| CODE | HPA2231 | ||||||||
| TITLE | The History of the Church in Malta | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Church History, Patrology and Palaeochristian Archaeology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The Local Church boasts of a tradition extending to Apostolic times. Studying this tradition allows one to deeper understand the formation of the national identity, which in every aspect; culturally, socially, artistically is intimately linked with the Catholic faith. The course will allow a deeper understanding of these aspects through a study of the primary sources; monumentary, artistic and documentary. Study-unit Aims: The unit aims to: - Assist students with understanding the history of the Church in Malta; - Offer interpretation of these formative events in the light of the wider history of the universal Church; - Instil an appreciation of the artistic and documentary wealth of the Local Church. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - relate to and interpret formative events, leading personalities, religious and devotional trends in the history of the Local Church, with a particular emphasis on its artistic, documentary and folkoristic heritage; - read this history in the wider context of the universal Church; - assess his/her interpretation of the Church in general, as well of local Christian tradtion. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - acquire interpretative tools necessary for the studying of history; - evaluate the artistic and documentary heritage of the local Church in a faith context; - better infer and evaluate historical documentation related to the local Church; - appraise the role of the Church in Maltese society today in light of its past. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Joseph Bezzina, L-Istorja tal-Knisja f'Malta, PIN, Malta 2002 - Bokkenkotter T., A concise history of the Catholic Church, revised and expanded edition, New York 1990. (first edition 1977) - Jedin H., (ed.) History of the Church, vol. I-IV, London- New York 1969/ 1970. (English edition was first published 1965-1981) - Vauchez A. (ed.), Storia del Cristianismo, vol. 1– 7, Borla-Citta Nuova, Roma 1999. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Fieldwork | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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