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TH 683 Seminar in Pastoral/Practical Theology (Spring: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Nancy Pineda-Madrid TH 697 History of the Liturgical Movement (Spring: 3) This seminar will explore the evolution of the Liturgical Movement from its European roots in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to its expansion in North and South America during the 1920s and 30s paving the way for the liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council. The seminar will focus largely upon the U.S. movement, its link to Catholic Workers and other social activists in the years of the Great Depression, and the significant role played by Catholic laity in pioneering the liturgical renewal. Keith F. Pecklers, S.J. TH 717 Education of Christians: Past, Present, and Future (Spring: 3) Cross Listed with ED 635 Offered Periodically IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Thomas Groome TH 730 Discernment: Holistic Formation for the Practice of Ministry (Fall/Spring: 1) Meets six times per semester. Required for new M.A. and M.Ed. students who study during the academic year. Pass/Fail Only. Education for ministry in todays church necessitates that academic preparation and spiritual development be fundamentally integrated. In this one-credit course, students gather in small groups with a faculty facilitator to explore the integration of their theological studies with their spiritual growth. Groups use an adult model of learning in which students are responsible for planning their academic program in conjunction with activities to enhance their spiritual growth, such as retreats and spiritual direction. The Department TH 731 Research and Writing in Pastoral Theology (Spring: 1) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Lucretia Yaghjian TH 739 Christology (Spring: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Paul Ritt TH 741 The Cappadocians (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: Graduate students only. Team taught with Professor George Dion Dragas of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Introduction to the lives and teachings of Basil of Caesarea (ca. 330-379), Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. 329-389), and Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 330-395). Selected readings in English to illustrate their understanding of theology within its historial context. Margaret Schatkin TH 743 Eucharist and Ministry: An Ecumenical Proposal (Spring: 3) This course explores how, within the theological tradition of Catholicism, we might arrive at a mutual recognition of one anothers Eucharist and Ministry. It will examine the development of Church Order over the first century in the life of the Christian community, the criteria for good faith and orthodoxy in the practice of Christian churches, and the difference of understanding of Eucharist and Ministry between the Catholic and post-Reformation churches. Raymond Helmick, S.J. TH 748 Grace and Freedom (Fall: 3) We will concentrate on the development of the theology of grace, and concentrate a good deal on Lonergans Grace and Freedom in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas. Frederick Lawrence TH 785 Theology, Spirituality, and the Body (Spring: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Colleen Griffith TH 790 Historical Resources for a Contemporary Spirituality (Fall: 3) IREPM Course See course description under the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Colleen Griffith TH 791 Twentieth Century Spiritual Classics (Spring: 3) This course will survey modern classics, examining the generative themes that are suggestive for our time and foundational in the construction of a contemporary spirituality. Authors will include Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill, Teilhard de Chardin, Dorothy Day, Annie Dillard, Johannes Baptist Metz and Martin Buber. Colleen Griffith TH 796 Catholic Systematic Theology II: Theology of von Balthasar (Spring: 3) Systematic Theology seeks to develop deeper insight into the salvific meaning and truth of the Christian faith. It explores that faith as an organic whole, treating the full range of the Christian mysteries, their inner coherence and harmony. This year the course will focus on von Balthasars theology. The Glory of the Lord, vol one, A Theology of History and selected essary serve as the basis for seminar presentation and discussion. Robert Imbelli, S.J. TH 801 Thesis Seminar (Fall/Spring: 3) By arrangement. The Department TH 802 Augustine of Hippo: Homilies and Exegesis (Spring: 3) Offered Periodically After examining briefly instances of philosophically informed oratory in the Greco-Roman world, this seminar focuses upon Augustine of Hippos reflections on Christian rhetoric and his actual practice of it. Several theoretical treatises from different periods of his life as well as an extensive number of his sermons will be read. Such an inquiry will illumine how early Christians used scripture and assess the value of Augustines not yet widely read sermons for theology. Paul Kolbet 272 The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 ARTS AND SCIENCES

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