Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 20244

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall B10

Requirements Met:
     FYE Human Well-Being

  David Foote

This course provides a critical investigation into the quest for meaning and happiness as found in the Catholic tradition. Beginning with fundamental Catholic claims about what it means to be a human being, this course explores the call to beatitude in materials from several disciplines, including theology, philosophy, literature, and art, as well as ancient, medieval, and contemporary sources. Topics explored include a consideration of human persons in relation to divine persons, the supernatural end to human life, the human person as experiencing desire and suffering, the Christian paradox that joy may be found in the giving of one's self, and the search for happiness through friendship and love. Through all these topics, the course particularly examines the question, "What is the specifically unique character of Christian happiness?"

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 21533

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

Requirements Met:
     FYE Human Well-Being

  Austin Dominic Litke

This course provides a critical investigation into the quest for meaning and happiness as found in the Catholic tradition. Beginning with fundamental Catholic claims about what it means to be a human being, this course explores the call to beatitude in materials from several disciplines, including theology, philosophy, literature, and art, as well as ancient, medieval, and contemporary sources. Topics explored include a consideration of human persons in relation to divine persons, the supernatural end to human life, the human person as experiencing desire and suffering, the Christian paradox that joy may be found in the giving of one's self, and the search for happiness through friendship and love. Through all these topics, the course particularly examines the question, "What is the specifically unique character of Christian happiness?"

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 20905

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Robert Kennedy

This course explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the history of the Catholic Church as it interacts with the secular world and is shaped by its dominant personalities and events. No other institution in history has survived, and flourished, for so long and in the face of so many challenges. This course will critically reflect upon the history of the Church, from its origins in the Apostolic Age to the modern period, as a series of cycles with a common pattern of creativity, achievement, and retreat. Students may expect to complete the course with an awareness and understanding of the major personalities and events, secular and ecclesial, that have shaped the life of the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 22292

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Raymond MacKenzie

What makes a text a work of Catholic literature? How do Catholic writers struggle with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, or suffering in a unique fashion? How do the themes they engage—such as forgiveness, redemption, or the power of grace in the world—place them within the Catholic tradition? Is there a sacramental imagination or incarnational theology at the root of a work of Catholic literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Catholic literature in both English and translation from the medieval era through the present. In addition to satisfying a WAC Writing to Learn requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, this course also satisfies the Historical Perspectives requirement for English with Literature Emphasis and English with Creative Writing Emphasis majors, and a literature requirement for English with Professional Writing Emphasis majors. Finally, It also satisfies a 2XX Traditions requirement for Catholic Studies majors. This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats on the ENGL side and 10 seats on the CATH side. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.  

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 20011

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Austin Dominic Litke

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 21953

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Austin Dominic Litke

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 21166

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Faith/Catholic Trad

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Robert Kennedy

This course provides an investigation into the ways in which Catholicism is inherently social and ecclesial. Its specific focus is on the Christian engagement with the world. The course's framework will be taken from the analysis of society into three spheres of action (culture, politics, and economics) as described in Centesimus annus. We will examine the ways that Revelation, the sacramental life, and the teachings of the Church call Catholics to seek holiness and to witness to their faith in the world. Specific topics may include social and economic justice, politics and public policy, lay and religious apostolates, education, and marriage and family. Course materials may include resources from philosophy, theology, history, economics, and political science.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 22958

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Billy Junker

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule

2 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 21534

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Billy Junker

This interdisciplinary Catholic Studies/literature course explores Dante Alighierl's Divine Comedy in its literary, historical, theological, religious, political, and linguistic contexts. The course studies in critical detail the complete text of the Commedia in English as well as portions of related works such as Dante's La Vita Nuova. Throughout the course, particular attention will be paid to the Divine Comedy's Catholic Christian themes.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 22291

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Erika Kidd

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22382

CoFlex:In Person&Online Sync | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Billy Junker

This interdisciplinary course covers the periods of the Renaissance through the present day and continues the exploration of the relations between faith and culture begun in Catholic Thought and Culture I. We will engage select intellectual currents, political movements, historical developments, and modes of artistic expression as they affect and are affected by the broader Catholic tradition. Upon completion of both Catholic Thought and Culture I and II, students will have some grasp of the fascinating interaction of Gospel and culture marking Catholicism's development, demonstrated skills in the interpretation of literature and other art, and an appreciation for the continuity as well as the changes in Catholic thought and practice across time. Students will also have a broad sense of the contexts of the Catholic tradition, parts of which will then be filled in by other, more specific, courses in the program. NOTE: It is not required (though it is recommended) that students take CSMA 500 prior to taking CSMA 501.

