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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This will be a course on the theological origins and purposes of human culture, setting human culture-making within the broad contours of the Christian story. We will be considering three fundamental theological ideas that account for the reality and importance of human culture: God as triune Creator, the created order as contingent, and the human person in the image of God. The notions of justice and flourishing will be explored both theologically as well as practically as integral to understanding what culture is and how it is meant to function. These explorations will be done in conversation with those in the social sciences who work on injustices related to class (poverty), race (racism), and ethnicity (nationalism) in particular. The particular issue explored will vary from section to section.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the theological, psychological, and sociological dynamics between what it means to be a human person according to Christian tradition. Much of our time will be devoted to unpacking what it means to be created 'in the image of God' with the assumption that human persons are relational beings, created 'good' and assigned a social task, but are also 'fallen' and as suchfulfull that task in ways that generate alienation and violence as opposed to peace and flourishing. Special attention will be given to the role of death and experiences of human vulnerability and anxiety in understanding who we are and why we do the things we do.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the Christian doctrine of God in its biblical foundations and its historical development, with particular attention to the life of God as Trinity and to the relationship between God and the world. Specific topics may include the relationship between transcendence and immanence, the efficacy of natural theology, the impassibility and immutability of God, the character of divide foreknowledge and providence, the nature of divine "personhood" and the debate over "social trinitarianism", and the relationship between equality and order among the divine persons. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in THEO 240 or 251 or 252.
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3.00 Credits
This course will offer students a theological portrait of the person and work of Jesus Christ as the key to understanding the nature and activity of God, the nature and activity of human persons and the nature and telos of the created order. As such, we will consider Jesus as both mediator of revelation, creation and reconciliation and lord of history. We will accomplish this goal through a consideration of the central Christological(person of Christ) and soteriological (work of Christ) doctrines of the Christian faith: their historical development, theological coherence and cultural significance.
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3.00 Credits
A critical investigation of theological themes, movements, and figures of the last 200 years that continue to make important contributions to Christian theology in the 21st century.
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3.00 Credits
A critical, theological study of contemporary postmodernism and religious pluralism, aimed at developing an appropriately complex understanding of Christianity's truth and of Christianity's place in a diverse religious world. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in THEO 240.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the theological background between Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians over the past five centuries, aimed at understanding the key points of disagreement, such as the relationship between Scripture and Tradition, the nature of justification, the status of the Virgin Mary and the saints. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in THEO 240 or 251 or 252.
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3.00 Credits
This course will offer students a theological portrait of the person and work of the Holy Spirit and the nature and mission of the Church in the world. The themes of the identity and function of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Jesus Christ and the formation of the Christian community as the body of Jesus Christ in the work will be considered in terms of their historical development, theological coherence, and cultural significance.
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1.00 Credits
Directed Studies
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of special topics in theological studies helpful for integrating theological knowledge and liberal arts studies.
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