| THL 0115 | Intro to the New Testament |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1998 |
| THL 0120 | Dynamics of World Religion I |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1999 |
| THL 0125 | Hebrw Scrpt Post Bible Judaism |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2000 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 0215 | Dynamics of the Church |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2000 , Fall 1998 |
| THL 0220 | Contemp Understanding of Faith |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1999 |
| THL 0245 | Christian Sacraments |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 1999 |
| THL 0255 | Christian Spiritualities |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1999 , Fall 1998 |
| THL 0260 | Contemporary Religious Educ |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2000 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 0270 | Women & Rel:Focus Christianity |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2003 , Fall 2002 , Spring 2000 , Fall 1999 |
| THL 0280 | Learn our Spiritual Journey |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2000 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 0354 | Liturgical Music Wmn Composers |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1999 |
| THL 0450 | SEM:Faith That Does Justice |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2005 |
| THL 1050 | Christian Theology: An Intro |
| Description: | An introduction to Christianity from the viewpoint of Christian theolgy, "faith seeking understanding". A theological study of the world view and core narrative of Christianity as found in its scriptures and in its traditions of practice and belief. Includes an orientation to academic study of religion and to theological method. Only one 1050/1051 course may be taken. Either is a prerequisite for all other THL classes. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009 |
| THL 1051 | Christianity in History |
| Description: | The emergence, growth and transformation of Christianity: doctrinal developments; institutional issues; and the historical development of Christianity from its origins in the eastern Mediterranean up through its eventual world-wide expansion, with emphasis on Christianity's role in the emergence of western societies. Ways which Christian symbolism and ritual have shaped the lives of ordinary people in the Christian world. Orientation to the academic study of religion. Only one 1050/1051 course may be taken. Either is a prerequisite for all other THL classes. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 2000 | Introduction to the Bible |
| Description: | Critical analysis of biblical books; general scriptural themes; use of textual, source, form, redaction, and literary criticism. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2006 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2005 , Spring 2004 |
| THL 2050 | Old Testament Survey |
| Description: | Critical analysis of Old Testament texts. Historical and archaeological focus with attention to theory and practice o of exegesis (text, source, form, redaction, literary, narrative, rhetorical methods). Emphasis on the structure, historical development continuing vitality of texts and their contribution to the Old Testament teaching concerning Creation, Convenant, Ten Commandments, Exodus, Conquest, Prophets, apocalyptic literature, etc. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Spring 2006 |
| THL 2100 | Pentateuch and Early History |
| Description: | Moses, Abraham, Jacob, Adam and Eve, David, Solomon, Samson, Samuel and others; social, political and religious life situations of these; relevant ancient Near Eastern beliefs and customs. Prerequisite: introductory Bible course or permission of instructor. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 , Spring 2002 , Spring 2001 |
| THL 2200 | Hebrew Prophets |
| Description: | Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and "the 12"; the meaningfulness of the Prophets in today's world; Hebrew Wisdom Literature; influence of Egyptian and Greek culture. Prerequisite: Introductory bible course or permission of instructor 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007 |
| THL 2300 | New Testament Survey |
| Description: | Critical analysis of New Testament texts; structure, meaning historical development, continuing vitality and application; introduction to transmission of traditions, formation of New Testament canon, use of textual, source, form, redaction, and literary methods. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008 , Summer 2008 |
| THL 2310 | Synoptic Gospels |
| Description: | Critical analysis of Matthew, Mark and Luke; structure, meaning, historical development, continuing vitality and application; use of textual, source, form, redaction and literary methods 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Summer 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Summer 2008 |
| THL 2320 | New Testament Letters |
| Description: | Critical analysis of Pauline and Catholic epistles; structure, meaning, contiuing vitality and application; use of textual redaction, and literary methods. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2004 , Spring 2003 |
| THL 2330 | Johannine Literature |
| Description: | Critical analysis of the Gospel and Letters of John: Structure, meaning, historical, development, continuing vitality and application; use of textual, source, form redacation and literary methods. Prerequisite: Introductory bible course or permission of instructor 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1050 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 2400 | Archaeology of the Bible |
| Description: | Contributions of archaeology to biblical study; the cultural context of people and places depicted in the Bible explanation of archaeological methodology and history of excavations in the ancient Near East and the Holy Land; discoveries relating to the Bible. Cross listed with Honors 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2005 , Fall 2000 , Spring 1997 |
| THL 2420 | Women in the Bible |
| Description: | Analysis of stories about women in the Bible: traditional and feminist readings examined; use of textual, source, form, redaction and literary methods. Diversity; cross-listed with Women's Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2007 |
| THL 2480 | Themes in Bible Studies |
| Description: | Interdisciplinary approach to biblical texts. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2004 , Summer 1998 |
| THL 2490 | Bible-Advanced Topics |
| Description: | Critical exegesis of biblical texts: use of scholarly methods of analysis. Prerequisite: Introductory Bible course or permission of instructor. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 2500 | Ancient Christianity |
| Description: | Early Christian writings, controversies, councils and events growth of Christianity from persecution to official acceptance in the Roman Empire; God, creation, evil, Jesus Christ, Church, Christian living, Holy Spirit, culture. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Spring 2006 |
| THL 2525 | Miracles Mystics Monks |
| Description: | Christianization of Europe during the Middle Ages (500-1500) conversionof the Barbarians, the cult of the saints, Monasticism, the sacraments, popular religion, the crusades Heresy and Church Reform. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2005 , Summer 2004 , Fall 2001 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 2550 | Reformation Christianity |
| Description: | The breakdown of the Medieval Church (1500-1700) inaugurated by Martin Luther; the creation of Protestant Churches; the formation of Tridentine Catholicism; the beginning of the Englightenment. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2000 , Fall 1999 , Fall 1995 |
| THL 2575 | Christianity & Modern World |
| Description: | Christianity from 1648 to the present; emphasis on the impact from science, philosophy, psychology, socio- political theories, and criticism. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2007 |
| THL 2590 | Historical Themes |
| Description: | Selected topics in historical theology: Religion in the Age of Romanticism; Roman Catholic Modernism; Vatican II: Evolution or Revolution. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 2725 | Christian Classics I |
| Description: | Major theological themes in classic texts of Christian History from the early church to Reformation; status and interpretation of biblical literature, grace and freedom, faith and reason, Christ and culture; texts from Augustine, Aquinas, Luther and others. Required for Majors. Restricted to majors or minors or permission of instructor. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2003 , Fall 2000 , Fall 1996 |
| THL 2726 | Christian Classics II |
| Description: | Christian history from seventeenth century to present: hermeneutics and relation between Christian commitment and Culture; texts from diverse theological works of Kierkegaard Rahner, Teilhard, Barth, etc. Required for Majors. Restricted to majors and minors or permission of instructor. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2001 , Spring 1999 , Spring 1996 |
| THL 2750 | St. Augustine: Life & Message |
| Description: | Historical context for the life and message of Augustine; significant theological issues, controversies and events, elements of influence. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 2790 | Themes in Patristic Studies |
| Description: | Courses of varying content in patristics offered on occasional basis. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 2900 | Catholicism in U.S. |
| Description: | The history and development of Catholicism in the United States; emphasis on understanding the present and investigating the future from the perspective of the past. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 2993 | Internship |
| Description: | Supervised experience in an approved context (e.g., social service, teaching, etc.) 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 3100 | Christian Anthropology |
| Description: | The relationship between God and the human person from a variety of view points: human origins; the purpose of life; the problem of evil and the human condition; salvation as divinization - insights and approaches of recent writers. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 3200 | Understanding Jesus |
| Description: | The historical Jesus and questions of method; christologies of the early Christian sources and councils; the later tradition of Christological reflection; comtemporary trajectories. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 3300 | Church: Unity & Diversity |
| Description: | The origins of church as community and its relation to Jesus; development of the church within history; the ministry of the bapitized and the ordained; teaching, leadership, service functions; the role of women; the church's relation to public discourse and practice. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2007 , Spring 1998 |
