Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LC Political Theologies: Wealth, Race, Gender
School	Phil, Theology and Religion
Department	Theology and Religion
Module Code	09 35155
Module Lead	Jeremy Kidwell
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the ways in which theologies have understood the character and meaning of political life, including pressing contemporary issues of wealth, race and gender. Students will gain an understanding of the various ways that politics and political community are conceived theologically, and the ways that critical commentators have identified and responded to concrete threats to community formation from contemporary ideologies. A key question which students will explore is “what builds or destroys communities?” and student learning will include addressing specific issues in order to explore underpinning theoretical concerns in theological political philosophy.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify and discuss theological ways of reasoning about political community; Demonstrate an understanding of and reflect on how some communities have resourced their thinking theologically about the kind of community they want to be; Draw on the patterns of thinking from theological traditions to make arguments; Respond to challenges of contemporary political life theologically.
Assessment	35155-03 : 1500 Text Review or 300 word speech + 1200 commentary : Coursework (50%) 35155-04 : 1500 word essay : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Students will be asked to complete: EITHER Text review (1500 words) (50%) OR Write a short political speech (300 words) and accompanying commentary and rationale (1200 words)(50%) AND Essay (1500 words) (50%) Reassessment: As above, resit failed component
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