Three credits of the requirement may be fulfilled in an approved cognate course in another department.
Emphasis is on the emerging new forms of religious belief and action in the contemporary world.
A critical reflection on the meaning of the Christian faith as it is set forth in the New Testament, as it is found in the living tradition of the Church, as it is reflected on by modern thinkers, and as it bears on the issues of our time. These courses are open to all students. Courses marked by an asterisk will satisfy the values requirement. An inquiry into the relationship between faith and reason, modern methods of analyzing and interpreting Scripture, and the role of experience, tradition, the Magisterium, and the human sciences in theology. Special attention given to different images and structures of the Church and contemporary ecclesial issues.