Syllabus
I. Introduction to Theology
Theology as the knowledge of God and the science of God
Theology as Speaking about God: history and the meaning of the term
"The first sketch of theology": intellectus fidei, fides qua, fides quae, etc.
II. Theological Models
Theology in the Bible
Patristic Models
Scholastic Models in the Middle and Modern Ages
Modern Theology: Protestant theology, historical-critical method, historicity of the Revelation
Theology of the 19th and 20th century
III. Sources and Contexts of Theology
Theology and Scripture
Theology and Tradition
Theology and the Church
Theology and Liturgy
Theology, Science, and Reason
Annotation
This introductory course of theology discusses what the theology is. The aim is to offer a fundamental "theological horizon" and the course gives the essential tools for a deeper study of theology in other courses.
After delimiting of the term "theology" and other important theological terms, the course focuses on several "theological models" from the history of Christian theology. The next chapters are the sources and contexts the theology works and communicates with: the Scripture, the Tradition, the Liturgy, the Church, the Science and the Reason.
International students are welcome to participate: at the beginning of the course, an individual curriculum will be prepared for each student, according to his or her language skills and other possibilities. The course will be successfully finished with an oral exam, based on the literature indicated by the teacher.