Religion and Theology - Oxford Brookes University - Department of ...

12
YEARS 2 AND 3
Essentials of the Study of Religion
The module will investigate the methodologies
and methods used in the study of religions.
Topics include responses to the Holocaust, and
Islam and the West.
Essentials of Theology
Aims to consolidate and enhance your
knowledge of the core methodologies in
Christian theology. Topics include three days of
Easter, signs and symbols, contextual theology
and psalms.
Essentials of the Philosophy of Religion
Enables students to have a secure and
critical knowledge of the effect of applying
philosophical method to the content of religion
and to some of the problems that arise when
considering the coherence of theistic belief.
Culture, Gender & Sexuality
You will explore the relationship between issues
of gender, sexuality and culture as key factors in
human identity, development and society.
Vice & Virtue
Concerned with the interrelations between
philosophical psychology and ethics, in
particular issues relating to practical reason,
motivation, virtue, impartiality, and responsibility.
Special Topics in Theology and Religion
You will use available resources from the virtual
learning environment, or suggest your own,
to negotiate an appropriate assessment from
portfolio to presentation or poster.
Independent Study
You will produce a proposal on a topic that
interests you, work with an expert tutor and
write in depth.
Research Methods: Religion & Theology
You will investigate varied social research
methods and choose fieldwork or literary
research to create a research proposal.
Religion in Social Context
The module will examine key figures and
writings in the contemporary evolution of
socially-engaged religious movements, and offer
analyses of the controversial nature of these
movements amongst scholars and against
the background of the history of the religious
traditions from which they emerge.
Theology in Social Context
Introduces alternative ways of pursuing a
theological engagement which will interrogate
the relationship between theology, Christianity
and its social and cultural context.
Continental Philosophy of Religion
Aims to develop and advance your knowledge
of the range of approaches possible in
philosophy of religion. Topics include major
figures in continental philosophy, atheism and
evil in literature.
Research Topics in Study of Religion or
Theology
You will use available resources from the virtual
learning environment, or suggest your own, to
negotiate an appropriate assessment.
Religion, Philosophy & the Body
Considers the development of religious and
philosophical approaches to the body with
particular reference to specific historical periods.
Topics include sex and death in religions and
the body in Christian thought.
Dissertation
You are required to propose and write an
8-10,000 word dissertation on a topic of your
choosing working with the support of teaching
staff.