2021-2022 2022-2023 CURRICULUM GUIDE
THEOLOGY GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: 4 CREDITS 0009 – FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
One Credit (9) This course explores the fundamentals of the Catholic faith and promotes faith development through academic study, practical application, and experiential opportunities. Topics include faith, prayer, creed, sacraments, the Ten Commandments, and morality.
0008 – A CATHOLIC EXPLORATION OF THE BIBLE
One Credit (10) This course teaches students to read and understand Hebrew and Christian Scriptures from a Catholic perspective. The study includes the theological, historical, cultural, and literary influences necessary for understanding the Bible. Students are then challenged to apply the message of Scripture to their lives and the contemporary world.
0011 – CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
One Credit (11) Through this course, students will develop four skills key for adult Catholics: spiritual practice, social action, and Christian leadership are the first three. The fourth skill comes from the addition of a study of world religions. Students will take part in activities and projects that strengthen their skills in prayer, responding to injustice in society, practicing faithful citizenship, learning what it means to be a Christian leader, and being able to discuss world religions with knowledge and understanding.
0035 – ETHICS I - “CONSCIENCE & CONSISTENT ETHIC OF LIFE”
One-half Credit (12 - first semester only) This course challenges and assists students as they work to develop an informed conscience based on Catholic moral principles. The emphasis is on applying these principles as the students live in the secular world. Topics include conscience development, abortion, capital punishment, and end of life issues. Students will examine each issue by studying related U.S. laws and Supreme Court decisions, and identifying what the Catholic Church teaches regarding each topic.
0036 – ETHICS II - “RELATIONSHIPS & SOCIAL JUSTICE”
One-half Credit (12 - second semester only) This course challenges and assists students as they work to develop an informed conscience based on Catholic moral principles. The emphasis is on applying these principles as the students live in a secular world. Topics include relationships, vocations, marriage and sexuality, along with social justice issues like environmental justice, racism, and immigration. Students will more closely examine the relationships they wish to form as adults, and will consider the vocational paths they may wish to pursue. Further, students will study current issues of social justice, with a goal of developing a response to injustice rooted in Gospel values, and supported by Catholic Social Teaching.
0037 – ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
One-half Credit (12 - second semester only) This course will guide students in examining current environmental ethical issues, including climate change, pollution, deforestation, and additional environmental concerns. Students will also discover the Church’s teaching on the environment, and apply Catholic Social Teaching to the issues examined, placing emphasis on Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, Laudato Si. This class will be project-based, requiring a final service project
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