| THL 3325 | Authentic Life in Church |
| Description: | Ecclesiological and pastoral issues in contemporary Christian community; authority and shared ministry; obstacles and future possibilities from perspective of scripture, tradition and phenomanology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 3350 | Cath Cult & Cath Creed |
| Description: | Consideration of the relationship between Catholic belief and practice as updated and applied in the light of past and present church doctrine. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 1996 |
| THL 3400 | Sacraments |
| Description: | History of Christian sacraments; sacraments as celebrations of life in God; theology of worship as fulfillment of being human; present and future shapes of Christian liturgy; applications to particular sacraments, e.g., baptism, reconciliation, eucharist. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 3500 | God and History's Future |
| Description: | The process of history as a cooperative venture of divine and human activity; creation and incarnation-God's initiatives within a future-oriented process; human suffering, the cross, resurrection; human freedom and redeemed optimism; Christians critical participants in society. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2001 , Summer 1999 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 3550 | Presence and Absence of God |
| Description: | Thesism and the atheistic critiques of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the problem of God in western culture; comtemporary retrieval of the doctrine of God as Trinity. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1825 or HON 1825 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2007 |
| THL 3600 | Christians at Prayer |
| Description: | What Christians do or say at prayer; prayer as the dynamic of the Christian community; Jewish roots; liturgy as prayer; prayer as the ground of theology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Summer 2001 , Spring 2001 |
| THL 3700 | Catechism of the Cath Church |
| Description: | Theological analysis of the most recent official statement (Cathechism of the Catholic Church, 1992, ET 1994) of the practices and beliefs of Roman Catholicism. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2004 , Fall 2003 , Fall 1997 , Fall 1996 |
| THL 3710 | Roman Catholic Identity |
| Description: | A critical exploration of the Roman Catholic tradition in the light of the student's personal experience; identity issues and church membership of young adults. Restricted to seniors or juniors or permission of instructor. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 3720 | Apocalypse Then and Now |
| Description: | The end of the world in present-day imagination; Christian hope/anxiety through the centuries; biblical apocalyptic; endtime views in the early church; significant figures and movements; beyond the millennium. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 3730 | Feminist Theology |
| Description: | Examination of feminist theological methods and goals; theological reconstructions of Christian understandings of nature, humanity, God, sin and salvation, the church and its mission from the perspective of women's experiences. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2007 , Spring 2005 , Spring 2003 , Spring 2002 |
| THL 3740 | Liberation Theologies |
| Description: | Theologies emerging from specific struggles for liberation in Latin American, Africa, Asia, and North America; their context, content, and critique. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | or THL 1050 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Summer 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2005 , Spring 2005 |
| THL 3750 | Art and Religious Imagination |
| Description: | Art as orchestration of transcendence; critiques of traditional images of God; role of religious imagination in society, spirituality, and sacramentality. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 3790 | Themes in Doctrinal Studies |
| Description: | Current themes in the development of doctrine. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 3795 | Themes in Roman Cath Studies |
| Description: | Themes of current importance in Catholic theology or practice. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 3800 | The Church in Italy |
| Description: | Italian Catholicism; medieval and modern; doctrine, workship, spirituality, ecclesiology, pastoral care, and popular piety. Course is offered as part of the Villanova summer program in Siena, Italy. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | (THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827) |
| Last Offered: | Summer 2009 |
| THL 4100 | Christian Ethics |
| Description: | Christian moral commitment; current moral problems facing the Catholic; the nature of the human person; Jesus as the model and source of moral life; the development of teachings in morality and the role of the authority of the Church. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2007 , Spring 2005 , Spring 2002 , Fall 2001 |
| THL 4200 | Ethics of Life and Death |
| Description: | Explorations of selected issues in biomedical ethics (e.g., abortion, euthanasia). 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 4300 | Ethical Issues in Peace & Just |
| Description: | Intensive study of one or two timely issues or problems in moral theology: Christian teaching on war, conscientious objection, pacifism, poverty, social justice. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2006 , Summer 2004 , Summer 2003 , Summer 2002 |
| THL 4310 | War and Morality |
| Description: | Just war, pacifism, and feminist critique--three Christian traditions of relfection on ethics and warfare; conflice and overlap across these traditions; close examination of historical illustrations of the conduct of war. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Summer 2008 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2006 |
| THL 4320 | Christ. Social Teachings |
| Description: | Historical and systematic examination of major modern Christian movements in social ethics, e.g., the Social Gospel, Christian realism, Catholic social thought; the relevance of these schools to current reflection on war and peace, justice and injustice. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2000 |
| THL 4330 | Christian Environmental Ethics |
| Description: | Examine foundational theological issues and major christian thinkers on the environment; in-depth study of synthetic chemical, agriculture, and treatment of animals; and weekly class discussions on various practical topics in environmental ethics. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or THL 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 4340 | Ethics, Justice and the Family |
| Description: | Interdisciplinary investigation of the moral and theological importance of the family in Christian ethics; traditional and revisionist approaches to sexuality and marriage; the family as a school for justice and virtue. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2005 , Spring 2003 , Fall 2001 , Fall 1999 |
| THL 4350 | Serv Learng Charity/Solidarity |
| Description: | The integration of action and critical reflection; U.S. proverty, hunger, and homelessness: its victims, roots, and remedies; the Christian moral imperative to love the neighbor; service, advocacy and solidarity (15 hours of service required) Permission of instructor 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2005 , Fall 2004 , Spring 2004 , Fall 2003 |
| THL 4400 | Christian Marriage |
| Description: | Christian marriage in the 20th century; scriptural, historical, legal, and moral issues; preparations for the wedding liturgy and Christian married life. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or THL 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 4500 | Christian Spirituality |
| Description: | The Christian spiritual experience through the centuries. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2004 , Summer 2003 |
| THL 4600 | Global Poverty & Justice |
| Description: | Promoting equitable, sustainable development: Challenges and choices; Colonialism, trade, aid, investment, population, consumption, militarism, race and gender equality, ecology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2007 , Fall 2006 |
| THL 4650 | Service Learning Practicum |
| Description: | Service or immersion experiences as an integral part of certain Theology/Religious studies courses. The practicum integrates the participation requirements for the field experience with the academic requirements (readings, research paper, project, etc) set by the instructor. Permission of the instructor. 1.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 4690 | Themes: Christian Living |
| Description: | Selected topics in christian living. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 5100 | Heritage of Judaism |
| Description: | Development of the religious tradition of the Jewish people; the Torah, the Talmud and other commentaries; Jewish ideals in ethnic literature. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 5150 | Introduction to Islam |
| Description: | Islam: history and development; beliefs and rituals; sects and intellectual movement. Diversity, Africana Studies, concentration or minor in Arab/Islamic Studies 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 5160 | Islamic Mysticism |
| Description: | Islamic Mysticism: sources; development and principles; contribution and influence; cross list with Philosophy. Diversity, concentration or minor in Arab/Islamic Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2007 , Spring 2005 , Fall 2003 , Spring 2000 |
| THL 5170 | Islamic Philosophy & Theology |
| Description: | Islamic relationalism and the crisis of moderate and con- servative Muslim theologians; the dialectical struggle between Islamic philosophy and theology. Cross listed with Philosophy. Diversity, concentration or minor in Arab/ Islamic Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2004 |
| THL 5180 | Islamic Political Thought |
| Description: | Integration of Islamic philosophy, religion, political science and history; the state in pre-Islamic Arabia, the Qur'anic concept of the state, the crisis of succession, Muslim theorists, revival and reform. Cross listed with Philosophy. Diversity, concentration or minor in Arab/ Islamic Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2006 , Spring 2003 , Fall 2000 |
| THL 5190 | Problem of Evil |
| Description: | Formulations of the problem and historical attempts to solve it. Diversity, medieval Philosophy, concentration or minor in Arab/Islamic Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2007 , Fall 2005 , Spring 2001 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 5260 | Mysticism: East & West |
