Apologetics. ~Undergraduate Catholic Theology~ I mmaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology THEO 2513 AA. Course for Spring 2015

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1 THEO 2513 AA Apologetics Days: Time: 9:30 AM 10: 45 AM Professor: Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D. Course Description: This course will examine how Catholics have defended and proposed their faith from New Testament times to today. Emphasis is given to the various methods of apologetics that have developed as part of the Church s engagement with the modern world s profoundly religious questions about humanity and society. Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Undergraduate Theology, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Dayton. Dr. Morrow teaches a wide range of courses in Catholic Theology including The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, The Theology of the Old Testament, The Eucharist, and Ecclesiology. His research focuses on the history of biblical interpretation and theological exegesis. He is particularly interested in the union between Catholic theology and Catholic biblical scholarship. He also is interested in traditional forms of Jewish and Christian biblical exegesis, and especially the important role the liturgy plays in developing a sacramental hermeneutic. Photo Courtesy of:

2 THEO 1102 AA/AB The Bible: Word of God & Book of the Church 11:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:00 PM 3:15 PM Professor: Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D. Course Description: This course w ill introduce students to the many ways Catholics have read and interpreted Sacred Scripture. Focusing on key Old Testament and New Testament passages, the course will survey historical-critical, narrative and canonical approaches, as well as methods grounded in liturgy and lectio divina, highlighting the advantages and challenges of each. Jeffrey Morrow, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Undergraduate Theology, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Dayton. Dr. Morrow teaches a wide range of courses in Catholic Theology including The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, The Theology of the Old Testament, The Eucharist, and Ecclesiology. His research focuses on the history of biblical interpretation and theological exegesis. He is particularly interested in the union between Catholic theology and Catholic biblical scholarship. He also is interested in traditional forms of Jewish and Christian biblical exegesis, and especially the important role the liturgy plays in developing a sacramental hermeneutic. Photo Courtesy of: w w.telegraph.co.uk

3 THEO 1502 AA/AB The Church s Saving Mysteries: Introduction to Roman Catholic Liturgy and Sacraments 11:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:00 PM 3:15 PM Professor: Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D. C o n c e p t i o n S e m i n a r y S chool o f Course Description: This course considers the worship and sacraments of the Catholic Church as necessary expressions and celebrations of the presence of Jesus Christ s Incarnation and Paschal Mystery, how these encounters with Christ have shaped Catholic doctrine, and the role of liturgy and sacraments in human transformation to fulfillment in God. Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, earned his Ph.D. in Medieval Theology from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, in His doctoral dissertation is titled The Role of Aristotelian Biology in Thomas Aquinas's Theology of Marriage, one topic within his broader interest in Aquinas s theology of grace. He also is interested in topics related to spirituality and political philosophy. Dr. Johnston s classes include New Life in Christ: Introduction to Catholic Morals, Jesus Christ and the Moral Life, The Church s Saving Mysteries, The Culture of Life, and Life of the Soul: Introduction to Catholic Prayer and Spiritual Traditions.

4 Immaculate Conception Seminary THEO 1404 AA/AB Life of the Soul: Introduction to Catholic Prayer and Spiritual Traditions 11:00 AM 12:15 PM 2:00 PM 3:15 PM Professor: Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D. Course Description: This course considers the centrality in the Catholic tradition of: a spiritual life rooted in personal prayer; the Church s various traditions of prayer and spirituality (e.g. Benedictine, Dominican, Franciscan, Carmelite and Jesuit); and prayer as a basis of both radical personal transformation and modes of communal life (e.g. monasticism, religious life and ecclesial movements). Ellen Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, earned her Ph.D. from Marquette University, and she specializes in the theology of the early Church. Her research focuses on soteriology, that is, on the way in which humans are saved in Jesus Christ. She studies soteriology by looking at the way theologians understand Christ s salvation acting now (for example, in the Eucharist) or in the future (namely, at the eschaton). Her current research centers on the soteriology and eschatology of Hilary of Poitiers and Augustine.

5 BIBL 3107 AA New Testament Greek II Days: Time: 2:00 PM 3:15 PM I m maculate C onception S e m inary School of Theology Professor: Gregory Glazov, D.Phil. (Oxon.) Course Description: Further study of New Testament Greek vocabulary and grammar, focusing on more advanced verb tenses and moods. Reading, translation, and analysis of passages from the New Testament. Prerequisite: BIBL Gregory Glazov D.Phil. (Oxon.), Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Coordinator of Great Spiritual Books Program, received an M.Phil. and a D.Phil. in Jewish Studies in the Graeco-Roman World from Oxford University, and he specializes in Old Testament Studies and in Second Temple Literature. His courses include Jewish Roots of Christian Spirituality, New Testament Greek I and II, Prophetic Literature, Pentateuch, Wisdom Literature and Psalms and The Four Loves and Family Life. Dr. Glazov serves as Coordinator of the Great Spiritual Books program of ICSST s Institute for Christian Spirituality as well. Photo Courtesy of: