2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

200 Arts and Sciences/Theology/Religious Studies
T/RS 316 3 cr.
Passion and Resurrection Narratives
(Formerly T/RS 307) A study of the theology of
each of the Gospels by an analysis of the key
narratives of the Passion and Resurrection in the
four Gospels.
T/RS 317 3 cr.
(P) Pauline Letters
(Formerly T/RS 204) An introduction to the
writings of the Apostle Paul, exploring Jewish
and Greco-Roman influences on his letters as
well as his contribution to basic Christian beliefs
and practices.
T/RS 318 3 cr.
(P) The Apocalypse of St. John
(Formerly T/RS 305) This introduction to the
last book of the Bible will emphasize the literary
forms and thought patterns of apocalyptic literature
as well as the historical and theological
character of the book itself, highlighting both
textual interpretation and contemporary relevance.
T/RS 319 3 cr.
(P,D,W) Judaism in the Time of Jesus
(Formerly T/RS 335) A study of first-century
Jewish religious sects as well as the cultural,
political, and historical setting of the Roman
Empire in which Jesus lived and preached and
where monotheism continued to develop.
T/RS 320 3 cr.
(P) Early Christian Writers
(Formerly T/RS 215) This course is designed to
provide an introduction to the main figures, theological
currents and ideas of the formative
period of the history of Christian theology by a
close reading of selected texts from the major
authors of the first six centuries of the Church.
T/RS 321 3 cr.
(P) Development of Christian Thought to
1100
(Formerly T/RS 218) A survey of the principal
theological, spiritual and institutional developments
in the first millennium of the Church’s
life.
T/RS 322 3 cr.
(P) Development of Christian Thought
1100 to 1800
(Formerly T/RS 219) Survey of the principal
theological, spiritual, and institutional developments
in the Church in the medieval, reformation,
and early modern periods.
T/RS 323 3 cr.
Protestant Traditions
(Formerly T/RS 228) This course will examine
both historical and contemporary representatives
of selected Protestant traditions, focusing on
their characteristic understandings of (1) scripture,
tradition and knowledge of God; (2) grace,
faith and works; and (3) the Church and the
Christian life.
T/RS 324 3 cr.
Jesuit Spirit
(Formerly T/RS 312) The Society of Jesus
(Jesuits): its spirituality, tradition and history
from their sixteenth-century origins in the Spiritual
Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola through
the contemporary period, with special emphasis
on Jesuit theological and cultural contributions
to the Church.
T/RS 325 3 cr.
(P,W) Heaven and Hell
(Formerly T/RS 223) Besides studying the origins
of the Christian belief in the afterlife, the
course will also focus on Catholic and Protestant
formulations of the doctrines of salvation and
damnation as well as literary responses to the
notions of heaven and hell.
T/RS 326 3 cr.
Belief and Unbelief
(Formerly T/RS 327) A multidisciplinary
inquiry into the nature of Faith in the Catholic
tradition with special attention to the challenges
of modernity.
T/RS 327 3 cr.
Spiritual Classics
(Formerly T/RS 324) A study of the autobiographies
of St. Augustine and St. Teresa of Avila
(The Confessions and Life of Teresa of Jesus). As an
introduction to the study of the spiritual life,
John Paul II’s “Sign of Contradiction” is read.
T/RS 328 3 cr.
Models of the Church
(Formerly T/RS 318) A brief survey of various
expressions of the Church’s nature and mission
throughout its history, from the New Testament
through Vatican II. Exploration of some contemporary
approaches, including liberation and feminist
theology, and such questions as: What and
who is the “true Church”? Where is it located?
What is the place of Mary in the life of the
Church?