TM215.5/ TM115.5 Denominational Studies

TM215.5 is level two for ordinands and other students with permission to study at level two while TM115.5 is the Certificate level one version of this course. The primary differences are in the module descriptions and the assessment.

What is this Module all about?

The class is taught at a mixed University Level One and Two. The subject is studied in a broadly academic environment acknowledging the various methods of modern scholarship but with a view to understanding how this greater knowledge can enhance our relationship to our own denomination. Click here for:

• Full module description for TM215.5 Denominational Studies
• Full module description for TM115.5 Denominational Studies
• Sample class timetables
• Sample book lists
• Sample level two assignment titles
• Sample level one assignment titles

Books

• Heitzenrater, P. Wesley and the People Called Methodists, Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1995.
• Outler, A. (ed.) John Wesley, New York, Oxford University Press, 1964.
• Tabraham, B. The Making of Methodism, London, Epworth, 1995.
• Turner, J. Methodism in England, 1932-1996, Peterborough, 1997.

• Avis, P The Anglican Understanding of the Church, London, SPCK 2000
• Avis, P, Church, State and Establishment London, SPCK 2001
• More and Cross (eds) Anglicanism, London, SPCK, 1935
• MacCulloch, D. Thomas Cranmer, London, Yale University Press, 1996.
• Sykes, S. & Booty J. (eds.) The Study of Anglicanism London, SPCK, 1988.

TM215.5/TM115.5 Denominational Studies Web Resources

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Anglican Sites

Methodist Church
see also TM104 Methodist Studies for links about Methodism.

Methodist Church of Great Britain

Official web site

Methodist Archives and Research Centre

The Methodist Archives and Research Centre (MARC) was established by the Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1961 to house the Connexional records of the church

Church Net Methodist Links

Links to the Methodist Circuits and individual Methodist Churches

Ecumenism

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland CTBI

An extensive and useful collection of links

Porvoo

The Porvoo Communion is a group which recognises each other ministries. It contains the Church of England, Church in Wales, Scottish Episcopal Church, Church of Ireland, Church of Norway, Lusitanian Church of Portugal, Spanish Episcopal Reformed Church, Church of Lithuania, Church id Iceland, Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland, Estonian Evangelical-Lutheran Church

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Documents for this module online include:

• Class timetable and schedule
• Book list
• Current TM215.5 assignment titles (if not yet available you may see sample assignment titles.)
• Current TM115.5 assignment titles (if not yet available you may see sample assignment titles.)
• Any handouts submitted for circulation (many tutors are not yet happy to have their handouts online - but the number available is growing -so keep checking)

Documents for this module online include:

• Class timetable and schedule
• Book list
• Current TM215.5 assignment titles (if not yet available you will see sample assignment titles.)
• Current TM115.5 assignment titles (if not yet available you will see sample assignment titles.)
• Any handouts submitted for circulation (many tutors are not yet happy to have their handouts online - but the number available is growing -so keep checking)

Documents for this module online include:

• Class timetable and schedule
• Book list
• Current TM215.5 assignment titles (- if not available you will see samples.)
• Current TM115.5 assignment titles (- if not available you will see samples.)
• Any handouts submitted for circulation (many tutors are not yet happy to have their handouts online - but the number available is growing -so keep checking)

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Module Description for TM115.5

Code and title

Tutor

Brief description

Level and Credits

Status

Type

Prerequisites

Recommended prior study*

Restrictions*

Content summary

• The historical foundation and development of the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
• Key documents in the development and expression of denominational identity.
• The distinctive polity of the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
• Theological and liturgical emphases.
• Different traditions within denominations.
• The sociology of denominationalism.
• The British Methodist Church and the Church of England in relation to ecumenism and world communions.
• Current issues in the British Methodist Church and the Church of England.

Learning outcomes

1. Knowledge and Understanding
   • Be able to give an outline of the distinctive emphases, in doctrine and practice, of his or her denomination.
   • Have studied and understood some key texts from the history of his or her denomination.
   • Have an understanding of the social context of British Methodism and the Church of England, and have begun to relate this understanding to current issues within the denominations.
2. Skills
   • Be able to articulate his or her own relationship to the denominational tradition of British Methodism or the Church of England.
   • Be able to read historical texts in relation to their historical, theological and social context.
   • Be able to formulate ideas in a clear and coherent way, taking proper account of relevant primary and secondary material.

Teaching and learning

Assessment

Indicative resources

• Heitzenrater, P. Wesley and the People Called Methodists, Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1995.
• Outler, A. (ed.) John Wesley, New York, Oxford University Press, 1964.
• Tabraham, B. The Making of Methodism, London, Epworth, 1995.
• Turner, J. Methodism in England, 1932-1996, Peterborough, 1997.

• Avis, P The Anglican Understanding of the Church, London, SPCK 2000
• More and Cross (eds) Anglicanism, London, SPCK, 1935
• MacCulloch, D. Thomas Cranmer, London, Yale University Press, 1996.
• Redfern A Being Anglican London, DLT 2000
• Sykes, S. & Booty J. (eds.) The Study of Anglicanism London, SPCK, 1988.

Module Description for TM215.5

Code and title

Tutor

Brief description

Level and Credits

Status

Type

Prerequisites

Recommended prior study*

Restrictions*

Content summary

• The historical foundation and development of the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
• Key documents in the development and expression of denominational identity.
• The distinctive polity of the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
• Theological and liturgical emphases.
• Different traditions within denominations.
• The sociology of denominationalism.
• The British Methodist Church and the Church of England in relation to ecumenism and world communions.
• Current issues in the British Methodist Church and the Church of England.

Learning outcomes

1. Knowledge and Understanding
   • Be able to give a critical account of the distinctive emphases, in doctrine and practice, of his or her denomination.
   • Have studied and evaluated some key texts from the history of his or her denomination.
   • Have an understanding of the social context of British Methodism and the Church of England, and be able to relate this understanding to current issues within the denominations.
2. Skills
   • Be able to articulate his or her own relationship to the denominational tradition of British Methodism or the Church of England.
   • Be able to read historical texts in relation to their historical, theological and social context and evaluate them in a critical way.
   • Be able to formulate ideas in a clear and coherent way, taking proper account of relevant primary and secondary material.

Teaching and learning

Assessment

Indicative resources

• Heitzenrater, P. Wesley and the People Called Methodists, Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1995.
• Outler, A. (ed.) John Wesley, New York, Oxford University Press, 1964.
• Tabraham, B. The Making of Methodism, London, Epworth, 1995.
• Turner, J. Methodism in England, 1932-1996, Peterborough, 1997.

• Avis, P The Anglican Understanding of the Church, London, SPCK 2000
• Avis, P, Church, State and Establishment London, SPCK 2001
• More and Cross (eds) Anglicanism, London, SPCK, 1935
• MacCulloch, D. Thomas Cranmer, London, Yale University Press, 1996.
• Sykes, S. & Booty J. (eds.) The Study of Anglicanism London, SPCK, 1988.

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