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SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7009
Fundamental Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The resources and methods of theology provide the framework for this course. A primary focus will be on the relationship between revelation, faith, and theology, which includes the role of the Bible and the church's doctrine. The course will also survey past and present methods in 'doing theology,' and consider the connection between theology and spirituality.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Brouillette, Andre, SJ
T
09:30AM-12:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7020
The Church
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The ecclesial dimension of Christian faith is the focal point of this course. The course will locate the church within both a Trinitarian theology and a theological anthropology. Specific topics for exploration include the place of the church in the Creed, the sacramentality of the church, a theology of mission, and of structure and authority. The course will also explore current issues shaping the church's life and its place in the wider culture.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Agolia, Grace M
ASYNC
ASYNC
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7024
Christology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
his course seeks to clarify what it means to confess that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, and why this is a significant claim. The course examines the New Testament, the early councils of the Church, the writings of early and medieval Christian theologians, the dogmatic teachings of the Church, and the contributions of contemporary theologians. Two main questions will be addressed: Who is Jesus? How does Jesus save us?T
Professor
Class Day & Time
Valiente, Orfilio E
M
02:00PM-04:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7059
Theological Virtues
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The Church is often described as a community of faith, hope, and love. This course explores how some Christian thinkers have understood these central theological virtues. After considering New Testament sources, we will examine the following periods and thinkers: patristic (e.g. Augustine), medieval (Aquinas), reformation (Calvin), early modern (John of the Cross), and modern (Rahner, Lonergan, liberation theology). While special attention will be paid to the systematic thought of Aquinas, the goal of this course is to present a broad range of thinkers so that students can articulate their own account of these characteristic marks of Christian life.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Doyle, Dominic F
M
10:00AM-12:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7247
Theologies of Justice and Liberation in the U.S.
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
Liberation theologies are modes of theological discourse that rethink the purpose of religious thought and practice by placing attention on distinctive experiences of injustice and inequality encountered by different individuals and social groups. Although the liberation theology movement is now a global one, the United States has been the birthplace of a good number of liberation theologies. This course examines the emergence, development, emphases, and methodologies of four of these, including African American/Black theology of liberation, feminist theology of liberation, Latino/a theology of liberation, and LGBTQ theology of liberation. Besides offering a solid introduction to liberation theology, the course analyzes basic concepts underlying theories of injustice, domination, and oppression.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Valentin, Benjamin
R
03:30PM-06:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST8109
The Trinity in the Early Church
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
An introduction to early Christian Trinitarian theology and its enduring pertinence to the Church’s worship of God as one and three, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Treating authors from Justin Martyr to John of Damascus, we explore the scriptural and philosophical features of, among other issues, the “Cappadocian solution,” the “psychological analogies” of Augustine, the roots of the filioque, and the challenge of Islam. We will consider the retrieval of patristic Trinitarian theology by recent authors, especially in light of debates on ontotheology, the immanent and the economic Trinity, and social analogies for divine perichoresis.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dunkle, Brian P, SJ
M
02:00PM-04:50PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
(one graduate course on the history of Christianity.)(Free-Form Text)
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST8562
The Theology of Johann Baptist Metz
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This seminar will unfold by first examining Johann Metz's early relationship and subsequent break with the theology of Karl Rahner. Next we will explore Metz's critical dialogue with the thinkers of the Frankfurt school and the manner in which this encounter led to the formulation of Metz's early political theology. We will then turn to Metz's mature political theology as a "theology after Auschwitz." Some of the themes to be considered include Metz's assertion of the need for "anamnestic rationality," his focus on "the theodicy question," his apocalyptic eschatology, and his articulation of a mystical-political spirituality.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Valiente, Orfilio E
W
04:00PM-06:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
(Prerequisite: a course in theological foundations or fundamental theology)(Free-Form Text); or (Permission of Instructor)(Workflow-Based)
School
Boston College Theology Department
THEO5377
Philosophically Religious 1
