Science and Religion Syllabi - Science for Seminaries

Texts and Traditions 3

This course, taught by Kimlyn J. Bender and Roger E. Olson at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, is study and analysis of the major texts and traditions of the church in the twentieth century with an emphasis upon the interaction of Christianity with contemporary culture and the student’s ability to read contemporary culture with a view […]

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science

  • Seminaries: George W. Truett Seminary at Baylor University

  • Syllabus:
    Texts and Traditions 3
  • Tags:
    theology and science

The Catholic Church in America

Following the Program of Priestly Formation (5th ed., §210), this course, taught by Paul G. Monson at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, examines “America” as a hemispheric reality and charts the development of the Church in the United States from its colonial roots to its most recent immigrant growth. Topics include trusteeism, immigration, […]

  • Course Categories: Church History

  • Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science

  • Seminaries: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology

  • Syllabus:
    The Catholic Church in America Syllabus
  • Tags:
    history of science

The Church’s Worship

Course Rationale Liturgy is the most vivid, palpable, and central means by which God speaks the Gospel to the gathered Body of Christ. In this fundamental act of divine self-revelation, God encounters and shapes us by the preached and sacramental Word, In this fundamental act of the Christian community, we offer our prayer, praise, and […]

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Neuroscience, Brain, & Mind

  • Seminaries: Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

  • Syllabus:
    The Church's Worship
  • Tags:
    neuroscience, pastoral theology, pastoral care, liturgy, counseling, brain and mind, general theology, church worship

The Emergence of the Image: Human Evolution from Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

This course, taught by Christopher T. Baglow and Cory J. Hayes at Notre Dame Seminary, brings into dialogue four approaches to human origins for the sake of understanding what it means to be human. To understand human emergence, biological evolution, paleoanthropology, philosophical anthropology and theological anthropology all have a part to play, because understanding is […]

The Medieval Church and the Reformation

This course, taught by Fr. Luke Dysinger at St. John’s Seminary, will introduce the history, theology, and spirituality of the Christian Church from the rise of Charlemagne (c. 800) to the Council of Trent (1563). This course will provide an overview of both the theological and spiritual traditions of the Medieval Church through the time […]

  • Course Categories: Church History

  • Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science

  • Seminaries: St. John's Seminary

  • Syllabus:
    The Medieval Church and the Reformation
  • Tags:
    Church History, Christian History, medieval science, Renaissance science

The Spirituality of the Psalms

Course Description This course, taught by David Bosworth at the Catholic University of America, is a study of the Psalms including close attention to selected psalms and the structure of the Psalter as a whole. It also involves examination of the interpretation and use of psalms in worship and liturgy. Course Categories: Biblical Studies Science […]

  • Course Categories: Biblical Studies

  • Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science, Neuroscience, Brain, & Mind

  • Seminaries: Catholic University of America

  • Syllabus:
    The Spirituality of the Psalms
  • Tags:
    spirituality of the psalms, neuroscience, theology, psychology, spirituality, science and religion, catholic, orthodox

Theological Anthropology

The Christian gospel offers a particular and inspiring vision of the human person. This vision is grounded upon the person and work of Jesus Christ and is enlivened by the gift of the Spirit. The purpose of Christian theological anthropology is to explore the mystery of the human person in light of this divine self-communication […]

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Brain, & Mind

  • Syllabus:
    Theological Anthropology
  • Tags:
    evolution, neuroscience, physics, Anthropology, theological anthropology, brain and mind

Theological Anthropology

This course, taught by Daniel P. Horan at Catholic Theological Union, offers an historical and contextual approach to the key themes of theological anthropology including creation, nature, grace, sin, and eschatology, among others. Special attention is given throughout the course to the relationships between theology and science, traditions and cultures, as well as contemporary questions, […]

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Life Sciences

  • Seminaries: Catholic Theological Union

  • Syllabus:
    Theological Anthropology
  • Tags:
    personhood, neuroscience, Anthropology, Biological Evolution

Theological Anthropology (BTS)

This course, taught by Nate Inglis at Bethany Theological Seminary, considers human nature in relation to God, intersecting with questions of grace, sin, salvation, and the person of Jesus Christ. By putting traditional Christian views of humanity in dialogue with insights from the natural and social sciences, this course focuses on current questions about gender, […]

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Life Sciences, Physics and Cosmos

  • Seminaries: Bethany Theological Seminary

  • Syllabus:
    Theological Anthropology Syllabus
  • Tags:
    evolution, history of science, human nature, cosmology, sexuality, gender and feminism

Theology and Cosmology

This course, taught at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, will explore the significance of developing a properly theological interpretation of modern cosmology. Course Categories: General Theology Science Topics: Life Sciences, Physics and Cosmos Syllabus: Theology and Cosmology Tags: quantum mechanics, life sciences, theology and cosmology, catholic, orthodox, evolution, theology, cosmology

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Life Sciences, Physics and Cosmos

  • Syllabus:
    Theology and Cosmology
  • Tags:
    quantum mechanics, life sciences, theology and cosmology, catholic, orthodox, evolution, theology, cosmology


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