Description
Course Overview
The Certificate in Theology through the Creative Arts (Cinema, Literature and Music) aims to provide a working knowledge of key terms and topics in Christian theology. This provides learners with the basis to develop the theological literacy needed to take part in cultural and religious education discussions and to pursue questions about faith and practice in contemporary culture. In addition, the course aims to enable learners to explore and identify theological themes in world literature, cinema, and music.
Credits: 10 ECTS
Validated by South East Technological University
Course Practicalities
Course will be delivered on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm – 9.30pm online for 12 weeks commencing 21st January 2025. Scheduled day may be subject to change.
Course Content
The course will cover the following areas:
- Expressions of faith in contemporary culture
- Tradition
- Revelation
- Salvation
- Redemption
- Theological Methods
Students, in consultation with the lecturer, will select a number of works at the start of the course which will be explored as sites for theological discourse. The following examples can be used as a guide:
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- Theodicy in The Dark Knight Trilogy,
- Redemption in Harry Potter;
- Fellowship in Babettes Feast;
- Being and Becoming in The Matrix;
- Tradition, Revelation and Redemption in selected texts from Shakespeare and Heaney
- Secularisation in Richard Power’s The Hungry Grass;
- Agnosticism in the works of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen
Assessment
Learners will be assessed via two essays: one 1,250 words (30%) and one 2,500 words (70%).
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be resident in Ireland and at least 18 years old at course commencement.
Contact Details for Further Information
Email: slo@carlowcollege.ie
Please note our refund policy as follows
Carlow College will not issue any refunds for Certificate Programmes owing to the short duration of these programme, as per the Fees & Refund Policy
However, 100% refund will be issued if course is cancelled due to insufficient numbers.
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