| CODE | FDT1060 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Vatican 2: Vision and Paradigms | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, including Ecumenism | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit intends to offer the pastoral and theological vision of the Second Vatican Council. This unit will give students an opportunity to reflect upon the Council’s importance and to consider how one can view the Council in fifty years hence. It will focus on the context of Vatican II, the event as an episode in a larger story, the revolutionary consequences of the council as well as on the main themes of the 16 documents. Students will assess the main perspectives of the Council, its implementation and its reception. Study-Unit Aims: - To identify and highlight Vatican Council II's central inspirations, fundamental concerns and theological insights: - To assist students in understanding the implications of Vatican II's renewed reflection of the Church and its engagement with the world; - To evaluate its reception by Catholics and others in the light of the twenty-first century challenges and pastoral realities. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Acquire a deeper understanding of the context of Vatican II and its effects on the Church and on society; - Appreciate what lies behind the 16 documents of the Council and their relevance, if any, to ecclesial life. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Grasp the contemporary hermeneutic of continuity with Vatican II and what came before this event in the life of the Church; - Transmit to those he/she encounters in pastoral placements the Council's call to renewal of Christian life. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: LATOURELLE Rene (ed.), Vatican II. Assessment and Perspectives, Vol. 1-3, Paulist, New York 1988. MARCHETTO Agostino, II Concilio Vaticana II, LEV, Citta del Vaticano 2005. VORGRIMLER Herbert (ed.) Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II, 5 Vol., Burns & Oates - Herder and Herder, London - New York 1967. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mark Joseph Zammit |
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