Examines the nature of sacramentality and religious experience, the development of sacramental theology, the sevenfold structure of the Catholic approach to the sacraments, the Catholic rites for the celebration of the sacraments, the concepts of grace and sacrament. Students can demonstrate both sensitivity to various expressions of religious belief in diverse cultures, and a critical understanding of their meaning.
Students can think and write analytically and critically using historical data.
Any modern, critical translation of the Bible will suffice. Avoid paraphrases like The Way or The Living Bible. Bausch, William J. A New Look at the Sacraments . Twenty-Third Publications, 1983. The Book of Sacramental Basics .