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2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
THEO2040 Modern Theologians
20 creditsClass Size: 35
Module manager: Dr Alistair McFadyen
Email: a.i.mcfadyen@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
This module is mutually exclusive with
THEO1180 | Varieties of Rel: Modrn Africa |
Module replaces
THEO 3130This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module explores how Christian thought developed in response to the world-changing events of the twentieth and early twenty-first century. We will look at the impact on Christian theology of the two world wars, of major intellectual and political movements such as feminism and postcolonialism, and of other changes affecting Christianity worldwide. We will study key modern theological texts in detail, and debate their implications and importance.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to begin to relate divergent theological positions on specific doctrines to divergences in theological method. They will be able to identify, contrast and evaluate the contribution of some of the key systematic theologians of the twentieth century in relation to particular doctrinal loci. Students will be encouraged to develop their own criteria for the making of theological judgments, building on relevant secondary literature and their own primary reading.Syllabus
Lectures and seminars (leading to presentation) options in the following: Background to Twentieth Century Theology; Barth; Tillich; Bultmann; Bonhoeffer; Rahner; Moltmann; Pannenberg; Schillebeeckx; von Balthasar; Tracy; feminist theologies; liberation theology; contemporary American theologies. The seminars require reading of some primary material alongside major critical engagments and critiques.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 22 | 1.00 | 22.00 |
Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Private study hours | 168.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 32.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Guided reading for lectures: 44 hoursPreparing for seminars: 50 hours
Preparing for and sitting exam: 74 hours
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Peer and tutor monitoring and evaluation in group projects. Lectures will also provide explicit opportunities for checking understanding and raising points of clarification. Opportunity to submit draft essay.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Group Discussion | Seminar Performance | 20.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Open Book exam | 3 hr 00 mins | 80.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/04/2018
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