St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

textuality) and in relationship to
other New Testament
Christological texts (intertextuality).
Finally, New Testament texts
will be examined in light of their
contribution to patristic and conciliar
theology of the early church.
SL846 Pneumatology
This course is a study of the Holy
Spirit in the Hebrew and
Christian scriptures, eastern and
western theological history, as
well as modern and contemporary
theology including the
Pentecostal and Renewal
Movements.
SL852 Contemporary Ecclesiology
This course examines major contemporary
issues involved in
ecclesiology and studies these
issues in light of and in relation to
principal pre-conciliar, conciliar
and post-conciliar texts
SL860 Rediscovering Vatican II
This course studies the origins
and developments of Vatican II’s
key documents, as well as the
receptions and rejections of its
teachings, and evaluates the successes
and failures of application
of the council's teachings in the
life of the Church
SL866 Contemporary Christology
This course explores various
Christological thought of the late
twentieth century, including
Bultmann, Gogarten, Tillich,
Rahner, Schillebeeckx, Teilhard
de Chardin, Sobrino, Boff,
Moltmann, and Pannenberg.
Pre-Theology
Liberal Arts
ENG202 Writing for Theology and
Philosophy
3 credits. This course is designed
to help students understand the
writing process and supply them
with all of the components that
they need to research and write
effectively in theology and philosophy.
ENG203 Communication for Pastors I/II
3 credits. (1.5 each semester)
This course is designed to provide
students with an understanding of
the communication process. It
treats diverse ways of communicating
in a pastoral setting, beginning
with effective and clear written
communication proceeding
through oral proclamation and
public speaking, finishing with
media and public relations.
ENG206 Theological English
3 credits. This is a one-semester
course which focuses on developing
the vocabulary, reading, and
complex grammatical skills necessary
for proficiency in reading
theological publications.
ENG304-
308 Reading & Writing I & II
6 credits. (3 credits each semester)
This is a two-semester course
which addresses a variety of writing
genres and provides practice
for clear, concise, unified writing
at the sentence, paragraph, essay,
and research paper levels.
Reading will be taught through an
intensive approach focusing on a
variety of reading strategies. The
texts will serve as models to stimulate
and support writing activities.
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