MTh Reformed Theology

Contents

Core Modules

Module Title Credit Value

Method in Theology

Students moving from an honours degree in theology will have learned some of the basic methods and tools of research. This course is intended to take them to the next level of competence and to introduce them to all of the methods and tools that they will need at postgraduate level. This will include introduction to the main theological journals, to software programmes like BibleWorks and NotaBene and library induction.

10

Dissertation Colloquium

This colloquium will explain the nature and structure of an appropriate dissertation for MTh level. It will help the students to identify a suitable topic and assist them in identifying the necessary resources to support the topic. It will include discussion about process, about supervision, about time management and about completion procedures.

10

History of Reformed Theology

This module will reflect the identity and diversity of the Reformed tradition with reference both to the Confessions of the 16th and 17th centuries and to the subsequent development of the tradition into the modern period.

20

Scottish Covenant Theology

In this course we will follow the rise and development of Scottish covenant theology from 1560 until the present day, concentrating particularly on seminal figures such as John Knox, Samuel Rutherford and Thomas Boston. The nature of covenant theology will be spelled out in detail and the various internal disagreements will be examined.