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Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies

Online with Zoom

Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies The Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies offers an informal opportunity to learn about the Catholic faith. The course was commissioned by Bishop Alan Hopes, and the Margaret Beaufort Institute runs it on behalf of the Diocese of East Anglia. It is an entry level theology course. We explore topics such as the overall structure of the Bible, how the Bible is used within the liturgy and who the person of Christ might be for us as individuals and as a group, as well as the church, the sacraments and moral theology. We plan to run [...]

£120

Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies

Online with Zoom

Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies The Diocesan Certificate of Catholic Studies offers an informal opportunity to learn about the Catholic faith. The course was commissioned by Bishop Alan Hopes, and the Margaret Beaufort Institute runs it on behalf of the Diocese of East Anglia. It is an entry level theology course. We explore topics such as the overall structure of the Bible, how the Bible is used within the liturgy and who the person of Christ might be for us as individuals and as a group, as well as the church, the sacraments and moral theology. We plan to run [...]

£120

CTP Module 1 Jesus Through the Centuries

Online with Zoom

Join our Director of Studies, Dr Louise Nelstrop for this four week intensive course exploring how the person of Jesus has been understood across history.  We will explore treatments of Jesus from the early Church to the modern day, including representations of Jesus in film and the arts. The purpose of this course is twofold: To explore historical discussions concerning who Jesus is (Christology) To consider Christian thinking on how Jesus effects salvation (Soteriology) As Alister E. McGrath notes in Theology: The Basics: ‘One of the most basic tasks of Christian theology is to clarify the identity and significance of [...]

£180

The New Testament

Online with Zoom

Join the Catholic Certificate of Religious Studies (CCRS) students on a day that will begin to open up the New Testament to those new to the topic, including its historical, geographical, cultural, political and religious background, the centrality of the Paschal Mystery, the formation of the New Testament, the different types of literature contained in the New Testament (e.g., gospel, letter, parable, miracle story) and the use of the New Testament in the Church today. Course Leader: Dr Dominic White OP Date: Saturday 9th October 2021, 10.00am–4.00pm  (includes lunch and coffee breaks) Cost: £20 Early Bird £15 - only before [...]

£20

CTP Module 1 Jesus Through the Centuries

Online with Zoom

Join our Director of Studies, Dr Louise Nelstrop for this four week intensive course exploring how the person of Jesus has been understood across history.  We will explore treatments of Jesus from the early Church to the modern day, including representations of Jesus in film and the arts. The purpose of this course is twofold: To explore historical discussions concerning who Jesus is (Christology) To consider Christian thinking on how Jesus effects salvation (Soteriology) As Alister E. McGrath notes in Theology: The Basics: ‘One of the most basic tasks of Christian theology is to clarify the identity and significance of [...]

£180

CTP Module 1 Jesus Through the Centuries

Online with Zoom

Join our Director of Studies, Dr Louise Nelstrop for this four week intensive course exploring how the person of Jesus has been understood across history.  We will explore treatments of Jesus from the early Church to the modern day, including representations of Jesus in film and the arts. The purpose of this course is twofold: To explore historical discussions concerning who Jesus is (Christology) To consider Christian thinking on how Jesus effects salvation (Soteriology) As Alister E. McGrath notes in Theology: The Basics: ‘One of the most basic tasks of Christian theology is to clarify the identity and significance of [...]

£180

CTP Module 1 Jesus Through the Centuries

Online with Zoom

Join our Director of Studies, Dr Louise Nelstrop for this four week intensive course exploring how the person of Jesus has been understood across history.  We will explore treatments of Jesus from the early Church to the modern day, including representations of Jesus in film and the arts. The purpose of this course is twofold: To explore historical discussions concerning who Jesus is (Christology) To consider Christian thinking on how Jesus effects salvation (Soteriology) As Alister E. McGrath notes in Theology: The Basics: ‘One of the most basic tasks of Christian theology is to clarify the identity and significance of [...]

£180

CTP Module 2 The Nameless Women of the Bible: From Potiphar’s Wife to the Samaritan Woman

Online with Zoom

One calculation of named individuals in the Bible records 2,900 men and only 170 women.  But what of the hundreds of nameless women who flit across the pages of the Old and New Testaments?  This course will explore the plight and personalities of some of these women, from the well-known Samaritan Woman to the relatively unknown Wise Woman of Tekoa.  While doing so it will cast a light on the faith stories and socio-economic circumstances of a great variety of women and deepen your knowledge of books as diverse as Deuteronomy and 1 Timothy.  You will also be introduced to [...]

£180.00

CTP Module 2 The Nameless Women of the Bible: From Potiphar’s Wife to the Samaritan Woman

Online with Zoom

One calculation of named individuals in the Bible records 2,900 men and only 170 women.  But what of the hundreds of nameless women who flit across the pages of the Old and New Testaments?  This course will explore the plight and personalities of some of these women, from the well-known Samaritan Woman to the relatively unknown Wise Woman of Tekoa.  While doing so it will cast a light on the faith stories and socio-economic circumstances of a great variety of women and deepen your knowledge of books as diverse as Deuteronomy and 1 Timothy.  You will also be introduced to [...]

£180.00

CTP Module 2 The Nameless Women of the Bible: From Potiphar’s Wife to the Samaritan Woman

Online with Zoom

One calculation of named individuals in the Bible records 2,900 men and only 170 women.  But what of the hundreds of nameless women who flit across the pages of the Old and New Testaments?  This course will explore the plight and personalities of some of these women, from the well-known Samaritan Woman to the relatively unknown Wise Woman of Tekoa.  While doing so it will cast a light on the faith stories and socio-economic circumstances of a great variety of women and deepen your knowledge of books as diverse as Deuteronomy and 1 Timothy.  You will also be introduced to [...]

£180.00

The Sacraments

Online with Zoom

Join the Catholic Certificate of Religious Studies (CCRS) students to understand and appreciate the Sacraments in the life of Catholics as a sign of Christ’s continuing presence with the Church. You will study the use of signs and symbols in daily life, consider the Church as the sacrament of Christ’s presence, receive an overview of the seven sacraments, the Sacraments of Christian Initiation, Healing and Service, of Communion and  the Mission of the Faithful and consider the sacraments as part of the universal call to holiness and vocation. Course Leader: Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ Date: Saturday 20th November 2021, 10am–4.00pm [...]

£20

CTP Module 2 The Nameless Women of the Bible: From Potiphar’s Wife to the Samaritan Woman

Online with Zoom

One calculation of named individuals in the Bible records 2,900 men and only 170 women.  But what of the hundreds of nameless women who flit across the pages of the Old and New Testaments?  This course will explore the plight and personalities of some of these women, from the well-known Samaritan Woman to the relatively unknown Wise Woman of Tekoa.  While doing so it will cast a light on the faith stories and socio-economic circumstances of a great variety of women and deepen your knowledge of books as diverse as Deuteronomy and 1 Timothy.  You will also be introduced to [...]

£180.00