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THEL602 Theology Today

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Incompatible THEO624 Theology Today
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent. The unit may be offered on-campus and online.

In the light of the history of theology, this unit treats of challenges facing theology at the beginning of the 21st Century, and invites critical reflection on the developments that have occurred. It considers theological method in its efforts to relate theology to the church, the university and to society at large. It pays special attention to various dialogical structures, as with theology in relation to science, interfaith communication, emancipation and liberation movements, art, spirituality and the multicultural context of our day. Students are encouraged to focus on the work of one or other influential contemporary theologian (eg von Balthasar, Rahner, Pannenberg, Lonergan).

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