| CODE | MRT5111 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Select Issues in Spirituality, Culture and Politics | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Moral Theology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit entails the writing and successful submission of a publishable review paper of 10 ECTS. The student is to choose one of the research areas provided to discuss it with the tutor chosen in order to establish the precise theme and parameters of the topic selected. Under the direction of the tutor, the student will write an essay in which s/he develops this theme. Study-Unit Aims: - to assist the student in delving into a theological research topic creatively. - to elucidate the main issues at stake concerning a particular theme. - to stimulate interest in a research topic in order to appreciate its relevance to theological discourse. - to coach the student as they theologize about factual issues. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the arguments in favour of or against a given topic. - select the most relevant theological implications for a given discourse. - adequately explain the major issues at stake concerning a particular theological area. - critically evaluate the relevance of a specific theological theme in relation to contemporary society. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - educate others as regards the theological significance of pertinent and concrete pastoral issues. - coordinate study-groups dealing with specific topics in different settings. - diagnose particular pastoral contexts in order to decide on how to approach them. - develop strategies to address various issues with academic rigour. - debate in favour of a particular theological position whilst taking into consideration all other possible interpretations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Berkman, John and Craig Steven Titus (eds.). The Pinckaers Reader: Renewing Thomistic Moral Theology. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2005. - Booth, Philip. Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy. London: St Pauls, 22014. - Douglas, Bruce and David Hollenbach. Catholicism and Liberalism. Contributions to American Public Philosophy. Cambridge, 2002. - Gonzalez, Justo L. Faith and Wealth. A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990. - Alford, Helen J. and Michael J. Naughton, Managing As If Faith Mattered. Notre Dame, 2001. - Hollenbach, D. The Common Good and Christian Ethics. Cambridge, 2002. - Marseguerra, Giovanni, and Anna Maria Tarantola (ed). Inclusive Growth and Financial Reforms: Global Emeregencies and the Search of the Common Good. Vatican: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017. - Nouwen, Henri, Spiritual Direction. Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith, New York: - Phillips, Susan, Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction, - Porter, Jean. The Recovery of Virtue. Westminster/John Knox, Press, 1990. - Quadrio Curzio, Alberto and Giovanni Marseguerra (eds). Common Good, Family, Business – new form of Solidarity. Vatican: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2012. - Byrnes, Timothy A. and Peter J. Katzenstein (eds). Religion in an Expanding Europe. Cambridge, 2006. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: SThB degree | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Glen Attard |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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