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TH 530 Contextual Education: Supervised Ministry and Professional Development (Fall/Spring: 4) Contextual Education is a 4-credit program over one academic year. Students register for Contextual Education during the fall semester. This program provides students with supervised experience in their areas of ministerial specialization. Through supervision in the field, discussion with other participants, reading and theological reflection, students will become familiar with the needs of particular groups of people and will develop models of ministry that are applicable to their own situations. During the academic year, in addition to field experience of approximately 10-12 hours per week, students will participate in a supervised practicum. The practicum provides a group exploration of theological and ministerial concerns drawn from the contextual experience. Instructor TBA TH 532 Basic Dimensions of Pastoral Care and Counseling (Fall: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. John J. Shea, OSA TH 538 Directed Research in Pastoral Ministry (Fall: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. IREPM Faculty TH 541 Understanding Ourselves Through the Ages (Fall: 3) Offered Periodically There will be weekly reports, discussion and a short paper. This course considers key moments in ecclesiology, the Christian communitys self-understanding. Beginning with its Jewish Christian roots and the broader Hellenistic world, and continuing through the patristic, medieval, reformation, and enlightenment periods, into the nineteenth and early twentieth century movements which contributed to the First and Second Vatican Councils. Lectures will review the churchs history as illustrated by relevant documents of each era. Francis P. Kilcoyne TH 552 Christ in the Old Testament: Biblical and Patristic Perspectives (Spring: 3) Offered Periodically Team taught with Rev. Eugen Pentiuc from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The prehistory of Christ in the Old Testament as taught in patristic tradition, examined in the light of modern biblical scholarship. Current methodologies will be used to analyze selected Messianic texts in the Pentateuch, Psalms, and Prophets. Knowledge of the original languages is not required, and students of l backgrounds are welcome. Margaret A. Schatkin TH 593 Fostering Faith Across the Life Cycle (Fall: 3) Cross Listed with ED 673 IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Jane E. Regan TH 604 The Practice of Ministry with Youth and Young Adults: Voice, Vision and Vocation (Fall: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Theresa OKeefe TH 609 Seminar in Latin Patrology (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: One year of classical or medieval Latin. Formerly listed as TH 423 Seminar in Latin Patrology. Reading knowledge of Latin Reading of Didymus Alexandrinus, De Spiritu Sancto in the Latin version of St. Jerome. Introduction to St. Jerome as a translator. Study of the development of Christian Latin, with specific reference to the Holy Spirit. Margaret Schatkin TH 612 Seminar in Greek Patrology (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: One year study of ancient Greek Graduate students only. Philological and historical study of the earliest Greek patristic homilies on the Feast of Christmas. Light will be shed on the origins and doctrinal significance of the nativity celebration. Margaret Schatkin TH 615 Theological Differences between St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas (Fall: 3) There are a number of medieval study aids comparing the teachings of St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas. Using one of these medieval documents as an indicator, this course will study the theological differences between these two great medieval authors. Stephen F. Brown TH 620 Medieval Treatises on the Nature of Faith (Fall: 3) A study of the medieval treatises on Faith written by Peter Abelard, St. Bernard, William of Saint-Thierry, Hugh of St. Victor, William of Auxerre, Alexander of Hales, Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, and Godfrey of Fontaines. Stephen F. Brown TH 622 The Victorine School in the Middle Ages (Spring: 3) The significance of the school of St. Victor in the development of twelfth- and thirteenth-century theology (e.g., scholasticism, exegesis, mysticism) has long been recognized. The writings of important Victorines, such as Hugh and Richard of St. Victor, had great influence on later medieval thinkers of various kinds. They also retain perduring value for contemporary reflection on Christian theology, exegesis, ethics, and spirituality. This course will provide a substantial introduction to the major Victorine authors and chief Victorine texts from the High Middle Ages. Boyd Taylor Coolman TH 631 Vatican II: The Story of a Council and Its Vision for the Church I . Vatican II: The Real Story! (Spring: 1) Offered Periodically IREPM Spring Weekend Course, Jan 27-28, 2006. Fri 4-9 p.m., Sat 9-3 p.m. Students must take the first weekend and either or both of the second and third weekends. See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Richard Gaillardetz The Boston College Catalog 2005-2006 269 ARTS AND SCIENCES

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