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Postgraduate Course: Early North African Christianity from the Scillitan Martyrs to the Vandals (ECHS11017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryA study of major early North African Christian texts, including Perpetua's Passion, Tertullian's Apology, Cyprian's On the Lapsed, Tyconius' Book of Rules, Augustine on the Donatists, and Victor of Vita's History of the Vandal Persecution.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesA strong undergraduate degree with previous degree-level work in Theology, History or Classics.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to display deep understanding of the theological, historical and socio-political content and context of some of the major texts by early North African Christian writers before Justinian.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNorth Africa; Early Christianity; Patristics; Donatism; Vandals; Carthage; Perpetua; Tertullian; Cyp
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email: S.Parvis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk
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