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: CH9793B
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Church History
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify the major theological strands converging within the Reformation period |
2. | Articulate a nuanced understanding of the complementarity and discontinuity of the various Reformers’ ideas |
3. | Describe some of the more significant impacts of Reformation thought upon history |
4. | Critically evaluate the major doctrinal themes of the Protestant Reformers |
5. | Creatively apply insights from the Reformation to contemporary faith and practice |
6. | Critically analyse specific source materials of the Reformation |
7. | Develop an in-depth critical engagement with one issue of the reformation |
Lectures, seminars, tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | 3,500 word research essay |
0 | 50.0 |
Essay | 1,500 word short essay |
0 | 30.0 |
Essay | 1,000 word annotated bibliography |
0 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by LTC on 25 Aug, 2016
Unit record last updated: 2019-09-02 16:27:45 +1000