- Explores faith, worldview, and the meaning of life from a Christian perspective, guided by selected biblical readings and the writings of CS Lewis. Students will discover the connection between the biblical story and language, Theology, and distinctively Christian forms of life.
- Faculty: Stephan Davis
A theological and literary introduction to the biblical story, from creation to apocalypse. Examines modern interpretation of biblical texts as well as their enduring theological value. Follows the great themes of the Bible, such as Paradise, peoplehood, and the presence of God. Also explores the interpretation of individual narratives, including an in depth analysis of at least one of the Gospels, and the function of metaphor, image and symbol. Students will discover the images and themes that appear throughout the Christian Bible, and gain an appreciation of the entire Bible as the root of Christian faith today.
- Probes the Apostle's theology in its Jewish context. The course focuses upon the form of Paul's letters, the different situations he addressed, his understanding of Jews and gentiles together, his vision of Christ, and his interpretation of the Jewish Bible (the Old Testament).
- An introduction to the official social teachings of the Catholic Church and the lived experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition in the United States since the end of the nineteenth century. Attention is given to the theological vision, the anthropology, and the principles used by the Church in its moral reflection on the various social problems of our day including rights and duties of workers and employers, racism, sexism, attacks on the dignity of human life and the family, political tyranny, economic injustice in the Third and Fourth worlds, and war.
- Introduces students to biblical Hebrew and Greek vocabulary, verb systems, grammar and syntax. May include a brief introduction to biblical Aramaic.
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