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Course Catalogue 2019-2020

Prophetic Literature SAB2181HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Chung, Frederick Yon-Ho COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Tue TIME: 11:00 to 13:00 PRE-REQUISITES: Introduction to the Old Testament course CREDITS: One Credit This course introduces the prophets of Israel from their historical contexts, explores developments, genres and theological themes. Attention will be paid to the role of Israelite prophets in the larger ancient Near East context and prophetic contributions to Israelite expressions of God. Basic methods of exegesis will be reinforced as well as attention to a Catholic framework for interpretation. More Information Add to Favourites
Spiritual Formation in the Anglican Tradition TRP2202HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Wang, Lisa COLLEGE: Trinity College SCHEDULE: Thu TIME: 14:00 to 17:00 CREDITS: One Credit Reflection on aspects of the spiritual formation of the human person and of the postulant for ordination in the Anglican Church. Students will consider topics such as the theology of the human person, longing for God, spiritual motherhood and fatherhood, kenosis, stewardship of the sacraments, preaching and prayer, and how these inform our understanding of the priesthood. More Information Add to Favourites
The Christian God SAT2223HF L6101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Gittens, Peter COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Online TIME: NA to NA CREDITS: One Credit This course considers basic themes in the theology of the Holy Trinity from a biblical, historical and systematic viewpoint and addresses selected contemporary questions about the mystery of the tri-personal God. More Information Add to Favourites
Mystery of the Triune God SMT2223HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Dias, Darren COLLEGE: St. Michael's College SCHEDULE: Wed TIME: 11:00 to 13:00 CREDITS: One Credit Mystery of God Triune: biblical, liturgical, historical, and contemporary theology on the Trinity. Question of God in human experience, atheism, Trinitarian debates, feminist perspectives, the Trinity in the economy of salvation, implications for prayer. More Information Add to Favourites
Spirituality of the Jewish Year SMP2241HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Anderson, Anne COLLEGE: St. Michael's College SCHEDULE: Wed TIME: 17:00 to 19:00 CREDITS: One Credit Introduction to Judaism through study of the Sabbath and festivals of the Jewish year. Designed for Christians, enables students to teach and to preach from an understanding of our Jewish roots. More Information Add to Favourites
Christology SAT2242HF L0102 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Lombardi, Josephine Lovrick, Peter COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: TIME: NA to NA CREDITS: One Credit Answering Jesus' question: "Who do people say I am?", course uses Old Testament expectations, New Testament data, Conciliar definitions and contemporary issues. More Information Add to Favourites
Christology SAT2242HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Lombardi, Josephine COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Thu TIME: 11:00 to 13:00 CREDITS: One Credit Answering Jesus' question: "Who do people say I am?", course uses Old Testament expectations, New Testament data, Conciliar definitions and contemporary issues. More Information Add to Favourites
Modern Athesim TRH2253HF L6101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Clarke, Jr., John W. COLLEGE: Trinity College SCHEDULE: Online CREDITS: One Credit This introductory course surveys the history of atheism and secularization from the mid-eighteenth-century Western European Enlightenment to the present. We will not only read selections from some of the most important English, Scottish, German, and American atheists, agnostics, and rationalists of the period, but also examine and discuss how contemporary political and social thought contributed to the rise of secular thought and gradual decline in theological orthodoxy. The course will demonstrate how the writings of atheists and theological rationalists have always been predicated on significant intellectual and emotional tensions between orthodox Christianity and contemporary culture. More Information Add to Favourites
The Psalms SAB2261HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Chung, Frederick Yon-Ho COLLEGE: St. Augustine's Seminary SCHEDULE: Fri TIME: 11:00 to 13:00 PRE-REQUISITES: Introduction to the Old Testament CREDITS: One Credit The Psalter can be viewed as a distillation of Israel's history, spirituality, liturgy, wisdom, Torah and messianic hopes. This course will examine some of the key elements of Hebrew poetry exemplified by the Psalms. In the study of the Psalms according to their literary forms or genres, their unique poetic and thematic features will be highlighted. Some consideration will be given to thematic groupings of Psalms such as Creation Psalms and Penitential Psalms. The spirituality of the Psalms will be explored both through Patristic literature and modern authors. This course will consider the messianic and Christological reading of the Psalms. More Information Add to Favourites
Introduction to Homiletics SAP2301HF L0101 SESSION: Fall 2019 INSTRUCTOR(S): Lovrick, Peter COLLEGE: 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 Add to Favourites