3 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22385

Hyflex: Flexible Learning | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  John Boyle

In the effort to engage and understand the vitality and reality of Catholicism as it has influenced and shaped human thought and culture, we need to understand the common and unifying understanding of reality that is at the heart of Catholicism. This course is about the essential ideas that are so often implicit in the cultural expressions of Catholic life. It is something akin to learning a language in order to understand a culture; in this case, it is the language of doctrine to understand the thinking of the Church and the character of the cultures she informs.

To do this, we will read with some care the Catechism of the Catholic Church. To help us engage and reflect on faith in relation to Catholic thought and culture, we will read simultaneously with the Catechism one of the great novels of the twentieth century, Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter. The fundamental questions we will address are these: Does the language we learn in studying the Catechism, the language of the Church, help us to see and articulate what is going on in Kristin Lavransdatter? Do the particulars and circumstances of Kristin Lavransdatter help us think more deeply and precisely about the understanding of reality that is at the heart of the Church?

3 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22902

CoFlex:In Person&Online Sync | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall B10

  Robert Kennedy

In some regards the 13th century was a barbarous age, pre-scientific and sometimes superstitious, torn by conflicts and wars. At the same time it was an era of magnificent intellectual and cultural achievement, a time in which cathedrals were built and universities founded. St Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) was a man of his time but his work, like that of many of his contemporaries, transcended his century. Today Thomas is remembered principally for his Summa theologiae, the textbook on theology that he wrote for beginning students and for his numerous careful commentaries on the work of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. Even so, as important as the Summa is, about a third of Thomas’s extant work consists of commentaries on Scripture. Another major portion of his work, much neglected, consists of efforts to defend the teachings of Catholicism against its critics, both internal and external. The focus of this course will be to explore critical elements of Thomas’s thinking as a theologian in three general areas: systematic theology, biblical commentary, and apologetics.

3 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22383

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall B10

  David Foote

In the introduction to his book on the virtues, Romano Guardini writes: “There is one thing that Plato’s philosophy has made clear once and for all; he showed that absolute values exist, that these can be known and, therefore, that there is such a thing as truth. He likewise showed that these values are summed up in the majesty of that which we call “the Good”, which is identical with the divine and that its realization leads man to the perfection of life freedom and beauty.”

Such is the task of education – the formation of our vital powers and strivings, our inner world and outward surroundings. In short, it involves a formation and tuning of conscience within the antiphonal relation between nature and grace: to the Good, True, and Beautiful – the fabric from which nature is woven – and to Christ who wove it and who is our destiny.

To help us reflect upon this task, we will draw upon a range of Guardini’s writings, including Conscience; Freedom, Grace, & Destiny; selections from The World and the Person; The Lord; Learning the Virtues; The Church and the Catholic; and The Spirit of the Liturgy.

3 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22384

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Raymond MacKenzie

In this course, we will examine the interrelationships among the novelist, the novelist’s faith, and the audience. What does it mean to be a “Catholic novelist”? At what points are there conflicts between the demands of art and the demands of faith, and how may those conflicts be resolved? We’ll explore these and many related questions as we read the greatest Catholic writers of the modern era, including Dostoevsky, Mauriac, Greene, Waugh, and O’Connor.

3 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (Grad) (CSMA)

CRN: 22386

Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Erika Kidd

This course takes an interdisciplinary look at a central figure in Catholicism—Mary, Mother of God. Drawing on philosophy, theology, poetry, music, and the visual arts, the course examines three key moments in Mary’s life as mother: the Annunciation, the Nativity, and the Stabat Mater. These culturally and historically diverse depictions of Mary set the stage for an investigation into the meaning of her role, within Catholicism as a whole and within the lives of individual Christians.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 21435

