Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 41156

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Erika Kidd

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: 41157

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Annie Thompson

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: 41158

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Annie Thompson

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: 41159

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  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: 41160

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  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: 41161

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207

  Kathryn Wehr

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 Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

2 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 41169

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center

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

Other Requirements Met:
     [Core] Signature Work

  Michael Naughton

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: 42174

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Early British Literature
     Writing to learn

  Billy Junker

This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: CATH 490-L01 is cross-listed with ENGL 361-L01. There are 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side and 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190. 

4 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40044

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

  Bill Stevenson

This course examines the principles and foundations of Catholic theology regarding its nature and method, the relationship between philosophy and theology, theology as the science of ecclesial faith, and its sources in Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium of the Church.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40045

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  Christian Washburn

This course explores the origin, nature, and mission of the Church in Scripture and Tradition, especially the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium. The course addresses the Church as sacrament and mystery, the marks of the Church and ecumenism, the concept and meaning of the People of God, and the relationship between the laity and the ordained ministry. The course includes a special focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary as a type of the Church. Prerequisite: DVDT 501 or permission of instructor.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40900

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course explores the origin, nature, and mission of the Church in Scripture and Tradition, especially the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium. The course addresses the Church as sacrament and mystery, the marks of the Church and ecumenism, the concept and meaning of the People of God, and the relationship between the laity and the ordained ministry. The course includes a special focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary as a type of the Church. Prerequisite: DVDT 501 or permission of instructor.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 42573

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Brandon Wanless

This course examines the principles that inform a Catholic understanding of the human person including: the revealed truths of creation, sin, grace, justification, merit, and final glory. It also addresses questions regarding the relationship between natural and supernatural ends, and between the human person’s supernatural vocation and role in the world. Special attention is given to how such content informs lay pastoral leadership and effective ministry.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 42769

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Christian Washburn

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: 42575

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Christian Washburn

Presents a Christian understanding of God based on Scripture and the historical tradition, with attention given to questions of interpretation. This course emphasizes careful reading of key magisterial texts, their implications for the development of Christology and Trinitarian theology, and contemporary questions and issues.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40224

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Evan Koop

This course examines the mystery of divine grace as the self-gift of God to the human person and the means by which fallen humanity is restored and elevated to friendship with God. It explores the nature of grace and its anthropological and ecclesiological effects. Among the fundamental questions considered are the relationship between grace and human freedom, the notion of merit, and the Catholic understanding of predestination.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40907

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

Presents an historical and sytematic survey on Catholic teaching about Mary as understood within the mystery of Christ and of the Church. The course also considers Mary in the inter-faith context, Latin American devotion, apparitions, the development of Marian dogmas, writings recent popes, and Mary in contemporary theology.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40071

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  John Froula

Consideration is given to the nature, attributes, and activity of God; as well as the natural knowledge of God and language about God. The course also considers how the understanding of God shapes the Christian life.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40897

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

Consideration is given to the nature, attributes, and activity of God; as well as the natural knowledge of God and language about God. The course also considers how the understanding of God shapes the Christian life.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40906

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

Consideration is given to the nature, attributes, and activity of God; as well as the natural knowledge of God and language about God. The course also considers how the understanding of God shapes the Christian life.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40898

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This 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 Prima pars of the Summa Theologiae.

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40612

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40121

Dissertation/Thesis

St Paul: No Room

Instructor: TBD

0 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 40680

In Person | Dissertation/Thesis

St Paul: No Room

Instructor: TBD

3 Credits

Subject: Dogmatic Theology (Div.) (DVDT)

CRN: 41010

In Person | Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

A comprehensive examination that may serve as the summative assessment for the Master of Arts in Theology degree.

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 40046

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Kenneth Snyder

This course studies the history of Christianity from its origins to the late Middle Ages of the fifteenth century. It requires a critical analysis of primary source documents, examining the historical origins of church institutions, practices, and doctrines. Attention is given to the interaction of social, political, cultural, and theological factors that shaped and influenced the Christian tradition throughout the Patristic and Medieval eras.

