RLT3160

Reforming Theologies: Reforming Societies (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Peter Howard, Isabell Naumann and Constant Mews

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will: 1. Have acquainted themselves with the considerable body of knowledge on the changing nature of religious reform and be able to evaluate it critically. 2. Have some knowledge of the ways in which religion interacts with social, cultural and political experience in specific contexts. 3. Be able to evaluate the various methodologies and the theoretical issues surrounding recent approaches to the study of religious reform. 4. Be able to engage in critical discussion of the issues raised by the course. 5. Have acquired critical and analytical skills, and the ability to communicate their views verbally and in writing (coherently, economically and rigorously), in a way which is appropriate to the advanced study of religious discourse within an historical framework. 6. Be able to display an independent approach to research on the issues involved. 7. Be able to demonstrate a more sophisticated understanding of the theoretical issues involved.

Assessment: One short essay (1000 words): 25% + Examination (1000 words): 25% + Research presentation and essay (2500 words): 50% + Students taking the subject at Level 3 will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in History or Religion and Theology or permission.

Prohibitions: RLT2160