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161-234 Authoritative Texts: Living by the Book | |
Note | Available as 161-334 at 3rd-year level. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Coordinator | Dr Brian Scarlett |
Prerequisites | One first-year single-semester Philosophy subject. Students who lack this prerequisite, but believe themselves adequately prepared to attempt any second/third year subjects, should consult the Head of Department. |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
Subject Description | Students will investigate a range of problems associated with taking a purported divine revelation as a guide to life, for example: morality, secular and sacred; a secular critique of theocentric ethics; theological virtues; establishing the canon; the Bible and ideology; feminist readings and the hermeneutics of suspicion; war in the Old Testament |
Assessment | Essays and assignments of no more than 5000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A book of readings will be made available by the Department.
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