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Postgraduate Certificate
Online Campus
Part Time
Oct 2026
1 Year
This High Medieval Franciscan Theology module will offer an in-depth exposition of the key contributions to Christian doctrine made by the leading Franciscan thinkers of the thirteenth- and fourteenth-centuries. Through an in-depth engagement with the relevant primary sources, it will familiarise the student with the highly innovative theological and philosophical contributions made by the early Franciscan masters.The areas of doctrine studied will include areas such as: Trinitarian theology, the Incarnation, the doctrine of creation, human nature and cognition, the relationship between faith and reason, and the purpose and nature of theological enquiry. Some of the leading figures of this period studied include (but is not limited to) St Bonaventure, Bl Duns Scotus, Robert Grosseteste, Alexander of Hales, and John Peckham.