| Description: | A comparison of non-institutional forms of religion through the mystical texts from the Indian, Chinese, Buddhist and Christian traditions. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2006 , Fall 2002 |
| THL 5270 | Rel in India & S E Asia |
| Description: | The doctrinal and social history of the religious traditions of India and Southeast Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Sikhism; the role of these religious in con- temporary Indian and Southeast Asian societies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | HON 1825 or THL 1050 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2007 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 |
| THL 5280 | Rel in China & Japan |
| Description: | The doctrinal and social history of the religious traditions of East Asia: Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Buddhism; popular religion and state cults; the role of these religions in contemporary Asian societies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | HON 1825 or THL 1050 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004 |
| THL 5285 | Buddhist Tradition |
| Description: | The doctrinal and social history of Buddhism: its origins in India, its current forms in Central, East and Southeast Asia; the role of Buddhism in contemporary Asian societies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2007 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2004 |
| THL 5300 | East Christian Life & Thought |
| Description: | The historical and theological developments of the Eastern Christian tradition, relationship with other contemporary religious traditions. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 5400 | Science & Religion |
| Description: | The interaction of science and religion from Galileo to the contemporary period. Theological implications of recent developments in the natural sciences. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2007 , Fall 2002 , Spring 2001 |
| THL 5500 | One Church, Many Churches |
| Description: | The issues that divided Christians in the past; developments in the major traditions since the divisions; factors which may aid in the reunion of Christians; confront issues at this time. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or HON 1827 or THL 5100 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 5510 | Religion in Russia |
| Description: | The history, mind, spirit and life of Russia Orthodoxy; its influence in its adherents in the modern, complex and pluralistic world. (3 cr) Diversity; Russian Concentration. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 5700 | Black Religious Experience |
| Description: | Black religious experience and heritage; African and Afro-American perspectives. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2007 |
| THL 5800 | Religion and Literature |
| Description: | Religious attitudes and experience in contemporary literature. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Fall 2008 , Summer 2008 |
| THL 5820 | Rel & Ed in America |
| Description: | The role of religion and education in the formation of American culture; historical perspectives on Catholic and Protestant strategies in the education of the public; contemporary issues of religious pluralism and the search for the common good; religion and education in a culture of disbelief. (3 cr) 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 5840 | Feminist Ethics |
| Description: | Theories of moral development and the cultural construction of identity; impact of women's says of being and knowing on ethical decision making. (3 cr) Diversity; Women Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1050 or HON 1827 or THL 1051 |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 5850 | Women in Rel & Society |
| Description: | Examination of women's experiences in religious traditions with special emphasis on Christianity. Diversity, Women's Studies. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 5900 | Religion & Psychology |
| Description: | Attempts of James, Freud, Jung, Fromm, Allport, Maslow, Erikson and others to relate religion and psychology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 1999 , Fall 1998 , Spring 1997 , Summer 1996 |
| THL 5950 | Death and Dying |
| Description: | Psychological, philosophical, and theological contributions to the search for meaning regarding dying, death, and belief in afterlife; practical issues; biblical perspectives; the views of other religions; contemporary Christian theological reflections. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Summer 2008 , Summer 2007 |
| THL 5990 | Ecumen & Cultural Studies |
| Description: | Courses of varying content of ecumenical and cultural studies offered on an occasional basis. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |
| THL 6400 | Independent Study |
| Description: | Permission of chairperson required. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or HON 1825 or HON 1003 or HON 1053 or THL 1051 or HON 1827 or HON 1827 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009 |
| THL 6500 | Advanced Seminar |
| Description: | Special topic in theology that includes a research paper that critically integrates the student's study of the discipline of theology. Course is open to Theology Majors and Minors and Graduate students with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies in Theology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | NONE |
