Content

This unit examines the major theological developments during and emerging from, the Protestant Reformation. These are set within their broad historical and confessional contexts. It introduces students to the antecedents of Reformation Theology – late medieval Religion, Humanism and Scholasticism; to the Reformers and their major doctrinal themes; to the impact of Reformation thought upon historical and contemporary contexts.

Unit code: CH2293B

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Eva Burrows College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify the major theological ideas of the European Reformation

2.

Demonstrate an understanding of the broad context of the Magisterial Reformers’ ideas

3.

Analyse source materials of the Reformation

4.

Evaluate the major doctrinal themes of the Protestant Reformers

Unit sequence

15 points systematic theology

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bagchi, David and David C. Steinmetz, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Bray, Gerald (ed.). Documents of the English Reformation. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1994.
  • Dixon, C. Scott (ed.). The German Reformation. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999.
  • George, Timothy. Theology of the Reformers. Revised edition. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2013.
  • Haigh, Christopher (Ed.). The English Reformation Revised. Cambridge: University Press, 1987.
  • Janz, Denis R. (ed.) A Reformation Reader. Second edition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008.
  • Lindberg, Carter, ed. The European Reformations Sourcebook. Oxford: Blackwell, 2014.
  • MacCulloch, Diarmaid. *The Reformation: A History. New York: Viking, 2004.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Christianity’s Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution. New York: Harper One, 2007.
  • McGrath, Alister E. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. Rev. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. (recommended for purchase)
  • Payton, Jr. James A. Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting some Misunderstandings. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2010.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

2000 word essay

0 50.0
Multiple Choice Quizzes or Tests

500 word Quiz

0 10.0
Report

500 word report

0 13.0
Report

500 word report

0 13.0
Report

500 word report

0 14.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 13:32:14 +1100