School of Theology Catalog 2021

Systematic & Liturgical Theology
SL500
SL501
SL502
Fundamental Theology
3 credits. This course treats foundational
issues in systematic theology
– the nature and method of
theology, divine revelation, the
modern situation of faith and reason,
and the concept of faith,
dogma and teaching authority.
Christology/Soteriology
3 credits. This course is a biblically
grounded, historically conscious,
and systematically disciplined
introduction to the mystery
of the incarnation of the Son
of God and a pilgrimatic exploration
of the mysteries of those
things which he did and suffered
for our salvation. Because the
incarnation is a mystery in the
strict sense, this course proceeds
from the principle that in this life
only a partial understanding of
the incarnation may be reached.
This principle, however, means
that past, dogmatic and theological
insights of the Church are
indispensable to theological
inquiry. Consequently, this course
pursues an increased understanding
of the sacred mystery of the
incarnation developmentally,
trusting in the definitive self revelation
of Jesus Christ and the
apostolic witness to this revelation
insofar as it is expressed and
interpreted definitively by the
Ecumenical Councils of the
Church and explicated faithfully
by patristic, medieval, and modern
theologians.
Theology of the Church
3 credits. This course studies the
nature, mission, and ministry of
the Church, its essential characteristics
and structures, and the
relationship between the Church
and the world as these themes are
SL503
SL505
SL506
developed in the documents of
the Second Vatican Council.
Theological Anthropology
3 credits. This course examines
the Christian understanding of
the human person before God. It
reflects upon the doctrines of creation,
sin and grace.
Theology of the Eucharist
4 credits for ordination candidates,
including a 1 credit
practicum, otherwise 3 credits.
This course examines the biblical
origins of the Eucharist, treats
the development of Eucharistic
theology from a historical perspective,
reviews the Roman rite
historically with close study of the
current rite since Vatican II, and
studies the structure of the
Eucharistic Prayer and its theological
underpinnings. The 1
credit practicum includes: a close
reading of the General
Instruction of the Roman Missal
(2002) and the Roman Missal
(2011). Opportunities to enact
each part of the Mass and a final
exercise of presiding at Mass are
followed by a critical review. The
practicum also includes opportunities
to preside at Masses that
include the rites of Baptism,
funerals and weddings.
Sacramental Theology: Baptism
and Confirmation
4 credits for ordination candidates,
including a 1 credit
practicum, otherwise 3 credits.
This course provides an overview
of the anthropological, biblical,
and theological foundations, as
well as the contemporary pastoral
experience of the celebration of
the Christian sacraments of
Baptism and Confirmation.
Issues including symbolic content,
divine institution, causality,
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