Course
Course 10 credits • TRVN02
TRVN02. In late antiquity Jewish, Christian and Islamic theology emerged and was developed through an interaction between the Scriptures and the philosophical traditions of antiquity. The transmission, interpretation, explanation and use of the Scriptures was fashioned by the culture and ideas prevalent in the society in which the religions emerged. In order to understand the basic character of the theology of the religions it is necessary to know the philosophical heritage into which the religious traditions were integrated. In the course students will become acquainted with the main philosophical traditions of antiquity and will study how these shaped emerging Christian theology. The course work involves home study of general course literature, seminars to discuss these readings, a focused study of specific philosophical and theological texts in original language as well as an essay. Instruction is provided partially over the internet and partially during intensive seminars. Participation in the course forum on the internet is a requirement, as well as the submission of an essay.
Study period:
spring semester 2012
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
distance course
Study period:
2012-01-16 – 2012-06-05
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-78502
Eligibility:
a Bachelor´s degree with a major in Theology, Religious studies, Classical Philology, Classical Archaeology, History or the equivalent and 20 ECTS in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew or Latin or 10 ECTS in two of these languages
Teachers:
Henrik Johnsén