Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41136

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Peter Distelzweig

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42419

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Tim Pawl

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42420

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42421

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 40206

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Joshua Stuchlik

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 40207

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Joshua Stuchlik

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 40208

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Rose Mary Lemmons

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41133

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  John Kronen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 40217

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  John Kronen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 40210

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Chris Toner

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41137

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Chris Toner

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41138

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41140

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Zach Dotray

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41141

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Andy Jaspers

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41142

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Erik Pedersen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41143

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Andy Jaspers

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42061

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Emma Jerndal

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41144

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Andy Jaspers

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41523

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Heidi Giebel

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42062

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Thomas Feeney

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42075

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 43309

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 234

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Nicole Thompson

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 43308

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 234

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Nicole Thompson

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 43326

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Erik Pedersen

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41799

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Writing Intensive

  Stephen Laumakis

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42428

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Writing Intensive

  Stephen Laumakis

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41800

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 454

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Peter Distelzweig

This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42429

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Peter Distelzweig

This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42434

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Family Studies Major Approved
     Family Studies Minor Approved

  Catherine Deavel

This course examines the nature of human love, particularly within marriages and families. Possible topics include: romantic love, sex, dating, and marriage; true friends and friendships of selfish pleasure or advantage; love of family, strangers, and those one doesn’t like; the nature of love (is it a feeling? Is it an act of will?); reciprocity, permanence, and fidelity; love within families, especially spousal and parent/child bonds. Attention will be given to reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41885

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Mathew Lu

In this course we will consider some of the central figures and questions of ancient (Western) philosophy. We will begin with some of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers, but the majority of the course will concentrate on Plato and Aristotle. Our main goal will be to gain a basic familiarity with the overall philosophical outlook of each of these two pillars of Western thought. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42444

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Mathew Lu

A survey of the roots of philosophical inquiry in the classical period. The pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42445

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Gloria Frost

In this course, we will read and analyze a representative sample of texts composed between the late 300's and early 1300's by authors such as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas. We will focus primarily on Christian authors, but will also read Islamic and Jewish philosophers. We will study many of the defining philosophical issues of the medieval period, such as the problem of universals, arguments for God’s existence, and the eternity of the world. We will pay particular attention to the differing conceptions of the relationship between faith and reason, which was one of the central themes permeating medieval philosophy. The diversity of positions that we will encounter on these issues, and others, will bring us into the lively intellectual debate that took place in the middle ages. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and one other PHIL course.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41889

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Tim Pawl

This course will focus on some major questions in metaphysics and natural philosophy. We will approach these topics from two different perspectives: the Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective and the contemporary analytic perspective. Some issues we will discuss include: metaphysical composition of material objects and their persistence conditions; the analysis of compositional, qualitative, and substantial change; possibility and necessity; causation; the nature of time; and the problem of universals. Prerequisite: PHIL 220.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41890

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Tim Pawl

This course will focus on some major questions in metaphysics and natural philosophy. We will approach these topics from two different perspectives: the Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective and the contemporary analytic perspective. Some issues we will discuss include: metaphysical composition of material objects and their persistence conditions; the analysis of compositional, qualitative, and substantial change; possibility and necessity; causation; the nature of time; and the problem of universals. Prerequisite: PHIL 220.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42999

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Laurel Potter

This course will introduce students to the theological framework that Christians have historically used to address questions of faith and human existence through the lens of contextual theology. Contextual theology emphasizes the importance of a believing community’s milieu—social, political, geographical, cultural, etc.—in understanding the priorities and contours of their faith and theological reflection. In this course, students will read Scripture and classic Christian texts with an eye to the authors’ and readers’ socio-political realities, as well as how critics and contemporary readers of these texts receive and understand these thinkers. The course will focus particularly on the development of Christian soteriology and anthropology over time and space, as well as the lived effects of different theological expressions for the common good

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43000

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Laurel Potter

This course will introduce students to the theological framework that Christians have historically used to address questions of faith and human existence through the lens of contextual theology. Contextual theology emphasizes the importance of a believing community’s milieu—social, political, geographical, cultural, etc.—in understanding the priorities and contours of their faith and theological reflection. In this course, students will read Scripture and classic Christian texts with an eye to the authors’ and readers’ socio-political realities, as well as how critics and contemporary readers of these texts receive and understand these thinkers. The course will focus particularly on the development of Christian soteriology and anthropology over time and space, as well as the lived effects of different theological expressions for the common good

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41495

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Laurel Potter

*This course is taught in Spanish* En sintonía con la escuelita pastoral “Bendita Mezcla,” esta clase presentará una introducción a la teología cristiana a través de las tradiciones pedagógicas narrativas, liberacionistas, y populares de Latinoamérica y el Caribe para estudiantes de herencia latina y/o con interés en conocer las espiritualidades y las religiosidades de los pueblos de la región. La teología popular de “NuestrAmérica” es una mezcla bendita de conocimientos, sabidurías, y artes, nacida de una diversidad que comparte la esperanza evangélica por otro mundo posible en el cual, a su vez, quepan muchos mundos. La clase se dará en español.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41255

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Corrine Carvalho

This course introduces students to foundational concepts within Christian theology. This section examines the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament in their ancient contexts and then uses that knowledge to better understand the role played by the Bible in contemporary moral, political, and theological debates (such as those concerning human nature, faith, economics, ecology, gender, and more).

