The Salvation Army Booth College

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.

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25 July to 28 October 2022

Weekly tutorials via Zoom on Fridays from 2-3 pm throughout the semester except during the set non-teaching weeks.

We recommend that you allocate 9 hours a week for all study activities.

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*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.

1 x 1,000 word tutorial paper - 25%

1 x 1,000 word primary source analysis - 25%

1 x 2,000 word major essay - 50%

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1.  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.

To undertake this unit, you are required to have access to a copy of:

Elizabeth Gillian Muir, A Women’s History of the Christian Church: Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2019. ISBN 10: 1487593848

ISBN 13: 9781487593841

It is available as an eBook here: https://divinity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=url,ip,cookie,uid&db=nlebk&AN=2110669&site=ehost-live