TH 602 - The Trinity

 

Course Learning Objectives

• 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
• Demonstrate the ways in which the proper and appropriated names of the Trinity are derived

 

Credits: 3

Offered: September and March