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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course develops a theology of the everyday life by examining the themes in the New Testament, early monasticism, the Middle Ages, and the Reformation.The course then surveys current explorations of grace, holiness, and the working life, drawing from the insights of psychology and gender studies and attending to concerns for economic and social justice.Three credits.
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A study of the development and present-day understanding of the idea of the Church in Roman Catholic theology, this course examines the roots of the concept in scripture and the earlier traditions of the Church, and presents a contemporary ecclesiology through a critical discussion of the First and Second Vatican Councils.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
A theological investigation of the sacraments as the source of Christian character, involvement, and witness, this course proposes an anthropological theology as a basis for understanding faith and develops a process/model view of the Christian's relationship with God.The course presents the Eucharist as the focus of Christian self-awareness; baptism, confirmation, and penance as sacraments of reconciliation; and considers special sacramental questions.Three credits.
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This course first explores the Christian understanding of life after death, affirmed in such beliefs as the resurrection of the body, the last judgment, heaven and hell, and the forgiveness of sins.It then goes on to examine the Catholic tradition's particular contributions to these beliefs in its teachings on purgatory and the communion of the saints.The course asks why these ancient beliefs continue to resonate in contemporary popular culture, and examines modern theological efforts to re-construct these hopeful beliefs for our own times.Three credits.
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This course explores ways in which Jews have understood the Hebrew Bible from the first centuries of the Common Era through today.Focusing on specific biblical texts, the course draws interpretations from early classical, legal, and non-legal rabbinic material; medieval commentaries and codes; mystical literature; and modern literary, theological sources.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a combined theoretical and empirical treatment of the sociology of religion, the character of religious institutions, the relations of religious institutions with other institutions in society, and the internal social structure of religious institutions.It gives particular attention to the process of secularization in the modern world and the crisis this poses for traditional religion.Cross-referenced with RS 241. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits.
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This course examines the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John according to contemporary exegetical and literary methodologies.The course examines and compares the theological positions of early Christianity as represented by each writer and by other early Christian gospels.Three credits.
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Ethicians have long realized that a proper understanding of moral character requires a right view of the fundamental human experiences known as the passions - hope, despair, anger, love, and hate.This course initially presents a brief historical overview of various thinkers' reflections on these human qualities, drawing on scientific and philosophical investigations of affectivity.Building on this introductory material, the course considers the moral life from a theological perspective, discovering how theology attempts to define a framework for understanding the affective life's relation to virtue, and how attention to the affective life in turn profoundly influences theological anthropology.Three credits
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This course introduces the fundamental concepts in moral theology, drawing on major traditions in contemporary Christian thought.The course examines the moral foundations of conscience, freedom and responsibility, virtue and character, and methods of moral decision-making.To deepen the study of basic questions in Christian morality, the course concludes by examining selected applied issues in contemporary morality.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This theological examination of contemporary moral problems considers selected ethical issues in contemporary society and leading approaches to moral decision-making.The course investigates moral problems such as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, violence and just war theory, bioethics, sexual and reproductive ethics, global poverty, environmental ethics, and issues in business and legal ethics.Three credits.
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