Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42076

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

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: 42131

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

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: 42093

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42094

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42095

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Cara Anthony

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: 42081

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver). There aren’t many questions more important than this­—and, whether we know it or not, it’s a question that confronts us daily, demanding an answer. As human beings we each have the capacity to reflect on our existence and purpose, and to explore what it means to be “free” and “authentic”; our very existence is our answer. In this section of THEO 100, we will seek to answer this question from the perspective of Christian (theological) reflections on human existence, asking what it means to live in the world in the light of God’s self-disclosure in the person of Jesus Christ. We will engage an ongoing conversation between several Christian texts and thinkers across the last 2,000 years—including the Gospel of Luke, Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, and Søren Kierkegaard, among others—to discern the relevance of Christian thought for private and public life in the world today, and to discover its potential for illuminating our own perspectives on what it means to be human.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42082

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Shane Gormley

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver). There aren’t many questions more important than this­—and, whether we know it or not, it’s a question that confronts us daily, demanding an answer. As human beings we each have the capacity to reflect on our existence and purpose, and to explore what it means to be “free” and “authentic”; our very existence is our answer. In this section of THEO 100, we will seek to answer this question from the perspective of Christian (theological) reflections on human existence, asking what it means to live in the world in the light of God’s self-disclosure in the person of Jesus Christ. We will engage an ongoing conversation between several Christian texts and thinkers across the last 2,000 years—including the Gospel of Luke, Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, and Søren Kierkegaard, among others—to discern the relevance of Christian thought for private and public life in the world today, and to discover its potential for illuminating our own perspectives on what it means to be human.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42083

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Julie Amajuoyi

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: 42098

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Daniel Pioske

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: 42749

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

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: 42100

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Daniel Pioske

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: 42101

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42102

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42088

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

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: 42089

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 309

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

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: 42104

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Philip Rolnick

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: 42090

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Catherine Cejda

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: 42105

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Philip Rolnick

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: 42106

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

  Susan Myers

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: 42748

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

  Julie Amajuoyi

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: 42107

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

  Susan Myers

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: 42109

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42110

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42111

Blended Online & 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

  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: 42112

Blended Online & 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

  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: 42116

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42117

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42118

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42120

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  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: 42121

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  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: 42122

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

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: 42123

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

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: 42124

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42125

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  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: 42126

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

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: 42127

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library 314

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Eugenia Gavrilyuk

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: 42128

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 227

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Marguerite Spencer

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: 42129

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Kelly Wilson

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 modern moral, political, and theological debates (such as creation vs. evolution, the morality of war and slavery, the role of women in society, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, and more).

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42130

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

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

  Kelly Wilson

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 modern moral, political, and theological debates (such as creation vs. evolution, the morality of war and slavery, the role of women in society, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, and more).

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42084

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Bridgid Smith

“Are you a Christian?” is a fairly commonplace inquiry in the modern West. The tone of the questioning ranges from inquisitory to perfunctory, even to accusatory at times. Answers given range widely in detail, depth, and deliberation. But underneath this question lies another, perhaps even more fundamental, question to consider: What does it mean to be a Christian? Throughout the course we will explore this question from within the Catholic, and more broadly Christian, intellectual tradition as we seek to understand what it means for a person, or a group of persons, to follow Jesus Christ. Using the practice of disciplined theological reflection, students will be asked to probe and ponder and wrestle with the meaning behind the phrase “being Christian”. From the creation story in Genesis, to the Incarnation of Jesus, to the development of the Church, this course will examine the arch of salvation history and certain key aspects of Christian doctrine as outlined in the Nicene Creed. In doing so, this class will develop a language and framework in which to critically reflect on and engage the question of what it means to be a Christian today.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42085

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Bridgid Smith

“Are you a Christian?” is a fairly commonplace inquiry in the modern West. The tone of the questioning ranges from inquisitory to perfunctory, even to accusatory at times. Answers given range widely in detail, depth, and deliberation. But underneath this question lies another, perhaps even more fundamental, question to consider: What does it mean to be a Christian? Throughout the course we will explore this question from within the Catholic, and more broadly Christian, intellectual tradition as we seek to understand what it means for a person, or a group of persons, to follow Jesus Christ. Using the practice of disciplined theological reflection, students will be asked to probe and ponder and wrestle with the meaning behind the phrase “being Christian”. From the creation story in Genesis, to the Incarnation of Jesus, to the development of the Church, this course will examine the arch of salvation history and certain key aspects of Christian doctrine as outlined in the Nicene Creed. In doing so, this class will develop a language and framework in which to critically reflect on and engage the question of what it means to be a Christian today.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42086

