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CATH-130 Contemporary Marriage and Family
Fall only
Mastroianni, Ennio
This introductory course explores a contemporary approach to a theology of marriage and family from a Roman Catholic perspective. It provides an opportunity for students to study Catholic teaching and to discuss disputed questions. Students will write and present a 10 page paper that entails a dialogue between Church teaching and contemporary research on marriage and family. A brief sketch of the course follows:
1. The Sacramental Crisis (cultural and ecclesial) and Methodological Considerations (psychological, essentialist, and existentialist)
2. Sacramental Considerations (elements, ritual, definition, eucharist as basic sacrament, marriage as basic sacrament)
3. Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Considerations (Existentialism, Family as Developing System, family and social institutions)
4. Contemporary Hierarchical Magisterium (1950’s to present: sacrament of marriage, family as domestic church, sexuality, birth control)
5. Biblical and Theological Tradition (historical overview)
6. Toward a Lay-Centered Spirituality (models of spirituality, marriage and family as creative act, intimacy, facing the crisis)
7. Select Disputed Questions (examples: cohabitation, divorce, remarriage, faith and love)
NOTE: This course satisfies one semester of the College Theology requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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CATH-130-01 Contemporary Marriage and Family
Fall only
Ennio Mastroianni
This introductory course explores a contemporary approach to a theology of marriage and family from a Roman Catholic perspective. It provides an opportunity for students to study Catholic teaching and to discuss disputed questions. Students will write and present a 10 page paper that entails a dialogue between Church teaching and contemporary research on marriage and family. A brief sketch of the course follows:
1. The Sacramental Crisis (cultural and ecclesial) and Methodological Considerations (psychological, essentialist, and existentialist)
2. Sacramental Considerations (elements, ritual, definition, eucharist as basic sacrament, marriage as basic sacrament)
3. Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Considerations (Existentialism, Family as Developing System, family and social institutions)
4. Contemporary Hierarchical Magisterium (1950’s to present: sacrament of marriage, family as domestic church, sexuality, birth control)
5. Biblical and Theological Tradition (historical overview)
6. Toward a Lay-Centered Spirituality (models of spirituality, marriage and family as creative act, intimacy, facing the crisis)
7. Select Disputed Questions (examples: cohabitation, divorce, remarriage, faith and love)
NOTE: This course satisfies one semester of the College Theology requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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