PG in Biblical Studies at University of Manchester
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The academic study of religion is a scholarly discipline involving historical, critical, analytic, and constructive methodologies to understand religious phenomena — for example, texts, beliefs, doctrines, practices, and world views. It provides excellent background and thinking skills for various academic pursuits, career goals, and community leadership.
The study of religion is intellectually exciting because it focuses on the deepest questions human beings can ask. It explores the boundary questions of life and death, of love and hate that characterize the human condition. Religion assumes a central place in the lives of virtually all cultures and civilizations and is
Religions and Theology organises most of its postgraduate teaching and research around the activities of its research centres:
Applied South Asian Studies
Biblical Studies
Jewish Studies
Public Theology
Religion and Political Culture
Research activity is also undertaken in a wide range of Christian Studies.
Religions and Theology is highly interdisciplinary and encourages study from historical, anthropological, textual, sociological, theological, ethical and philosophical perspectives.
Regular research seminars and international colloquia, together with the activities of externally-funded research projects, make for a stimulating research culture.
Religion Minor (24 hrs.)
REL 101 Introduction to the Old Testament 3.0
REL 102 Introduction to the New Testament 3.0
REL 111 The Christian Faith 3.0
Three of the following courses:
REL 311 Ancient and Medieval Christianity 3.0
REL 312 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity 3.0
REL 415 Christianity in the 19th & 20th Centuries 3.0
REL 435 Contemporary Christian Thought 3.0
Six hours of electives chosen from religion courses and with departmental approval. 6.0
This programme aims to provide students in Religions and Theology with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of these fields. It stresses a broad, interdisciplinary and comparative approach. Courses can be taken from across the offerings within the discipline and beyond. Courses in Religions and Theology cover a wide range of topics, including subject oriented choices in Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Christian Studies, and South Asian Studies, and method oriented courses in philosophy, gender studies, hermeneutics, political theory and more.
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The subject core course unit is typically Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. This is complemented by a
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