St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

Electives
MS621-
721 20th Century Catholic Moral
Theology
3 credits. This course is a seminar-style
exploration of major
developments in Catholic fundamental
moral theology during the
twentieth century: the nature and
purposes of morality; foundations
of theological anthropology; the
sources of morality; the meaning
of good/evil, right/wrong; and the
nature of moral reasoning.
MS639-
739 New Testament Moral Theology
3 credits. An exploration of the
origins, content, and contemporary
significance of the moral
visions and teachings of Jesus and
the New Testament writers and
their notions of discipleship.
Most of the course will be conducted
as a seminar-type analysis
of Scripture texts and the course
texts.
MS644-
744 French School of Spirituality
3 credits. This course examines
writings of several major figures
of the spiritual renewal of the
17th century in France: St.
Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de
Paul, Cardinal Pierre de Berulle,
St. John Eudes, Jean-Jacques
Olier, St. Louis-Marie Grignon de
Montfort, and their contribution
to the theology of Baptism, the
spiritual life, priesthood, and the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
MS676-
776 Liturgical Spirituality: East and
West
3 credits. This course explores
the pattern of liturgical texts, seasons
of years, and sacramental
action of Christian churches in
the East and West with a focus on
how believers experience the
liturgy and live from the liturgy
they celebrate. Windows into the
world of liturgical action by way of
visual and or audio sources available
on the internet to help to
stimulate imaginations to consider
ways in which the act of worship
forms and shapes Christian attitudes
beyond the worship to the
living of the Christian life and
back again to worship. Texts and
images of the seven sacraments
provide doorways into the manifestations
of Christ as nourishing,
forgiving, healing, strengthening
and sustaining. The language of
time, space and sound as well as
calendars, architecture, art and
iconography and music forms a
people to a particular self-perception
in relationship to God
through Christ and to one another
in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Seminars (3 credits per seminar)
MS820 Moral Theology of Karl Rahner
Though perhaps less well known
than some of his other writings,
Rahner’s moral theology is highly
significant, especially for its
impact on modern fundamental
moral theology.
MS830 American Catholic Social
Thought and Activism
This course will examine individuals,
group and issues that have
shaped the history of American
Catholic involvement in social
action to the present time, i.e.
John Ryan, Charles Coughlin, the
CentralVerein, the Catholic
Worker, immigration, and
Church-State relations.
41