Postgraduate Course: Early North African Christianity from the Scillitan Martyrs to the Vandals (ECHS11017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | North Africa; Early Christianity; Patristics; Donatism; Vandals; Carthage; Perpetua; Tertullian; Cyp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sara Parvis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8907
Email: S.Parvis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk |
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