TH 590 - Theology of the Church

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: Final Paper

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following: 

• Identify The Theology of the Church as a field within systematic theology and how it relates to the rest of theology. 
• Appreciate the theological and historical contexts for the Church’s ever-evolving self-understanding and mission. 
• Express the role of papal primacy in the theology of the Church and its place in efforts toward Christian Unity. 
• Demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the Second Vatican Council’s teaching, especially as found in Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes, recognizing it as a seminal ecclesial event and as a source for a revitalized vision of the Church in the third millennium. 
• Name and summarize the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council with appropriate grasp of their authoritative distinctions and theological and pastoral contributions. 
• Identify the place of ministry within the theology of the Church, including the distinctions between ministry of the baptized and ecclesial ministry. 
• Interpret and apply the teachings of the Second Vatican Council to twenty-first-century pastoral challenges.