Modules

Year 1 Four compulsory modules are taken in the first year, as follows: Worldview, Faith and Identity (world religions) Introduction to Biblical Studies (scriptural studies) Christianity in Context (historical studies) Introduction to Christian Theology (philosophical studies) and two optional modules from a list which in the past has included: Islam Observed God and Evil Biblical Hebrew God and the Good: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics New Testament Greek A module from another department (such as Arabic, or Ethics and Values). One of these optional modules may be taken in your second year. Year 2 Beyond the first year, you have the opportunity to either develop your expertise in all of these areas, or to specialise in one or more according to your interests. Here are some examples of modules that have previously been offered in the second year: Atheism, Belief, and the Edge of Reason Science and Theology: Exploring the Interface Literature and Theology of the Old Testament Sacred India: Land, Politics, and Identity Faith, Identity and Power in Latin America Jewish Religion in Antiquity: Belief Systems, Ethics, Political Conflicts Philosophy and the Christian Tradition 100–1300 Imaging God The Making of Modern Christianity: Medieval and Reformation Europe Religion in Contemporary Britain Myth and Meaning New Testament Theology: Exploring Paul and John Death, Ritual and Belief Catholic Identity in the Modern World. In your second year you may also take up to two modules in other departments. Year 3 In your final year, you will submit a double dissertation that allows you to explore in depth a topic of your choice which is of special interest to you. In the third year you can also take optional modules, selecting from a list which in the past has included: Jesus Christ in the Twentieth Century Competing Gospels: Jesus Inside and Outside the Canon Issues in Old Testament Studies Religious Diversity in African Context The Sociology of Conservative Protestantism Theology, Nature, Environment The Thought of St Thomas Aquinas The First Urban Churches Biblical Theology Religion and Film Emotion, Religion and Identity Christian Tradition and the Practice of Politics. The Postmodern God. If not taken in the second year (see above), you may also take up to two Finals modules (in total) in another department.