The Sacramental Theology of the Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) |
CD221 |
| Elio Capra sdb | 2013 |
This unit presumes a knowledge of and some experience in the implementation of the RCIA. It aims at deepening and broadening the understanding of the RCIA by studying the theology underpinning the Rite. The unit will explore the following topics: the role of Jesus and the role of the Trinity in the RCIA process; the theology of conversion; the meaning and praxis of catechesis; the theology and the historical development of the sacraments of initiation; the role of the word of God in the process of conversion; the theology of Church and of communion; the theology of ministry and of ministers of the RCIA; the theology and the relationship of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist; mystagogia as commitment, communion and mission.
Prerequisites
CD101 and CD102 are strongly recommended
Requirements
3 hours per week
Assessment
| one 2,500 word essay | 60% |
| one 2 hour written examination | 40% |
Bibliography
- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Sydney: E. J. Dwyer, 1987.
- Capra, Elio. Called Gifted Sent: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation and the Triduum. Melbourne: James Goold House, 2010.
- ———. Come and See: Resources for the Precatechumenate. Thornbury: Des Books, 2004.
- Duggan, Robert D. “Conversion in the Ordo Initiationis Christianae Adultorum.” Ephemerides Liturgicae 96 (1982): 56–83, 209–82; 97 (1983): 141–223.
- Finn, Thomas M. Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumante. 2 vols. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1992.
- Harmless, William. Augustine and the Catechumenate. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995.
- Johnson, Maxwell E. The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evaluation and Interpretation. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999.
- Mazza, Enrico. Mystagogy: A Theology in the Patristic Age. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. New York: Pueblo, 1989.
- Turner, Paul. The Hallelujah Highway: A History of the Catechumenate. Chicago: Liturgical Training Publications, 2000.
- Whitaker, Edward C. The Baptismal Liturgy. 2nd ed. London: SPCK, 1981.
- Yarnold, Edward. The Awe Inspiring Rites of Initiation: The Origins of the RCIA. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, 1994.