Theology Capstone
Students enrolling in this course must have junior status and be Theology majors.
This 3 credit capstone course gives students an opportunity to integrate various aspects of their theological education, drawing upon the major sources of Christian and Catholic tradition, including Scripture, History, Systematic Theology, and Ethics.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the varied sources within Christian theological traditions and how to make reasoned theological arguments.
Being Human: TheoAnthr&PopCult
Students enrolling in this course must have junior status and be Theology majors.
This 3 credit capstone course gives students an opportunity to integrate various aspects of their theological education, drawing upon the major sources of Christian and Catholic tradition, including Scripture, History, Systematic Theology, and Ethics.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the varied sources within Christian theological traditions and how to make reasoned theological arguments.
Department Consent Required
Students must have junior status and be Theology majors
This class satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement in the Undergraduate Research category.
In a time of growing interest and technological developments in Artificial Intelligence, the question of what it means to be human has taken on renewed significance. Religious traditions have always sought to define humanity in relationship to God and the rest of creation. In this course, we will explore these definitions. Beginning with answers from sacred texts and tracing these through later interpretation, we will examine the foundations of various theological anthropologies before moving on to engaging modern examples of what it means to be (and act) 'human' in popular culture. Through film, television, literature, and social media, we will draw comparisons between religious definitions and their contemporary expressions. Assignments will include an oral midterm exam, leading an in-class discussion, and a multi-part research assignment. This course serves as the capstone for Theology and Religious Studies majors but is open to anyone with instructor permission. The course also fulfills the Engaged Learning requirement for undergraduate research and culminates in work presented at Loyola's Weekend of Excellence.
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