This course reflects on the various ways of understanding the Church as People of God, Body of Christ, Sacrament, Servant, Community of Disciples. The impact of ecclesial documents of various Christian denominations will be explored. Students who have received credit for THEO 440 may not take this course for credit. This course considers sharing of religious values through spoken word, Scriptures, iconic representation, as well as the use of ritual and symbolic communication in sacramental actions, especially in baptism and eucharist. Students who have received credit for THEO 434 may not take this course for credit.
Prayer is shown as a basic human act.
The course will explore diverse traditions of the communal forms of worship as well as the many forms of private prayer that have been practised in Christian churches. Students who have received credit for THEO 370 may not take this course for credit. Students who have received credit for THEO 390 may not take this course for credit. This course explores some of the more common problems in health-care ethics. The course makes a distinction between clinical ethics and medical ethics, in the sense that these topics will be discussed from within a multidisciplinary perspective.