| Unit name | Theology in the Twentieth Century |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20088 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. D'Costa |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit explores two modern theologians in detail: the Roman Catholic, Karl Rahner, and the Protestant, Karl Barth. It begins with looking at the influence of Kant upon both theologians and their differing reactions to modernity. This is followed by an examination of key aspects of their theology, which provides a comparative and analytical approach to these two giants of the twentieth century.
Aims:
1. To critically examine some theological, philosophical, and social issues related to Christian existence in the modern world;
2. To become familiar with key theologians, their internal developments, and interactions, by means of primary texts - and secondary critical works;
3. To see how central doctrinal issues effect and are effected by modern questions.
By the end of the unit students will be expected to have:
1. acquired knowledge of key primary and secondary texts related to the field;
2. the ability to critically assess the issues and debates within the field, both materially, and methodologically;
3. reflected upon their own presuppositions when examining theological materials, both descriptively and critically;
4. acquired skills through listening, through writing assessed essays, and in small and large group discussion, so as to present, analyze, and evaluate materials at level 2 standards.
One hour lecture, followed by one hour of seminar and discussion work. Students will have completed advance reading related to the seminar discussion work.
One two hour exam consisting of two questions.