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Christian Washburn

This course introduces students to the diversity and breadth of the Catholic Tradition, especially as expressed in the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Attention will be given to the Catholic faith as expressed in different cultures and contexts. Students will gain greater appreciation for the leading themes and theologians of the council, as well as the unity and diversity within the Catholic faith expressed in the various documents.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 20313

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Bill Stevenson

Traces the development of the expression of christological faith from the New Testament and Patristic writings and through the ecumenical councils. Through selected readings, class discussion, reflection, and research, students will deepen their understanding of Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ of God, and gain an appreciation of the soteriological significance of christology in contemporary thought and in pastoral ministry.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 20785

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Christian Washburn

This course examines the origins and meaning of human existence from the perspectives of creation, original sin, grace, and redemption in Jesus Christ. The course focuses on the unity and dignity of the human person created in the image of God, the relationship between grace and freedom, and the relationship between each person's supernatural vocation and role in the world.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 22631

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Brandon Wanless

This course explores the origin, nature, and mission of the Church as revealed in Scripture and Tradition. The course examines the Church as mystery, People of God, Body of Christ, and sacrament. It also addresses the marks of the Church, ecumenism, the magisterium, and the relationship between the laity and the ordained ministry. Special attention is given to the ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council with a focus on the conciliar texts. Questions of Church unity and diversity, inculturation, and development of doctrine are examined.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 22624

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  John Froula

The course will examine the method, thought, and personality of Aquinas as well as the historical context and contemporary relevance of his work. This course emphasizes careful reading of selected texts of the Tertia pars of the Summa Theologiae.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 22625

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 106

  Brandon Wanless

This course will examine the method, thought, and doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas as well as the historical context and contemporary relevance of his work. This course emphasizes careful reading of Aquinas’s biblical commentaries on St. Paul’s letters to the Romans and to the Galatians, the Super epistolam ad Romanos and the Super epistolam ad Galatas. These works examine in particular the Catholic doctrines of faith, grace, justification, salvation, the Christian life, and the sacraments in the theology of Aquinas, as well as the medieval method of reading and interpreting Sacred Scripture.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 21917

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Pietro Rossotti

The aim of this course is to become familiar with the teachings of Benedict XVI. In front of the secularization of the contemporary world Benedict XVI proposes the via pulchritudinis of the theological virtues as ways to encounter the living Christ. According to Benedict XVI, the authentic Christian life is brought about through the encounter with Jesus Christ, who brings to fulfillment all the expectations and longings of the human person. Particular emphasis will be given to Benedict XVI’s encyclicals as they give us a profound look into the magisterial teaching of the Pope Emeritus. Students will also study and read other texts such as his addresses, speeches, and apostolic exhortations to have a synthetic grasp of the importance and relevance of Benedict XVI’s teaching for people of today. 

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 20580

Dissertation/Thesis

St Paul: No Room

  Kenneth Snyder

0 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 20314

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Kenneth Snyder

Examines the history of Christianity from the fifteenth century to the present time, surveying the Prostestant and Catholic Reformations and developments in worldwide Christianity through the modern era with particular emphasis events within the Catholic Church in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: DVHS 501

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 20452

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

  Bernard Carpenter

Explores religious life and thought in the United States primarily among Protestants and Catholics. The course introduces religious pluralism, church-state relations, revivalism, fundamentalism, ethnicity and religion, the emergence of the African-American churches, selected American theologians, social justice, bigotry and anti-Semitism, as well as ecumenism and inter-faith relationships, civil religion, and the quest for religious identity. Prerequisite: One M.A.T. core course or permission of instructor.

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 21911

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Alex Lessard

This course introduces students to the origins and philosophical principles that have defined the mission and purpose of Western and Catholic education, both in approach and content, over the course of history from Classical Greece to present day United States. Reading the key texts that have shaped the course of educational history, students will investigate when and why Catholic education has diverged from modern philosophies of education. Additionally, the course examines the historic and current role of the Catholic school in society and within the Church through a careful reading and discussion of Church documents on education. Prerequisite: DVPT 575

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 22629

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

  Paul Gavrilyuk

This course will study various expressions of Christian perfection throughout history. The readings will include the lives and writings of late antique, medieval, and modern saints, including Sts. Polycarp of Smyrna, Antony of Egypt, Evagrius of Pontus, Benedict of Nursia, Francis of Assisi, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Calcutta, and others. We will discuss how human personhood is transformed at various stages of ascent towards God. By engaging classical authorities and modern sources, the course intends to stimulate an in-depth discussion of the realization of the Christian vocation today. 

