| Unit name | Reformation Christianity: Sixteenth Century Europe (Trinity & Baptist College) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20142 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Scotland |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
The unit 1. examines the history and thought of late Medieval Christendom with a focus on the rising power of the Papacy, the Papal Crusades and Church&?s sacramental system; 2. explores Luther&?s protest for the Biblical faith and the German Reformation with its focus on his understanding of justification by faith; 3. considers the Magisterial Reformation in Europe centring on Calvin&?s theology and the Genevan theocracy and the impact of Zwingli&?s Zurich and Bucer&?s Strasbourg on English Reformation; 4. examines the Reformation in England under Henry VIII, Edward VI and the later settlement of religion under Elizabeth I; 5. considers the Catholic Counter Reformation and the Radical Reformation which was seen in the various Anabaptist groups in Europe and the Puritan movements in England and Scotland; 6. introduces the key debates about the Reformation and focuses on the core doctrines of justification, the nature of the church and the understandings of priesthood, the Mass / Lord&?s Supper and eschatology. re-requisite None
