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Identical coursesTrinity, History and Salvation (B-KUL-A07H7B)
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This course is not taught this academic year, but will be taught next year.Aims
- To enable students to grasp the theological significance and complexity of the indissoluble triptych 'Trinity, History, Salvation'.
- To enable students to identify and to engage with the epistemological, hermeneutical and theological dimensions of this triptych in different domains of theology (fundamental theology, liberation theology, ecotheology, theology of interreligious dialogue…) and to do so with a view to particular contexts of current theological thinking in their relationship to the broader Christian tradition.
- To enable students to raise questions from the perspective of their own contexts, with a view to relating the themes treated in the seminar to contemporary societal challenges.
- To enable students to develop critical and constructive evaluations of contemporary theological authors with regard to their relationship to the wider Christian tradition and to the plurality of contemporary societal challenges to theology.
- To enable students to develop an interdisciplinary approach to the triptych ‘Trinity, History, Salvation’.
Previous knowledge
Students have already had an extensive introduction to fundamental and dogmatic theology, particularly of the theology of the Trinity and of salvation.
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
6 ects. Trinity, History and Salvation (B-KUL-A07H7a)
Content
- In order to maintain its credibility in the contemporary context, theology must be able to demonstrate the meaningfulness and relevance of its component parts and its various disciplines, and foremost themes: the Trinitarian character of God, its anthropology, and its understanding of history, salvation, freedom, creation, liberation, etc. This research seminar will pay close attention to the connection between those elements.
- For each seminar the specific focus will be on a theologian in context. The choice of these authors is decided by the professors responsible for the course.
Course material
The primary sources which will be commented in class, will be made available to the students under 'Course documents' (TOLEDO).
NOTE: All students are expected to attend the plenary sessions of the LEST conference (The XIIIth International LEST Conference - Leuven, 20-23 October 2021 / (https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/lest/lest-xiii) since some of the topics treated there are also related to the course topic.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Trinity, History and Salvation (B-KUL-A27H7b)
Explanation
- There is no final exam for this seminar.
- The presentation by the student is assessed on 6/20, taking into account whether the student was able to engage creatively and critically with the original ideas of the theologian. The quality of the student's initial answers to the questions of his/her fellow students will also be taken into account.
- The students are also assessed on 6/20 for their participation in the seminar and the quality of the short reflections they submitted on TOLEDO.
- The final paper/portfolio is assessed on 8/20. The quality assessment of the paper/portfolio will take into account both its content and its formal correspondence to the guidelines for written work provided by the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies.
Information about retaking exams
The mark for the presentation and for participation in class are kept, only a new paper can be submitted.