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We hope you enjoy your course(s)! | THEO 590: Introduction to Theology provides an introduction to the study of theology at the graduate-level. This course treats the meaning of theology in its various disciplines, major methods and basic terminology. Areas of focus are Divine Revelation and the characteristics of the human response, clarifying distinctions between faith and reason and between Scripture and Tradition, doctrine and its development, the task of theology and the Magisterium. THEO 604: Moral Theology is a study of the fundamental principles of moral theology in light of the revelation of God’s law and the grace of Christ, including the nature and end of morality, the vocation of beatitude, freedom and the morality of human acts, the nature of sin, cooperation in evil, moral conscience, the commandments and the natural law, the question of moral absolutes, and a survey of contemporary trends in moral theology. EDUC 630: Teaching the Faith, Part I - An introduction to Catholic religious education, including an examination of the ministry of catechetics, an overview of key Old and New Testament figures and events, and a thorough study of the Creed and the seven Sacraments, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (parts 1 and 2) with practical and creative ways to implement these teachings in a classroom. EDUC 631: Teaching the Faith, Part II - A continuation of EDUC 630 focusing on the moral life (commandments, virtues, and beatitudes) and the life of prayer (with examination of several prayers and devotions throughout the liturgical year) and how to teach them, based the Catechism of the Catholic Church parts 3 and 4 and ending with the role of catechesis in the mission of Church as seen in the General Directory of Catechesis. Patristics is a study of the Eastern and Western Fathers of the Church, with emphasis on their contributions to Church doctrine, morals and the spiritual life, including their historical context and the significance of these early Christian writings for the contemporary Church. God the Father: an examination of the first article of the Creed, both the intra-Trinitarian life (divine nature, Persons, relations, attributes) and divine relations with creation (the material universe, the creation of man in the divine image, the fall, and the promise of redemption). Other related questions may include the creation of the angels, the meaning of original sin, and theories of evolution. EDUC 603: Catechetical Norms and Methods: a study of Magisterial documents pertaining to religious education and evangelization, and the application of these norms to various parochial and diocesan ministries, including teaching methods for various ages, textbook selection, youth ministry, RCIA, and organization and direction of a parish catechetical program. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.) PHIL 603: Philosophical Errors provides a study of some of the false philosophies of man and God, especially in so far as these form the intellectual basis for errors and shortcomings in contemporary popular thought and in Biblical exegesis, with a critique of these theories and a comparison of them with the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. SCRI 606: Old Testament: a survey of the historical, wisdom, and prophetical books of the Old Testament as a preparation for the New Testament era. Includes the revelatory stages of salvation history, the importance of Biblical typology, and the function of fulfilled prophecy. Required for the M.A. and Diploma. THEO 602: Christology addresses the Person and natures of Jesus Christ and the mystery of the Incarnation, including the historicity of the Gospels, Jesus’ earthly life, His teaching, miracles, three-fold office, and redemptive mission; Christological controversies, councils and magisterial documents concerning Jesus Christ. HIST 610: Church History is meant to be a historical and thematic introduction to Christian history from its roots in the ancient near east, its interactions with the Greek and Roman world, its foundation and growth, its establishment by Constantine, its distinctive Latin, Greek, and Syriac branches, to its dominance of the European landscape and its development into the medieval period. THEO/EDUC 606: Apologetics explores controversial points of Catholic doctrine and their rationale in order to provide a reasonable explanation and defense of the Catholic faith. The course begins by addressing the concerns of those who share the least theological common ground with Catholics (those who do not believe in God) and gradually moves toward those who share more common ground, ending (God-willing!) with liberal dissent and traditionalism, touching upon some moral issues enroute. SCRI 607: New Testament is a survery of the books of the New Testament as the fulfillment of the old covenant epoch, including the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline Corpus, the Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse of St. John. PHIL 602: Philosophy of God and Man: a study of Thomas Aquinas’s metaphysics and philosophy of man, based on the Summa Theologiae, including the proofs of the existence of God; the relations between essence and esse in creatures and in God; the attributes of God; human nature; man’s knowledge, emotions and will; the spirituality, subsistence and immortality of the human soul; the union of soul and body, and man as a person. Should be taken before PHIL 603. Required for the MA and Diploma. EDUC 602: The Catechetical Tradition is a study of the teaching Church and the historical process of its development, including St. Augustine and Classical Catechesis, Christendom and St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Reformation and the Roman Catechism, the Enlightenment, Vatican I, Modernism, Vatican II, the renewed Catechumenate and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.) THEO/EDUC 605: Liturgy and Sacraments studies the liturgial and sacramental life of the Church, including the meaning of sacraments, their institution by Jesus Christ, and their efficacy, with special attention to the Eucharist. This course also includes the Prayer of the Church, the Liturgical Cyle, and sacramentals. Required for the Systematic Theology and Catechetics concentrations and Diploma. THEO 603: The Holy Spirit and Ecclesiology provides a study of the Person of the Holy Spirit, both within the Trinity and within the mystery of the Church, as expressed in Scripture and Tradition. This involves a detailed study of the eighth and ninth articles of the Apostles' Creed. Special attention will be focused on the teachings of the ecclesial Magisterium. The Magisterium itself will be studied inasmuch as it is the ecclesial office assisted by the Spirit of Truth to safeguard and to teach for all the time the truth entrusted to the Church by Jesus Christ. Other topics covered include the relationship between the Church and salvation, the Church as the People of God and Mystical Body of Christ, the Communion of Saints, and the special place of the Mother of God in the Church.
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