| Prerequisites: | THL 1050 or THL 1051 or HON 1053 or HON 1825 or HON 1827 or HON 1003 or HON 1003 |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2009 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2007 |
| THL 8090 | Themes In Fundamental Theology |
| Description: | Specialized treatment of a particular area in this field; see Department announcements. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8110 | Pentateuch |
| Description: | An examination of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, with emphasis on the theology of Deuteronomy as the interpretive framework of the history of Israelite and Judean peoples. Relevant ancient near Eastern beliefs and customs which appear in the Pentateuchal tradition will also be considered. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 , Fall 2001 |
| THL 8120 | Prophets |
| Description: | The Hebrew Prophets' involvement in the political and ethical proglems of their day; their awareness of Divine Presence in history; the impact of the prophetic personality and its relevancy for our time. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2007 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004 , Fall 2002 |
| THL 8130 | Wisdom Literature |
| Description: | An investigation of the Jewish Wisdom literature and the importance of its thought patterns for early and contemporary Christian theology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 1995 |
| THL 8140 | Topics In Hebrew Bible |
| Description: | Specialized treatment of a particular area in this field; see Department announcements. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 8150 | Johannine Literature |
| Description: | The Gospel, Epistles and Apocalypse of John, and their main theological themes. Emphasis on the theology of the Word and the passion, death and resurrection accounts. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2003 , Spring 2002 |
| THL 8160 | Pauline Literature |
| Description: | The theological themes of the Pauline corpus: faith, Christology, Soteriology, Eschatology. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2008 , Spring 2004 , Summer 2000 , Fall 1997 |
| THL 8170 | Synoptic Gospels |
| Description: | The historical-critical and contemporary literary approaches to the Gospels; the theologies of Mark, Matthew and Luke. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2007 , Spring 2005 , Summer 2003 , Spring 2003 |
| THL 8190 | Topics In New Testament |
| Description: | Specialized treatment of a particular area in this field; see Department announcements. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Summer 2008 |
| THL 8200 | Christology |
| Description: | New Testament Christologies; concilar interpretations of Jesus and overview of subsequent theological tradition. Contemporary issues. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2004 , Spring 2003 |
| THL 8210 | Ecclesiology |
| Description: | The origins and development of the Ecclesia: discipleship, ministry, mission, teaching; developing a vision for the third millennium. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Spring 2008 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2002 |
| THL 8240 | Sacrament in Life of Church |
| Description: | Christian sacramentality as evident in the person of Jesus, the community of the Church, and an incarnational view of creation; the transformation of ecclesial rites under the impact of contemporary studies in symbol and ritual. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2007 , Fall 2002 , Fall 1999 |
| THL 8250 | Christian Eschatology |
| Description: | Biblical eschatology: prophetic and apocalyptic; Jesus and the symbol, Kingdom of God; later theologies of history; hope for history and hope for life eternal. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 , Spring 2006 , Fall 2001 , Fall 1997 |
| THL 8260 | Christian Doctrine of God |
| Description: | A critical corrective of the long hegemony of philosophical theology through the contemporary emphasis on God's Self-disclosure in the Hebrew Scriptures, and definitively, in Jesus of Nazareth; current responses to modern and contemporary critiques of theism; the contributions of transcendental Thomism, process theology, and political theology. Retrieval of the doctrine of the Trinity. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2007 , Fall 2005 , Fall 2003 |
| THL 8270 | Christian Anthropology |
| Description: | A systematic exploration of the Christian tradition on the structure of human existence: biblical images of the human; grace and salvation in Augustinian and Thomistic anthropologies; retrieval of the communal dimensions of personhood and salvation. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2007 , Spring 2005 , Spring 2003 , Fall 2000 |
| THL 8290 | Themes in Theology |
| Description: | Specialized treatment of a particular area in this field; see Department announcements. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 |
| THL 8310 | Sources of Christ Theol Ethics |
| Description: | Examination of classical and contemporary Roman Catholic and Protestant figures and approaches to theological ethics; interpreting and using sources such as scripture, tradition, secular disciplines of knowledge, and experience in moral reasoning and argument. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 |
| THL 8320 | Catholic Theological Ethics |
| Description: | Review and assessment of Catholic moral tradition; includes particular attention to post-Vatican II developments, currently contested moral questions, and pressing needs for future Catholic theological ethics. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 |
