DI5534 Selected Medieval Theologian: Bonaventure
Academic year
2024 to 2025 Semester 2
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
15
SCQF level
SCQF level 11
Planned timetable
10-1 Tuesday
Module coordinator
Dr W P Hyland
Module Staff
Dr W Hyland
Module description
This module will allow students to engage at length and in depth with the thought of a single, formative, thinker. Particular attention will be given to the deep systematic structures of the corpus, and to the ways in which historical and cultural context informs the theological interests and constructions of the thinker.
Assessment pattern
Coursework = 100%
Re-assessment
Coursework = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
3 hours (weeks 1-5)
Intended learning outcomes
- understand the structure and development of Bonaventure’s theological methods
- understand the various approaches and genres that Bonaventure employs in his systematic theology
- understand the relationship of philosophy to theology in Bonaventure’s works
- discuss how historical theologies can be understood to bear on contemporary issues