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41221

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Edward Ulrich

Today’s world is very different from the one in which the biblical texts were composed. How can today’s reader find meaning in these ancient texts? This course will help to bridge the gap between the world of the texts and today’s world, especially in terms of differing value systems and differing understandings of the natural world. Furthermore, a growing religious pluralism is a part of today’s world, and so the Bible and the Christian tradition will be examined as parts of a larger matrix of cultures and religions. Finally, in bridging today’s world with the texts the course will identify, in the latter, resources that can be drawn on in working for the common good.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40225

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Edward Ulrich

Today’s world is very different from the one in which the biblical texts were composed. How can today’s reader find meaning in these ancient texts? This course will help to bridge the gap between the world of the texts and today’s world, especially in terms of differing value systems and differing understandings of the natural world. Furthermore, a growing religious pluralism is a part of today’s world, and so the Bible and the Christian tradition will be examined as parts of a larger matrix of cultures and religions. Finally, in bridging today’s world with the texts the course will identify, in the latter, resources that can be drawn on in working for the common good.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41252

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Amy Levad

This section introduces you to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The primary lens through which we will approach theological questions in this course is that of the common good. A standard definition of the common good in Catholic intellectual tradition comes from the Second Vatican Council: “the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own fulfillment.”

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42985

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 108

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Susan Myers

This course introduces students to the Christian theological tradition through an examination of core texts, theological concepts and history. Special attention will be paid to the contributions and roles that women have played throughout Christian history. Students can also expect to explore the relationship between Christianity and other monotheistic faiths.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40231

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Ryan Dulkin

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40232

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Ryan Dulkin

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40299

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Daniel Pioske

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43293

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43294

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43297

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 329

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43304

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 329

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41246

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 302

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Carissa Wyant

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41782

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 302

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Carissa Wyant

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41922

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)

  Mary Twite

This section explores the foundational claim in Christian theology that creation is brought into existence and sustained by a Creator, a claim that informs Catholic intellectual tradition and social teaching. We will consider questions such as: Does God care about how human beings treat creation? What guidance does scripture offer for how we ought to live on this planet? Is environmental destruction, such as the climate crisis, the result of human sin, or part of God's plan to bring about the end of the world? What are the implications of the conviction that God became human and lived on Earth? Can and ought theologians and scientists work together to overcome environmental problems? How is love of neighbor and commitment to the common good tied to care for creation?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41923

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)

  Mary Twite

This section explores the foundational claim in Christian theology that creation is brought into existence and sustained by a Creator, a claim that informs Catholic intellectual tradition and social teaching. We will consider questions such as: Does God care about how human beings treat creation? What guidance does scripture offer for how we ought to live on this planet? Is environmental destruction, such as the climate crisis, the result of human sin, or part of God's plan to bring about the end of the world? What are the implications of the conviction that God became human and lived on Earth? Can and ought theologians and scientists work together to overcome environmental problems? How is love of neighbor and commitment to the common good tied to care for creation?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43305

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 329

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 41783

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged

  Bernard Brady

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40233

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged

  Bernard Brady

This course introduces students to foundational concepts and skills associated with Christian theology. The course reflects critically upon the concepts of God and Christ, Scripture, Faith and Reason, the Human Being, and the Common Good, especially in the context of Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. Students will gain a basic level of theological literacy through introduction to central texts within Christian tradition, particularly the Bible. Students will also be introduced to connecting fundamental theological questions to the common good in the context of the pressing challenges of today’s world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 40228

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Paul Wojda

This section is designed for students who are considering careers in health or medicine, and/or for those who are exploring pre-health majors.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42901

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mary Elmstrand

This section compares theological imaginations in regard to the following questions: Who is God? What does it mean to be human? Is there meaning to suffering? What is the significance of the cross for Christians? In light of systematic injustice in our world—where is God and who might we be for one another?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42903

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mary Elmstrand

This section compares theological imaginations in regard to the following questions: Who is God? What does it mean to be human? Is there meaning to suffering? What is the significance of the cross for Christians? In light of systematic injustice in our world—where is God and who might we be for one another?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42904

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Mary Elmstrand

This section compares theological imaginations in regard to the following questions: Who is God? What does it mean to be human? Is there meaning to suffering? What is the significance of the cross for Christians? In light of systematic injustice in our world—where is God and who might we be for one another?

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42906

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Mark McInroy

This section is designed to acquaint students with the contents of the Bible and with Christian history, especially in the context of the Catholic tradition. Through careful reading of a core of common texts and a variety of written assignments, students are expected to attain a basic understanding of human experience in the light of major areas of theology, including revelation, God, creation, Jesus and the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42907

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Steven McMichael

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42910

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Steven McMichael

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42913

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Fuad Naeem

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42914

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Fuad Naeem

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42915

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged

  Deborah Organ

Immigration and Poverty will engage the foundations of the Christian Theological Tradition through the lens of the experience of the movement of people and the experience of poverty in ancient and contemporary contexts.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42916

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged

  Deborah Organ

Immigration and Poverty will engage the foundations of the Christian Theological Tradition through the lens of the experience of the movement of people and the experience of poverty in ancient and contemporary contexts.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 43350

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Laurel Potter

This course will introduce students to the theological framework that Christians have historically used to address questions of faith and human existence through the lens of contextual theology. Contextual theology emphasizes the importance of a believing community’s milieu—social, political, geographical, cultural, etc.—in understanding the priorities and contours of their faith and theological reflection. In this course, students will read Scripture and classic Christian texts with an eye to the authors’ and readers’ socio-political realities, as well as how critics and contemporary readers of these texts receive and understand these thinkers. The course will focus particularly on the development of Christian soteriology and anthropology over time and space, as well as the lived effects of different theological expressions for the common good

4 Credits