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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. Significant texts from both the Old and New Testaments are covered, providing religious foundation for social ethics. Biblical writings provide the primary texts along with assigned secondary readings. The principle requirements are a term paper, frequent shorter papers, and class reports. Seminar format with class participation expected. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor.
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Prerequisite: TH201. Examines how Christian worship, especially the sacramental worship of Catholics, shapes and is shaped by commitments regarding the ethical and political action of Christians.
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3.00 Credits
Prayer in the Christian Tradition (3.00 cr.) Prerequisite: TH201. How do we find God How does God find us Introduces students to a wealth of prayerful prac- tices, from the traditional to the innovative (e.g., 'Jesuit breadmaking'). Classic and contemporary texts, media, and practical exercises. No prior experience in prayer or spiri- tual practice is presumed. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. Students explore the nature, shape, and prospects of dialogue between Christianity and Islam.
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Prerequisite: TH201. Going beyond a narrow evaluation of the morality of films or the mere recognition of their explicit religious subject matter, this course considers specifically religious or theological issues raised in non-American cinema. It also explores the theological implications of some international films that do not deal explicitly with religious issues, events, or even symbols. Finally, recurring theological and religious references are investigated, such as cinematic analogues of both redemption and damnation and figures of 'Christ' and 'Satan' . Counts toward Catholic Studies and Film Studies minors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. Studies the life and writings of the great fifth century bishop and theologian, Augustine of Hippo. Topics include grace, free will, scripture, and the role of civil authority. Counts toward Catholic Studies and Medieval Studies minors.302 Theology
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. The thoughts and opinions of John and Charles Carroll, John England, Orestes Bronson, Isaac Hecker, John Lancaster Spalding, John Courtney Murray, Thomas Merton and other American Catholic intellectuals on major questions affecting the country, the world, and the Church. A study of topics such as 'Enlightenment Christianity' ; separation of Church andState; the principles behind lay/clerical controversies; Catholicism and Republicanism; the Age of Romanticism and the return of the Medieval Ideal: Ultramontanism and Americanism; antidemocratic theories; 'American Messianism'; religious liberty, academic freedom, and the possibility of religious experience. Counts toward American Studies and Catholic Studies minors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. Thomas Aquinas was a major medi- eval theologian who remains as controversial in the twentieth century as he was in the thirteenth century. Studies Aquinas' life and social context, his exegesis of Scripture, and selections from his major theological works. Focuses on how Aquinas might be a resource for responding to contemporary theological, philosophi- cal, and political questions. Counts toward Catholic Stud- ies and Medieval Studies minors.
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Prerequisite: TH201. The Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) contains stories about prophets as well as texts attrib- uted to these prophets. This course examines both. In addition, students study prophetic activity from a socio- logical/cross-cultural perspective, examine New Testa- ment reinterpretations of prophetic texts, and explore the possibility of modern prophets and modern appli- cations of ancient prophetic texts.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TH201. Genesis: the first and most famous book of the Bible, containing its earthiest and its most famous stories. Sex, sibling rivalry, love and heartbreak, folklore, and folk magic-it is all there, even Joseph and his "amazing technicolor dreamcoat." The coursetakes students through Genesis slowly and carefully, along with history's memorable interpretations.
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