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Christian Theology 1 (THET08006) AND Systematic Theology 2Bh: Dogmatic Theology (THET08001))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics (THET11026)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will have:

(1) understood the key dimensions of the work of Barth: its intellectual context, underlying concerns, and material content;

(2) engaged critically with Barth's work by way of a close reading of primary texts and by judicious use of secondary literature;

(3) considered the implications of the theology of Barth for contemporary constructive work in systematic theology;

(4) deepened their knowledge of an aspect of Barth's work through writing an essay engaging with both primary and secondary literature;

(5) enhanced their ability to present to their colleagues in the seminar and to participate constructively in discussion.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsKarl Barth
Contacts
Course organiserDr Paul Nimmo
Tel:
Email: paul.nimmo@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk
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