Course syllabus
Course start
Welcome to Spirit and Community: Pneumatology and the Theology of the Church. Our seminars take place on the following Thursdays, 15.15-17.00: 6 February; 27 February; 13 March; 27 March.
The reading assignment for our first session will be published on January 23.
Course structure and assessment
This is a hybrid course. Please note that seminar timings apply both to in-person and distance students. Attendance is strongly recommended and the course is assessed by the completion of the following assignments: 1 term paper (of no more than 5000 words); 1 oral presentation.
Permanent zoom link (same zoom link for each seminar): https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/6120982152?pwd=eSrC6RfamiTX0LQPlL9PggVmSiGtyy.1
Meeting-ID: 612 098 2152
Password: spirit25
NB: the password will cease to be valid after the end of the course.
Term paper submission dates
At the beginning of the course you will discuss your term paper topic in dialogue with the course-coordinator. You will write your term paper during the course and will also have the opportunity to submit a first draft and receive written feedback on your draft. Please note that the term paper deadline is only a few days after the final seminar and overlaps slightly with the beginning of study period 2. I apologize for this inconvenience.
10 February: Discuss term paper topic with me in-person or online via email.
10 March: Deadline for submission of your first draft
13 March: Feedback on your first drafts
31 March: Deadline term paper
Reading material and set texts
This is a text-based course. Please consult the reading list for details on set texts. All titles are held at the University Library and are easily available to purchase online.
In addition, the following titles are available as ebooks through your GU library login: Simeon Zahl, The Holy Spirit and the Christian Experience; Vladimir Lossky, The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church.
The two titles that are not available as ebooks are our two primary sources, Basil the Great's On the Holy Spirit and Athanasius the Great and Didymus the Blind's Works on the Spirit. They are published in the affordable Popular Patristics Series.
Course coordinator:
Simone Kotva
Registration
Registration period is open between: 9 January – 16 January
Read more about how to register here: Registration
Information for re-registered students
If you are re-registered for the course, it is important that you contact the course coordinator for the course(s) you are re-registering for at the start of the course to confirm which parts and examinations you have to do.
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Plagiarism
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Disability study support
All students at the University of Gothenburg are to have the opportunity to complete their studies successfully. Study support is available for those who have a long-term, documented disability.
Find out more: Disability-study-support
Useful links
Getting started with Zoom
Information about the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion can be found on our website: LIR