Content

This unit involves students in the history of the Reformation era, so that they may better understand the Lutheran tradition as a movement for evangelical reform within the church catholic. Students will study the period from Christendom at the end of the Middle Ages, through the various European reformations to the end of the 16th century. This study will include: a special focus on the career of Martin Luther and the Lutheran reformation; the reform movements led by Zwingli and Calvin; the radical reformers; the expansion of the reformation movement in Europe; Catholic renewal; and the legacies of reformations.

Unit code: CH1003L

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify various approaches used in the study of the reformation era

2.

Demonstrate familiarity with the main events, movements, and theological issues encountered in the study of the 16th century reformations

3.

Locate and use selected primary texts and secondary material relevant to the study of the reformation era

4.

Identify the theological insights of the great reformers, and show an awareness of their spiritual, pastoral and communal importance

Pedagogy

This unit utilises learner-centred approaches by enabling students to encounter primary texts, ask critical questions of those texts, and discuss each other’s questions in a weekly tutorial. The unit also utilises a considered approach to feedback, enabling ‘feed-forward’ feedback from both lecturer and co-students on the essay, followed by an opportunity to incorporate and react to this feedback.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Calvin, John. 1961. Institutes of the Christian Religion, Library of Christian Classics. John T. McNeill, ed, Ford Lewis Battles, trans. London: SCM Press.
  • Chemnitz, Martin. 1971. Examination of the Council of Trent, translated by Fred Kramer. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
  • Hendrix, Scott H. 2016. Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Luther's Works. 1951–88. American edition, edited by H. Lehmann and J. Pelikan. 55 volumes. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress. (Also available as Luther's Works on CD-ROM, ibid. 2000.)
  • Melanchthon, Philip. 2014. Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521, translated by Christian Preus. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
  • Stjerna, Kirsi, ed. 2015. The Annotated Luther. Vol 2, Word and Faith. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress.
  • Tanner, Norman P., ed. 1990. Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils. London and Washington DC: Sheed & Ward, and Georgetown University Press.
  • Wengert, Timothy J., ed. 2015. The Annotated Luther. Vol. 1, The Roots of Reform*. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress.
  • Wicks, Jared, trans., ed. 1978. Cajetan Responds: A Reader in Reformation Controversy. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Written Examination

Written examination 40 minutes (700 words equivalent)

0 15.0
Essay

Submit a revised essay incorporating feedback from lecturer and peer. 2800 words

0 20.0
Essay

Apply primary source research to writing on a key topic in Reformation theology. 2300 words

0 40.0
Forum

Forum: Identify and submit critical questions arising from weekly readings and then participate in weekly tutorial discussion. 1000 words

0 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2018

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-03 11:34:42 +1000