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DI5431   Theological Engagements with the Arts: Rationales, Methods and Texts

Academic year(s): 2016-2017

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

The arts are central to most human cultures, and are widely valued as an important and enriching part of our existence together as creatures in God's world. Today there is a burgeoning interest in the arts among theologians and biblical scholars across the denominational and theological spectrum. But this takes many different forms and proceeds in some rather divergent directions. This module will investigate some basic questions of definition and rationale pertaining to the conversation between theology and the arts. Students will examine a representative selection of different accounts of and approaches taken to the conversation within this inter-disciplinary field, earthing the generalities of theory in continuous attention to particular artistic texts.

Personnel

Module teaching staff: TBC