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This core course considers the aesthetic tradition within biblical and systematic theology. Traditions of iconography will be discussed as will ideas of participation and semiotic theory. It offers an overview of the figures and movements in theological aesthetics beginning in Hebrew and bronze age concepts of the representation of the deity running to figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, Eastern traditions, The Reformers, Counter Reformers, Barth, von Balthasar featuring along the way.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This core course will consider the aesthetic tradition within Christian biblical and systematic theology, engaging with the theological and philosophical contexts within which to explore Christianity and the visual arts. The traditions of an-iconography will be discussed as well as ideas of participation and semiotic theory. An overview of the major figures and movements in theological aesthetics will be offered beginning in Hebrew and bronze age concepts of the representation of the deity and the image of ‘the name’ (Ha Shem) and running through to post-modern theological aesthetic theory, with figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, Eastern traditions of iconography, The Reformers, The Counter Reformers, Barth, von Balthasar featuring along the way.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 37 | Feedback Weeks | 40 | |
| Feedback |
Summative essay on a figure or text studied. |
Word Count | 5000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate a broad understanding of the history of theological aesthetics across a broad period of time. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Apply knowledge of texts to critically evaluate the interdisciplinary interpretation of theological aesthetics. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Show a critical understanding of various discourses on theological aesthetics and its long history. |
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written and oral academic work in an essay on a self-defined topic. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
| Feedback |
Weekly ‘post’ to online platform. Written feedback report at end of the course as well as oral and email feedback throughout course. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate a broad understanding of the history of theological aesthetics across a broad period of time. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Apply knowledge of texts to critically evaluate the interdisciplinary interpretation of theological aesthetics. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Show a critical understanding of various discourses on theological aesthetics and its long history. |
| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written and oral academic work in an essay on a self-defined topic. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 28,29,30,31,32,33 | Feedback Weeks | 29,30,31,32,33,34 | |
| Feedback |
Recorded presentation on a text / figure studied during course. The feedback will offer some formative assessment as a mid-course assessment; grade and feedback will also be summative. Feedback will be given in written form and in conversation with the student around the written form. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate a broad understanding of the history of theological aesthetics across a broad period of time. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Apply knowledge of texts to critically evaluate the interdisciplinary interpretation of theological aesthetics. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Show a critical understanding of various discourses on theological aesthetics and its long history. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback will be provided |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate confidence in researching, organising and delivering written and oral academic work in an essay on a self-defined topic. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Apply knowledge of texts to critically evaluate the interdisciplinary interpretation of theological aesthetics. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate a broad understanding of the history of theological aesthetics across a broad period of time. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Show a critical understanding of various discourses on theological aesthetics and its long history. |
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