Postgraduate Divinity 2026-2027

This course examines the account of creation in the biblical book of Genesis in order to explore the theological account of human moral action it offers. By exploring different movements of the creation story, the course lays out the basic structure of Christian moral theology. The aim is to develop a theological approach to the fundamentals of Christian ethics, clarifying its relevance for issues of sexuality and procreation, economics, work, governance, health, animals and the environment. The course offers a broad theoretical framework for thinking about the whole scope of ethical questions in contemporary society. 

This course engages at length and in depth with the classic topics of God, Christ, and salvation in the Christian theological tradition, aiming to foster critical reflection on the scope and coherence of Christian teachings as well as on the defining concerns and conventions of Christian systematic theology, and to cultivate in students the interpretative and analytical skills required for advanced work in the discipline. In this course, students will engage intensively with one or more major texts from the Christian doctrinal tradition, with a particular focus on modern and contemporary sources.

This course will examine various ways that Israel’s Scriptures were used and transmitted by other ancient religious texts - Jewish and/or Christian - around the turn of common era. In doing so, this course will engage areas of scholarly debate, such as ancient interpretative practices, conceptions of ""intertextuality," dynamics of conventionality and innovation, and the linguistic contexts of developing traditions. The particular topic of the course will vary year on year.

This course will introduce students to the literature and practices of Spiritual Formation within the Christian tradition.

Spiritual Formation involves the transformation of the whole person to the character of Jesus Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit within the Christian community.

This course engages at length and in depth with the classic topics of Spirit, church and world in the Christian theological tradition, aiming to foster critical reflection on the scope and coherence of Christian teaching as well as on the defining concerns and conventions of Christian systematic theology, and to cultivate in students the interpretative and analytical skills required for advanced work in the discipline. In this course, students will engage intensively with one or more major texts from the Christian doctrinal tradition, with a particular focus on modern and contemporary sources. 

In this course, students will engage in a close, sustained, and guided analysis of a selected primary text or corpus from Christian antiquity. Analysis will consider elements of language, transmission, literary form and influences, historical and geographical contexts, theological and thematic content, and reception. Students will therefore gain not only deep knowledge of the selected text(s), but also analytical frameworks and reading skills applicable to other early Christian literature.