TCS008  COMPARING MORAL THEOLOGY: TOPICS AMONG THE CHRISTIAN CONFESSIONS (A.Y. 2023/2024)

• Accademic Unit

  Faculty of Theology

• Course

  Licentiate in Theology specialization in Comparative Theology of Christian Traditions and Ecumenical Studies

Objectives: The seminar will address in a dialogical manner with students and among docents some challenges facing contemporary societies. As Christians and as churches we are called to respond with faith, hope and reason to the problems that distress our contemporaries. The two lecturers will take turns in addressing the issues and seeking with the students possible ways of responding to these issues.

Content: The themes of the seminar will be:
1. Ecology
2. Digital/Artificial intelligence
3. War and conflict
4. Online safety, fake news and misinformation
5. Migration
6. Globalization, labor market and poverty: church perspective

Methodology: For each element they will first try to examine the problem in all its features, explore relevant biblical and theological resources and then seminarally reflect on possible solutions.

Means of evaluation: The seminar grade will be assigned as an average between classroom participation in the discussions and a personal paper on one of the topics covered in the course.

• Information
• Teachers
• Lesson schedule/Room
• Bibliography

Information

• Semestre: 1° Semestre
• ECTS: 4

Teachers

Paolo BENANTI

Steven CROFT

Lesson schedule/Room

Semester	Day	From	To	Room	Floor	Building	Notes
1° Semestre	Martedì	15.00	15.45	VEDI NOTE	0		in aula C207 dal 28/11/2023 al 17/01/2024
1° Semestre	Martedì	16.00	16.45	VEDI NOTE	0		in aula C207 dal 28/11/2023 al 17/01/2024
1° Semestre	Mercoledì	15.00	15.45	VEDI NOTE	0		in aula C207 dal 28/11/2023 al 17/01/2024
1° Semestre	Mercoledì	16.00	16.45	VEDI NOTE	0		in aula C207 dal 28/11/2023 al 17/01/2024

Bibliography

• The bibliography will be given during the seminar.