Urbi et Orbi: Catholicism and the City of Rome

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In the context of the 2025 jubilee, this course will consider the influence of Rome on the Catholic Church and vice versa from a multiplicity of complementary perspectives. It aims to offer a historical and theoretical introduction to the city of Rome and to the role that it has played and continues to play in the Catholic Church. This course will explore how Christians lived and continue to live their faith in the city of Rome yesterday and today through exploring the history, theology, art, and spirituality from the first centuries of the Church in Rome to today.