Israel's Wisdom TraditionsSMB2278HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): McLaughlin, John L.COLLEGE: St. Michael's College SCHEDULE: Tu TIME: 14:00 to 16:00 PRE-REQUISITES: SMB1007 "Intro Old Testament" or equivalent. CREDITS: One Credit An introduction to Israel's search for wisdom in its Ancient Near Eastern context. Topics include the nature and expression of wisdom, its international context, Lady Wisdom, the place of wisdom literature in Israel's faith and the content of the individual wisdom books: Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon, plus consideration of the relevance of Israel's wisdom tradition for today. More Information |
Introduction to HomileticsSAP2301HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Lovrick, PeterCOLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Fri TIME: 9:00 to 11:00 CREDITS: One Credit Introduction to Homiletics is a one-semester course that gives students the opportunity to look at the theology, tradition and practice of Catholic preaching. Students will examine particular questions, issues and challenges in homiletics from a Catholic perspective, survey the development of preaching throughout Church history, determine how Roman Catholic preaching can be informed by the theory and practice in other traditions, and articulate the characteristics of good preaching. More Information |
Basics of PreachingWYP2301HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Robinson, PeterCOLLEGE: Wycliffe College SCHEDULE: Tue TIME: 10:00 to 13:00 CREDITS: One Credit The student will develop a theological framework regarding the character and place of preaching in the life of a local Church. This includes the place of the Church within the mission of God, the importance of analyzing and engaging with the way culture shapes the local community, and the understanding of what it means to be faithful to God in the way we handle the biblical text. The student will also learn to identify and implement the basic skills that are foundational to preaching. More Information |
Philosophy of Ecclesiastical History: Sacred and ProfaneTRH2316HF L6101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Clarke, Jr., John W.COLLEGE: Trinity College SCHEDULE: N/A Online TIME: TBA to TBA CREDITS: One Credit This introductory historiographical course surveys select 'sacred' and 'profane' works of church history by some of the most important ecclesiastical historians and philosophers active from the mid-first century AD until the mid-twentieth century (including, but not limited to, Luke, Augustine, Foxe, Bossuet, Voltaire, Hegel, Ranke, and Acton). More Information |
Creation/Anthropology/ SinSAT2321HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Anang, CharlesCOLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Tue TIME: 14:00 to 16:00 CREDITS: One Credit The first course on Theological Anthropology comprises four areas: (1) Biblical Foundation of two creations. (2) Theology of creation. (3) The human person in its created existence in the image of Christ. (4) Doctrine of Primordial, Original, and Personal sin. Angelology. More Information |
Creation, Fall, Grace and GlorySMT2328HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Dias, DarrenCOLLEGE: St. Michael's College SCHEDULE: Wed TIME: 17:00 to 19:00 CREDITS: One Credit Christian anthropology, focussing on theology of creation, human nature, the fall and original sin, transformation by grace, eschatological call to glory. Biblical, historical, liturgical, and contemporary theological reflection, emphasis on contemporary reinterpretation of creation theology, problem of evil, and grace. More Information |
Conversion & EducationSAP2401HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S):COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Sat TIME: 9:00 to 16:00 CREDITS: One Credit Study of Foundational pastoral, methodological, theological dynamics for authentic Catholic education. Focus on education's role to inform, form and transform. Conversion in the context of a global, technological in dialogue with Vatican II and significant post-Conciliar documents. More Information |
Church Ministry Sacraments: Presbyterian and Reformed ViewsKNT2431HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S): Fensham, Charles JamesCOLLEGE: Knox College SCHEDULE: Wed TIME: 9:00 to 11:00 PRE-REQUISITES: A basic introductory theology course. Knox M.Div. students need to have Ref. Theology in Dialogue. CREDITS: One Credit A theological exploration of Church, Ministry and Sacraments from a Presbyterian perspective in dialogue with other traditions and contemporary expressions of the Christian movement. More Information |
Sacramental Theology ISAT2431HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S):COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Fri TIME: 11:00 to 13:00 CREDITS: One Credit Introduction to sacraments in general, historical and systematic study of sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation, Eucharist) with special consideration of the pastoral viewpoint. More Information |
Old Testament: the Orthodox/Eastern Christian UnderstandingTRH2459HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2016 INSTRUCTOR(S):COLLEGE: Trinity College SCHEDULE: Thu TIME: 19:00 to 22:00 PRE-REQUISITES: Recommended preparation TRT2110H. CREDITS: One Credit Evaluation of the possibility of interaction or dialogue between Orthodox theoria-reading, which understands the OT eschatologically in reference to the new, and modern Western historical-critical approached to reading the OT text. More Information |
