Explores the basic structure of the moral life according to the witness of Sacred Scripture, the Fathers of the Church, and theological tradition, with attention to the goal of human moral action, the life of virtue, contemporary debates about fundamental moral questions, recent Church teaching, especially Veritatis Splendor, and ecumenical and interreligious perspectives.
Explores the development of the Christian understanding of sexuality and marriage, with particular attention to the theological meaning of the body, the virtue of chastity, the life of Christian celibacy, and the relations between eros, friendship, charity, and family in the context of a sacramental understanding of marriage.
Designed to permit students to engage in intensive reading or original research in sacred scripture under the direction of one or more members of the department. Topics for investigation and a detailed program of objectives and proposed methods must be arranged between the student and his/her advisor(s) prior to registration.
Designed to permit students to engage in intensive reading or original research in theology under the direction of one or more members of the department. Topics for investigation and a detailed program of objectives and proposed methods must be arranged between the student and his/her advisor(s) prior to registration.