TSI115  INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGICAL METHOD: I (A.Y. 2023/2024)

• Accademic Unit

  Faculty of Theology

• Course

  Baccalaureate in Theology , Baccalaureate in Missiology

Objectives: There are two principal objectives: 1. To be able to articulate a proper understanding of the material taught in the first year of theology; 2. To learn how to do research and theological writing according to the norms of the Gregorian University, including use of the resources offered by the University’s Library (User Education).

Contents: This class, taught in English, seeks to introduce students to the study of theology. I semester: Beginning with the importance and role of theology in the life of the Church, the class will further explore topics being covered in the first year of theology, thus allowing students to discuss the following: Fundamental Theology, the sources and transmission of Divine Revelation, Christology and Patrology. II semester: The focus will be on Trinitarian Theology.

Methodology : The student will be asked each week (except for the first) to write a one-page paper covering the assigned reading and be prepared to engage in a class discussion based on those same readings. In addition, the student will be asked to present one of the weekly topics covered in the reading as an introduction to the class discussion. By the end of the II semester, each student is expected to write a seven-page research paper on a topic approved by the Professor.

Means of evaluation: I semester: Each student will be evaluated on his or her compliance with the requirement to submit weekly papers, as well as demonstrating the effort, through the weekly paper and participation in the class discussion, of having tried to understand the topics covered. II semester: The criteria are the same as the I semester with the addition of an evaluation of the individual presentation done by the student on his or her assigned topic and the seven-page research paper, including the paper’s adherence to the typographical norms of the University. In both semesters, the student will be evaluated on his or her use of the resources offered by the University’s Library.

• Information
• Teachers
• Lesson schedule/Room
• Bibliography

Information

• Semestre: 1° Semestre
• ECTS: 2

Teachers

Christopher Thomas WASHINGTON

Lesson schedule/Room

Semester	Day	From	To	Room	Floor	Building	Notes
1° Semestre	Lunedì	15.00	15.45	VEDI NOTE	0		Si svolge al North American College
1° Semestre	Lunedì	16.00	16.45	VEDI NOTE	0		Si svolge al North American College
2° Semestre	Lunedì	15.00	15.45	VEDI NOTE	0		Si svolge al North American College
2° Semestre	Lunedì	16.00	16.45	VEDI NOTE	0		Si svolge al North American College

Bibliography

• White, T.J., The Light of Christ, Catholic University of America Press, Whashington 2017; Ocariz, F – Mateo-Seco, L.F – Riestra, J.A., The Mystery of Jesus Christ, Four Courts Press, Dublin 1994; Gallagher, M.P., Faith Maps, Paulist Press, New Tork 2010; Emery, G. – Levering, M., The Oxford Handbook on the Trinity, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014.