ROMAN CATHOLIC SEXUAL ETHICS (CE-2003)

SPRING 2024

This seminar course is designed to introduce students to Catholic thinking on sexuality. This investigation includes an examination of the official Church teachings and studies by leading theologians that explore topics such as marriage, family life, single life, and celibacy. The goal is to present a wide range of positions within the Christian tradition so that students can discuss and debate the available alternatives and come to their own reasoned positions concerning premarital sex, domestic violence, gender injustice, sexual abuse, and pornography. Requirements include mod-term paper, presentations, and final project. It is designed fro those pursuing MDiv, MA degrees [Fundamental Moral Theology or General Ethics, Philosophy of Nature; Auditors With Faculty Permission]

SPRING 2025

This seminar course introduces students to Catholic teachings on human sexuality. The investigation includes an examination of the official Church documents and studies by leading theologians who explore such topics as marriage, family life, single life, and vowed life. The goal is to provide an understanding of the depth of the Catholic tradition on human sexuality so that students can discuss and debate critical concerns such as right to life, premarital sex, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and pornography. Requirements include weekly essays, a mid-term, and final paper or project. The course is intended for MATH, MDIV, MTS students. If STL, STD, PHD, and THD students take the course, they will be required to complete extra reading and assignments. [15 max enrollment; Auditors Excluded]