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The 19 th century witnesses major changes in the concept of religion with the rise of atheism, modern philosophy, and science. This course covers philosophical approaches to religion from theologians and philosophers both: what is faith for John Henry Newman, Sren Kierkegaard, and Friedrich Schleiermacher? What is Nietzsches religion in Thus Spoke Zarathustra? What does Ralph Waldo Emerson uncover in moving outside of institutional religion? What does religion look like in Dostoevsky and Lev Shestov? The course ends with theologians in the early 20 th century who respond to the altered landscape, including the Karl Barth and the Hans Urs von Balthasar.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Kruger, Matthew C
R
02:00PM-04:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
UGRAD/GRAD SPLIT
School
Boston College Theology Department
THEO7071
Divine and Human Action
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course examines theoretical perspectives on divine and human action. It is not an introductory survey of responses to these problems but an advanced consideration of their theoretical elements: divine knowledge, will, freedom, and government; its compatibility with human freedom; nature, grace, and sin as the conditions of human freedom; and general elements of a theodicy or the problem of evil in relation to divine omniscience, goodness, and omnipotence. Prior exposure to these questions (e.g., a survey course on grace, theological anthropology, or the doctrine of God) is desirable but not required.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wilkins, Jeremy
R
04:30PM-06:50PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University Graduate Program in Religion
CASRN 638/CASRN 338
Philosophy and Mysticism, Jewish and Islamic Perspectives
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy
Semester
FA26
An interactive seminar — a thematic introduction to mysticism and philosophy, with a focus on the dynamics of religious experience. Readings will be drawn from medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy; Sufi mysticism and philosophy; Kabbalah, Sufi poetry, Hebrew poetry from the Golden Age of Muslim Spain.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Lobel, Diana
TR
12:30-1:45pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 812
Contextual Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
In this course, students are introduced to contextual theology and its relationship to missions within mainline denominations through the consideration of ministries of love, justice, and service. Students will examine scriptural and theological grounds for missional outreach, consider church engagement in social justice, explore Christianity's history/tradition, and visit missional sites in the Boston area. Particular attention will be given to students' experiences in dialogue with the assigned readings and local leadership. This is an interdisciplinary course facilitated through a protestant feminist/Mujerista perspective with a decolonizing intent. It will be run in a seminar style with the instructor as facilitator for critical engagement of readings, sharing of experiences, and contextual deconstruction/construction of methods, theories and historical understandings.
Professor
Class Day & Time
De La Rosa, Cristian
M
2:30-5:15 pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTE 811
Doing Theology Aesthetically
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
In this course learners explore the aesthetic dimensions of meaning-making through visual art and aesthetic practices. Discussion of texts, experiences of making art, and engagement in aesthetic practices shed light on the potential strengths and limitations of using aesthetic experience as an effective teaching approach in religious education.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Goto, Courtney
TBA
TBA
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
The class meets on Mo Aug 17 (12-3 pm), Tu Aug 18 (8 am - 3 pm), We Aug 19 (8 am - 3 pm),Th Aug 20 (8 am - 3 pm), Fr Aug 21 (8 am - 4:30 pm), Sa Aug 22 (8 am - 3 pm), Tu Sept 15 (6 - 9 pm)
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 869
African Theology: Sources, Methods and Debates
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course will investigate suffering from a variety of perspectives. The approach, while reflectively interdisciplinary, will concentrate on suffering as the fundamental test for theology, ethics, and philosophy. Added to the course will be a component concerned with issues of pastoral ministry and the bereavement process. Students are encouraged to take STH TF 701 or 702 before registering for this course.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wariboko, Nimi
T
12:30-3:15 pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
TH632
Sin and Evil
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course will explore the problem of evil and the doctrine of sin, including the latter’s subsidiary doctrines such as the fall and original sin, social sin, the bondage of the will, and the vices, especially the eight deadly thoughts. Course content will focus on systematic theology, but will include philosophy, biblical exegesis, and pastoral/spiritual theology. The course will also attend to modern critiques of these historic doctrines.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Butner, Glenn
R
9am-12pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Harvard Divinity School
HDS 3166
Ecotheology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course will survey constructive religious reflection that is informed by an ecological worldview and accountable to various forms of environmental activism. Readings will be drawn from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions, among them Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Paganism, religious naturalism, and Indigenous spirituality. We will pay special attention to the interplay between ecotheology and various theologies of liberation. Students will be invited to develop their own constructive theological or atheological proposals in dialogue with the assigned readings. Throughout the semester, we will use optional book groups to explore additional ecotheological texts. All students are expected to complete one or more group projects and to provide oral and written feedback on one another’s work. Students will have the option of completing a major research paper. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1577.
