Courses
PH 124 INTRO TO ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
An examination of the beginnings of Western philosophic thought from the pre-Socratics through the Hellenistic period, with extensive consideration of Plato and Aristotle.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 129 EASTERN PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
Study of key philosophical texts and thinkers of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
PH 131 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE 3.0 Credit(s)
The conditions that make knowledge possible and the criteria of truth and falsity. Selected representative historical thinkers.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 140 INTRO TO PHIL OF ART AND BEAUTY 3.0 Credit(s)
What is art and how is it different from nonart? What is the nature of our appreciation of beauty? These are questions that frame this introductory course in aesthetics.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
PH 125 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
The Aristotelian tradition as developed within Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
TRS 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE 3.0 Credit(s)
Literary and historical study of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible in Judaism. Relationship of literary form and interpretation in passages from the Pentateuch, historical and prophetic books, and wisdom literature. Comparison and contrast of theological meanings of these writings for Jews and Christians.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
TRS 102 INTRO TO NEW TESTAMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
Literary, historical, and theological study of the New Testament. Included topics: the origin, formation and development of the Gospels and letters, various types of interpretation, and the distinctive views of the New Testament writers about Jesus' life, teachings, death, and resurrection.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
TRS 103 INTRO TO GOSPELS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction and examination of the synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John. The course will explore contemporary methods used by scholars and the Church to interpret these texts.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
TRS 104 LETTERS OF PAUL 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the social and religious world of St. Paul, his biography, his writings in the New Testament, and how these influenced the developing Christian church.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
TRS 105 GOSPEL OF LUKE AND ACTS 3.0 Credit(s)
Study of Luke's Gospel and its companion book, the Acts of the Apostles, utilizing the historical, literary, and theological tools.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years
TRS 120 INTRO TO CATHOLIC THEOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces fundamentals of Catholic life and thought. Key doctrines examined are scripture, tradition, God/Trinity, Jesus Christ, sacraments, and the Church in the modern world. Additional topics might include ethics, spirituality, and the saints. Placed in historical context, Catholic theological reasoning about these doctrines are compared to theology in other branches of Christianity.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
TRS 121 UNDERSTANDING THEOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to the nature and role of theology. Investigates both academic or "public" theology and confessional or "church-centered" theology.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
TRS 122 FAITH & REASON 3.0 Credit(s)
This course investigates the relationship between faith and reason. In what ways are faith and reason compatible and what is the history of the interaction between theology and academic disciplines such as those in the natural and social sciences?
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
TRS 123 SACRAMENTS 3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the history of the sacraments, the theology behind them, and their role in contemporary Catholic life.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
TRS 130 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY I 3.0 Credit(s)
Traces the history of the Christian faith from the New Testament period to the Middle Ages. Major issues, controversies, and persons from these centuries are studied.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years