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Fall, Spring. THEO 2300 - Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures Theology Introduction to contemporary biblical studies, including: (1) the Catholic approach to scripture in light of Dei Verbum (e.g., inspiration, revelation, canon, hermeneutical principles and methods of critical analysis, relationships of Old and New Testaments); (2) a survey of the Old Testament in its historical setting, with emphasis on major themes (e.g., covenant, exile, Davidic dynasty, wisdom literature, and messianic prophecies); (3) a survey of the New Testament in its historical setting (e.g., Christianity's Jewish and Hellenistic roots, gospel formation, the gospels, Acts, letters, Revelation). Prequisite: THEO 1300. Fall, Spring. THEO 3300 - Teachings of the Catholic Church Theology Introduction to the fundamentals of Catholic doctrine and life: revelation, scripture, tradition, and magisterium; creation; original sin; Christ and salvation; Trinity; grace; Church (structure, marks, and mission); Mary; sacraments and liturgy; moral principles (sin, conscience, etc.); the ten commandments; prayer. Prequisite: 60+ Transfer Credit Hours. Fall, Spring. THEO 3310 - Intro to the Sacred Scriptures Theology Introduction to contemporary biblical studies, including: 1) the Catholic approach to scripture in light of Dei Verbum (e.g., inspiration, revelation, canon, hermeneutical principles and methods of critical analysis, relationships of Old and New Testaments); 2) a survey of the Old Testament in its historical setting, with emphasis on major themes (e.g., covenant, exile, Davidic dynasty, wisdom literature, and messianic prophecies); and 3) a survey of the New Testament in its historical setting (e.g., Christianity’s Jewish and Hellenistic roots, gospel formation, the gospels, Acts, letters, Revelation). Prerequisites: THEO 3300 and 60+ Transfer Hours. THEO 3321 - Apologetics Theology Apologetics is the rational defense of a religion. As such, apologetics is necessary for contemporary Catholics in the face of critiques from a secularized society. It is also a requirement for effective dialogue with other Christians. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 3322 - Theology of Creation Theology Study of the nature of creation and the unique place of the human person in creation according to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (in contrast to notions of "creationism" that thrive in certain branches of theology). Sources read may include Sacred Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Benedict of Nursia, Pope John Paul II, and Pope Benedict XVI. Special attention will be paid to how Catholic teachings can inform environmental issues and enlighten the aims and practices of environmental stewardship. Spring odd years. THEO 3323 - Teaching of the Protestant Tradition Theology Introduction to the Christian faith from a Protestant perspective: articles of the Nicene Creed, role of the Bible, providence, faith, conversion, sanctification, Baptism and Lord's Supper. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3331 - Catholic Church: Origin, Structure and Missions Theology Reflection in light of scripture and Vatican II on the Catholic Church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic; discussion of authority and the papacy; ecumenism; the laity; the role of the Church in the modern world. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3332 - Theology of the Sacraments Theology Study of the sacramental principle: relationship of the sacraments to Christ and the Church; and biblical, historical and doctrinal introduction to the seven sacraments, with special emphasis on their role in Christian life. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 3333 - Theology of Worship Theology Worship, ritual and the human condition; Christian worship and the history of salvation; spiritual worship and liturgical action: objective and subjective aspects; play and festivity; sacred actions, times, and places; liturgy and holiness. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, odd years. THEO 3336 - Christian Spirituality Theology Spirituality Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, illustrated by reading selected texts from the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 3336 - Christian Spirituality Theology Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, illustrated by reading selected texts from the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 3339 - Christ the Savior Theology Basic themes concerned with the person and work of Jesus Christ as they emerge in scripture and tradition; emphasis on Jesus' public ministry, the paschal mystery, and the Christology of both the early and contemporary Church; modern problems regarding the meaning of salvation. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 3345 - Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas Theology Introduction to the theological method and major contributions of St. Thomas. Each semester will concentrate on one of the following topics: God-Trinity, creation, the Holy Spirit, grace, the moral life, etc. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 3346 - Christian Vocations: Paths to Holiness Theology All Christians called to holiness; common principles and various paths by which this vocation is realized; lay men and women; ordained ministry; consecrated life. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 3349 - Christ and the Moral Life Theology Christian ethics as a morality of response and responsibility; nature and extent of Christian love, law, freedom and conscience; the theological virtues of faith, love, hope. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3351 - Prophets of Ancient Israel Theology Prophecy in the Old Testament in its historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying the prophets; current interpretations of the prophetic books. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, odd years. THEO 3352 - Paul: His Letters and Theology Theology The Pauline letters in their historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying the letters; current interpretations of Pauline theology. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 3353 - Pentateuch Theology The Torah in its historical and religious contexts; the development of pentateuchal criticism; critical methods of studying the pentateuch; theologies of the different traditions and their relations to biblical theology as a whole. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, even years. THEO 3354 - Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts Theology The synoptic gospels in their historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying these gospels and their relations to biblical theology as a whole. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3355 - Book of Psalms Theology Contemporary exegetical approaches to Psalms, including: the genre of 'psalm' with a comparison to similar literature from the ancient New East; types of psalms; relation of the Psalter to temple and synagogue worship; interpretations of individual psalms. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, even years. THEO 3363 - Church History I Theology Church history and Christian thought from apostolic times to the end of the thirteenth century. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3364 - Church History II Theology Church history and Christian thought from the end of the thirteenth century to the present. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 3365 - Gospel and Letters of John Theology The fourth gospel and the epistles of John; critical methods of Johannine study; current status of Johannine scholarship; theological messages of the gospel and epistles. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3375 - Eastern World Religions Theology Study of the major Eastern religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 3376 - Western World Religions Theology Study of the major Western religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. THEO 3375 is not a prerequisite. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 3378 - Introduction to Judaism Theology Major ideas, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of Judaism. (This course is sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society.) Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 3382 - God, One and Triune Theology The one God and his attributes; mystery of the Trinity and development of the Church's understanding of this mystery; participation in the triune life of God. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 4192 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Theology Theology Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Department Consent. Offered irregularly. THEO 4193 - Special Topics in Theology Theology Upper-division treatment of a selected topic of mutual interest to the professor and students. Offered irregularly. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. THEO 4292 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Theology Theology Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Department Consent, THEO 1300/3300, and 2300/3310. Offered irregularly. THEO 4293 - Special Topics in Theology Theology Upper-division treatment of a selected topic of mutual interest to the professor and students. Offered irregularly. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. THEO 4320 - Luke-Acts Theology Exegetical examination of Luke and Acts in light of their relationship, including: Luke-Acts scholarship (Cadbury to the present) and the critical method it engendered; genre of Acts; literary and theological unity of Luke and Acts. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 4323 - Teachings of Jesus Theology Survey of the utterances of Jesus as found in the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) and the Gospel of Thomas. Background issues are discussed (synoptic problem, redaction criticism, etc.), but principally the course examines key aspects of Jesus' utterances: their extent, form, authenticity, interpretation, and theology. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 4324 - Christian Ethics and the Law Theology A theological examination of ethical issues relating to the making and application of the law: e.g., the concept of justice; legal positivism and the relation of civil and criminal law to ethics and the legitimacy of the adversary system; obligations relating to confidentiality, equal access to legal services, punishment and sentencing, contracts; the practice of law as a Christian calling. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, even years. THEO 4325 - Faith and Moral Development Theology An examination of the stages, processes and methods of Christian moral development. Topics include: how ethical norms are known; relation of faith to ethics; the concept of habit and the development of theological and moral virtues; the effect of culture on morals; the role of myth, symbol and identification in moral development; academic subjects and moral development. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall, odd years. THEO 4327 - Sacred Arts in the Church Theology Theology of beauty and theology of art. Concept of sacred art. The use of works of visual art and music in Christian worship and devotion. As needed. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. THEO 4331 - Revelation and the Knowledge of God Theology Possibility of knowing God; nature and kinds of knowledge of God; transcendence in the world; God's self-revelation to humanity. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Fall. THEO 4334 - Social Justice and the Church Theology Catholic teaching on social, political and economic issues: freedom; law; conscience; marriage and family; political authority; just war and nuclear arms; human dignity and rights; work; private property and social justice. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 4336 - American Catholic Heritage Theology Survey from the Native Americans through the present in the shaping of American Catholicism; theological and ecumenical dimensions; contributions of the Catholic Church to the American scene emphasized. As needed. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. THEO 4337 - Grace and the Human Condition Theology Christian understanding of the human condition and God's transforming grace; human nature as fallen and elevated; justification and new life in Christ. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 4347 - Fathers of the Church Theology Lives and thoughts of the great saints and scholars of the first millennium who shaped the Church's teaching and life. Reading their works is essential to the course. Among those to be discussed are the Desert Fathers, Origen, Basil, Ambrose, and Augustine. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Fall, odd years. THEO 4348 - Theology of the Body Theology Biblical and ecclesial teachings concerning sexual morality in the single life, vowed celibacy, and sacramental marriages. Study and critique of medical and social challenges to the Church's position on sexuality. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 4351 - Wisdom in Israel Theology Introduction to the wisdom literature of the Old Testament: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Qoheleth, Song of Songs, Wisdom, and Sirach. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 4360 - John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 Theology A study of the thought and influence of John Henry Newman through a selection of his writings and an examination of the historical circumstances that led to their composition. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 4367 - Mariology Theology Mary's role in the salvation of humanity. Mary in scripture and in the tradition of the Church. The teaching of the contemporary magisterium: Pius XII, Vatican II, Paul VI, John Paul II. Mary in contemporary theology. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 4368 - Book of Revelation Theology Origin and development of apocalyptic literature in the Old Testament and the intertestamental period; formation, structure, and style of the Book of Revelation; redactional and literary analysis of the text to define its theology and the situation which produced it. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring, odd years. THEO 4374 - Modern Challenges to Christianity Theology The impact of the 19th and early 20th century scientific, economic, philosophical and psychological critiques of Christianity; emphasis on method for analyzing theological responses to these and other contemporary challenges. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310. Spring. THEO 4378 - Selected Questions in Judaism Theology The way in which Jews have read the Hebrew Scriptures through the ages. (The Jewish Chautauqua Endowed Lectureship in Honor of Rabbi Robert I. Kahn.) Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Spring, even years. THEO 4380 - Sources and Methods of Theology Theology Theology Assumptions and methodological concepts in the practice of Catholic theology: revelation, transmitted by scripture and tradition and interpreted by the magisterium; corresponding theologies; nature and method of theology as intellectus fidei and intellectus rationis; modern challenges to systematic theology. As needed. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. THEO 4392 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Theology Theology Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Department Consent, THEO 1300/3300, & 2300/3310. Offered irregularly. THEO 4393 - Special Topics in Theology Theology Upper-division treatment of a selected topic of mutual interest to the professor and students. Offered irregularly. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. THEO 4492 - Directed Reading/Independent Study in Theology Theology Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Department Consent, THEO 1300/3300, & 2300/3310. Offered irregularly. THEO 4493 - Special Topics in Theology Theology Upper-division treatment of a selected topic of mutual interest to the professor and students. Offered irregularly. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Copyright 2006-2007 University of St. Thomas. All Rights Reserved. http://www.stthom.edu/Degrees_Programs_Courses/Courses_Schedule/Search_Courses_P op_Up.aqf