Philosophy and Christian Thought

This subject was quite challenging and is fairly advanced. I studied this at a different college to my normal one.

This unit introduces students to some of the most significant thinkers and ideas in the history of the western world and explores how they have shaped the world we live in, and sought to bring the Christian message to it. It considers how Christian theology past and present has influenced and been influenced by major philosophical movements and concepts. It also seeks to help students to critically evaluate the thinkers and ideas studied, as well as their influence upon the church and Christian theology. This is an overview unit – it is not designed to develop specialised expertise in a particular area, so much as to introduce you to a broad area of study to which Christian theology is unavoidably related. In completing this unit, you should gain a greater familiarity with some of the key ideas and assumptions present in secular society today, and a better grasp of some of the ideas and issues which appear in theological debate and discussion.

I found it at times really interesting and at others, well, quite hard going.