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Undergraduate Course: Neo-Calvinism: Theology, Ethics and Culture (THET10055)

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 offers critical engagement with neo-Calvinism, a modern Protestant movement in the Reformed tradition, with particular focus on its theological approaches to ethical and cultural questions.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes (THET08014) OR Ethics and Society (THET08015)) AND ( Christian Theology: Doctrines and Debates (THET08017) OR God in Philosophy: Plato to Hume (THET08010))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Or by permission of the Course Manager
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.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. identify and understand key texts, historical events and ideas in the development of neo-Calvinism
  2. develop a critical reading of neo-Calvinist thought in its original and contemporary forms
  3. develop critical skills in the application of theological thought to cultural and ethical questions
  4. engage in constructive scholarly debate with other seminar members
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsReformed theology,neo-Calvinism,culture,ethics,Kuyper,Bavinck
Contacts
Course organiserDr James Eglinton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8975
Email: jeglint2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk
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