Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE FDT3000

 
TITLE Reason, Faith and Revelation

 
UM LEVEL 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 6

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, including Ecumenism

 
DESCRIPTION Pre-requisite:
Knowledge of philosophy or related studies


The unit seeks to present an adequate theological understanding of the claim on the part of Christianity of being a revealed religion, and to explore the history of the claim in the history of revelation itself. The interplay of faith, reason and revelation is studied.

Reading list:
DULLES A., Models of Revelation, New York 1983.
SHORTER A., Revelation and its Interpretation, London 1983.
SWINBURNE R., Revelation. From Metaphor to Analogy, Oxford 1992.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Oral Examination SEM1 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Christopher Caruana

 

 
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