Professor
Class Day & Time
McKanan
MW
09:00am-10:15am
Grading Option
HDS Student Option (LG/SUS/AUD)
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
St John's Seminary
TH501
Fundamental Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course seeks to introduce and analyze the major themes that govern theological thinking and reasoning: Theological Methods, Faith, Revelation, Church, Salvation, Scripture & Interpretation, Tradition, the Magisterium, the Sensus Fidelium and the Development of Doctrine, etc. The focus will be Christian theology, specifically, Catholic Theology.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Fr. MacDonald
R
9-11:40 AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
St John's Seminary
TH504
Theological Anthropology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course treats Catholic belief regarding creation, the providence of God, the creation and fall of the angels, original sin and the consequences of the fall, the problem of evil, as well as the nature, origin, and destiny of the human person. In light of contemporary debates, this course will consider Catholic belief about grace, freedom, and the relationship of the natural and
super-natural orders. The course will also treat basic themes of eschatology. In addition to Scriptural and patristic sources, instruction will consider medieval and modern authors as well as the texts of the recent papal Magisterium.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Fr. Sanders
MWF
9-10:15 AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7009
Fundamental Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The resources and methods of theology provide the framework for this course. A primary focus will be on the relationship between revelation, faith, and theology, which includes the role of the Bible and the church's doctrine. The course will also survey past and present methods in 'doing theology,' and consider the connection between theology and spirituality.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Chong, Vicente, SJ
W
04:00PM-06:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7020
The Church
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
The ecclesial dimension of Christian faith is the focal point of this course. The course will locate the church within both a Trinitarian theology and a theological anthropology. Specific topics for exploration include the place of the church in the Creed, the sacramentality of the church, a theology of mission, and of structure and authority. The course will also explore current issues shaping the church's life and its place in the wider culture.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Lennan, Richard J
T
12:30PM-03:20PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7057
Theological Foundations in Practical Perspective
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
Taught from a pastoral perspective, this course offers an overview of contemporary Christian theology, introducing basic theological themes reflected in Co-Workers, e.g., the cultural context in which we do theology, God, being human, Jesus, reign of God, Church. It considers theological methods and investigates the sources that contribute constructions of theological positions.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Griffith, Colleen M
W
10:00AM-12:50PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST7065
Disputed Questions in Contemporary Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
An introduction to contested issues in contemporary Christian theology, such as the role of biblical criticism, the relationship between science and faith, the encounter with world religions, theories of atonement, divine impassibility, and the possibility of faith in a consumer culture. The goals of this course are: (1) to map out the basic elements of each problematic area, (2) to register some popular yet unsatisfactory answers (e.g. creationism and reductionism as responses to the question of science and faith), and (3) to consider more authentic and theologically persuasive responses.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Doyle, Dominic F
F
09:00AM-12:00PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST8091
Contemporary Sacramental and Liturgical Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
Advances have been made in the past fifty years with regard to sacramental/liturgical theology. This course will investigate the contributions made by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant scholars who use different methods to move beyond traditional debates about sacraments. Several of the authors are non-RC: Hughes (Reformed), Larson-Miller (Anglican), Saliers (Methodist); Smith (Reformed). Attention will be paid to women theologians (Belcher and Larson-Miller) as well as to Latino theology (Empereur/Fernandez).
Professor
Class Day & Time
Baldovin, John, Sj
W
01:00PM-03:50PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
(Prerequisite: A course in either liturgy or sacraments.)(Free-Form Text); or (Permission of Instructor)(Workflow-Based)
School
Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry
TMST8150
Ecotheology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
Ecotheology has been developed in the last decades as a theological response to the climate crisis that we are facing in the world today. Ecotheology has two goals. First, it is a critique of the cultural concepts, images, and practices that are at the bottom of the climate crisis. Second, it is both a retrieval of the ecological dimension of Christian faith, and an interpretation of theological sources (such as the Bible and Tradition) and doctrines (such as Trinity, Creation, and Salvation) from the perspective of Ecology. In this seminar course, students will explore different aspects of Ecotheology.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Chong, Vicente, SJ
R
09:30AM-11:50AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
(Two or more courses in Systematic Theology)(Free-Form Text)
School
Boston College Theology Department
THEO5376
No Place Like Home? Theologies of Community, Exile, and Belonging
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course in comparative ecclesiology examines the concept of community, concentrating primarily on Christianity and Islam. Drawing on scripture, premodern classical texts, contemporary ecclesiology, rites of initiation, and lived practice, students explore themes of home, hospitality, exile, and what it means to belong. The course compares Christian and Muslim visions of the Church/umma, practices of inclusion and exclusion, and theological responses to migration, diaspora, and marginalization. Through close reading and comparative analysis, the course asks how religious traditions shape identities, boundaries, and possibilities for belonging in a fractured world. For graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Welle, Jason
W
10:00AM-12:25PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
UGRAD/GRAD SPLIT
School
Boston College Theology Department
THEO7042
Augustine's City of God
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course offers a close reading of Augustines City of God. While the immediateoccasion was the sack of Rome by Alaric (410), Augustines thought on the two cities had been germinating for several years. Partly an apology for Christianity, the book offers a sweeping survey of human history from Adam to the eschaton, as well as searching reflections on Christian existence in the present age (saeculum). He treats topics such as the nature of bodily existence, Christian participation in the political order, the value of ancient philosophy, the role of the emotions, divine providence, and the interpretation of Scripture.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Hunter, David G
