Course curriculum
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1
Introduction to Politics Module
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Opening reflections: Politics module
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2
Unit 1 - Introduction
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Introduction to Unit 1
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Bible study for Unit 1
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All In This Together: The Big State (Video 1)
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Introduction to politics (Video 2)
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Thinking Christianly about Politics (Short article 1)
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The Nature and Role of Government in the Bible (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 1)
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Three Principles for Christian Citizens (Long essay 1)
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The Bible and Politics – Christian Sources of British Political Thought (Long essay 2)
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3
Unit 2 - Democracy
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Introduction to Unit 2
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Bible study for Unit 2
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Democracy – A Short Introduction (Video 1)
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The Dictator Film – Democracy Speech (Video 2)
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Apolitical Animal? Lessons from a Biblical Model (Short article 1)
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Which Democracy? (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)
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Christian Justification for Democracy (Long essay 1)
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Christianity and Democracy: Friend and Foe (Long essay 2)
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4
Unit 3 - Human Rights
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Introduction to Unit 3
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Bible study for Unit 3
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60 years (Video 1)
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Mary Ann Glendon and the UDHR (Video 2)
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Charles Malik and the Human Rights Legacy (Short article 1)
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Human rights – A kind of tyranny? (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)
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The Problem of Human Rights (Long essay 1)
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Beyond Rights: the Morality of Rights-Language (Long essay 2)
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5
Unit 4 - International Relations
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Introduction to Unit 4
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Bible study for Unit 4
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Is God on Your Side? (Video 1)
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Turning Points in History – Apartheid (Video 2)
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Christianity Ended the Cold War Peacefully (Short article 1)
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Sowing Seeds of Shalom? (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)
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The New World Order? (Long essay 1)
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Peacebuilding and the Ending of Apartheid (Long essay 2)
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6
Conclusion to Politics Module
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Summary video for Politics module
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End of module reflection questions
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Recommended further reading
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