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God: One and Three
This course studies how the Christian
understanding of God as Trinity emerges from
the Christology of the New Testament. It studies
the subsequent development in the patristic era,
most notably in the texts of the early councils of
the Church. The trinitarian theologies of some
major theologians in the Western tradition,
particularly Augustine and Aquinas, will be
studied, and the distinct path taken by the
Eastern tradition sketched. The course studies
the work of contemporary theologians, whose
work has contributed significantly to the renewal
of trinitarian theology. A study of the theology of
the Holy Spirit will be an important part of this
course.
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 Hilary term commences during the
week beginning 12 January 2015.
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:
Foundations for Theological
Ethics
This course studies central concepts and key
debates in theological ethics, including natural
law and the universality of ethics; the nature and
role of conscience, moral reasoning and the role
of moral principles; the role of church teaching
authority in the Catholic tradition (the
magisterium) in the moral area. It studies the
nature of moral experience and its relation to
religious faith and, in this context, will consider
the role of the bible in theological ethics from
both historical and contemporary perspectives.
The course will introduce students to the
diversity of methodological approaches in
Catholic theological ethics including the moral
area, the deontological, the teleological and
virtue-based approaches. There will be reflection
on the impact of feminist and post-colonial
perspectives on the shape of contemporary
theological ethics.
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.
