Courses in Historical Theology

T/RS 521
The Church from Medieval to Modern Times (3 Credits)
A survey of the development of Christian life and thought from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance,
Reformation, development of the New World, the industrial revolution and the 20th century.

T/RS 525
Roman Catholicism Today (3 Credits)
An overview of four significant areas of contemporary Roman Catholicism; it's historical side, world view,
ritual and ethics, and contemporary trends.

T/RS 536
Three Councils of the Church that Shaped History (3 Credits)
An examination of the background, history, ideas and influence of the Councils of Trent, Vatican I and
Vatican II, using texts from the Councils themselves.

T/RS 537
Great American Catholic Thinkers (3 Credits)
A study of the life and ideas developed from selections from Bishop England, Orestes Brownson,
Bishop Spalding, Isaac Hecker, Bishop Hughes, Msgr. John Ryan, Archbishop Ireland, Dorothy Day,
Dom Virgil Michel and John Courtney Murray, S.J.

T/RS 544
Liturgical and Sacramental Development (3 Credits)
An overview of the liturgical, sacramental and theological deveolpment in the Church through various
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