Module VPC-3407:
Yr Eglwys a'r Iddewon
Module Facts
Run by School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
20.000 Credits or 10.000 ECTS Credits
Semester 1
Organiser: Dr Gareth Evans Jones
Overall aims and purpose
Amcan y modiwl hwn yw cyflwyno myfyrwyr i berthynas dymhestlog yr Eglwys Gristnogol a’r Iddewon. Gan ddechrau â thrafodaeth am y berthynas rhwng Cristnogaeth gynnar ac Iddewiaeth, byddem wedyn yn adlewyrchu ar y modd y cawsai’r ddwy grefydd eu hystyried yn ddiwylliannol, cyfreithiol, a gwleidyddol. Bydd y modiwl yna’n canolbwyntio ar ddatblygid ideoleg wrth-Iddewig y Cristnogion, drwy gyfeirio at ddetholiad o ddigwyddiadau ac unigolion, gan gynnwys y Croesgadau, y babaeth yn yr Oesoedd Canol, ac ysgrifau Martin Luther. Wedi gwneud hynny, byddem yn archwilio twf gwrth-Semitiaeth a’r modd y digwyddodd hynny ochr yn ochr â datblygiad Seioniaeth. Yn dilyn hynny, byddem yn ystyried y modd y bwydodd gwrth-Semitiaeth a gwrth-Iddewiaeth Gristnogol i ddigwyddiad yr Holocost. Gorffennir y modiwl drwy asesu perthnasau cyfoes Iddewon a Christnogion, a byddem yn ystyried i ba raddau y mae’r bont sy’n cysylltu’r Eglwys a’r Iddewon wedi’r Shoah mor sefydlog ag y tueddid i gredu.
Course content
Bydd y modiwl yn archwilio meysydd amrywiol megis: Perthynas y grefydd Gristnogol a’r Ymerodraeth Rufeinig, a’i dylanwad ar yr Iddewon yn y canrifoedd cynnar OC; Y Croesgadau a’u heffeithiau. • Y Babaeth yn yr Oesoedd Canol; Sbaen yr Oesoedd Canol: tröedigaeth ac alltudiaeth; Delweddau ac eiconograffeg wrth-Iddewig y Cristnogion; Safbwynt paradocsaidd Martin Luther parthed yr Iddewon; Mudiad Seioniaeth a thwf gwrth-Semitiaeth; Yr Holocost a’r Shoah; Perthnasau cyfoes yr Iddewon a’r Cristnogion.
Assessment Criteria
threshold
Threshold D- to D+
Submitted work is adequate and shows an acceptable level of competence as follows: • Generally accurate but with omissions and errors. • Assertions are made without clear supporting evidence or reasoning. • Has structure but is lacking in clarity and therefore relies on the reader to make links and assumptions. • Draws on a relatively narrow range of material.
C- to C+
Good C- to C +
Submitted work is competent throughout and occasionally distinguished by superior style, approach and choice of supporting materials. It demonstrates: • Good structure and logically developed arguments. • At least in parts draws on material that has been sourced and assessed as a result of independent study, or in a way unique to the student. • Assertions are, in the main, backed by evidence and sound reasoning. • Accuracy and presentation in an appropriate academic style.
good
Very Good B- to B+
Submitted work is competent throughout and distinguished by superior style, approach and choice of supporting materials. It demonstrates: • Very good structure and logically developed arguments. • Draws on material that has been sourced and assessed as a result of independent study, or in a way unique to the student. • Assertions are backed by evidence and sound reasoning. • Accuracy and presentation in an appropriate academic style.
excellent
Excellent A- to A*
Submitted work is of an outstanding quality and excellent in one or more of the following ways: • Has originality of exposition with the student’s own thinking being readily apparent. • Provides clear evidence of extensive and relevant independent study. • Arguments are laid down with clarity and provide the reader with successive stages of consideration to reach conclusions.
