DESCRIPTION: This is a CATS doctoral seminar (for which students at the 800
level will register Winter and Spring, CH808A and CH808B), open to a limited
number of advanced master's students (CH508). The Graduate Seminar on
Historiography is an examination of theory and methods in church history and
historical theology intended to facilitate graduate work in the field. Students
will be asked to think through issues of structure, pattern, and meaning,
proper use of sources and tools with a view toward the development of their own
skills in historiography.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Successful completion of the course should enable students
to select and narrow a meaningful topic of research, locate and use primary and
secondary sources, and order the results of their research in a coherent and
convincing form.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course is designed specifically for students
wishing to pursue a career in teaching. The course stresses methods of research
and writing leading to the production of theses, dissertations, lectures, and
scholarly articles and books.
COURSE FORMAT: The seminar meets weekly for a two-hour session of presentation
and discussion. Assigned reading is to be completed as a preparation for
classwork. Students will be expected to participate in discussion and to
present the results of their research projects during the final weeks of the
quarter.
REQUIRED READING: