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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Theology and Spirituality
RS 520 Women in Christianity 3 CR
A theological, textual and gender-based examination of women in the history of Christianity, incorporating critical analysis of texts written about and by Christian women. Topics include the image of women and woman's spirituality in the Bible, writings of the Church Fathers, mystics, sectarian movements, and the feminist reconstruction of tradition.
RS 540 Understanding Theology 3 CR
Provides an introduction to the nature and role of theology. This course investigates both academic or “public” theology and confessional or Church centered theology.
RS 542 Medieval Theology 3 CR
A critical examination of central doctrines of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as they developed during the Middle Ages. This course analyzes particular modalities of theological expression such as mysticism, sacred art/architecture, and women's visionary writings.
RS 543 The Development of Christian Thought 3 CR
Traces the course of the Church's historical and dogmatic traditions from the New Testament period to the Middle Ages.
RS 545 Contemporary Roman Catholic Thought 3 CR
A survey of the various thinkers and movements that have shaped contemporary Roman Catholic life and thought, including Karl Rahner, the Second Vatican Council and liberation theology.
RS 546 Constructing the Concept of God 3 CR
Explores the development of a concept of God appropriate for modern life. Readings reflect various approaches to the God question, and students are asked to critically dialogue with both the lectures and the readings
RS 548 Contemporary Protestant Thought 3 CR
A survey of some of the most important Protestant theologians of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Kierkegaard, Schleiermacher, Barth and Tillich.
RS 567 Mysticism 3 CR
This course introduces the student to the dimension of spirituality known as mysticism, through readings in and critical analysis of mystical texts of the world's religions, including Tao te Ching, the Hindu Upanishads, Zohar and other Kabbalistic texts, the poets of Sufism, and Christian mystics from the history of Christianity.
RS 568 Classics of Western Spirituality 3 CR
Provides a close examination of the writings of one or more of the great spiritual masters of the Western religious traditions (e.g., John of the Cross, Theresa of Avila, Ignatius Loyola, Teilhard de Chardin, Martin Buber and Thomas Merton).
RS 601 Roman Catholic Views of the Church 3 CR
Investigates Catholic thinking and teaching about the nature of the Church.
RS 602 The Roman Catholic Sacraments 3 CR
Explores the history of the sacraments, the theology behind them and their role in contemporary Catholic piety.
Ethics
RS 541 History of Christian Ethics 3 CR
A survey of the most important thinkers and documents in the history of Christian ethical reflection.
RS 589 Religion, War and Peace 3 CR
Examines various religious perspectives on violence, war and the quest for peace.
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