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An examination of the Magisterium as a teaching institution from within the Catholic perspective of discipleship to Christ. The course will examine select teachings of Magisterium, especially cooperative grace, as related to important secondary teachings within the Church, including social teachings.
An exploration of the goodness of human nature as presented by the Catholic Magisterium and Theology. This study considers human beings as creatures called to a final end, and considers philosophical and sociological treatments that complement, and also contend against, this view. Topics will explore the concept of "ontological receptivity" which grounds the human person and defines the person's creative capacities.
An exploration of how grace (the divine life) is communicated to and received by human persons, including study of the sacramental life of the church, the Christian moral life (particularly natural law), and Catholic social teachings. The course focuses on creative responses to grace, both individual and communal, such as the Rule of St, Benedict, the rise of the mendicant orders, Ignatian spirituality, the great spiritual classics of the late renaissance, and the contemporary lay movements.