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Mon 17Pastoral Ministry and Christian Spiritual Direction
Mon 17 February 2020, 2:00 pm to Thu 20 February 2020, 2:00 pmMon 17The Bible: Cultural Critique and Transformation
Mon 17 February 2020, 2:00 pm to Thu 20 February 2020, 2:00 pmFri 28Meet the Academic Staff
Paul Burden
Coordinator, Centre for Formation in Ministry and Director of Contextual Learning Read more
Ann Philp
Chaplain, Centre for Formation in Ministry Read more
Jayme Reaves
Coordinator, Centre for Encountering the Bible and Short Courses Read more
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God, Beauty and the Imagination
- Course Dates: Mon 18 May 2020, 2:00 pm to Thu 21 May 2020, 2:00 pm

This course aims to explore how God, beauty and imagination have found expression in art, literature and music and how these themes have been reflected in theology.
In so doing the module will provide an introduction to some major art-historical epochs and subjects and examine how artists have engaged with and have rendered Christian dogmas, such as the life, death and resurrection of Christ, the Trinity, Mary, the church etc through various means from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. How to interpret works of art, literature and music from a theological perspective will be a central feature in the course.
Students will read and discuss relevant writings by contemporary and past theologians relating to themes in theological aesthetics, such as imagination, beauty, divine revelation, truth and meaning, and artistic forms as a locus theologicus.
Those not on the MA programme are very welcome to book on this module as an auditor. Click the link for additional information concerning the auditing of modules.