3 Credits

Subject: Language Studies (Div.) (DVLS)

CRN: 21904

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

  Fr. John Gallas

Focuses on texts from the Catholic theological and doctrinal tradition, as well as contemporary Latin texts from Roman congregations. Starting with the Vulgate level of mastery, students will continue to broaden their vocabulary and reading skills of ecclesiastical Latin. Prerequisite: DVLS 421 or the ability to read the Vulgate.

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 22628

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Arthur Hippler

Enables students to think systematically about the Christian moral life within the framework of the Catholic tradition, while more broadly engaging current debates in Christian ethics and moral theory. Following the Second Vatican Council's call for a renewal of moral theology, the course draws on the sources of Scripture and tradition, as well as theology, philosophy, and ecumenical converstaion. Students will gain a broad theological understanding of human freedom and human nature, conscience, moral norms and systems, sin, the virtues and the Catholic understanding of moral goodness

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 20786

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  John Floeder

Presents a historical and systematic inquiry to the origins and development of contemporary church doctrine in the areas of sex and marriage. The course examines the current debate over questions of sexuality in light of traditional sources, norms, and methods of Catholic moral theology. Prerequisite: DVMT 601

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 20898

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Steven Rohlfs

This course presents essential Catholic theological principles that inform the Church’s teachings on issues of biomedical morality. Students examine the major documents relevant to the field and consider how to apply them in a pastorally effective manner. Prerequisite: DVMT 601 or DVMT 602.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 20312

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Mathew Lu

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 22617

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Andy Jaspers

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 21902

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

  Tim Pawl

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 20315

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Michael Skluzacek

Provides the opportunity to continue developing pastoral care skills according to the Roman Catholic tradition. Gives the student a foundation for Ctholic sacramental care of the sick; teaches listening skills; and prepares for a hospital mnistry program such as CPE (DVPT 508), SPM (DVPT 509), or another one as directed. In the Teaching Parish the student continues to meet with the Committee; does theological reflections; attends Sunday liturgies and participates in parish life; may begin visiting the homebound, nursing homes, or hospitals; and in conjunction with the Supervisor may assist with funeral preparation, wake services, and funeral liturgies. Prerequisitie: DVPT 500

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 20316

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Joseph Michalak

Provides an overview of the context of ministry in the United States, with special attention given to the dioceses of the students in the class. The course assesses the importance of culture in relation to evangelization, presents a beginning understanding of the theology of ministry, and distinguishes between the role of priests and lay ecclesial ministers. It also examines the multicultural fabric of the church and the diverse groups to be served, the organization and pastoral leadership of American parishes, and the value of collaboration among various church ministers.

2 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 20318

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Michael Skluzacek

Applies the theory of the Rite of Christian Initation of Adults that is being studied in the classroom to the parish setting. Students are involved in weekly meetings of catechumens, candidates, and sponsors and participate in rites during Lent, the Triduum, and the Mystagogia. In the classroom the students examine how various parishes approach the RCIA in rural, urban and suburban settings. The students focus on RCIA in theological reflections with the pastor and teaching parish committee, at Sunday liturgies, and within the parish life of the community. Prerequisite: DVPT 600

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 22630

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Amy Tadlock

This course surveys the antecedents and status of law in the Church, norms governing the interpretation of law, the rights and obligations of all members of the Church, and legal provisions regarding the teaching, sanctifying and governing ministries of the Church. It presents the Code of Canon Law as a resource for responding to canonical issues and questions arising in pastoral ministry; e.g. annulments and remarriage, encumbrances to the reception of the sacraments, and the roles and functions of parochial structures. The course also addresses civil law questions related to employment of personnel and protection of children and vulnerable adults.

