TH 602 - The Trinity

 

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to

• develop a framework for the study of the Trinity;
• define the essential terms related to the nature of the Trinity;
• list the distinguishing characteristics between nature and person and unity and essence among the Divine Persons;
• articulate the foundation of Trinitarian dogma from the perspective of Scripture and Tradition;
• outline the major Christological controversies and their doctrinal resolutions;
• explicate the theological concept of Divine Processions and circuminsession with regard to each person of the Trinity;
• discuss the Divine Missions of the Trinity within the Trinitarian Life and in the economy of salvation;
• develop a thesis on the knowability of the Mystery of the Holy Trinity from the perspectives of faith and reason grounded in Scripture and Tradition; and
• demonstrate the ways in which the proper and appropriated names of the Trinity are derived.

 

Credits: 3