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How did the Jesus movement turn into the church? At what point did the church decide Jesus was God? How can God be one and three? What is heresy and why did it matter? How did Christianity relate to surrounding philosophy? Did theology develop and change? What were the sources for Christian thought and doctrine? The course introduces students to these questions through the rich history of Christian thought by considering a number of representative theological thinkers, such as Origen, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther and Calvin. Assessment is through weekly discussion boards, a short essay, and a final essay.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will introduce students to the rich history of Christian thought by considering several representative theological thinkers from the time of the earliest church up to the era of the European Reformation. Students will be introduced to important developments in pre-modern Christian thought and formative theological controversies by close consideration of the work of leading theological figures including, for example, Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Luther and Calvin.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Word Count: 1,000 |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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15-250 words each |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2000 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
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| Conceptual | Apply | To deepen appreciation of the distinctiveness of Christian belief and its relation to other philosophies and religious traditions. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To reflect critically on the doctrines of the Christian faith in their historical formulation; to acquire the capacity to engage theological positions different from one’s own with sympathy &integrity |
| Conceptual | Understand | to grasp the lineaments of the history of Christian thought as represented by the work of selected leading thinkers; |
| Reflection | Analyse | To continue to reflect upon the nature and stakes of contemporary debates regarding central Christian teaching in view of the longer history of the tradition. |
| Procedural | Analyse | To explore and to communicate intellectual problems through collaboration and interaction with other students. |
| Procedural | Analyse | To gain familiarity with different theological methodologies; and to acquire a measure of precision in writing through evaluating a specific theological problem. |
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