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1 LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES YOUR FUTURE STARTS WITH HOPE

2 Theology & Religious Studies Fact File Faculty: Arts and Humanities Department: Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies Campus Location: Hope Park Entry Requirements: The standard offer level is between UCAS points, including a minimum of two A/A2 Levels or equivalent. UCAS Code: 8D12 Duration: Three years Year of Entry: 2016 Fees: The tuition fees for home and EU students for 2016/17 are 9,000 for full-time undergraduate courses. Degree: BA Single Honours You may also be interested in... Philosophy & Ethics Philosophy, Ethics & Religion Theology World Religions Christian Theology Contact Details: Student Recruitment +44 (0) [email protected] 2

3 Course Introduction This degree gives you the opportunity to study Christian Theology whilst at the same time exploring other major religious traditions of the world. You will investigate the rich history and diversity of human religious experience and look in detail at the ways in which the lives of billions of people across the world are shaped and affected by questions of religious identity and faith. The programe places particular emphasis on the possibilities - and limits - for dialogue between the religions, with particular emphasis on practical issues such as ethics. 3

4 What you will study World Christianity The Origins and Development of the Christian Church Theology in the later Middle Ages and Reformation Christianity since 1900 Approaches to the Study of Religion Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism Contemporary Religious Ethics Study of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures 4

5 Employability and Career Opportunities Studying this degree will give you a detailed understanding of all the religions that you need to be familiar with in order to teach Religion at school right through to A-Level. It also gives you essential insights into what people believe and how that affects the way they understand the world and society. This is particularly useful for any communitybased work in today s multi-faith Britain, such as journalism, charity work, church work and healthcare. The programme also provides you with a comprehensive education required to follow a religious vocation and/or prepare you for postgraduate study in Theology. 5

6 Why study this subject at Liverpool Hope? All teaching is undertaken by Doctorate qualified staff who are published and active researchers. We have an international teaching staff who will help you to find new ways of looking at the world and its people. Our library provision in Theology and Religion includes a collection of over 100,000 volumes. 100% of the impact of the department s research is at internationally recognised level. 6

7 Graduate Profiles Alanna Cawston My course made me more aware of realworld issues and different cultures, as well as improving my skills in writing and speaking. 7

8 Academic Staff Profiles Dr Peter McGrail, Associate Professor and Head of Department Dr McGrail s research area is Christian worship and ritual, with a special focus on Roman Catholicism. He has published widely on the subject, with two monographs, First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity (Ashgate 2007) and The Rite of Christian Initiation: Adult Rituals and Roman Catholic Ecclesiology (Ashgate, 2013). Dr Andrew Cheatle, Senior Lecturer Dr Cheatle s area of research spans Wesleyan and Methodist studies and homiletics and he is a world-leading expert on the life and thought of W.E. Sangster. He has published the first book, W.E. Sangster: Herald of Holiness (Paternoster, 2011) on the thought of W.E. Sangster. His second book on W.E. Sangster s sermons in America is due for publication. Dr Jenny Daggers, Associate Professor in Theology Jenny Daggers teaching specialism is Christian theology in the 20th and 21st centuries. Her research interest is in engaging doctrine from postcolonial, postmodern and gender perspectives. Recent publications are Postcolonial Theology of Religions: Particularity and Pluralism in World Christianity, and co-edited with Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Christian Doctrines for Global Gender Justice, and Reimagining with Christian Doctrines: Responding to Global Gender Injustices. Reverend Professor Daniel Jeyaraj, Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity. Professor Jeyaraj, a South Indian theologian, is Professor of World Christianity. He directs the activities of the Andrew Walls Centre and offers courses on World Christianity and Hinduism. His areas of expertise include Christian-Hindu interactions in 18th Century South India and Germany, Pietism, Inculturation, Historical Theology, Religious and Ecumenical Studies and Intercultural Impact of Christianity in Asia and Africa. He has published 9 research monographs and over 50 essays, and edited 3 books. 8

9 Dr Gergely Juhász, Lecturer Dr Juhász holds a PhD in Theology (New Testament) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). His main areas of expertise are early modern Bible translation, afterlife beliefs and biblical anthropology. He is one of the world s leading experts on the Protestant Bible translator George Joye. He has published in English, Dutch and Hungarian in books and peer-reviewed journals. His book on the exegetical debate between William Tyndale and George Joye entitled Translating Resurrection has been accepted for publication. Dr Dominika Kurek- Chomycz, Lecturer Dr Kurek-Chomycz is a Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Liverpool Hope University and a free research associate at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). Her research interests centre upon the New Testament and other early Christian writings, with a particular focus on various issues in the Pauline literature. Dr Kurek- Chomycz has published a number of articles in international journals and edited volumes, is a co-author of 2 Corinthians: A Bibliography (Peeters, 2008) and co-editor of Theologizing in the Corinthian Conflict: Studies in Exegesis and Theology of 2 Corinthians (Peeters: 2013). Dr Simon D Podmore, Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology Dr Podmore s main interests are in systematic and philosophical theology: particularly Kierkegaard; Luther; the Numinous and religious experience; Jewish and Christian mysticism; Holocaust theology; continental philosophy of religion; and the relationships between theology, the arts, and psychotherapy. He is the author of Kierkegaard and the Self Before God: Anatomy of the Abyss (Indiana University Press, 2011) and Struggling with God: Kierkegaard and the Temptation of Spiritual Trial (James Clarke & Co., 2013). 9

10 Dr Elizabeth Harris, Associate Professor Dr Harris areas of expertise include Buddhist Studies, inter-faith studies (most particularly Buddhist- Christian Relationships), and fieldwork in religion. She is President of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies and Moderator of the CTBI Inter Faith Theological Advisory Group. She has published Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter: Religious, missionary and colonial experience in nineteenth century Sri Lanka (Routledge, 2006). Dr Sadek Hamid, British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Hamid is British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University. His teaching subject experience includes; contemporary Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Muslims in Britain, generic youth work and Muslim youth work. After spending 11 years as a Youth & Community Development professional, Dr Hamid transitioned to academia in 2006 and became Lecturer and Programme Leader in a unique BA degree in Muslim Youth Work at Chester University. He has been a Visiting Lecturer at the Cambridge Muslim College and was an Associate Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Liverpool Hope before prior to his current role as a Research Fellow. Dr Hamid is presently researching British and American Muslim attitudes towards the concept of Jihad. 10

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