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 21912

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Kevin Ferdinandt

In this course, each student is paired with an experienced Catholic school leader who will provide on-site mentorship to the student at a Catholic school throughout the academic year. This course allows students to apply the theoretical principles and strategies of Catholic school leadership presented in their coursework to real situations in the Catholic school in order to increase the effectiveness of their practice as a Catholic school leader. Students are able to gain valuable experience in the Catholic school and immediate support for this demanding role. Periodic online class meetings provide an opportunity for students to reflect on their experiences, challenges, and goals in light of the mentorship experience. Prerequisite: DVPT 575

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 21010

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

  Michael Van Sloun

Treats the prescriptions of the 1983 "Code of Canon Law" governing the acquisition, ownership, administration, and alienation of church property, personnel policies of various dioceses and parishes, personnel management, and collaborative leadership skills. Prerequisite: DVPT 602

2 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 20899

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Father Michael Monshau

This course expands on methods of preparation and delivery essential for homiletcs, focusing on the preaching that accompanies baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Attention is given to preaching with ecumenical sensitivity and special occasions such as times of communal crises.

2 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 20399

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Michael Skluzacek

Examines leadership roles and means to promote advocacy and outreach in the parish, local, regional and global communities by presiding at liturgies, attending parish meetings, Deanery meetings, ecumenical gatherings and diocesan meetings, and by participating in local and city gatherings that deal with social justic issues. When possible, preparation for baptisms and marriage occur in the parish. In the seminar, the students will draw up job descriptions for pastors and associates, analyze the systems within which parishes exist to discover means of working toward justice, and examine their own leadership styles in view of the rural, urban, and suburban church. With the pastor/supervisor and the teaching parish committee, the student continues discussions of liturgical, educational and spiritual leadership. Prerequisite: DVPT 740

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 21009

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

  Michael Skluzacek

The capstone seminar guides seminarians in a final review of their theological formation for future pastoral practice. The course utilizes case studies and assessment instruments to hone practical skills necessary for priestly ministry.

2 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 20311

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

Timothy Combs

Surveys the books of the New Testament, addressing general history, geography, and theological themes. The course examines how the first Christians used the Old Testament to interpret the meaning of Jesus Christ. Students will apply the various methods of literary analysis to interpret the Word of God as presented in the New Testament Gospels and letters.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 20317

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Fr. Kevin Zilverberg

Explores the New Testament through the study of the Synoptic Gospels. Using the Gospel of St. Matthew as the standard all three Synoptic Gosples are examined, as well as theological themes appropriate to each evangelist. The course emphasizes the continuity of divine revelation within Sacred Scripture and the Tradition of the Church. Issues related to hermeneutics and pastoral minsitry are integrated into the exegetical study of the Synoptic Gospels. Prerequisite: DVSS 201 or equivalent.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 22627

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Paul Niskanen

Surveys the major genre within the Old Testament canon and examines the principles of interpretation employed in the analysis of the texts. Stresses a plurality of approaches available to the interpreter while teaching the classical methods of biblical interpretation. The course also introduces Catholic views of canon, inspiration, and interpretation.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 20321

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Jeff Cavins

Introduces students to the Pauline letters. Preference is given to the following: 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, Philippians, Philemon, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Romans. The course examines Paul's life, the letter genre, and major themes of the letters. The course may also include the deutero-Pauline letters to show the ways in which the Pauline traditions continued within the primitive church. Prerequisite: DVSS 521 or DVSS 530

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 20900

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Fr. Kevin Zilverberg

Introduces students to the literary prophets and the role of prophetic traditions in Judeo-Christian thought. Students exegete selected passages. Prerequisite: DVSS 511, DVSS 521, DVSS 525 or DVSS 530

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 20686

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Father Michael Monshau

Introduces the basic concepts, categories, questions, and topics that form the basis for the sacramental theology and liturgy curriculum. The course examines the Church's sacraments and liturgy as influenced by biblical studies, cultural anthropology, liturgical history, phenomenology and contemporary theology, and related doctrinal issues. It includes voice training for liturgical participation and leadership.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 20901

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Fr. John Gallas

Examines the theological meaning of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist as initiatory rites and of Penance as sacramental reconciliation, so that the students will be prepared to enrich the contemporary Church with pastoral action formed by the Tradition. Prerequisite: DVST 601

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 20319

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Evan Koop

Examine the theology of Holy Orders from systematic and historical perspecitves. The sacrament will be situated within the larger ecclesiological and Eucharistic contexts of ministry, and will be distinguished from the universal priesthood of the baptized.

