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Catholic Theology in a Secular
Age: A Critical Introduction
The purpose of this course is to introduce the
student to the foundational concepts of Catholic
theology as a living tradition with deep roots of
intellectual enquiry, and to do so in the context
of the secular age in which we live. There is a
study of the concept of secularity and post-
secularity. There will be an examination of the
argument that there is a sort of ‘buried’
theological narrative in western culture and its
consequences explored.
Theological method will be introduced, including
hermeneutical theory and the debates about the
‘
systematicity’ of Catholic theology, which
encompasses the efforts to create an intellectual
and integrated synthesis. There will be a short
introduction to the thought of Thomas Aquinas.
How to apply
Applications to: The Executive Officer, Loyola
Institute, Irish School of Ecumenics-Loyola
Institute Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 4790, email:
Fee
€150 for the course. Payment should be made
by cheque/draft/postal money order only,
payable to Trinity College no. 1 account.
Date
Teaching in Michaelmas term commences
during the week beginning 22 September 2014.
Please note this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course comprises two lectures a week for a
total of eleven weeks.
Further information
Contact: The Executive Officer, Loyola Institute,
Irish School of Ecumenics-Loyola Institute
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 4790, email:
Liturgical Theology
This course will study the idea of sacrament as
a central theological hermeneutic that underpins
some of the key ways of thinking in the Catholic
tradition. The theology of sacrament will be
studied from the perspective of the early
Christian writers (for example Augustine), as
well as that of modern theological discourse on
a sacramental worldview, especially in the
writings of Odo Casel, Otto Semmelroth, Karl
Rahner, Edward Schillebeeckx and Louis-Marie
Chauvet. Contemporary expositions of ritual
sacramental theory are studied. The course
includes a study of the theology of baptism from
the perspective of the principal debates that
helped shape how it is understood today in
various church traditions.
How to apply
Applications to: The Executive Officer, Loyola
Institute, Irish School of Ecumenics-Loyola
Institute Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 4790, email:
Fee
€150 for the course. Payment should be made
by cheque/draft/postal money order only,
payable to Trinity College no. 1 account.
Date
Teaching in Michaelmas term commences
during the week beginning 22 September 2014.
Please note this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course comprises two lectures a week for a
total of eleven weeks.
Further information
Contact: The Executive Officer, Loyola Institute,
Irish School of Ecumenics-Loyola Institute
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 4790, email:
