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DI4753 The Theology of Anselm of Canterbury

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Planned timetable

Tues 2-3pm

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Module coordinator

Prof O D Crisp

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Module Staff

Prof O Crisp

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Module description

Anselm of Canterbury was one of the fountainheads of western theology and a father of medieval scholasticism. His thought has also been very influential upon Protestantism. This course requires students to read through almost all his major texts in translation. It offers a chance to engage with the philosophical and theological issues Anselm鈥檚 work raises, from the existence and nature of God through the doctrines of Trinity, Incarnation and Atonement, to the vexed question of divine foreknowledge and human freedom.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 50% Exam = 50%

Re-assessment

Exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 1 hr lecture per week of semester (10 weeks total) 1 x 2hr seminar per week of semester (10 weeks total)

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate their understanding of selected major texts in Anselm鈥檚 corpus and their grasp of the main contours of Anselm鈥檚 theology and theological approach as a whole.
  • Demonstrate the ability to navigate their way confidently through Anselm鈥檚 work and to understand his mode of intellectual inquiry.
  • Construct and sustain a sophisticated argument on a specific area of Anselm鈥檚 theology.
  • Demonstate their skills of independent study and learning, interpretation, and systematic analysis.
  • Function effectively as part of a group of learners, by taking responsibility for making an appropriate personal contribution to class discussion, articulating the views of others and responding critically to them, and presenting their own views (in oral and written form) in a clear manner.