TH 601 - Theology of Grace

• Assignments: Varied throughout the term
• Interactivity: Discussion Boards
• Final Assessment: None

• Articulate the theology and history of the development of the doctrine of grace within the Catholic tradition.
• Describe the post-lapsarian human condition, the consequences of the fall from original justice.
• List the main controversies between the Catholic and Protestant understandings of original sin, grace, justification and predestination.
• Describe the paradigms of divine indwelling, transfiguration in Christ, adoption, and theosis.
• Examine the integral relationship that exists among grace, free will, and the Beatific Vision.
• Analyze the efficaciousness of grace, supernatural merit, and the infused virtues and gifts.
• Explicate the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of grace.
• Study the role of the sacraments as a means of sanctifying grace.
• Articulate the relationships among freedom, grace, divine foreknowledge, predestination, and perseverance.
• Discuss the various nuances in schools of thought with regard to grace within the Catholic tradition.
• Provide cogent critiques and defenses of popular theologies on grace and nature.
• Describe the Four Last Things in relationship to the operations of grace.