DI5535 A Selected Patristic Theologian: Pseudo-Dionysius

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

2-5 Thursday

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Module Staff

Dr O Langworthy

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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

2 seminars (x5 weeks) (Weeks 7-12)

Scheduled learning hours

16

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

135

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • understand the essential terminology and conceptual categories used by a particular Patristic thinker.
  • analyse the teachings of a particular Patristic thinker.
  • assess critically the key aspects of a particular Patristic thinker and their potential application to life in the church and world today.
  • appreciate the varieties of genre used to express Patristic theology, and the ability to understand and engage with the various types of texts.