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Provides students with an overview of the cultural and intellectual culture of Catholicism from the Reformation to the eve of the First World War. The primary objective of the course is to provide students with a chronological framework of cultural and intellectual development within which to situate particular pieces of knowledge. The students are given a big-picture plotline of the Christian experience.
Students are introduced by experts in the field to issues or sub-fields within philosophy and/or theology that bear on Catholic faith or practice. Examples include the philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, the Franciscan tradition of philosophy and theology, the Trinitarian theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Communio theology of Pope Benedict XVI.
Notes
This course may be taken more than once on different topics.
Students are introduced by experts in the field to issues or sub-fields within the sciences that bear on Catholic faith or practice. Examples include environmental science, child psychology, or economics as they relate to Catholic teaching and living out the faith in the modern world.
Notes
This course may be taken more than once on different topics.
Provides students with an overview of the cultural and intellectual culture of Catholicism from the First World War to the current pontificate. Special attention is given to the Second Vatican Council and its aftermath. The primary objective of the course is to provide students with a chronological framework of cultural and intellectual development within which to situate particular pieces of knowledge. The students are given a big-picture plotline of the Christian experience. The course also discusses the contempory situation within the Catholic Church and Christian societies.
This course examines an important topic, event, theme, or movement relevant to Catholic Studies. Chosen issues may be covered from the perspective of literature, the arts, and other humanities. Examples include Catholic social theory and practice, the crusades, and Renaissance art.
Notes
This course may be taken more than once on different topics.