Postgraduate Course: Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics (THET11026)
Course Outline
School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course offers the opportunity for sustained critical engagement with Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics, one of the landmark works of twentieth century theology. The course will explore a selection of the theological doctrines treated by the text, such as election, Christology, pneumatology, ecclesiology, ethics, and the Christian life, and its methodology. At each stage, the course seeks to promote a critical yet constructive dialogue between Barth and alternative theological positions. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
The Theology of Karl Barth (THET10042)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, a student will have:
1) achieved a clear understanding of the overall structure of Barth's Church Dogmatics and of its particular methodology;
2) gained a detailed knowledge of selected doctrinal loci as treated in the Church Dogmatics, along with their wider implications;
3) enhanced their critical ability to engage and evaluate the selected readings in the course of preparing for and participating in seminars;
4) developed their skills in both presentation and writing tasks in the course of the seminar discussions and the course assignment.
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Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.div.ed.ac.uk |
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Systematic Theology,Church Dogmatics,Karl Barth |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr James Eglinton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8975
Email: jeglint2@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Roisin O'Fee
Tel: (0131 6)50 8921
Email: Roisin.OFee@ed.ac.uk |
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