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3.00 Credits
The question of the "historical Jesus." OrigIn and meaning of belief in Jesus's resurrection. The christological process in the New Testament, classical dogma, and contemporary challenges. Prerequisites: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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The past two thousand years of Roman history is marked by Christianity. Indeed, for much of this time, and still today for Roman Catholics, Rome was and is the premier Christian city, rivaling the Holy Land as a place of pilgrimage, prayer, and encounter with Jesus Christ. The course will study this aspect of Rome by examining the Christian understanding of Jesus, his life, death, resurrection, his continued presence in the Church, and his influence on Christians throughout time. It will use the places, the architecture, and the art of Rome to illustrate and deepen the reading of classic texts in Christology. Through this course, students will come to a critical understanding of the Christian belief in Jesus as the Christ and Son of God and how this belief is manifest throughout ages in texts, images, and architecture.
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This course will discuss the involvement of the Catholic Church in the ecumenical movement from both an historical and a theological perspective. Attention will be given to the many dialogues the Catholic Church is now conducting, e.g. with the Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists. What are the achievements, the problems and the prospects? Prerequisite: any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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3.00 Credits
What does it mean that Christians confess God to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit? How has this traditional faith changed the way human beings have thought about God? What significance should trinitarian faith have in the lives and prayers of Christians? Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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Covers the breadth of the medieval heritage, from its grounding in Augustine and Jerome, to its ecclesial, lay and scholastic forms in both East and West. Anselm, Bonaventure and Aquinas receive particular attention as do their contribution to our understanding of issues of theological method, Trinitarian theology, Christology, and Sacraments. Prerequisites: Any TRS 200-level or HSTR course.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a critical investigation of the ethos of Protestantism, with particular attention to its emergence in the 16th century and its subsequent development in North America. Key figures, themes, and denominational developments within Protestantism will be examined. Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to introduce students to a range of issues, texts, and literature associated with the dynamics of religious identity and the struggle for liberation on the cultural, economic, social, religious, and political. Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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3.00 Credits
The development of the Catholic Church's teaching on marriage and the canonical discipline based on that teaching from the New Testament to today. The origin of the Church's practice of declaring certain marriages invalid. The current law and procedure governing annulments. Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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Comparison and contrast of religious beliefs and practices, scientific methodologies and developments, and their technological impacts on world cultures. Current and historical issues. Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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3.00 Credits
The Bible is the holy text of the Church. Yet, our understanding of Christian Faith is more often formed by the Creeds. The Apostolic and Nicene Creeds are the two ancient Creeds still in use in the Church. The course will focus upon the origin and meaning of those Creeds, especially in their relation to Scripture and to modern challenges towards Christian Faith. Prerequisite: Any TRS or HSTR 200-level course.
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