Previous Years' Course Catalogues

Critical examination of issues, methods, and practices in theology focused on the development of the Roman Catholic doctrinal tradition within diverse, secular, multicultural, ecumenical contexts. Students engage and interrelate systematic and narrative discourses to address ecological, social, justice, and cultural issues in the public realm. Principal authors include Bernard Lonergan and Paul Ricoeur. Additional authors include Mary Carruthers, Louis-Marie Chauvet, Anne Clifford, Robert Doran, Stanley Hauerwas, Werner Jeanrond, Sallie McFague, and David Tracy. The course models an approach to theological integration, which will be helpful for students preparing for comprehensive examinations and other capstone activities as they approach the completion of their Master of Divinity or Master of Theological Studies programs.

Critical examination of issues, methods, and practices in theology focused on the development of the Roman Catholic doctrinal tradition within diverse, secular, multicultural, ecumenical contexts. Students engage and interrelate systematic and narrative discourses to address ecological, social, justice, and cultural issues in the public realm. Principal authors include Bernard Lonergan and Paul Ricoeur. Additional authors include Mary Carruthers, Louis-Marie Chauvet, Anne Clifford, Robert Doran, Stanley Hauerwas, Werner Jeanrond, Sallie McFague, and David Tracy. The course models an approach to theological integration, which will be helpful for students preparing for comprehensive examinations and other capstone activities as they approach the completion of their Master of Divinity or Master of Theological Studies programs.

The course will examine the portrait of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as it conveys three themes of justice: 1) the exercise of power, 2) economic issues, and 3) human worth. The course will place Jesus's actions and teachings in the social and political conditions of first century Galilee and Judea while also considering their relevance to contemporary events and circumstances. Special attention will be given to the parables, economic teachings, and the phenomena of healings and exorcisms as responses to the conditions of daily life and political rule in first century Palestine.

The course will examine the portrait of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as it conveys three themes of justice: 1) the exercise of power, 2) economic issues, and 3) human worth. The course will place Jesus's actions and teachings in the social and political conditions of first century Galilee and Judea while also considering their relevance to contemporary events and circumstances. Special attention will be given to the parables, economic teachings, and the phenomena of healings and exorcisms as responses to the conditions of daily life and political rule in first century Palestine.

The course will examine the portrait of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as it conveys three themes of justice: 1) the exercise of power, 2) economic issues, and 3) human worth. The course will place Jesus's actions and teachings in the social and political conditions of first century Galilee and Judea while also considering their relevance to contemporary events and circumstances. Special attention will be given to the parables, economic teachings, and the phenomena of healings and exorcisms as responses to the conditions of daily life and political rule in first century Palestine.

The course will examine the portrait of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels as it conveys three themes of justice: 1) the exercise of power, 2) economic issues, and 3) human worth. The course will place Jesus's actions and teachings in the social and political conditions of first century Galilee and Judea while also considering their relevance to contemporary events and circumstances. Special attention will be given to the parables, economic teachings, and the phenomena of healings and exorcisms as responses to the conditions of daily life and political rule in first century Palestine.

With the continuous development of modern science, the study of Jesus' miracles has been subjected to critical discussions ranging from myth to eyewitness testimony. This course we will analyze the various forms of miracle stories in the gospels and study their literary development and theological content, as well as their meaning at different levels of early Christian tradition. Particular consideration will be given to their historical context and content. Theological and practical pastoral implications arising from this study will be discussed.

In this course we will analyze the various forms of miracle stories in the gospels and study their meaning at different levels of early Christian tradition. Theological and pastoral implications arising from criticism will be considered.

This course explores the theological, spiritual and pastoral dimensions of the historical encounter between Eastern Christianity and Islam. The focus is on Syriac and Arabic texts (in translation) composed by Christian and Muslim writers living in the region constituted by today's Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Turkey, from the 7-17th centuries. Regarding the interaction of the two faiths and their respective adherents, the primary sources exhibit a range of attitudes and approaches, articulated across a variety of genres. We will seek not only to understand the import of our texts for their original authors and audiences, but also to derive insights for addressing the challenges of religious pluralism in our day.

This course will explore major approaches to the relationship between the Christian Faith and other religions in the context of the plurality and diversity of the contemporary world.

This course will explore major approaches to the relationship between the Christian Faith and other religions in the context of the plurality and diversity of the contemporary world.

This course will explore major approaches to the relationship between the Christian Faith and other religions in the context of the plurality and diversity of the contemporary world.