This unit introduces students to the study of theology in the Catholic tradition. For this purpose the unit examines the meaning, purpose, method and content of Christian theology. Within this context, the unit considers the following theological themes: God, Revelation, Theology and its sources, Jesus Christ, the Reign of God and the Church. The unit offers students the opportunity to reflect theologically on Christian faith in the context of a religiously diverse world.

Prerequisites:
none

Requirements:
3 hours per week

Assessment:

• one 3,000 word essay - 50%
• 3,000 words written work - 50%

Bibliography:

• Dulles, Avery R. Models of Revelation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1992.
• ———. The Craft of Theology: From Symbol to System. New ed. New York: Crossroad, 1995.
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. By What Authority? A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium and the Sense of the Faithful. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2003.
• Guarino, Thomas G. Foundations of Systematic Theology: Theology for the Twenty-First Century. New York: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
• Lane, Dermot A. The Experience of God: An Invitation to do Theology. Dublin: Veritas, 2003.
• Lennan, Richard, ed. An Introduction to Catholic Theology. New York: Paulist, 1998.
• Lonergan, Bernard J. Method in Theology. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1972.
• Nichols, Aidan. The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to its Sources, Principles, and History. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991.
• O’Collins, Gerald, and Mario Farrugia. Catholicism: The Story of Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
• Ormerod, Neil. Introducing Contemporary Theologies: The What and Who of Theology Today. Newtown, NSW: E. J. Dwyer, 1990.
• Pelikan, Jaroslav J., and Valerie R. Aotchkiss. Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition, vol. 4 of Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.
• Williams, Rowan. On Christian Theology. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.