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 40987

Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course introduces the literature and theological themes of the patristic period, from the first to the seventh centuries. The course emphasizes the reading and discussion of primary sources in translation. Themes may include the formation of Christian doctrine, the Church, spiritual life broadly construed, the interpretation of the Bible, the relation of faith and culture, and the emergence of a Christian consciousness of history. Pre-requisite: DVHS 501.

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 42566

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Kenneth Snyder

This course examines the development of prominent Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Attention is also given to various religious experiments, divergent theological opinions, and other spiritual phenomena that have flourished in this country. Ecumenical and multicultural considerations include an examination of the experiences of various indigenous, ethnic, and racial groups that have significantly influenced the American religious landscape. Prerequisite: M.A.T. Students - one core course or permission of instructor; M.Div. Students - DVHS 502.

3 Credits

Subject: Historical Studies (Div.) (DVHS)

CRN: 42570

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

  Justin Shay

This course introduces students to central aspects of Christian history, thought, and action concerning ethnicity and race and provides resources to build up all members of the Body of Christ. The course considers various historical 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.

3 Credits

Subject: Language Studies (Div.) (DVLS)

CRN: 40623

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

  Fr. John Gallas

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Ecclesiastical Latin, that is, the Latin language as it developed within the context of the liturgical, legal, and intellectual life of the Western Church. It emphasizes the essentials of grammar and syntax and develops the vocabulary necessary for praying in the language of the Church and for thoughtful engagement of her intellectual tradition in preparation for the Catholic priesthood.

3 Credits

Subject: Language Studies (Div.) (DVLS)

CRN: 40626

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

Instructor: TBD

This course focuses on the Latin of the Vulgate, as well as Roman Catholic liturgical texts.  Additionally, it will introduce students to original texts of the Catholic theological and doctrinal tradition. Students will continue to broaden their vocabulary and reading skills of ecclesiastical Latin.  It emphasizes the essentials of grammar and syntax and develops the vocabulary necessary for praying in the language of the Church and for thoughtful engagement of her intellectual tradition in preparation for the Catholic priesthood.

3 Credits

Subject: Language Studies (Div.) (DVLS)

CRN: 40959

In Person | Independent Study

St Paul: No Room

Instructor: TBD

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 40192

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Christopher Thompson

This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of Catholic moral theology. Special attention is given to the sources of morality, moral decision-making, the natural law tradition in conscience formation, and Catholic social thought. In M.Div. sections, the course includes the assessment of human actions especially in light of the sacrament of Reconciliation.

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 41004

Independent Study

St Paul: No Room

Instructor: TBD

This course identifies and evaluates the Catholic theological principles that inform the Church’s engagement with sexual morality. Special attention is given to major documents and teaching instruments employed by the Church. The course also enables students to identify and apply ethical principles in the evaluation of human sexuality. Prerequisite: DVMT 601 or DVMT 602.

3 Credits

Subject: Moral Theology (Div.) (DVMT)

CRN: 40225

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Matthew Warnez

This course provides an overview of the Church’s social teaching as found in Scripture and ecclesial documents. It promotes the vision of the common good that unites the principles of Catholic social thought and their implications for contemporary issues and life in community. Finally, it explores ways to integrate the vision and principles in the preparation of homilies. Prerequisite: DVMT 601 or permission by instructor.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40624

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Instructor: TBD

This course introduces students to philosophical logic and the basic forms of reasoning necessary for theological studies and priestly ministry. It also aims to show examples of these patterns of reasoning, with a special emphasis on the work of Thomas Aquinas. The course familiarizes students with the lexicon, distinctions, and intellectual habits necessary to approach existential questions of perennial importance. Students learn to apply principles of logic to reading and writing for future theological studies in preparation for the Catholic priesthood.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40895

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  Brandon Wanless

This course examines the sensible beings of material reality—inanimate and animate—in their natures, their mutability, and their causes.  Special attention will be given to the relation of matter and form, the categories of being, and the nature of change.  Because sensible beings are more knowable to the human mind, this course is ordered towards preparing students for further philosophical studies in what is more knowable in itself in the study of Metaphysics and Natural Theology.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40628

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

Instructor: TBD

This course treats epistemology within the larger context of both a phenomenology of the knowing subject and a psychology of the soul, especially as these are rooted in the philosophical tradition of metaphysical realism.  The course focuses principally on the contributions of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas to the question of the intellect’s relation to the order of being.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40629

