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DR4581: MAJOR THINKERS IN THEOLOGICAL ETHICS (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course will introduce students to a number of major thinkers in the area of Theological Ethics. Its focus will be on reading and discussing texts by prominent figures who are of ongoing significance.  Moreover, this course will include figures from different theological and confessional backgrounds (Catholic, Reformed, Lutheran, non-Conformist, etc.), and explore whether and how their theological commitments connect with practical stances and approaches (i.e. on issues of war and peace, sexual ethics, bioethics, etc.)

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Michael Mawson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The list of thinkers past and present, whose work will be read and analysed, comprises names such as Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Stanley Hauerwas, and Oliver O'Donovan. Each time the course will run, it will focus on one or two of those more specifically. Texts will be studied in English, but where appropriate, comparison with the original language versions are encouraged.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: One essay of 3,000-3,500 words (80%); one oral presentation in class (10%); one written report (1-2 pages) summarising oral class presentation (10%). 

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment occurs orally throughout the course, based on students' participation in the seminars, their prepared work, and contribution to class discussions.

Feedback

Students obtain prompt and detailed feedback on their presentations as well as on the submitted essays.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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