Theology of Childhood: A Christian Account of Personhood in a Technocratic Age

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In the 20th century, Catholic theological thought has turned to the child as revealing the meaning of personhood in an increasingly technocratic age. This course invites students to contemplate this turn through a careful re-reading of a theology of childhood throughout the history of Christianity. In this class, participants will discover the centrality of childhood to key themes in Catholic theology including original sin, the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Sacraments, prayer, and the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. Lastly, through an intellectual contemplation of theological childhood, students in this course will be invited to consider their own future vocation as educators in faith to their future children.