Intro to Catholic Theology

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course addresses the basic structure and dynamics of Christian faith from a Roman Catholic perspective. Key topics will be: the person in relation to the Mystery of God (transcendence -in- history, freedom, faith and reason, creation, nature and grace); the person and role of Christ (classic doctrine, contemporary interpretation); the why and what of the Church and its symbol system. Also: the development in the Church at the Vatican Councils I & II, and such issues as authority and dissent, social teaching, church and politics, religious pluralism. The course should help to develop a sense of the Catholic imagination and the spirituality which it informs.