THEO 3013 Story of the Church
Tuesdays January 14 - May 5; 6:00-9:00 PM
Instructor: Dr. Alex Schimpf

This course will introduce students to the ongoing drama of Catholic history. Rather than offering a comprehensive survey, the emphasis is on immersion in the big ideas, passions and historical details that shape the Church through the centuries. In addition to engagement with primary sources, the course will integrate material from a variety of disciplines, including literature, art, philosophy, the sciences, and others. 

	The Catholic Church Through the Ages, Second Edition John Vidmar Paulist Press, 2014 ISBN 13: 978-0809149049
	A History of the Church in 100 Objects Mike Aquilina and Grace Aquilina Ave Maria Press, 2017 ISBN 13: 978-1594717505

THEO 4053 The Creeds and Faith

Thursdays January 16 - May 7; 6:00-9:00 PM
Instructor: Dr. Jason Fugikawa

A Study of the Catholic community's endeavors to adequately articulate and systematize its beliefs through the centuries. Sociological, political, and theological factors which contributed to particular historical and contemporary creedal statements, as well as implications of those statements, will be considered. 

Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction Chad V. Meister and J.B. Stump ISBN: 978-1138910614

THEO 3003 Christian Morality and Social Issues
Tuesdays: August 27 - December 10, 6:00-9:oo PM
Instructor: Dr. Alex Schimpf

A study of basic Christian beliefs about the origin, destiny and meaning of the person, the nature of Christian life as the fundamental commitment to follow Christ, and the moral principles that flow from this. Students will explore the importance of moral "self-determination" through free choices and will explore how appropriate moral choices are made within the Christian faith commitment. Contemporary moral issues will be studied and analyzed from a Christian perspective. 

Required texts:
You may purchase books or free, online versions are also acceptable

	Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd Edition Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana ISBN 13: 978-1574551099
	The Splendor of Truth: Veritatis Splendor Pope St. John Paul II ISBN-13: 978-1555866792 Click here for free online version
	The Didache Bible New American Bible Revised Edition Midwest Theological Forum, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1939231178
	The Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle, translated by David Ross, Rev. Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0199213610 Click here for Free online version
	On the Sermon of the Mount, St. Augustine of Hippo Translation by William Findlay Jazzybee Verlag, 2017 ISBN-13:978-3849676933 Click here for free online version
Summa Theologica II-II	available online at: http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3.htm

THEO 2023 Theology of the Church
Thursdays: August 29 - December 12, 6:00-9:00 PM
Instructor: Reverend Philip Seeton

A study of the nature of the Church as it has been understood through the centuries. The course begins with the New testament, progresses through the Fathers of the Church, examines the ecclesiology of Vatican II and concludes with a study of post-Vatican II theologies of the Church.

Books required for Theology of the Church:

The Story of Christianity David Bentley Hart ISBN: 1435129636	The Church of God in Jesus Christ Roch Kereszty ISBN: 978-0813231730	Figuring Out the Church:  Her Marks, and Her Masters Fr. Adrian Nichols, O.P. ISBN: 9781586178182