Learning outcomes
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• Archwilio’r modd y mae ffactorau diwinyddol a gwleidyddol wedi dylanwadu ar y modd y cedwid y crefyddau ac yn wir ar berthynas yr Iddewon a'r Cristnogion.
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• Gwerthuso a dadansoddi’n feirniadol amrediad o ffynonellau cynradd ac eilaidd, gan gynnwys deunyddiau diwinyddol, datganiadau Eglwysig, ac ysgrifau cyfreithiol, gan ystyried yn benodol y modd y maent wedi dylanwadu ar berthynas yr Iddewon a’r Cristnogion.
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• Archwilio rôl hunaniaeth/hunaniaethau personol, cenedlaethol, a rhyngwladol mewn perthynas â’r ddeialog ryng-grefyddol gyfoes rhwng Iddewon a Christnogion.
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• Dangos dealltwriaeth o’r ffactorau hanesyddol a diwylliannol gwahanol sydd wedi peri newidiadau i berthnasau rhwng Iddewon a Christnogion.
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• Dangos dealltwriaeth o’r ffactorau hanesyddol a diwylliannol sydd wedi arwain y ffordd ar gyfer newidiadau yn y berthynas rhwng Iddewon a Christnogion.
Assessment Methods
Type | Name | Description | Weight |
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ESSAY | Essay | Disgwylir i fyfyrwyr lunio traethawd 3,000 gair yn dadnsoddi'n feirniadol agwedd at y berthynas rhwng yr Eglwys Gristnogol a'r Iddewon. Rhoddir y dewis o bum cwestiwn i fyfyrwyr a bydd angen iddynt ateb un yn unig. |
50.00 |
EXAM | Arholiad | Bydd disgwyl i fyfyrwyr gwblhau unrhyw ddau gwestiwn allan o bump o fewn dwy awr. |
50.00 |
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Hours | ||
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Lecture | Students will be expected to attend two one hour lecture per week during the semester. |
22 |
Private study | Students will be provided readings to consult independently. This will complement the lectures and enrich the learning experience of the students. |
178 |
Transferable skills
- Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
- Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
- Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
- Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
- Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
- Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sensitevely with others
- Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
- Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
- Management - Able to utilise, coordinate and control resources (human, physical and/or financial)
- Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting
- Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others
Subject specific skills
- Articulacy in identifying underlying issues in a wide variety of debates.
- Precision of thought and expression in the analysis and formulation of complex and controversial problems.
- Sensitivity in interpretation of religious and philosophical texts drawn from a variety of ages and/or traditions.
- Clarity and rigour in the critical assessment of arguments presented in such texts.
- The ability to use and criticise specialised religious and philosophical terminology.
- The ability to abstract and analyse arguments, and to identify flaws in them, such as false premises and invalid reasoning.
- The ability to construct rationally persuasive arguments for or against specific religious and philosophical claims.
- The ability to move between generalisation and appropriately detailed discussion, inventing or discovering examples to support or challenge a position, and distinguishing relevant and irrelevant considerations.
- The ability to consider unfamiliar ideas and ways of thinking, and to examine critically presuppositions and methods within the disciplines of philosophy and religion.
Resources
Reading list
• Flannery, Edward H. 2004 (3rd ed.). The Anguish of the Jews. New York: Paulist Press.
• Hay, Malcolm. 1981. The Roots of Christian Anti-Semitism. New York: Freedom Library Press.
• Kessler, Edward. 2013. An Introduction to Jewish-Christian Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Barrens, James M. 2015. In Our Time (Nostra Aetate): How Catholics and Jews Built a New Relationship. St Petersburg, FL: Mr Media Books.
• Rousmaniere, J. 1991. A Bridge to Dialogue: The Story of Jewish-Christian Relations. New York: Paulist Press.
• Nicholls, W. 1993. Christian Antisemitism: A History of Hate. Northvale, NJ & London: J. Aronson.
Courses including this module
Optional in courses:
- VVQ5: BA Philosophy and Religion and Welsh year 3 (BA/PRW)
- M1V5: LLB Law with Philosophy and Religion year 3 (LLB/LPR)