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treatments of the virtue of chastity and sins against chastity and responsible parenthood (birth regulation and reproductive technologies). Special attention will be given to Magisterial documents, including Gaudium et Spes, Humanae vitae, Donum vitae, and Dignitas personae. Pre-requisites CL 230 or LPS 403 (Fernandes, 3 Credits) CL 237 Catholic Medical Ethics (also LPS 344) This course explores the field of health care and the Roman Catholic reflection on various issues in medical ethics. After exploring different models of biomedical ethics, the course will examine specific topics and principles of Catholic medical ethics, including respect for human dignity, the principles of double effect and cooperation, respect for the rights of conscience for healthcare workers and the like. The topics include issues such as the nature of medicine; human suffering; embryonic stem cell research; embryo adoption; euthanasia and physician assisted suicide; artificialnutrition and hydration; and the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary care. Prerequisites: CL 230 or LPS 403. (Fernandes, 4 Credits) CL 307 The Moral Theology of Saint Alphonsus The course examines the moral theology of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787), patron of moral theologians and confessors. The course examines the historical context in which his moral theology developed and the competing moral systems of his day (probabilism, probabiliorism, and his own equiprobabilism) and the relevance of such systems for the moral problems of contemporary society. Special attention will be given to Alphonsus’ treatment of conscience, found in his Theologia Moralis. Prerequisites: CL 230 or LPS 403. (Fernandes, 3 Credits) CL 322 Spiritual Direction (Also PA 330) Not intended as a certification course for spiritual directors, this course serves as an introduction to the tradition and practice of Christian spiritual direction. The course looks at the direction relationship, examines the elements of an evocativecontemplative approach to spiritual direction based primarily upon the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, and provides some personal, supervised experience of the art of spiritual direction, both as a director and as a directee. Prerequisites: An Introduction to Spirituality or permission of professor. (Gutting, 3 Credits) CL 327 Dreams and Spiritual Growth (Also PA 334) See Pastoral Counseling listing under PA 334. CL 382 Modern Moral Problems This course will be taught seminar style. Each student will do research and present his or her research findings to the class in written form. The topics for research will explore timely issues within the Catholic Church as it finds itself within the American ethos. The topics are: the death penalty, bioethics issues such as cloning, and medical issues such as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. We will also address issues brought up by students. Methodologically, we will set up a dialogue between the wisdom of the Catholic Tradition and the American cultural ethos with an eye to formulating an informed pastoral response. Prerequisites: CL 230 or LPS 403, CL 236, CL 237. (Seger, 3 Credits) 60
CL 441 The Psychology of Human Sexuality (also PA 416) See Pastoral Counseling listing under PA 416. CL 442 End of Life: Issues and Approaches - The Catholic Community’s Response In this course, we explore fundamental issues affecting the moral challenge of how to shape our response and our actions toward the dying person. We will explore ethical approaches (i.e. principles vs. virtue theory), contemporary society’s expectations and unspoken assumptions, the Catholic Church’s teachings on end of life issues etc. In particular we address euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withholding and withdrawing of treatment, nutrition and hydration decisions, quality of life criteria, organ donation, technological imperatives and other issues. We will not answer all the questions but hope to illuminate the discussion and to generate serious reflection. (Seger, 3 Credits) Historical Studies H 301 H 302 Patristic Christianity: 70 to 600 C.E. Vatican II stressed the necessity of renewing the church in harmony with its original charism. This course will explore the beginnings in detail — with a special eye toward gaining insights into the character and mission of the church. Furthermore, this course will integrate readings from the Church Fathers within a chronological development of Christianity which begins with its separation from Judaism and ends with its successful coping with the barbarian invasions. (Ross, 3 Credits) Medieval Christendom and the Reformations: 600 to 1600 C.E. A study of the institutional, cultural, spiritual H 303 H 310 H 311 H 400 and theological picture of the Middle Ages with a special emphasis on spirituality and the development of the Papacy. Special attention will be given to the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. (Ross, 3 Credits) From Trent to Vatican II: 1600 to Present The highlights of Roman Catholicism during this era: reaction to the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, 19th century theologies, especially John Henry Cardinal Newman and the Oxford Movement, the Syllabus of Errors and Vatican I, Modernism, 20th century challenges, especially Rome and the Fascists. (Ross, 3 Credits) Patristics I: Patrology The course provides an overview of the Fathers and their works, presenting their individual characteristics, while situating their literary and pastoral activity in its historical context. The object of patrology is the life and writings of the Fathers; therefore, students will read the texts of the Fathers and study the Fathers through historical investigation and biographical and literary information (Fernandes, 2 credits). Patristics II: Patristic Doctrine The focus of this course is the theological thought and doctrine of the Fathers; to examine the relationship of the Fathers to dogma, moral and spiritual theology, Scripture and Liturgy. Students will read selected texts of the Fathers in particular areas to acquire a sense of the continuity of theology. (Fernandes, 2 credits) Vatican II: Problem or Solution (Also S 400) This course will emphasize the personalities, the tensions, the dynamics of Vatican II! What is the story behind Liturgy, 61
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