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Postgraduate Course: Baptism in the Fathers and Reformers (ECHS11005)

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 areaHistory of Christianity Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course seeks to enable students to understand the problematic history of infant baptism in Western Christianity, the interplay of Scripture and tradition in churches' theory and practice, and something of the importance attached to infant baptism and of the effects of its dominance.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:
evaluate historical source materials of different genres;
engage critically with disputed claims and practice;
exercise basic familiarity with the main resources and tools of patristic and Reformation studies;
exercise sharper skills in analysing texts, in oral presentation and in engaging with other students in oral discussion.
Assessment Information
Students are required to write a 3000 word essay.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Susan Hardman Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: S.Hardmanmoore@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk
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