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This course examines the development of the Christian tradition in the British Isles, from the Celtic peoples of Britain under the Roman Empire to the Anglo-Saxons, the medieval church, the emergence of a variety of traditions in the reformation, the contribution of Christianity to social problems of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Through studying the Christian tradition, central to British culture until the last few decades, participants also get a glimpse into the development of British culture as a whole. The course includes lectures and field trips to sites of major interest, and provides the historical context for work undertaken in the seminars.
Adjustments may be made to individual lectures and speakers, but the lecture series will generally cover the following topics:
Week I (2009):
Monday, 22 June
Library orientations
Academic orientation and introduction to research methodology
Tuesday, 23 June
Celtic Christianity
Anglo-Saxon literature
Wednesday, 24 June
English monasticism
Julian of Norwich
Thursday, 25 June
Anselm: Faith seeking understanding
The Reformation and Culture
Friday, 26 June
Field trip to Winchester: Celts, Romans, and Christians
Week II (2009):
Monday, 29 June
The English Enlightenment and Christian thought
Revolution and religion in seventeenth-century literature
Tuesday, 30 June
Nineteenth-century social justice: Wilberforce and Shaftsbury
Industrialization and Secularization
Wednesday, 1 July
The Oxford Movement
Oxford Fantasists: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Thursday, 2 July
Science and secularization: emergent themes
Climate change, stewardship and mission
Friday, 3 July
Field Trip: Glastonbury and Wells
Friday, 10 July
Field Trip: Coventry
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