This survey unit provides an historical overview and introduction to key people and events in the history of the Church. It explores issues of significance faced by Christianity throughout the life of the church. Students will explore how the church and individuals have responded in the past and how this has made an impact on the life of the church and Christian expression today.
Unit code: CH1291B
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Church History
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Demonstrate an understanding of key themes and events in the history of the church; |
2. | Discuss the significance of key figures of Christian tradition; |
3. | Articulate specific ways in which thinking about God and questions of faith have changed through Christian history |
4. | Articulate the ways Christian tradition can inform faith in the present |
5. | Distinguish between and utilise primary and secondary sources. |
Elizabeth Gillian Muir, A Women’s History of the Christian Church: Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019. (Set text)
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Seminar or Tutorial | 1,000 word Tutorial Paper |
1000 | 25.0 |
Essay | 1,000 word primary source analysis |
1000 | 25.0 |
Essay | 2,000 word Major Essay |
2000 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 19 Aug, 2021
Unit record last updated: 2021-08-19 14:26:13 +1000