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

Instructor: TBD

This course is an examination of what Aristotle called “First Philosophy.”  That is, it is an inquiry into the nature of being as such.  Special attention will be paid to questions of essence and existence, substance and accidents, form and matter, potency and act, and causality, as well as the analogy of being and the transcendental attributes of being.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40625

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  Chris Toner

This course provides an introductory survey of the sources of philosophical inquiry in the Ancient Greek, Roman and/or Judeo-Christian sources. Special attention will be given to the works of the Pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle. In addition, some attention will be given to philosophical principles considered in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament where appropriate. This course is offered as preparation for the Catholic priesthood.

3 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (Div.) (DVPH)

CRN: 40627

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 104

Instructor: TBD

This course provides an introductory survey of the major philosophical figures from the sixteen to the twentieth century. Special attention will also be given to how those figures and their respective philosophical views intersect with the main outlines of Roman Catholic intellectual tradition of the same period. This course is offered as preparation for the Catholic priesthood.

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40078

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

  Brian Gross

This course provides foundational theological principles derived from a variety of ecclesial documents for the formation of a pastor’s heart in the pattern of the Good Shepherd and with the love Christ has for the Church. Seminarians begin to observe pastoral practice in their teaching parishes, reflecting on how God is calling them to be shepherds of souls. Through frequent interactions with parish staff, the formation of and meetings with a teaching parish committee, and regular attendance at church events and liturgies, students become acquainted with the history and distinctive characteristics of their respective parishes.

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 42574

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  John Froula

This course provides an overview of the context of Roman Catholic ministry with special attention given to the organization and resources of the dioceses of students in the class. It entails grasping the meaning of evangelization, understanding the importance accorded by the Church to the impact of culture on ministry, and exploring how to become effective pastoral leaders in varied ministerial circumstances. Prerequisites: DVPT 513 and DVSP 501.

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 42568

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

The course provides ongoing skill development necessary for pastoral leadership in priestly ministry. It presents principles and practices necessary for leadership and teaching in diverse settings including effective catechetical formation in multicultural parish contexts.

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40079

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

  Brian Gross

This course provides an introduction to how a parish passes on the “Good News of Jesus Christ” through educational and catechetical programs. Seminarians learn effective pastoral planning as an outgrowth of lesson planning. As they learn to apply various educational principles, students engage in teaching activities with young parishioners who participate in sacramental preparation sessions, faith formation/religious education classes, and/or school programs. Theological reflection continues with the pastor and teaching parish committee, along with a review of the seminarian’s teaching experiences. Prerequisite: DVPT 501

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40074

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 102

Instructor: TBD

This course treats briefly the history and status of Canon Law and the norms governing its interpretation. It focuses on the first four books of the 1983 Code of Canon Law: General Norms, the People of God, the Teaching Office of the Church, and the Sacraments. The course serves as a foundation for addressing canonical issues and questions arising in pastoral ministry.

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40290

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Instructor: TBD

This course equips students with the necessary practical tools for Catholic school leaders to navigate the complexities of the law as it applies to both private and Catholic schools. From the Code of Canon Law to local, state, and federal statutes and regulations, this course includes instruction on all levels of the law while maintaining a core focus on employment law and school-related law for the distinct mission and ministry of Catholic education. Beginning with a broad understanding of law as articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas, and then moving on to practical implications of underlying principles and practices, the course applies legal reasoning and Catholic moral teaching as it examines student-handbooks, hiring practices, employee-handbooks, and legal issues in light of specific cases that typically arise in Catholic schools.

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40291

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Instructor: TBD

In this course, each student is paired with an experienced Catholic school leader who provides 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 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: 41011

Online: Some Synchronous | Directed Study

Online

Instructor: TBD

Building on the principles of mission and ministry of Catholic education, this course prepares students for organizational leadership animated by the Church’s vision for Catholic schools. With an emphasis on advanced practice in Catholic school leadership, students will apply the foundational principles of Catholic school leadership by considering the real-life complexities of leading a Catholic school. Focus areas may include Catholic school culture; the development, supervision, and evaluation of faculty and staff; academic excellence; hiring practices; stakeholder relationships; and conflict management. Prerequisite: DVPT 575

3 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40249

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Catherine Mollner

This course develops the skills and perspective needed for the priest in his role as pastoral counselor. Drawing upon the contributions of psychology and Catholic anthropology, it develops skills needed for effective counseling interactions with attention given to the issues of appropriate boundaries and resources for referral. Prior field experience is presumed.

2 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 40081

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course provides seminarians with experience in building relationships with diverse cultural groups in the parish and local community. Participants learn about the needs of the local community and apply principles of Catholic social teaching to the pastoral context, developing sensitivity for cultural differences and promoting a charitable attitude towards other religious traditions. Seminarians also engage in critical self-reflection to discern the differences between personal preferences, cultural practices, and matters of Catholic faith. Prerequisite: DVPT 500

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 42565

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

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: 40550

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  Brian Gross

This supervised ministry course provides fourth-year seminarians with opportunities to gain a greater understanding of the pastoral care given in a parish setting through participation in the Teaching Parish Program as they progress through the diaconate toward ordination to the priesthood. By completing the tasks outlined in the Teaching Parish Program Manual for Theology IV Fall Semester, seminarians gain valuable experience in the work of pastoral care with a particular emphasis on the continued improvement of preaching. Prerequisite: DVPT 790

1 Credits

Subject: Pastoral Theology (Div.) (DVPT)

CRN: 42571

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

  Derrick Crim, Amy Tadlock

3 Credits

Subject: Spirituality (Div.) (DVSP)

CRN: 42569

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Jon Vander Ploeg

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 40677

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course introduces the Old and New Testaments, Catholic interpretation of the Bible, and Catholic views on the biblical canon and the truth and inspiration of Scripture. It examines passages from the Pentateuch, the Prophets, Wisdom literature, the Gospels, and the Pauline epistles. Major theological themes and salvation history are discussed as these are incorporated into ministerial and educational contexts.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 40072

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Mark Giszczak

This course studies the Pentateuch and Historical Books using the principles of Catholic hermeneutics. It examines and critiques a plurality of approaches available to the interpreter and addresses texts dealing with theological themes such as promise, election, covenant, and fidelity.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 41005

Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course examines the Synoptic Gospels in light of the theological themes appropriate to each evangelist. It provides insight into each Gospel’s unique and complementary role in revealing the person of Jesus Christ. Issues related to hermeneutics and pastoral ministry are integrated into the exegetical study of the Synoptic Gospels. Prerequisite: DVSS 511 or DVSS 530.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 42572

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

  Mark Giszczak

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: 40899

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

Surveys the major genre within the New 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: 40047

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Fr. Scott Carl

This course presents the literary composition, structure, and theology of the Fourth Gospel, stressing its unique and complementary aspects relative to the Synoptic Gospels in revealing the person of Jesus Christ. Moreover, this course also examines the Catholic Letters and the Book of Revelation. Special attention is given to methods of interpretation and to issues that pertain to modern concerns. Prerequisite: DVSS 521 or DVSS 530.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 42556

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Sr. Mary Micaela Hoffmann

This course introduces students to the literary prophets and the role of prophetic traditions in Judeo-Christian thought. It surveys the Old Testament prophetic books in chronological order with emphasis on the prophetic vocation and canonical shaping of the prophetic corpus while using several interpretive methods. Prerequisites: for M.Div. - DVSS 511, DVSS 521; for MAT - DVSS 525 or 530.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 42557

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  Sr. Mary Micaela Hoffmann

This course introduces students to the literary prophets and the role of prophetic traditions in Judeo-Christian thought. It surveys the Old Testament prophetic books in chronological order with emphasis on the prophetic vocation and canonical shaping of the prophetic corpus while using several interpretive methods. Prerequisites: for M.Div. - DVSS 511, DVSS 521; for MAT - DVSS 525 or 530.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Scripture (Div.) (DVSS)

CRN: 40251

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course examines Old Testament wisdom literature and the deuterocanonical books, focusing on their composition, structure, theology, and implications for ecumenical dialogue. In addition, it treats how Second Temple Judaism influences the development of the New Testament.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 40908

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

Requirements Met:
     Study of Sport LLC

Instructor: TBD

This course introduces the concepts and categories that form the basis for sacramental theology and liturgy. It considers these topics from biblical, historical, dogmatic, and ritual perspectives. The course provides the foundation for more extensive study of each of the sacraments in subsequent courses.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 40048

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 108

  Fr. John Gallas

Through the study of Scripture, patristic sources, and magisterial documents, this course explores the meaning of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the sacramental and sacrificial nature of the Mass, and the effects of the Eucharist. Special attention is given to the relationship between the Eucharist and Christology, Ecclesiology, and Eschatology. Prerequisite: DVDT 504; DVST 501 is recommended.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 41003

Independent Study

St Paul: No Room

Instructor: TBD

This course examines the sacraments of initiation and healing: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick. It addresses the theological foundations and the pastoral implications of each of these sacraments. Prerequisite: DVST 601.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 40901

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

Instructor: TBD

This course presents the revelatory, sacramental, and ecclesial principles of Catholic liturgical worship.The course examines the theology of the seven sacraments with special attention to the Eucharist, including an analysis of the sacraments in terms of sign, matter, form, cause, effects, minister, and recipient. The ecclesiological and spiritual implications of the Church’s liturgy are also addressed.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 40226

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 101

  John Floeder

This course examines the theology and praxis of Christian sacramental marriage, including an overview of the rite, Roman Catholic Canon Law concerning marriage, and proper pastoral preparation of engaged couples. It treats the ends of marriage and how they are morally fulfilled, the natural complementarity of man and woman as the basis of the marriage bond, and the family as the domestic Church. Prerequisite: DVPT 602 and DVST 501.

3 Credits

Subject: Sacred Theology (Div.) (DVST)

CRN: 42567

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 105

Instructor: TBD

This course prepares seminarians to assume their role as presiders in the liturgical celebrations of Eucharist, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick. Through repeated practice sessions, the course equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to celebrate these sacraments. Prerequisite: DVST 709.

2 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41450

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Catholic Studies Persons
     Early British Literature
     Writing to learn

  Billy Junker

This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: ENGL 361-L01 is cross-listed with CATH 490-L01. There are 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side and 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190. 

4 Credits

Subject: Engineering (UG) (ENGR)

CRN: 42584

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 230

  Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman

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 Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

0 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41755

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  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: 41756

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

Instructor: TBD

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: 41757

Online: Sync Distributed | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

Instructor: TBD

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: 41758

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Mike Klein

This course introduces students to qualitative research theories, methods, and techniques focused on representing voices of women, people of color, people in poverty and others that are marginalized or excluded from dominant culture. Specifically, students will gain familiarity with the qualitative social science methods of interviews, ethnography, documentary research, and focus groups. Throughout the course, students will be guided through the process of designing and conducting their own unique research projects meanwhile learning from ongoing research with their instructors and partner organizations. In addition to training in data collection techniques, analysis, and varied epistemologies, the course thoroughly explores the ethics of research with marginalized communities and the ways in which research can and does relate to social change. Together, participants in this course will co-create a teaching/learning community wherein we all critically analyze and respectfully value each person’s individual and particular contributions as well as our diverse understandings of social reality and how we position ourselves in the multiple worlds in which we live and work.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41760

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

  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: 41761

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 312

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

Instructor: TBD

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: 41762

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

Instructor: TBD

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: 41763

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 230

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

  Obasesam Okoi

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 Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

2 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41764

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)

  Obasesam Okoi

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 Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41765

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing Intensive

  Mike Klein

Leadership for Social Justice examines the arc of leadership through the process of creating, sustaining, then institutionalizing positive social change. The course examines models and case studies of authoritative, positional, influential and situational leadership in diverse settings such as community organizing, social movements, social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. The course also explores approaches to ethical leadership and provides opportunities for students to develop the skills and vision needed to become ethical leaders for social justice. Students will analyze the role of leadership in the tensions between preserving order and promoting transformation. They will develop a critical approach to the dynamics of power in order to effect systemic change. Prerequisites: 80 completed credits

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41766

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Instructor: TBD

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: 41872

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

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

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41873

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  Michael Rota

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

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41874

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

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: 41875

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  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: 41876

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  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: 41877

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  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: 41878

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

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: 41879

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

  John Kronen

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

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 41880

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 126

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm

Instructor: TBD

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