School of Theology Catalog 2021

MS571
Medical Ethics
3 credits. This course surveys
current methodologies in medical
ethics, the main traditional principles
used in Catholic teaching
on health care, and discusses concrete
issues such as abortion,
physician-assisted suicide, sterilization,
in vitro fertilization,
cloning, and HIV/AIDS.
Electives
MS621-
721 20th Century Catholic Moral
Theology
3 credits. This course is a seminar-style
exploration of major
developments in Catholic fundamental
moral theology during the
twentieth century: the nature and
purposes of morality; foundations
of theological anthropology; the
sources of morality; the meaning
of good/evil, right/wrong; and the
nature of moral reasoning.
MS639-
739 New Testament Moral Theology
3 credits. An exploration of the
origins, content, and contemporary
significance of the moral
visions and teachings of Jesus and
the New Testament writers and
their notions of discipleship.
Most of the course will be conducted
as a seminar-type analysis
of Scripture texts and the course
texts.
MS644-
744 French School of Spirituality
3 credits. This course examines
writings of several major figures
of the spiritual renewal of the
17th century in France: St.
Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de
Paul, Cardinal Pierre de Berulle,
St. John Eudes, Jean-Jacques
Olier, St. Louis-Marie Grignon
de Montfort, and their contribution
to the theology of Baptism,
the spiritual life, priesthood, and
the Blessed Virgin Mary.
MS676-
776 Liturgical Spirituality: East and
West
3 credits. This course explores
the pattern of liturgical texts, seasons
of years, and sacramental
action of Christian churches in
the East and West with a focus on
how believers experience the
liturgy and live from the liturgy
they celebrate. Windows into the
world of liturgical action by way
of visual and or audio sources
available on the internet to help
to stimulate imaginations to consider
ways in which the act of
worship forms and shapes
Christian attitudes beyond the
worship to the living of the
Christian life and back again to
worship. Texts and images of the
seven sacraments provide doorways
into the manifestations of
Christ as nourishing, forgiving,
healing, strengthening and sustaining.
The language of time,
space and sound as well as calendars,
architecture, art and iconography
and music forms a people
to a particular self-perception in
relationship to God through
Christ and to one another in the
power of the Holy Spirit.
MS692.1-
792.1 Moral & Spiritual Theology
Elective
3 credits. This course will include
special selected topics in the field
of study of Moral & Spiritual
Theology.
Seminars (3 credits per seminar)
MS820 Moral Theology of Karl Rahner
Though perhaps less well known
than some of his other writings,
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