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Bridgid Smith

“Are you a Christian?” is a fairly commonplace inquiry in the modern West. The tone of the questioning ranges from inquisitory to perfunctory, even to accusatory at times. Answers given range widely in detail, depth, and deliberation. But underneath this question lies another, perhaps even more fundamental, question to consider: What does it mean to be a Christian? Throughout the course we will explore this question from within the Catholic, and more broadly Christian, intellectual tradition as we seek to understand what it means for a person, or a group of persons, to follow Jesus Christ. Using the practice of disciplined theological reflection, students will be asked to probe and ponder and wrestle with the meaning behind the phrase “being Christian”. From the creation story in Genesis, to the Incarnation of Jesus, to the development of the Church, this course will examine the arch of salvation history and certain key aspects of Christian doctrine as outlined in the Nicene Creed. In doing so, this class will develop a language and framework in which to critically reflect on and engage the question of what it means to be a Christian today.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42087

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 327

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Bridgid Smith

“Are you a Christian?” is a fairly commonplace inquiry in the modern West. The tone of the questioning ranges from inquisitory to perfunctory, even to accusatory at times. Answers given range widely in detail, depth, and deliberation. But underneath this question lies another, perhaps even more fundamental, question to consider: What does it mean to be a Christian? Throughout the course we will explore this question from within the Catholic, and more broadly Christian, intellectual tradition as we seek to understand what it means for a person, or a group of persons, to follow Jesus Christ. Using the practice of disciplined theological reflection, students will be asked to probe and ponder and wrestle with the meaning behind the phrase “being Christian”. From the creation story in Genesis, to the Incarnation of Jesus, to the development of the Church, this course will examine the arch of salvation history and certain key aspects of Christian doctrine as outlined in the Nicene Creed. In doing so, this class will develop a language and framework in which to critically reflect on and engage the question of what it means to be a Christian today.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42132

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

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

  David Landry

This section involves the student in an intensive historical, literary, and theological reading of major portions of the New Testament in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts and from the perspective of modern methods of biblical interpretation. In addition, the course explores the New Testament as a foundational document for modern Christian traditions in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42134

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 329

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Paul Niskanen

This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42133

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

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

  David Landry

This section involves the student in an intensive historical, literary, and theological reading of major portions of the New Testament in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts and from the perspective of modern methods of biblical interpretation. In addition, the course explores the New Testament as a foundational document for modern Christian traditions in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42135

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Paul Niskanen

This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42136

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 1

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mark DelCogliano

A theological and historical introduction to the origins and development of the Christian church from the first to the fifth centuries. Special attention will be given to the historical emergence of Christian doctrines, creeds and canon; the formation of Christian understandings of the human person; the development of liturgical and sacramental traditions; and the interaction of Christianity with other ancient cultures. Contemporary approaches to the study of Christian origins will be emphasized.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42137

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: John Roach Center LL01

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Steven McMichael

A study of the development of Christian Theology from the fall of the Roman Empire until the Renaissance. Special attention will be given to the main themes of the classical Christian views of faith/reason, grace/nature, God/creation in the theologies of such theologians as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure. Other themes that may be treated: the role of monasticism and mendicant life; medieval saints such as St. Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, women's spirituality, mysticism, liturgical developments, religious art and architecture, and the interaction of Christians with Jews and Muslims.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42587

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 1

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mark DelCogliano

A theological and historical introduction to the origins and development of the Christian church from the first to the fifth centuries. Special attention will be given to the historical emergence of Christian doctrines, creeds and canon; the formation of Christian understandings of the human person; the development of liturgical and sacramental traditions; and the interaction of Christianity with other ancient cultures. Contemporary approaches to the study of Christian origins will be emphasized.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42138

Blended Online & In-Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Barbara Sain

This course either introduces systematic theology, a discipline that tries to understand how Christian teachings relate to each other and to other beliefs about the world, or it focuses on a particular teaching of the Church, such as Christ, salvation, or death and the afterlife. It explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the most significant teachings in Catholic and Protestant traditions, emphasizing the relationship of scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as sources for Christian theology. Special emphasis is given to the role of grace in history and human experience. All sections explore the ways in which Christian doctrine has influenced and been influenced by the culture in which it is lived, and the role that Christian teachings play in responding to social need.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42139

Blended Online & In-Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Barbara Sain

This course either introduces systematic theology, a discipline that tries to understand how Christian teachings relate to each other and to other beliefs about the world, or it focuses on a particular teaching of the Church, such as Christ, salvation, or death and the afterlife. It explores both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the most significant teachings in Catholic and Protestant traditions, emphasizing the relationship of scripture, tradition, experience, and reason as sources for Christian theology. Special emphasis is given to the role of grace in history and human experience. All sections explore the ways in which Christian doctrine has influenced and been influenced by the culture in which it is lived, and the role that Christian teachings play in responding to social need.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42140

In Person | Topics Lecture 10

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Honors Course

  David Landry

This course will analyze and evaluate the coverage of religion and religious issues in the mass media (primarily in newspaper and magazines) and analyze religiously-inspired or religiously-themed media products (primarily in films, radio, television programs, and books). This course attempts to develop skills in detecting the religious thread in the tapestry of modern culture, interpreting the theological content in popular culture, critically analyzing the coverage of religion in the news, and appreciating the ways in which the finest examples of religiously-themed popular culture have advanced the theological conversation of which all modern believers are a part.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42142

