PRINCIPLES OF DOGMATIC THEOLOGY

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This course serves as a graduate -level introduction to Catholic theology. Complementing the scriptural foundation of the required course in Sacred Scripture, this course is an introduction to dogmatic Catholic theology. The course includes study of biblical texts, patristic authors, St. Thomas Aquinas, the teachings of the councils and the magisterium of the Catholic Church, as we ll as contemporary theologians. Attention will be given to philosophical considerations, natural and divine revelation, the modes of transmission of divine revelation, the essential doctrines of the faith, the moral life, and the sacraments. This course is only offered in an online modality.