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THE 204R: Catholicism Today (Spring 2015)

2015

This course is a theological introduction to contemporary Catholic Christianity, highlighting the Church of Rome. Its historical development and ecumenical context will provide an integral background. The brief survey will include central tenets of the Christian faith; moral issues and social teaching; liturgy, worship, and spirituality; the nature and purpose of the Church; the Church’s relationship with other Christian communions, other religions, and the modern world. It aims also to address current developments in the life and culture of the Church from a theological perspective, including writings and actions of the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, his immediate predecessors, and the Second Vatican Council. In Gift and Mystery (1996), Pope St. John Paul II admonished students not just to study in Rome, but also to study Rome itself! We will incorporate the Eternal City into our studies through site visits and assignments, with the aim of better understanding the relationship of the Church of Rome to the universal Catholic Church.

THE 204R: Catholicism Today (Spring 2016)

2016

This course is a theological introduction to contemporary Catholic Christianity, following three themes: An Introduction to Catholicism. The historical development and ecumenical context of the Catholic Church, its teaching, practices, and culture will include a survey of central tenets of the Christian faith; moral issues and social teaching; liturgy, worship, and spirituality; the nature and purpose of the Church; the Church’s relationship with other Christian communions, other religions, and the modern world. This introduction will rely on the Cunningham textbook, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and class lecture and discussion. Contemporary Questions. Putting the ‘today’ in Catholicism Today will be a series of modules focusing on current developments in the life and culture of the Church from a theological perspective, including the ongoing reception of the Second Vatican Council, documents and decisions of the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, the Synod of Bishops, the Roman Curia, and ecumenical partners. These modules will be driven by student interest and each will have its own set of supplemental online readings or video and in-class discussion. Studying Rome. In Gift and Mystery (1996), Pope St. John Paul II admonished students not just to study in Rome, but also to study Rome itself! We will incorporate the Eternal City into our studies through site visits and assignments, with the aim of better understanding the relationship of the Church of Rome to the universal Catholic Church.

THE 204R: Catholicism Today (Fall 2016)

2016

This course is a theological introduction to contemporary Catholic Christianity, following three themes: An Introduction to Catholicism. The historical development and ecumenical context of the Catholic Church, its teaching, practices, and culture will include a survey of central tenets of the Christian faith; moral issues and social teaching; liturgy, worship, and spirituality; the nature and purpose of the Church; the Church’s relationship with other Christian communions, other religions, and the modern world. This introduction will rely on the Cunningham textbook, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and class lecture and discussion. Contemporary Questions. Putting the ‘today’ in Catholicism Today will be a series of modules focusing on current developments in the life and culture of the Church from a theological perspective, including the ongoing reception of the Second Vatican Council, documents and decisions of the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, the Synod of Bishops, the Roman Curia, and ecumenical partners. These modules will be driven by student interest and each will have its own set of supplemental online readings or video and in-class discussion. Studying Rome. In Gift and Mystery (1996), Pope St. John Paul II admonished students not just to study in Rome, but also to study Rome itself! We will incorporate the Eternal City into our studies through site visits and assignments, with the aim of better understanding the relationship of the Church of Rome to the universal Catholic Church.

THEO 204R Catholicism Today (Fall 2013)

2013

This course is a theological introduction to contemporary Catholic Christianity. Generally, it will explore Catholic tradition in terms of the basic teachings and beliefs of the Christian faith, its historical development and ecumenical context, Christian liturgy and worship, morality, and spirituality. Particularly, we will take the advice of Bl. John Paul II that “if you come study in Rome you should take time to study Rome,” and make the Eternal City itself part of our classroom: Site visits will highlight the contributions of the Church of Rome (and its bishop) to the broader development of Catholicism and to the shape of the Catholic Church today - its culture, structures, and identity. Students will be introduced to some of the key figures in the history of the Church of Rome and their relationship with the universal Catholic Church. Students will be exposed to current discussions on the topics under consideration, including writings and actions of the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, and the bishop emeritus of Rome, Pope Benedict XVI. Students will become familiar with relevant sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and key magisterial texts, including selections from the Documents of Vatican II.

THE 204R: Catholicism Today (Spring 2017)

2017

This course is a theological introduction to the Early Church, with emphasis on the local church in Rome. Introduction to the Early Church. We will explore the theological understanding of the Christian faith and the Catholic Church espoused and expressed by the earliest Christian thinkers. As these writers are often called the Church Fathers, the age is often called the Patristic Era - though one cannot overlook the contributions of apostolic women and Church Mothers. The course will cover the major writers from the first century, contemporary with the Scriptures, through Gregory the Great. Though we are in Rome and will enjoy a particular focus on the Early Church in Rome, we will explore Greek, Syriac, and Coptic writers as well as the Latin. This introduction will rely heavily on primary sources, with reference to some secondary sources. Studying Rome. In Gift and Mystery (1996), Pope St. John Paul II admonished students not just to study in Rome, but also to study Rome itself! We will incorporate the Eternal City into our studies through site visits and assignments, with the aim of better understanding the relationship of the Church of Rome to the universal Catholic Church.

TRS 362R: Theology of the Church of Rome (Spring 2015)

2015

As an introduction to ecclesiology, this course seeks to provide a fundamental understanding the Church’s origin, nature, structure, and mission. An overview of the New Testament and historical sources for the theology of the Church will develop into two primary tracks: 1) an introduction to the major ecclesiological models, images, themes and issues; 2) a special consideration of the Church of Rome and its relationship to the universal Church, particularly the question of primacy and collegiality.

TRS 362R: Theology of the Church in Rome (Fall 2018)

2018

As an introduction to ecclesiology, this course seeks to provide a fundamental understanding the Church's origin, nature, structure, and mission. An overview of the New Testament and historical sources for the theology of the Church will develop into two primary tracks: 1) an introduction to the major ecclesiological models, images, themes and issues; 2) a special consideration of the Church of Rome and its relationship to the universal Church, particularly the question of primacy and collegiality.

TRS 362R Theology of the Church of Rome (Spring 2017)

2017

As an introduction to ecclesiology, this course seeks to provide a fundamental understanding the Church’s origin, nature, structure, and mission. An overview of the New Testament and historical sources for the theology of the Church will develop into two primary tracks: 1) an introduction to the major ecclesiological models, images, themes and issues; 2) a special consideration of the Church of Rome and its relationship to the universal Church, particularly the question of primacy and collegiality.

TRS 362R Theology of the Church of Rome (Spring 2016)

2016

As an introduction to ecclesiology, this course seeks to provide a fundamental understanding the Church’s origin, nature, structure, and mission. An overview of the New Testament and historical sources for the theology of the Church will develop into two primary tracks: 1) an introduction to the major ecclesiological models, images, themes and issues; 2) a special consideration of the Church of Rome and its relationship to the universal Church, particularly the question of primacy and collegiality.

The church emerging from Vatican II: a popular approach to contemporary Catholicism

1992

assembled faithful into an active presence with particular roles of participation in the Liturgy of the Eucharist through prayer in the vernacular and recapturing specific ministries formerly reserved only to the clergy (e.g. Readers and Eucharistic Ministers), enhancing their collective understanding of liturgical and sacramental inclusion as active members of the Body of Christ as intended in the Novus Ordo Missae promulgated by Pope Paul VI.