DescriptionThis 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.
FieldC - Christian Thought and History
DisciplineCT - Systematic Theology
Unit Points18
LevelUndergraduate Level 2
Semester1, 2019
Delivery ModeIntensive
DateFebruary 4 - 15, 9.30am to 3.00pm. There are no classes on Wednesdays and the weekend.
Campus | 32a Barnsbury Grove, Bexley North
Prerequisites15 points in CT
Learning ActivitiesLectures, seminars, tutorials
Assessments500 word Quiz - 10%
3x 500 word reports - 40%
1x 2000 word essay - 50%
Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
1. Identify the major theological ideas of the European Reformation
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the broad context of the Magisterial Reformers' ideas.
3. Analyse source materials of the Reformation
4. Evaluate the major doctrinal themes of the Protestant Reformers.
Text Books*McGrath, Alister E. Reformation Thought: An Introduction. Fourth edition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012.
Students are required to purchase the text. This book is available as an eBook via the University of Divinity (UD) Library Hub. You need to be a currently enrolled UD student to access the hub.
