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Undergraduate Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)
Module THMN2077: Themes in Church History
Department: Theology and Ministry
THMN2077: Themes in Church History
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 2 | 10 | Available in 2016/2017 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To enable students to study at greater depth selected periods, events and personalities in the history of the Church, including engagement with original sources, so that they will develop skills in interpreting historical evidence and using it in wider theological and ministerial work.
Content
- The staff with students will select four topics to be covered from the following list:
- Church and State - a comparison of Church-State relationships under the pre- and post-Constantinian Empire; Innocent III; the English Reformation and the German Church under the Nazis.
- The Development of the Medieval Papacy: Leo the Great; Gregory the Great; Gregory VII; Innocent III.
- The Development and Growth of Monasticism up to the High Middle Ages: Desert Monasticism; Benedict; Celtic Monasticism; Cluny and Citeaux.
- The 'Reformation'
- 'Enthusiastic' Movements in the History of the Church from Montanism to the 'Toronto Blessing'
- Church and Mission in the Modern World: the Church and overseas mission; the Church and the working classes in Britain; the Church and Christian Social Thought.
- The Papacy in the Modern World from the French Revolution to Vatican 2.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- By the end of the module students will
- have developed the skills and confidence to read and evaluate primary historical source material for themselves
Subject-specific Skills
- demonstrate an increased sense of their own location as a product of historical development, as also of the location and development of other Christian traditions.
Key Skills
- be able to make critical use of historical evidence in current issues in the life of the Church and the World
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- 14 hours contact time: lectures and seminars
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take-away paper | 100% | 'Take away' paper in which students are required to answer gobbets on 3 of 4 topics. | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Student-led seminar
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.