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: CT9793B
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Online
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify the major theological strands converging within the Reformation |
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, group work, seminars, online forums, videos
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | 4,000 word research essay |
4000 | 50.0 |
Essay | 1,800 word short essay |
1800 | 30.0 |
Annotated Bibliography | 1,200 word annotated bibliography |
1200 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by LTC on 3 Aug, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-05 15:56:26 +1100