The Nuptial Mystery: Divine Love and Human Salvation

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to the study of theology through attention to the sacrament of marriage. The structure of the course, drawn from the rite of marriage, seeks to understand the nature of divine and human love and how this love is salvific for the human person. The course will introduce students to major sources for a Christian understanding of love through attention to philosophy, works of cultural analysis, and theological classics related to marriage and family life. The class will treat themes related to a natural theology of love; the understanding of God as lover within the Scriptures and the Tradition; sexual ethics and a theology of family life; and, a spirituality of marriage and the family in the modern age.