Spirituality, Morality & Ethics / LIM-G704-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
Preliminary syllabus
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Traditional Catholic ethics are examined in the light of Vatican II. Students study the nature of the human person and the meaning of freedom and sin. They also explore the role of Scripture, reason and the natural law, norms, conscience, and Church authority in making moral decisions. Throughout the course, Christian living is placed in the context of personal spirituality and the call to discipleship. Sexual ethics and Catholic social teaching are discussed at length in the course.

Requisites:

• LIM-G711 and LIM-G714 must be completed prior to taking this course.

• LIM-G712 or LIM-G722 are recommended to be taken prior to the course.

Christian Origins (New Testament) / LIM-G712-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
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This course introduces students to the literature, history, and theology of the early Christian scriptures commonly known as the New Testament. It examines the historical context of Jesus’ teachings, his parables and preaching of the reign of God, and the theology of Paul and the Gospels. Particular attention is given to the experience of faith that was engendered by Jesus among his first disciples and the lived faith of the earliest Christians.

Church, Sacraments & Liturgy / LIM-G722-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
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This course presents the experience and theology of church, sacraments, and liturgy as they have unfolded throughout Christian history. A major part of the course is dedicated to a deeper understanding of the meaning of sacramentality and the theology of the individual sacraments in the Catholic tradition. Special emphasis is given to Vatican II and post-conciliar developments in the church’s self-understanding and in the theology and practice of ministry, sacraments, and liturgy.

Digital Media & Ministry / LIM-G826-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
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This course explores the question of communicating faith online. Using the social communication tradition of the Roman Catholic Church as well as current ecumenical scholarship, this course offers critical theory for engaging in social communication for ministry, as well as exploring the practical, pastoral implications of this for our digital culture and context. This is one of two courses in the Digital Culture and Ministry focus area concentration.

Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling / LIM-G849-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
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This course is a religious and social psychological introduction to the basic stance of pastoral care and counseling. It explores how pastoral counseling is like and not like secular counseling practice and articulates the unique characteristics of forms of counseling calling themselves pastoral. This is one of the courses in the Pastoral Care focus area concentration.

Pastoral and Educational Praxis / LIM-G886-Y1G0E
Instructor: Staff
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In this capstone course, students employ the method of practical theology to reflect on concerns related to their ministerial and educational praxis. Careful analyses that include the social and cultural circumstances surrounding their identified praxis will be undertaken, as well as an appreciative and critical retrieval of the voice of the faith tradition. Based on that reflection, possible educational and ministerial interventions that meet criteria of pragmatic feasibility and religious faithfulness will be imagined and articulated verbally and in writing for evaluation and feedback.

Requisite:
LIM-G704 must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course

Session 1 runs from January 12 through March 15.

Religious Education in Theory and Practice / RELM-C400-YA1
Instructor: Staff
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Foundational questions of religious education are investigated with particular focus given to the relationship between theory and practice.

Senior Seminar / RELM-C496-YA1
Instructor: Staff
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The purpose of this course is for students to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes of the Bachelor in Ministry and Theology by completing a 20-30 page paper following the theological reflection process introduced in RELM 300 Introduction to Ministry. 

Session 2 runs from March 16 through May 10.

Leadership in Ministry / RELM-C430-YZ1
Instructor: Staff
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This course offers a foundation for each student’s development of leadership skills used in the practice of ministry. It considers the qualities, practices, and responsibilities of effective leaders, with special attention paid to biblical-theological and theoretical theories of leadership, teamwork, communication, conflict, decision making, and the character, responsibilities, and spiritual life of the leader. It will assist students with becoming more reflective, theologically-based practitioners of ministry.

Session 1 runs from August 18 through October 19.

Introduction to Ministry / RELM-C300-YA1
Instructor: Rick Beben, M.R.E.
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Taking a broad view of ministry, this course introduces the study and practice of Christian ministry, grounded in Scripture and the historical tradition and focused on the contemporary challenges and opportunities.

Catholic Social Teaching / RELM-C346-YA1
Instructor: Emily Jendzejec, Ph.D.
Preliminary syllabus

Required texts for this class are available on the preliminary syllabus and in the university's bookstore. 

This course examines the development of Catholic social teaching, its foundations in theology and ethics, its principles and key themes. It emphasizes the importance of action in partnership in response to the invitation of Catholic social teaching. 

Session 2 runs from October 20 through December 14.

Church and Sacraments / RELM-C330-YZ1
Instructor: Francisco Castillo, D.Min.
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This course examines the contemporary understanding of Church and sacraments and explores their implications for ministry and the life of faith today.