Units timetabled for 2013 and 2014 are provisional only, and details of semester and time will change. The official timetable for each year is released on 1 September of the prior year.
Archived unit descriptions for 2011 are available here.
Reformation
Unit Code:
CH375
RTI:
United Faculty of Theology
Unit Value:
15 points
This unit examines the religious revolutions in sixteenth-century Europe. It explores the extraordinary development of European religious cultures, tracing the influence of Lutherans, Anglicans, Calvinists, and radical Protestants, as well as Catholic reforms and responses. The theologies and practices of these groups will be considered in relation to contemporary politics and popular culture. The unit begins with an examination of late medieval theology and piety and ends with the impact of reform in times and places beyond sixteenth-century Europe.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
demonstrate basic knowledge of the major theological issues of sixteenth-century reform movements
evaluate and interpret a range of early modern historical sources, including written, material and visual evidence
engage with historiographical debate on the causes, nature and extent of ‘Reformation’
identify the causes of division in the sixteenth-century western Church and their contemporary resonances in the life of Australian Christian communities