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This course is an introduction to some key figures in twentieth-century and current philosophy. We will begin with Edmund Husserl, the founder of the modern phenomenological movement. Husserl’s phenomenological method is one of the most important philosophical innovations of twentieth-century philosophy. His approach would influence several other major thinkers of the past century, including Emmanuel Levinas and Emmanuel Falque. Levinas articulates a highly original way of thinking about ethics that has left a strong mark on both contemporary philosophy and theology. Falque is widely considered one of the major Catholic philosophers today. His approach offers a very rich language that helps us better appreciate the depths and nuances of our corporeal being. The course also examines the provocative philosophy of Simone Weil, a brilliant young philosopher who sheds new light on the experiences of patience and attention, which she considered essential for gaining deeper contact with reality itself. We will also look at the thought of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, whose notion of the I-Thou relation continues to resonate with us today. Some of the themes that we will broach include the overcoming of the subject-object split, embodiment, and the proposition of ethics as “first philosophy.” These themes also make it possible to think more concretely about the nature of religious experience in a manner that reflects our actual lived experience.
This course is an introduction to some key figures in twentieth-century and current philosophy. We will begin with Edmund Husserl, the founder of the modern phenomenological movement. Husserl’s phenomenological method is one of the most important philosophical innovations of twentieth-century philosophy. His approach would influence several other major thinkers of the past century, including Emmanuel Levinas and Emmanuel Falque. Levinas articulates a highly original way of thinking about ethics that has left a strong mark on both contemporary philosophy and theology. Falque is widely considered one of the major Catholic philosophers today. His approach offers a very rich language that helps us better appreciate the depths and nuances of our corporeal being. The course also examines the provocative philosophy of Simone Weil, a brilliant young philosopher who sheds new light on the experiences of patience and attention, which she considered essential for gaining deeper contact with reality itself. We will also look at the thought of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, whose notion of the I-Thou relation continues to resonate with us today. Some of the themes that we will broach include the overcoming of the subject-object split, embodiment, and the proposition of ethics as “first philosophy.” These themes also make it possible to think more concretely about the nature of religious experience in a manner that reflects our actual lived experience.
An exploration of the philosophical questions associated with the kinds of change found in natural entities, with a focus of this general account for human nature and the cause of nature itself. Foundational concepts like Causality, change will be studied in relation to Metaphysics and the Sciences of Nature.
Natural Theology will help to explore the Knowability of God’s Existence and the Rational approaches employed in the History of philosophy especially the Anthropological and Cosmological and Ontological arguments advanced by Christian Philosophers as Thomas Aquinas and Anselm of Canterbury. While focusing on the Analogical knowledge of God though affirmation, through negation and through eminence it will also study the attributes of God, God’s Concurrence and Providence in relations to all creatures especially Human beings and the Problem of Evil.
An exploration of the philosophical questions associated with the kinds of change found in natural entities, with a focus of this general account for human nature and the cause of nature itself. Foundational concepts like Causality, change will be studied in relation to Metaphysics and the Sciences of Nature.
Natural Theology will help to explore the Knowability of God’s Existence and the Rational approaches employed in the History of philosophy especially the Anthropological and Cosmological and Ontological arguments advanced by Christian Philosophers as Thomas Aquinas and Anselm of Canterbury. While focusing on the Analogical knowledge of God though affirmation, through negation and through eminence it will also study the attributes of God, God’s Concurrence and Providence in relations to all creatures especially Human beings and the Problem of Evil.
A review of the moral, pastoral and canonical principles of sound ministerial practice in the Roman Catholic tradition, along with an intensive practicum.
A review of the moral, pastoral and canonical principles of sound ministerial practice in the Roman Catholic tradition, along with an intensive practicum.
This course seeks to equip students with both knowledge and a practical skill set in worship leadership, ritual construction, and music-making. The course examines the theology, design, and performance practices of ritual design and music-making pertaining to public worship leadership. Students will have the opportunity to create rituals and lead public worship events to demonstrate the acquired skill set in this course.
The Toronto School of Theology Choir is an ecumenical choir based at Emmanuel College whose members sing at TST chapel services and other community events at the University of Toronto and in the broader community. Through the choir, members are introduced to a wide variety of church music repertoire from various Christian traditions from around the world. Members also advance their singing and ensemble skills in a group through weekly rehearsals where they learn about vocal production and ensemble singing. TST Choir is open to all members of the University of Toronto: students, faculty and staff.
This orientation to several dimensions of Christian ethics - language, sources, norms, methods and concerns - aims to foster ethical awareness for dealing with moral challenges in personal, social, and church/religious life. To practice Canadian ethical reflection, these dimensions are introduced with reference to several concrete social issues and the public vocation of Christian ethics.
This course will facilitate an understanding of the Gospel of Mark with reference to five, overarching themes: 1) the text's implied socio-cultural context; 2) narrative structure; 3) the distanciation of the reader from the text; 3) its implied symbolic (structural) world; 4)the intended (and unintended) effects of the text upon the reader; and 5) changes in the reader's self-understanding.
This course is focused on whether religion has a legitimate role in the “public square” of a modern democratic society. Its objective is to think critically and sensitively about Christian values and commitments in ways that preserve peace and concord in the multicultural and multireligious social context of a secular state.
This course is focused on whether religion has a legitimate role in the “public square” of a modern democratic society. Its objective is to think critically and sensitively about Christian values and commitments in ways that preserve peace and concord in the multicultural and multireligious social context of a secular state.