Assessment

Essay 1 (40%), Essay 2 (40%), Engagement with prescribed reading (10%), Source Criticism exercise (10%)

Module Aims

• Introduce students to the study of Medieval Ecclesiastical History
• Provide students with a good overview of the most up to date scholarship on the history of the Church in the Middle Ages

Learning Outcomes

• — At the end of the module, students should
• — Be able to fluently discuss the principal ecclesiastical events and personalities of the Middle Ages
• — Appreciate the evolution in theology, spirituality, ecclesiastical ministry and popular practice, which characterised the later Middle Ages, and how this has shaped the Church down to the present day
• — Be familiar with the factors leading to an increasing distance between Eastern and western Christianity in the later Middle Ages and the legacy of such issues in more recent Catholic/Orthodox dialogue
• — Recognise the importance of a solid historical grasp of the theological issues of this period and an awareness of the relevance of this for other theological disciplines
• — Have gained a good historical sense of the period and display a willingness to “attentively listen to” the diverse arguments / positions of a range of individuals / groups in key historical debates, a skill which is readily transferable to a wide range of situations in ministerial practice or in the workplace.
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Bibliography

• — Will be available on Moodle page