Courses Week One: June 11 - June 15, 2012

B4025S Introduction to Prophetic Literature
This course will explore the rise of the Prophetic Literature in Ancient Israel, and its development before, during, and after the Exile.

E4001S Introduction to Moral Theology (blended course: onsite and online)
This course will introduce the student to the basic themes of the Christian moral life including its personal, social, and cosmic dimensions. Using classical texts and contemporary case studies, the course will focus on the sources, authorities, and methods of the Roman Catholic ethical tradition.

E4004S The Earth is the Lord's: Catholic Theology of Creation, Ecology, and the Environment
This course focuses on the need for Christians to revere the environment and the behaviors that flow from that reverence.

I4310S MAPS Colloquium
This course provides an overview of the “nuts and bolts” of the MAPS Program at CTU, in conjunction with the Emmaus Formation Program.

C4005SC Institute for Interreligious Dialogue: Christian Theologies of Religious Pluralism
The course will provide an overview of the theological debates on religious pluralism in the context of the development of this theology in the Roman Catholic Church. Challenging questions from these developments will be explored, along with theoretical and practical approaches to ministry in contexts of religious pluralism. (This course has been designed to be taken individually or in combination with C4005SA and/or C4005SB.  Take all three courses and receive three credits.)

CS4000S Black and Womanist Theologies
A brief introduction to the history, theology, and spirituality of Black American men and women.  The course will look at the origins and teachings of both theologies and the leading theologians that articulate these theologies.

MP4016S Pastoral Care for the Sick
This course will explore the significance of sickness and death and the sacramental response of the Church to human pain and mortality.   The pastoral, theological, and historical dimensions of Pastoral Care of the Sick will enrich one’s response to the invitation:  “When I was sick, you cared for me.”

K2006 The Enneagram and Christian Spiritual Growth (workshop)
A workshop on nine personality traits (enneaprosopa) of the human soul and how these aid or hinder our Christian spiritual growth. Registrants will be asked to fill out a personality inventory (IDP-9) before coming to the workshop.

Courses Week Two: June 18 - June 22, 2012

B4024S Readings from the Edges, the Bible and People on the Move
This course will explore the biblical sources for treatment of people who are “on the move” as migrants, as immigrants.  What is the current reality of the call to welcome the stranger?

DS4210S Reconciliation and Forgiveness
This course explores the dynamics both of interpersonal and social reconciliation, as well as the various dimensions of interpersonal forgiveness.  A theology and spirituality of reconciliation will also be presented.

W4019S Canonical Issues in Parish Ministry
This course will examine laws of the Church as they pertain to pastoral ministry.  It will focus on the nature of law in the Church, the notion of parish, Christian Initiation, and the other sacraments, particularly marriage.

W4205S Lay Leadership of Prayer and Preaching (blended course: onsite and online)
A practicum to develop competency in the leadership of the community’s prayer, including Hours, catechumenal rites, the funeral Vigil, penitential liturgies, liturgies of Word and Communion, and ministry to the sick and dying. In conjunction with these settings, it also considers the liturgical, canonical, and pastoral dynamics and practical skills of lay preaching in catechesis and worship. Prerequisite: For MDiv, Sacraments I and II; For MAPS, Sacraments I or II.

W4213S Challenges in Contemporary Catechesis
This course will focus on contemporary issues in Religious Education/Catechesis, looking at the historical development, the theology and methodology of the present practice, contemporary documents, and future implications.

Courses Week Three: June 25 - June 29, 2012

B 4404 Biblical Archaeology for Beginners
A survey of recent archaeological work in Israel that sheds light on the people of ancient Israel, Yehud, and Roman/Byzantine Palestine.  Our purpose is to see how people’s material culture is a reflection of their social, economic, political and religious values.

B4430S From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth: The Dynamic Vision of the Church in the Acts of the Apostles
Through his vibrant story of the early Christian community as it breaks out into the Mediterranean world, Luke provides us with a dynamic and challenging vision for a global Church, willing to cross boundaries and be renewed through the power of Spirit.

D4008S Jesus and Salvation
In this course we will explore important themes in the Christian tradition related to the saving work of Jesus Christ:  What is understood by salvation today?  How did/does Jesus effect salvation for humanity? What does Jesus save us from?  What does he save us for? A number of modern theologians will be discussed.

C 4005SA Institute for Interreligious Dialogue: Christian-Jewish Dialogue
Designed for those engaged in ministries that involve other religious congregations, this course will address issues of Christian-Jewish understanding. Through preparatory readings, presentations, site visits, and conversations, the Jewish view of the world today will be explored.  (This course has been designed to be taken individually or in combination with C4005SB and/or C4005SC. Take all three courses and receive three credits.  Please note, a museum fee of $10 is extra.)

C 4005SB Institute for Interreligious Dialogue: Christian-Muslim Understanding
Through preparatory readings, presentations, site visits, and conversations, you will deepen your knowledge of the Muslim faith and how Muslims view the world today.  Explore best practices in interfaith encounters whether on a college campus, through your ministry, or in your neighborhood.  (This course has been designed to be taken individually or in combination with C4005SA and/or C4005SC.  Take all three courses and receive three credits.)

Courses Offered in July 2012

S4016SA Spirituality Out of Doors, Part I (online)
S4016SB Spirituality Out of Doors, Part II
Explore spirituality and ecology both in cyberspace and out of doors. An online introduction to the subject will be supplemented by the experience of cabin-camping and day hiking in the Black Hills. With time for prayer and reflection, participants will experience spirituality out of doors! Students may register for either or both parts.