NCB Theology Courses
Our NCB Theology Courses offer online tuition in early Christian and Byzantine art; apocryphal or deuterocanonical texts such as the Gospels of Judas and Mary Magdalene; and a study of the arguments for and against the historical existence of Jesus. NCB courses are delivered outside degree programmes - which means that as our students are learning for their own personal development rather than for academic credit, they can study with guidance from an experienced tutor without the pressure or additional costs of exams and essays.
There is no 'typical' NCB student - we welcome adult learners of all ages and nationalities. The one common trait our students share is their enthusiasm for their subject. Students may choose our courses because:
- We welcome students who are new to online study and those who have not studied for some time.
- There is no need to be in a set place at a set time - students can study online at a time that suits them.
- We do not expect students to have an academic background in their chosen subject
- ...but at the same time, our experienced tutors will 'stretch' more advanced students by presenting them with more challenging ideas or more complex material.
- Students can study a single NCB course, or several, and in any combination.
- NCB courses are an enjoyable way to keep mentally active, learn new things, develop IT skills and communicate with others who share your interests.
Summary of all NCB Theology Courses
Darwin and The Battle of Beliefs I: Views from the Humanities
Monday 9th November 2009 - Friday 19th February 2010
This online course is designed as an eye-opening introduction to six different academic disciplines via an exploration of the shockwaves that Charles Darwin and like-minded nineteenth-century naturalists produced in the fields of theology, history, literature, environmental science, archaeology and the visual arts.
Students will be able to work briefly but intensively ...
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Darwin and The Battle of Beliefs II: Views from Theory
Monday 1st March 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
This short online course follows on from Battle of Beliefs I and is designed to offer students more challenging material by introducing theoretical approaches - perhaps best thought of as ‘intellectual tools’ - which are used extensively in cultural thought. We will look at ways of thinking that are commonly ...
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Autumn 2009)
Monday 5th October 2009 - Friday 29th January 2010
This online art history course takes students on a journey through thirteen centuries of early Christian and Byzantine art, from its origins in the catacomb frescoes ...
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Spring 2010)
Monday 8th February 2010 - Friday 11th June 2010
This online art history course takes students on a journey through thirteen centuries of early Christian and Byzantine art, from its origins in the catacomb frescoes ...
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Saint Paul - The Founder of Christianity? (Spring 2010)
Monday 11th January 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
This online course explores the idea that the real founder of Christianity was not Jesus of Nazareth, but Paul of Tarsus. We will look at the life and ministry of St Paul from the Book of Acts and other early Christian writings and the probable influences on him, both from ...
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Saint Paul - The Founder of Christianity? (Summer 2010)
Monday 3rd May 2010 - Friday 23rd July 2010
This online course explores the idea that the real founder of Christianity was not Jesus of Nazareth, but Paul of Tarsus. We will look at the life and ministry of St Paul from the Book of Acts and other early Christian writings and the probable influences on him, both from ...
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The Figure of Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Autumn 2009)
Monday 28th September 2009 - Friday 18th December 2009
Registrations on this course are now closed for 2009/10 but we still have places on the Spring 2010 course.
This online course asks whether Jesus was a real historical figure or the mythical creation of early Christians. There is a wide range ...
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The Figure of Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Spring 2010)
Monday 11th January 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
This online course asks whether Jesus was a real historical figure or the mythical creation of early Christians. There is a wide range of opinion on this issue, both among the general public and the academic community. At one end of a spectrum is the belief that every detail in ...
full details for The Figure of Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Spring 2010)
The Figure of Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Summer 2010)
Monday 3rd May 2010 - Friday 23rd July 2010
This online course asks whether Jesus was a real historical figure or the mythical creation of early Christians. There is a wide range of opinion on this issue, both among the general public and the academic community. At one end of a spectrum is the belief that every detail in ...
full details for The Figure of Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Summer 2010)
The Heretical Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Spring 2010)
Monday 11th January 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code of 2003 featured a 'Gospel of Mary Magdalene', igniting interest in her role in the history of Christianity. On 6th April 2006, National Geographic unveiled ‘The Gospel of Judas’ – a papyrus manuscript from the 3rd or 4th century, which describes Judas not as ...
full details for The Heretical Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Spring 2010)
The Heretical Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Summer 2010)
Monday 3rd May 2010 - Friday 23rd July 2010
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code of 2003 featured a 'Gospel of Mary Magdalene', igniting interest in her role in the history of Christianity. On 6th April 2006, National Geographic unveiled ‘The Gospel of Judas’ – a papyrus manuscript from the 3rd or 4th century, which describes Judas not as ...
full details for The Heretical Jesus - Fact or Fiction? (Summer 2010)