Theology in History

Study the Christian past from a variety of perspectives – theological, philosophical and historical – and reflect critically upon the historical contexts in which Christian thought has developed.

Our approach is interdisciplinary, academic staff on the programme include historians, philosophers of religion and systematic theologians. Your work will be enriched by the School’s guest lectures and regular research seminars.

If you are interested in this study area, you can apply either as a Master of Theology (MTh) or as a Master of Science (MSc); depending on your preference.

Our postgraduate Degree Finder contains a full programme description, details of entry requirements, fees, scholarships and international student information for this programme. Or see the following programme structure.

• Creeds, Councils and Controversies I: Patristic and Medieval – 20 credits
• Creeds, Councils and Controversies II: Reformation and Modern – 20 credits
• Approaches to Research in Divinity and Religious Studies – 10 credits
• Approaches to Research: Theology in History – 10 credits
• Three optional courses – 60 credits
• 15,000 word dissertation – 60 credits

These courses may change year to year, so please consult the Programme Director for advice on what will be available.

• African Christianity to 1500 – 20 credits
• Augustine: Confessions, City of God, On the Trinity – 20 credits
• Calvinist Theology and Piety – 20 credits
• Christianity in Asia – 20 credits
• Jesus Christ in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries – 20 credits
• Martyrdom, Monastic and Mysticism: Women Writers of the Early and Medieval Church – 20 credits
• Readings in Western Theology from the French Revolution to the First World War – 20 credits
• Religion and the Enlightenment: the Birth of the Modern – 20 credits
• Systematic Theology: Recent Perspectives – 20 credits
• Theology in the Long reformation – 20 credits
• Theologies in the Public Square – 20 credits

With the agreement of your Programme Director, you may also take courses from other masters programmes or language courses (subject to availability and timetabling constraints).

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