| THL 8350 | Ethics Among The Disciplines |
| Description: | Consideration of particular ethical issues with explicit attention to the intersections between Christian moral reflection and other disciplines of inquiry, which may include philosophy, literature, and the natural and social sciences. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8360 | Love and Moral Discernment |
| Description: | The meaning of Christian love and the place of agape in Christian moral life; the inter-relations of love for God, neighbor, and self; the relation between agape and special bonds such as friendship, marriage, family, and civil/political affiliation. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8370 | Christ Ethics & 21st Century |
| Description: | The meaning and implications of social justice for individuals, collectives, nations, and the environment. Issues considered include, among others: global poverty, globalization, war and peace, environmental ethics. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 |
| THL 8380 | Ethics In Liberation Context |
| Description: | Critical and emancipatory approaches to Christian ethics in, e.g., liberation theologies, feminist ethics, and emergent contextual theologies among peoples and internationally. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8390 | Themes In Ethics |
| Description: | Consideration of special ethical issues, debates, or thinkers which are not part of the regular graduate ethics curriculum. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2008 , Spring 2008 , Fall 2007 |
| THL 8400 | Thought of Augustine |
| Description: | Surveys Christian historical theology or church history. Study of key concepts in Augustine's thought. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2008 , Fall 2006 , Fall 2000 , Spring 1999 |
| THL 8410 | Ancient Christianity |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; focus is on particular issues, challenges or persons as illustrative of the time or area bracket. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8420 | Med & Early Mod Christianity |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; focus is on particular issues, challenges or persons as illustrative of the time or area bracket. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Fall 2009 |
| THL 8430 | Eastern Christianity |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; focus is on particular issues, challenges or persons as illustrative of the time or area bracket. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 |
| THL 8440 | Modern Christianity |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; focus is on particular issues, challenges or persons as illustrative of the time or area bracket. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8450 | American Christianity |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; focus is on particular issues, challenges or persons as illustrative of the time or area bracket. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 |
| THL 8460 | Augustinian Thought & Thinkers |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; study of continuation and adaptation of Augustine's thought by his interpreters. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Summer 2009 |
| THL 8470 | History of Contemp Theology |
| Description: | Course in Christian historical theology or church history; study of history of theological reflection. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8480 | Texts In Contexts |
| Description: | Introduction to crucial, foundational issues in history and historical theology; the study and use of primary sources; ways of "doing history" (method); and types of historical inquiry. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 |
| THL 8495 | Church in History |
| Description: | Themes in Christian historical theology or church history; see Department announcements. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 8510 | Spiritualities in History |
| Description: | Study of Christian spiritual traditions or themes (western or non-western) in ancient, medieval, early modern, modern, or contemporary times. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2009 |
| THL 8600 | Ecum & Interreligious Dialogue |
| Description: | The ideal of ecumenism; factors in its realization; the emergence of religious dialogue in a pluralistic world. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 1995 |
| THL 8700 | Theology Among The Disciplines |
| Description: | Intersections between theological studies and other disciplines of inquiry, for example, philosophy education, religious studies, and the natural and social sciences. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: |
| THL 9000 | Directed Research |
| Description: | In exceptional cases and for sufficient reason, a student may register for directed research, after consultation with the Director, who will decide the merits of the case. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009 |
| THL 9031 | Thesis Direction I |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Summer 2009 , Spring 2009 |
| THL 9032 | Thesis Direction II |
| Description: | Description not available. 3.0 credit(s) |
| Restrictions: | Restricted to graduate students |
| Prerequisites: | None. |
| Last Offered: | Spring 2010 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2009 , Fall 2008 |