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Prerequisite: TH201. What is beauty What does it mean to be a beautiful person Can there be an image of a beauti- ful God What does the vision of the crucified Christ mean for our conceptions of what beauty is These and other questions are examined through study of both writ- ten discussions of beauty and art and artistic objects in the Christian tradition. Texts include writings on beauty from Saint Augustine and medieval authors; writings from the iconoclastic controversy; writings concerning the Chris- tian appropriation of non-Christian images; and John Paul II's Letter to Artists. Includes museum visits. Counts toward Catholic Studies and Medieval Studies minors.
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Prerequisite: TH201. An investigation of the ways faith has reasoned about itself in relation to challenges in the ancient, medieval, modern, and post-modern worlds. The course eventually focuses on select problems in con- temporary theology such as the nature and tests of truth; theology and scientific reasoning; reasoning about Scrip- ture and tradition; God's own reason or logos; the truth of traditional claims about creation, incarnation, resur- rection, and so forth. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor.304 Theology
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Prerequisite: TH201. An analysis of contemporary, ethical theories with primary focus on a theory of basic human goods. Considers how norms for moral living are derived according to the principle of integral human fulfill- ment in those goods and discusses how that principle bears on issues of human life and sexuality. Also exam- ines the relation of faith to morality, particularly the moral implications of hope for fulfillment in Christ. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor.
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Prerequisite: TH201. A team-taught course exploring the wide spectrum of contemporary Catholic intellectual life, focusing on the areas of theology, philosophy, poli- tics, and literature. Students seek to understand not only debates within those areas but also attempt to explore lines of continuity stretching across the different genres of thought. For instance, how are the debates in phi- losophy related to different approaches to literature Or, how do different theological methods affect how one approaches politics Examples of thinkers studied include Karl Rahner, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Elizabeth Johnson, and David Tracy in theology; Edith Stein, Charles Taylor, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Jean-Luc Marion in philosophy; Dorothy Day, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Richard John Neuhaus in politics; as well as Shusaku Endo, Flannery O'Connor, Mary Gordon, and Graham Greene in literature. The intersection of all four disci- plines in the writing of Pope John Paul II is also con- sidered. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor.
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Prerequisite: TH201. Restricted to senior theology majors. Senior theology majors are introduced to contemporary debates in various areas of theology. Seminars are team taught
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A special section of WR100, paired with a special sec- tion of WR200 (WR201) or WR330 (WR331) to form ?mpirical Rhetoric." By invitation only.
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Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101. Explores the way in which a writer's descriptions of reality create a new reality in words, and the ways in which a writer can control that verbal reality by making stylistic choices. A study of styles of writing and of the interplay of the subjective and the objective in language. Ideal elective for students who have taken WR100 and who want to improve and extend their ability to write well.
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The Creative Eye: Description (3.00 cr.) A special section of WR200, paired with WR101 to form ?mpirical Rhetoric." By invitation only.
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Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201. A study of the essay from Montaigne to the present, focusing primarily on British and American practitioners of the genre, tracing the formal and aesthetic evolution of essayistic prose in light of the social, cultural, and historical contexts govern- ing its creation. Required writing ranges from familiar to critical essays.
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Prerequisite: WR100 or WR101 or written permission of the instructor. Beginnings and development of scientific writing, especially that written by or for nonscientists. Explores not simply the scientific discoveries them- selves, but the implications of those discoveries as well.
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