2 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 20320

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Stephen Gideon, Elena Zolnick

Applies liturgical and pastoral principles in the celebration of the Church's rites, especially the baptism of infants and adults, funerals, marriage, penance, anointing of the sick, and worship of the Eucharist outside Mass. Laboratory sessions provide practice in preparation for and celebration of these rites, including the musical aspects and evaluation of their celebration

2 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 20322

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

  Stephen Gideon, Elena Zolnick

Provides the information and guided practice necessary for the proper exercise of the role of presider at the Eucharist and at the sacrament of penance, using classroom instruction, laboratory sessions, videotaping and individual and classroom critique. The course prepares participants for the pastoral implementation of liturgical and canonical legislation related to the celebration of liturgy, leading to the canonical examination. Includes a practicum in presidential chants and liturgy preparation. Prerequisite: DVST 709

2 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 21969

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall B10

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Literature/Writing

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Raymond MacKenzie

What makes a text a work of Catholic literature? How do Catholic writers struggle with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, or suffering in a unique fashion? How do the themes they engage—such as forgiveness, redemption, or the power of grace in the world—place them within the Catholic tradition? Is there a sacramental imagination or incarnational theology at the root of a work of Catholic literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Catholic literature in both English and translation from the medieval era through the present. In addition to satisfying a WAC Writing to Learn requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, this course also satisfies the Historical Perspectives requirement for English with Literature Emphasis and English with Creative Writing Emphasis majors, and a literature requirement for English with Professional Writing Emphasis majors. Finally, It also satisfies a 2XX Traditions requirement for Catholic Studies majors. This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats on the ENGL side and 10 seats on the CATH side. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 20573

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Human Diversity

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Obasesam Okoi

Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 20996

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Human Diversity

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice
     Sustainability (SUST)
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Writing to learn

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Amy Finnegan

Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 20245

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice
     Writing Intensive

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Obasesam Okoi

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 22678

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice
     Writing Intensive

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mike Klein

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 22869

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Amy Finnegan, Irene Domingo Sancho

In this course we seek to explore the connections between the climate crisis and social justice. We not only cultivate an analysis of the ecological crisis, its causes and consequences, but also present students an opportunity to explore the myriad of ways in which people are already working together in Minnesota and beyond to build a livable present and future.

2 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 20484

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Writing in the Discipline

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Obasesam Okoi

In this class students will investigate how and why particular policies are developed, proposed, adopted, and implemented; will explore how social values shape and impact public policies; and will learn how to frame issues in ways that allow for more effective advocacy. The class will examine the relative power of diverse corporate and non-profit sectors in influencing policy debates and outcomes, including the role of think tanks. Students will analyze the limitations and strengths of diverse approaches to advocacy ranging from third-party appeals and solidarity efforts to elite decision makers, as well as the prospects for a politics of agency rooted in citizen-centered politics in which people mobilize to meet the needs of their communities. The course will integrate basic theory, interaction with public policy analysts and advocates, personal experience in persuasive advocacy, and case studies focused on issues such as climate change, economic inequality, land-food-hunger, and approaches to health care. Assignments will introduce students to various tools for persuasive advocacy and allow them to develop skill sets for using them.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 21328

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing in the Discipline

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Amy Finnegan

An introduction to issues surrounding conflict and the resolution of conflict in today's world focusing primarily on its contextual manifestation at the international, regional and intrastate levels. The course will explore important structural, social and psychological explanations of conflict. Attention will be given to ethnic and nationalist themes surrounding conflicts and their resolution at the intrastate and international levels. The course will examine how different types of intervention affect conflicts (the media, force, other types of third party intervention). Effective methods that foster an environment conducive to resolving or managing disputes will be studied. As part of the final task, the course will critically study how institutions such as power-sharing arrangements, federalism, and the rule of law figure into establishing a lasting basis for peaceful co-existence. For Justice and Peace Studies majors doing a concentration in Conflict Transformation, the course will complement JPST 370 Conflict Mediation, but there are no prerequisites and the course is open to students in other majors.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 20215

In Person | No Classroom Required

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308

  Amy Finnegan

Students are required to take this seminar during the semester they are doing an internship of 7-10 hrs/wk. The seminar meets three times (at the beginning, middle, and end of the semester), to provide opportunities for those engaged in individual placements to get peer support for their discernment process. At its core is a reflective process designed to lead students to: a deeper understanding of the practical means of working for social change; an evaluation of their internship experience (both in terms of gaining a deeper understanding of their own vocation and a better understanding of the type of institutions they are working with); and applying these insights to future course work and career planning.

