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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 | 2 |
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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 a number of representative theological thinkers. Students will be introduced to important developments in Christian thought and to formative theological controversies by close consideration of significant figures from the tradition. In previous years, theologians such as Irenaeus, Origen, Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther and Calvin have featured on the course.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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250-350 words each |
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Word count: 1,250 |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Interaction with tutorial leaders and peers in tutorials will provide valuable opportunities for students to test their understanding of course materials throughout the half-session. The mid-term assignment will also provide timely written feedback prior to completion of other course assessment. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
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| Conceptual | Understand | To grasp the lineaments of the history of Christian thought as represented by the work of selected leading thinkers |
| Procedural | Analyse | To gain familiarity with different theological methodologies; and to acquire a measure of precision in writing through evaluating a specific theological problem. |
| Conceptual | Apply | To deepen appreciation of the distinctiveness of Christian belief and its relation to other philosophies and religious traditions. |
| Procedural | Analyse | To explore and to communicate intellectual problems through collaboration and interaction with other students. |
| 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. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To reflect critically upon the doctrines of Christian faith in their historical formulation; to acquire the capacity to engage theological positions different from one’s own with sympathy & integrity |
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