DESCRIPTION: This is a CATS doctoral seminar 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, as well as proper use
of sources and tools, with a view toward the development of their own skills in
historiography.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND 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.
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.
COURSE FORMAT: The seminar meets weekly for a two-and-a-half-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: