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010043 SE Thomas Aquinas: The life, work and world of a medieval master and monk (2017S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 06.02.2017 10:00 to Th 09.03.2017 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2017 23:59
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 08.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 15.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 22.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 29.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 26.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 03.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 10.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 17.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 24.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 31.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 07.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 14.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 21.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
- Wednesday 28.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Active and informed participation based on recommended readings and short written assignments; one short presentation; final research paper. The topic of the final paper should be selected after consultation with the professor.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Regular class attendance; three unexcused absences will result in a failed grade.
Active participation in discussions and text interpretations (20%);
one short presentation (20%);
one research paper, approx. 20 pages or 30.000 characters, including a 2-3 page bibliography (60%)
(or alternatively four short written assignments (15% each) of 5 pages or 8.000 characters each)
Active participation in discussions and text interpretations (20%);
one short presentation (20%);
one research paper, approx. 20 pages or 30.000 characters, including a 2-3 page bibliography (60%)
(or alternatively four short written assignments (15% each) of 5 pages or 8.000 characters each)
Examination topics
Reading list
Jean-Pierre Torrell, Saint Thomas Aquinas, vol. 1: The person and his work, Washington (DC) 1996 (revised edition 2005).
Joseph Wawrykow, Rik van Nieuwenhove (eds.), The Theology of Thomas Aquinas, Notre Dame (IN) 2005.
Joseph Wawrykow, Rik van Nieuwenhove (eds.), The Theology of Thomas Aquinas, Notre Dame (IN) 2005.
Association in the course directory
für 011 (15W) FTH 17 oder FTH 26, 193 055 BA UF RK 16, 196 055 MA UF RK 02 oder RK 05, 033 195 (15W) BAM 13, 066 796 MRP 9, auslaufende Studienpläne: für 011 (08W, 11W) D31 oder DAM, 033 195 (13W) und 033 193 (11W), 066 793 MAM, 066 795 M5, Fächerkontingentseminar 1 oder (freies) Wahlfach f. 011 (02W) und 020
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The course will pay attention to a number of core Thomist doctrines as enfolded in the famous Summa Theologiae and in other works of Aquinas (e.g. God, Trinity, creation, sin, grace, virtues, Christ, and the sacraments). Besides the theology of Aquinas, the course will also look at the institutional contexts of his career and his thought, such as the young University of Paris, the recently founded Dominican Order and the role of the papal court.
Method: Analysis, interpretation and summary of theological texts and institutional sources; discussion of recent literature and of the main historiography in the related topics.