DI2010 Philosophical Theology
Academic year
2023 to 2024 Semester 1
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
20
SCQF level
SCQF level 8
Planned timetable
2-3 Mon, Tues Thurs Seminars
Module Staff
Dr E Grant
Module description
This module introduces students to the relations between philosophy and theology in thought about God, with particular attention to the Western tradition from Plato to the present, including themes in metaphysics and epistemology. It will examine traditional and revisionary approaches to thinking about the reality of God, and the interplay of claims that God is both knowable and ultimately beyond comprehension.
Assessment pattern
2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
Re-assessment
3-hour Written Examination = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
1 tutorial (X10 weeks), 2 lectures (X10 weeks), 1 class (X10)
Scheduled learning hours
40
Guided independent study hours
160
Intended learning outcomes
- Intended Learning Outcomes • To provide a solid foundation for further study in philosophical theology by enabling a grasp of its central topics and influential approaches to them. • To allow students to formulate their own thoughts about key issues in philosophical theology, and to become more articulate in expressing them. • More generally, to enable students to read texts carefully, to think clearly and critically, and to express themselves cogently in speech and writing.