M
04:30PM-06:50PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston College Theology Department
THEO7968
Theological Anthropology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This graduate seminar explores modern and postmodern theological approaches to the Christian doctrines of creation, imago Dei, sin, and grace. The study of each doctrine begins with a brief survey of biblical and classical understandings/controversies, followed by consideration of later developments by post-liberal, political, and contextual/liberation theologians. The impact of recent developments in the sciences, social constructivist understandings of gender, sexuality and selfhood, and perspectives from critical race theory, class, and disability may also be explored.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ulishney, Megan Carol
M
10:00AM-12:25PM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University Graduate Program in Religion
CASRN 697/CASRN 397
Topics in Philosophy and Religion
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy
Semester
FA26
Topic for Fall 2026: Heidegger’s Lectures on the Phenomenology of Religion. We will slow-read Heidegger’s Winter 1920-21 lectures and related philosophical and theological literature. Among the authors Heidegger engages is the Apostle Paul, who remains a major figure in late 20th– and early 21st-century political theology. We will read Heidegger to understand why Paul has remained vital.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Zank, Michael
W
6:30-9:15pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 829
Spiritual Autobiographies
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
In the course, students will explore classic and contemporary spiritual autobiographies. These autobiographies reveal the diverse paths of religious seekers, the crises and epiphanies that became focal points of meaning and revelation. Students will learn about the practices of faith that sustained and challenged religious people from Augustine to Teresa of Avila to Tolstoy. Through close, empathetic, and critical examination of the texts, students will reflect on their own spiritual journeys and identities. They also will engage first-hand in the crafting of spiritual autobiography, and students will have the opportunity to work intensively in small groups throughout the writing and sharing process. Throughout the course, students will explore potential uses of spiritual autobiography as pathways of discernment and growth in congregational and retreat settings, small faith groups, spiritual formation and companionship.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wolfeich, Claire
F,S
9am-5pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Class meets from 9am to 5pm on the following dates: 09/11/2026 - 09/12/2026; 10/02/2026 - 10/03/2026;10/23/2026 - 10/24/2026.
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 849
Queer Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course explores queer theology's potential to shape Christian thought and practice as a whole. We first introduce some prominent works of queer theory and ask what the implications of them on queer theology might be. We then consider how queer theology might contribute to some persistent debates in Christian theology: eros and agape, dissent and sainthood, grief and ritual, as well as utopic eschatology. Finally, we will explore how queer experiments in living might help us rethink fundamental moral categories such as kinship, vulnerability, play, fidelity, bodily change, and sexual knowledge.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Yin, Peng
W
5:30-8:15 pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
TH501
Theology Survey I
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
A study of theological method, revelation, inspiration, and canon of scripture; existence and attributes of God; Trinity; creation and providence; human nature; original and actual sin.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Butner, Glenn
F
9am-12pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Harvard Divinity School
HDS 2063
A Poetics of Difficulty
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
Through the careful reading of and exploratory writing about selected works of contemporary poetry, together with some key pieces of criticism and philosophy, the seminar will explore different modalities of difficulty. The hypothesis driving the course is that in difficult times, reading difficult writing can be a vital, intellectually and affectively powerful task. Readings will likely include work by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Myung Mi Kim, Susan Howe, Dan Beachy-Quick, Harryette Mullen, Elizabeth Robinson, Lisa Robertson, TC Tolbert, and Cameron Awkward-Rich. We will work together as a seminar and in smaller groups. Enrollment limited to 20 students. I will ask for a statement of interest at the beginning of the fall term. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 2993.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Hollywood
T
03:00pm-05:45pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Enrollment limited to 20 students. I will ask for a statement of interest at the beginning of the fall term
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
DOGM 7120
Themes in Orthodox Theology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This class will cover the basic principles of Orthodox theology with a heavy emphasis on Orthodox anthropology. Orthodox Christian theology and anthropology are essentially the same because God has revealed himself in human history as a human being. It is therefore impossible to distinguish where theology starts and anthropology ends. The only God we know is the God we have encountered in the crucified and risen one, and this, according to scripture and the early Church experience, is the starting point for all theology. This class will explore key tenets of the Orthodox faith through this lens employing scripture, the liturgical tradition and the writings of theologians, ancient and more recent.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris
R
9:10-11:30 AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
St John's Seminary
TH502
Christology
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA26
This course is an introduction to the basic elements in the study of the identity and saving work of Jesus Christ as developed throughout the Catholic Tradition with particular attention to the contribution of St. Thomas Aquinas. The course proceeds from an examination of the data of Revelation in both the Old and New Testaments, to a detailed study of the Christological formulas articulated by the Church through the Third Council of Constantinople (680–81), to a systematic treatment of topics rooted in the two natures and one Person of Jesus Christ, including the knowledge, holiness and mediation of Christ. The course concludes with an examination of the basic principles of soteriology.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Dr. Coughlin
WF
10:30-11:45 AM
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
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