| Unit name | Early and Premodern Christianity |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20100 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Mr. Ferzoco |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
none |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
An examination of major developments in Christian theology and history from the early Church to 1500. Topics covered include the developments of theology in the early Church; the Age of Constantine and the spread of Christianity; Christian, Jewish and Muslim relations in the Middle Ages; scholastic and monastic thought; saints, heresy and orthodoxy, and popular devotion.
Students will be allowed to practice their oral presentation skills by giving a class presentation.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
(1) demonstrate an understanding of early and premodern Christianity;
(2) analyse the historical and theological contexts informing the role of Christian theology and practice;
(3) analyse and evaluate competing perceptions of Christian history and thought;
(4) identify and evaluate pertinent evidence/data in order to illustrate/demonstrate a cogent argument appropriate to level I/5.
1 x two-hour lecture and 1 x one-hour seminar weekly
1 x 2500 essay (50%) [ILO 1-4]
1 x two-hour exam (50%) [ILO 1-4]
Peter Brown, The Cult of the Saints: its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity (London: SCM Press, 1981).
The Cambridge companion to religious studies [electronic resource] / edited by Robert A. Orsi (2012)
The Cambridge companion to the age of Constantine [electronic resource]. Edited by Noel Lenski (2007)
E. G. Hinson, The Early Church: Origins to the Dawn of the Middle Ages (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997)
J. McManners (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity (Oxford, 1992)
Miri Rubin, ed., Medieval Christianity in practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009.
