Preliminary syllabi are located below under each course's title.
If you are a new student who wants to take a single course, please contact Judy Fontenot Lavergne jflaverg@loyno.edu.
The spring semester runs from January 13 through May 2. View the graduate course rotation here.
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Spirituality, Morality & Ethics / LIM G704 Y1G0E Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) 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: |
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Christian Origins / LIM G712 Y1G0E 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. |
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Church, Sacraments, and Liturgy / LIM G722 Y1G0E Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) 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. |
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Religious Communication / LIM-G885-Y1G0E Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) This course explores how a variety of communication media can benefit ministers in their particular settings. Both theory and practice of contemporary communication media, especially the use of television, are explored with hands-on experience. It is the second course in the Digital Culture and Ministry concentration |
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Pastoral and Educational Praxis / LIM G886 Y1G0E Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) 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. Requisites: |
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Pastoral and Educational Praxis / LIM G886 Y2G0E Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) 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. Requisites: |
Spring 2025 Undergraduate Courses
View the undergraduate course rotation here.
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Session 1 runs from January 13 through March 16. |
Introduction to the Bible for Ministry / RELM-C338-YA1 Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) This course introduces students to the Bible in light of the best in contemporary biblical scholarship. It focuses on the Bible not as a museum piece but as the living Word of God that reveals, challenges, and comforts and that serves as a crucial resource for ministry. |
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Senior Seminar / RELM-C496-YA1 Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted above to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) 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. |
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Session 2 runs from March 17 through May 11. |
Christ and the Christian Tradition / RELM-C370-YZ1 Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) Fundamental theology in a post-conciliar church: focus on revelation, faith, grace and Christology; a brief review of the historical tradition as a background for creation-centered, liberationist theology today. |
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Biblical Apocalyptic, Prophecy and Wisdom / RELM-C411-YZ1 Required Texts (Note: please review the preliminary syllabus when posted to see if any required texts are available as ebooks in Canvas.) This course examines the biblical genres of prophecy, wisdom, and apocalyptic; their intersections; and their implications for today. This course presumes some background on the Bible. |