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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Designed to explore with students the essential elements of the Benedictine tradition. The course ponders questions such as: What, if anything, in The Rule of Benedict can help us live spiritually in ourworld today? What are the core values of the Benedictine tradition that has a 1,500 year-old history? How can The Rule of Benedict provide tools for developing answers to the fundamental questions of our lives? The Rule of Benedict encompasses away of life that stresses"Doing the ordinary extraordinarily well." Students explore ways of developing a spirituality that focuses on discovering God in the ordinary experiences of life.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
2-4 cr. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. A comparison of the teachings and practices of Christianity with the teachings and practices of selected non-Christian religions, beginning with Judaism and Islam and possibly including American Indian, Hinduismand Buddhism. The aim of the course will be to clarify similarities and differences between Christianity and other religions, to reflect on the problem posed by religious pluralism in modern culture, and to develop a Christian theology of world religions. Though there is no prerequisite for this course, students should consider taking Introduction to Christian Theology first.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. A study of the Gospel of John is designed to acquaint students with the Gospel's narrative as well as its literary, historical, and theological dimensions and important themes. This course investigates the principal issues in Johannine research, literary features, attitude toward and role of women, world view and social setting, authorship, destination and purpose, composition, Christology and eschatology. The course examines significant passages used to support various scholarly views and develops exegetical skills. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Examines the letters in the New Testament whose authorship by Paul is undisputed (Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon) within the context of ancient letter writing and the socio-historical situations to which they were addressed. It considers in detail the political, social, religious and philosophical, and cultural environments in which Paul lived and wrote aswell as the specific issues and themes addressed in the letters. The course explores the interpretations of Paul's views from ancient times to the present. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the phenomenon of prophecy as it emerged in the religion of Israel before, during, and after the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles. The course traces the development of the prophetic movement and its relationship to religious, social and political institutions as recorded in the Tanakh's prophetic corpus. The course takes a socio-historical, redactional and comparative and phenomenological approach to the prophetic material. It explores the material's literary and theological dimensions as well as feminist concerns lifted up by careful study of its images and characters. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Explores Christian sacraments andworship. Deals with sacramentality and with each individual sacrament as it is understood and practiced. Emphasis is on Eucharist as central sacrament and on the role of sacraments as signs of God's presence in ordinary life. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Consideration of questions related to suffering, dying, prolonging and manipulating life. Study examines topics related to the meaning and end of human life according to various religious view points. Related topics include definition of quality and sacredness of life as daily lived.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Explores a variety of concrete biomedical ethical problems within our society and the healthcare system from a religious and ethical perspective. This course examines the role of new technologies, the threat of dehumanization, the questions of euthanasia, patients' rights, genetic engineering, transplantation and fetal research from Catholic and Protestant ethical thinkers.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. A study of the origin, growth and development of the church from apostolic times to the present. Special emphasis is given to the theology of the church emerging at the Second Vatican Council and its meaning for today. Prerequisite: 1000 level TRS course or consent of instructor.
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