In Person | Topics Lecture 6

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Philip Rolnick

This section is an introduction to the interrelationship between Christian theology (the understanding of the Christian faith), and the natural sciences. It explores the relationship between scientific and theological methods and modes of knowledge, and considers some of the central topics of Christian theology - God, creation, providence, resurrections, and afterlife - in the light of modern scientific evidence and theories.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42141

In Person | Topics Lecture 5

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

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

  Jacob Benda

Music both expresses and shapes religious experience. This course explores the practice and theory of music-making in Catholic worship and devotion. Special emphasis will be given to the study of Gregorian chant as foundational for Roman Rite worship music, the historical development of other forms of Christian church music, and contemporary issues of music, culture and spirituality.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42143

Blended Online & In-Person | Topics Lecture 13

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Barbara Sain

This section examines how technology shapes our identities and our relationships with nature, other people, and the transcendent. Does technology bring us closer to the natural world or make it harder to experience it? Does it help or hinder our relationships with other people and with God? We’ll look at historical examples, such as the impact of electric lights, and current technologies, like facial recognition technology and prosthetic enhancements of the body. The course readings will include a range of voices from Christian theology, from ancient to modern times, that offer insight on sharing a meaningful human life with others and discerning the presence of the divine in work, leisure, silence, and the natural world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42146

Blended Online & In-Person | Topics Lecture 3

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
     Writing Intensive

  Paul Wojda

This section examines the contributions of Christian faith to reflecting upon, understanding, and resolving issues and ethical questions raised by revolutionary developments in the life sciences, e.g. innovation birth technologies, genetic manipulation and control, human experimentation, the prolonging of life and allocation of scarce medical resources. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42147

In Person | Topics Lecture 3

St Paul: McNeely Hall 115

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mary Twite

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42148

In Person | Topics Lecture 3

St Paul: John Roach Center 401

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mary Twite

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42149

In Person | Topics Lecture 14

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

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

  Curtiss DeYoung

This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42150

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 14

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Carissa Wyant

This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42151

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305I

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Ben Heidgerken

This course introduces students to central aspects of Christian history, thought, and action concerning ethnicity and race and provides resources to build up what Martin Luther King, Jr., called the “Beloved Community.” The course helps students develop ethical reasoning skills through consideration of various historical and contemporary Christian encounters across lines of racial difference, including examples from monastic communities, papal documents, missionary endeavors, North American churches, and saints from the Catholic tradition.the common good in human communities. The course emphasizes the role of communal discernment and Spirit-led interpretation of biblical text as religious communities seek ways to make ancient texts ever new.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42154

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 2

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Hans Gustafson

In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42159

In Person | Topics Lecture 4

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Fuad Naeem

This section is an introduction to the beliefs, practices, and diverse expressions of the religion and traditions of Islam. We will closely study the foundational sources of the Islamic tradition, the Qur’an and the life and legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, and trace the development of Islamic law, theology, spirituality, literature, and art. We will situate Islam as an Abrahamic religion and examine its commonalities, differences, and historical interactions with Christianity and Judaism. Finally, we will analyze contemporary topics such as Muslim responses to the challenges of modernity, Islam in America, and Islam in geopolitics.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42155

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 2

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Hans Gustafson

In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42156

In Person | Topics Lecture 3

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 319

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Ryan Dulkin

This section offers an examination of Judaism in comparison to Christianity: its history, literature, religious concepts, practices and personalities.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42157

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305I

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mary Elmstrand

This course attempts to offer a brief introduction to the fields of comparative theology and religious studies by studying various approaches to and conceptions of religion. At the end of the course, it will be important for students to have a grasp on the historical timeline, key figures, common texts and practices of each of the traditions covered throughout the semester. The main concern of the course is for students to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for how religion is embedded in all dimensions of human experience, meaning that religion, despite the emphasis in the West, is not simply a matter of private beliefs, but has implications for our public life together. We will engage both historical and contemporary events as we attempt to understand how religion both shapes and is shaped by the political, cultural and social dimensions of our world.

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42158

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305I

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Mary Elmstrand

This course attempts to offer a brief introduction to the fields of comparative theology and religious studies by studying various approaches to and conceptions of religion. At the end of the course, it will be important for students to have a grasp on the historical timeline, key figures, common texts and practices of each of the traditions covered throughout the semester. The main concern of the course is for students to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for how religion is embedded in all dimensions of human experience, meaning that religion, despite the emphasis in the West, is not simply a matter of private beliefs, but has implications for our public life together. We will engage both historical and contemporary events as we attempt to understand how religion both shapes and is shaped by the political, cultural and social dimensions of our world.

4 Credits