Stories of Saints and Martyrs: Scholarly and Devotional Approaches

Education facts

Code: NI0437

How do we read saints’ lives? And where do martyrs’ stories fit in the formation of Christian culture? This course explores various ways of approaching hagiography from historical, cultural, and devotional perspectives through selected examples across the centuries, including students’ own choices.

Entry requirements

General admission requirements for university studies. Students taking part in the course as a part of their Bachelor’s degree program must have completed Course A, Introduction in Philosophy and Theology (30 ECTS credits). Students taking part in the course as a freestanding course are expected to have corresponding prior knowledge.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Stories of Saints and Martyrs: Scholarly and Devotional Approaches

  Newmaninstitutet

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %