CREATIVE WRITING AS SPIRITUAL REFLECTION

Timetable & Duration

January 19th – March 16th, 2026

This course will take place online on Monday evenings, 7-9pm. This course will be taught over 9 weeks (including a one-week break) via meetings & instruction and after class activities.

Introduction to the course

This course will provide the opportunity to:

• Provide a supportive environment in which participants will develop their own writing practice.

• Consider various models of theological reflection upon personal, spiritual and contemporary cultural issues through creative writing.

• Critically engage with key texts on theological reflection through creative writing.

 
By the end of this course participants will have:

• Produced examples of creative writing and have received feedback on their work from peers and the course tutor.

• Employed various models of theological reflection in their creative writing.

• Developed an awareness of a number of key themes and issues explored in the literature on reflective theological writing

Course information

This course is conducted online. The directed online instruction will be explored in weekly real-time conversations along with materials and interaction using the learning platform, Moodle. Zoom as an online meeting tool will be used for the real-time conversations and online group times. Access to these tools will be supported by the course administration. More information about the use of these will be provided once enrolled.​

Learners may choose to undertake assessments, and thus qualify for 10 credit points towards a Higher Education certificate or Glasgow University approved theology programme, or may engage with the learning programme for their own personal benefit without the final assessments. ​

Cost £207​​*​ *Priority Area subsidy available for this course. Please contact TrinityCollegeGlasgow@gmail.com for more information.

Sponsorship or subsidies may also be available through your own church for training or study purposes and we encourage you to approach them with the details of the course.