Course Catalogue 2026-2027

This course examines the historical development and contemporary practice of theology as an exercise of intellectual probity and religious commitment. Topics include the historical development of modern theology, doctrine, faith and reason, revelation and authority, tradition and development, magisterium and theology, contextual theology, Preaching, science and theology, and synodality.

This course examines the historical development and contemporary practice of theology as an exercise of intellectual probity and religious commitment. Topics include the origins of Christian theology, its historical development, the relationship of religious narrative to religious doctrine, faith and reason, revelation and authority, tradition and development. The course introduces Bernard Lonergan.

Introduction to theology and the elements of Catholic theology. Revelation, Faith, Tradition, Church doctrine, infallibility, biblical inspiration.

Introduction to theology and the elements of Catholic theology. Revelation, Faith, Tradition, Church doctrine, infallibility, biblical inspiration.

Introduction to theology and the elements of Catholic theology. Revelation, Faith, Tradition, Church doctrine, infallibility, biblical inspiration.

Introduction to theology and the elements of Catholic theology. Revelation, Faith, Tradition, Church doctrine, infallibility, biblical inspiration.

An introduction to the language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Study of basic grammar and vocabulary in order to read easier prose and poetic texts. This course is taught with a "communicative" pedagogy, by which students learn to read, write, and even speak Biblical Hebrew. The ultimate goal of the communicative approach is to sensitize language learners to Biblical Hebrew as a human language so that the biblical texts can be read with greater sensitivity.

This course will invite students to engage significant challenges confronting the contemporary practice of theology in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Christian Churches (such as: secularization, racism, colonization, gender discrimination, sex abuse crisis). Careful attention will then be given to elements of theological reflection, with emphasis on theological method, revelation, faith, scripture, tradition, dogma and its development, teaching office (magisterium), the theologian, infallibility, and historicity. Assuming the redefining impact of globalization and religious pluralism on the understanding and practice of theology, the course aims at enabling students to critically assess and appropriate the resources of Christian tradition so as to be able to define and contribute to Roman Catholic and Eastern Christian theology tailored for the twenty-first century.

Exploring key issues and themes in Christian theology, this course examines questions like the following: How are Christians to make judgments about the appropriate sources, norms, and ends of Christian theology, and how do these relate to wider spheres of intellectual and practical spheres of life? Attention will be given to differing approaches to the traditional topics in theology, including the concept of God, the doctrine of Creation, the nature of humanity, and the problem of evil. With attention to various perspectives and approaches to these issues, class sessions illustrate how different decisions about the nature of theology have a wide range of implications for how one conceives of Christian belief and practice.

Exploring key issues and themes in Christian theology, this course examines questions like the following: How are Christians to make judgments about the appropriate sources, norms, and ends of Christian theology, and how do these relate to wider spheres of intellectual and practical spheres of life? Attention will be given to differing approaches to the traditional topics in theology, including the concept of God, the doctrine of Creation, the nature of humanity, and the problem of evil. With attention to various perspectives and approaches to these issues, class sessions illustrate how different decisions about the nature of theology have a wide range of implications for how one conceives of Christian belief and practice.

This course introduces the discipline of systematic theology as a holistic and inter-related account of Christian confession. It gives an account of theology's method, sources, and goals, with a particular emphasis on the Holy Scriptures as the church's normative witness to revelation. As the first in a two course sequence, this course addresses the contents of the first article of the Apostles Creed, having to do with the doctrines of God (including God's triunity), creation, and providence. The goal of the course is to orient students to the church's ongoing reflection on God and God's works so that their own ministry of witness in the church and the world might reflect more faithfully the glory of God and God's great love for creation.

This course introduces the discipline of systematic theology as a holistic and inter-related account of Christian confession. It gives an account of theology's method, sources, and goals, with a particular emphasis on the Holy Scriptures as the church's normative witness to revelation. As the first in a two course sequence, this course addresses the contents of the first article of the Apostles Creed, having to do with the doctrines of God (including God's triunity), creation, and providence. The goal of the course is to orient students to the church's ongoing reflection on God and God's works so that their own ministry of witness in the church and the world might reflect more faithfully the glory of God and God's great love for creation.