Content

This unit examines religious revolutions in sixteenth-century continental Europe, and in England. It explores the extraordinary development of European religious cultures, tracing the influence of Lutherans, Anglicans, Calvinists, and radical Protestants, as well as Catholic reforms and responses. The theologies and practices of these groups will be considered in relation to contemporary politics and historical precedents. The unit begins with an examination of late medieval theology and piety and ends with the impact of reform in times and places beyond sixteenth-century Europe.

Unit code: CH9709T

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Trinity College Theological School

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate basic knowledge of the major theological issues of sixteenth-century reform movements

2.

Assess the relative significance of the major historical precursors to the Reformation

3.

Critically analyse a range of early modern historical sources

4.

Identify causes of division in the sixteenth-century western Church and their contemporary resonances in the life of Australian Anglican communities

5.

Engage with and critically assess the historiographical debates on the causes and extent of the Reformation

Unit sequence

24 points of Church History at Level 8

Pedagogy

Online guided readings, recored lectures, tutorial forums

Indicative Bibliography

  • Cameron, Euan. The European Reformation. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 2012.
  • Hillebrand, Hans, ed. The Protestant Reformation, Harper Perennial, 2009.
  • Jones, M. D. W. The Counter-Reformation: Religion and Society in Early Modern Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
  • Lindberg, Carter, ed. The European Reformations Sourcebook. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.
  • Lindberg, Carter. The European Reformations. Oxford: Blackwell, 1996.
  • Matheson, Peter, ed. Reformation Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010.
  • MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Reformation. London: Penguin, 2005.
  • Milton, Anthony, ed. The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity, 1520-1662. Oxford: OUP, 2017.
  • McGrath, Alister. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. Rev. ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2012.
  • Oberman, H. The Reformation: Roots and Ramifications. New York: T&T Clark, 2004.
  • Scribner, Robert. The Reformation in National Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay (3000 words)

3000 50.0
Document Study

Documentary analysis (2000 words)

2000 30.0
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper

Tutorial/seminar paper on one of the weekly topics (2000 words total)

2000 20.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 27 Sep, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-09-27 15:41:09 +1000