| CODE | FDT5201 | ||||||
| TITLE | Christian Perspectives on the Human Person | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, including Ecumenism | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit reflects on the human person in the light of the perspectives provided by Christian faith. This reflection will focus on: a) the dignity of human beings who created in the image of God and called to be stewards of God’s creation stand in relationship with God and with one another; b) their sexuality as God’s gift to creation as well as that element that characterizes their identity as male and female; and c) the institution of marriage as envisioned by God. Study-unit Aims: - To provide the Roman Catholic teachings on human nature, the dignity of the human person, sexuality and marriage; and - To highlight how these beliefs contrast with other positions regarding human nature, the dignity of the human person, sexuality and marriage. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - elucidate the basic Christian beliefs regarding human nature, the dignity of the human person, sexuality and marriage; and - compare and contrast these beliefs with other theories and teachings regarding human nature, the dignity of the human person, sexuality and marriage. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - determine where theories and teachings regarding human persons, sexuality and marriage follow, are parallel to or differ from the Roman Catholic teachings. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Boeve, L., De Maeseneer, Yves, and Van Stichel, Ellen, Questioning the Human. Toward a Theological Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century. New York: Fordham University Press, 2014. - Browning, D.S. & Cooper T.D., Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies. A Critical Conversation in the Theology of Culture. 2nd Ed. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 2004. - Gonzalez, M.A., Created in God's Image, An Introduction to Femminist Theological Anthropology. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis, 2007. - John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 2006. - Ladaria, Luis, Antropologia teologica. 3rd Ed. Casale Monferrato: Piemme, 2002. - Pannenberg, Wolfhart, Anthropology in Theological Perspective. Bloomsbury, Edinburgh 1985. - Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana: 2004. - Rahner, Karl, Foundations of Christian Faith. An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity, Trans by William V.Dych, The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2005. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mark Joseph Zammit |
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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 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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