0 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 21564

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21513

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 204

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21512

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 204

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21510

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21224

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21225

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Human Well-Being

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Stephen Laumakis

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: 21226

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Human Well-Being

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Stephen Laumakis

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: 21227

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 236

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Human Well-Being

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21228

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE Cultural, Social Transf
     FYE Human Well-Being
     FYE Soci Just&Cultural Transf
     FYE Social Justice

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Stephen Heaney

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: 21229

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Stephen Heaney

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: 21230

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21231

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21232

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Online

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mathew Lu

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: 21432

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

Online

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mathew Lu

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: 21455

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 208

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  David Clemenson

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: 21505

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mark Spencer

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: 21506

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 22606

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21508

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 22608

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 22609

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  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: 21989

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Human Diversity

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Global Perspective

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Stephen Laumakis

Chinese philosophy embodies three ancient traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Both Confucianism and Daoism are indigenous to China while Buddhism was imported from India. This course will explore each of these three traditions as well as their interactions and influences on major periods of Chinese history. It will also consider the similarities and differences between “Chinese” and “Western” conceptions of philosophy. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115 or PHIL 197.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 22443

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Moral/Phil Reasoning

  Catherine Deavel

An inquiry into the rational foundations and methods of ethics, with attention to the application of ethical principles to areas of personal conduct, institutional behavior and public policy, and diversity within and across cultures. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or 115 or 197. NOTE: Students who receive credit for PHIL 214 may not receive credit for PHIL 215.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 23022

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Old Core Requirements Met:
     UG Core Moral/Phil Reasoning

  Erik Pedersen

An inquiry into the rational foundations and methods of ethics, with attention to the application of ethical principles to areas of personal conduct, institutional behavior and public policy, and diversity within and across cultures. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or 115. NOTE: Students who receive credit for PHIL 214 may not receive credit for PHIL 215.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 20166

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 201

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Sandra Menssen

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, and 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 or PHIL 197.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 21991

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 108

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Jonathan Stoltz

Drawing on insights from philosophy as well as research from cognitive science, psychology, and behavioral economics, this course aims to help students learn to reason better. Emphasis is on inductive and probabilistic reasoning rather than on deductive logic (which is the focus in PHIL 220). Possible topics covered include cognitive biases to which humans are naturally subject, intellectual virtues that promote the attainment of truth, the nature of evidence, the assessment of the quality of an information source, inference to the best explanation, probabilistic reasoning, and decision-making under uncertainty and risk. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 PHIL 115 or PHIL 197.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 21220

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Busn Healthcare Minor Approved

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Peter Distelzweig

Develop a critical and creative perspective on medicine and health care through philosophical exploration of their history, foundations, and purposes. Study important episodes and developments in the history of the theory and practice of medicine and explore philosophical analyses of and arguments about the nature of medical knowledge, health, disease, and health care. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115 or PHIL 197.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 21503

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center LL62

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo
          OR
     Integ/Humanities

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mark Spencer

What does it mean for something to be beautiful? Is beauty an objective property of things or is it entirely in the eye of the beholder? Are perceiving beauty, making beautiful things, and being beautiful essential to a flourishing human life? Should beauty be any more important to us than other aesthetic qualities like elegance, ugliness, horror, or being cool? What does it take for something to be a work of art? Do the answers to any of these questions have anything to do with God? In this class, we’ll talk about these questions and about some ways that philosophers have answered them. We’ll spend time discussing views from the ancient and medieval Catholic philosophical tradition. But we’ll spend most of the class discussing modern views, including some views on beauty and art from Indian and Japanese philosophy. Along the way, we’ll listen to some musical pieces, watch some films, and view some paintings that will help us better think about beauty and art. Our goal will be to come to a deeper appreciation of beauty and of its central role in a happy human life. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115 or PHIL 197.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 21995

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

2020 Core Requirements Met:
      Phil/Theo
          OR
     Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Honors Course

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Michael Winter

An application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115 or PHIL 197, and Honors.

4 Credits