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Participants in this course will strive to actualize Lasallian mission values through conversion that stirs action for the common good. Students will employ compassionate practices, community engagement and academic exploration to grow social justice. Dynamic examples of faith-in-action and peace-building will prompt students to discover their own voices and vocations through which they may live out Lasallian association.

This course consists of three components: investigation of the Church liturgical year as a basis for communal prayer, the study of principles for communal prayer and prayer leadership, and practical experiences in which students will develop and lead prayer. Students will explore prayer forms and prayer styles in a variety of settings needed for effective pastoral leadership. In addition, students will study and create scriptural reflections which offer spiritual applications appropriate for communal prayer.

This course is foundational for students seeking to minister within the church, in education, and related social or non-profit agencies. The biblical, theological, historical, and spiritual foundations for ministry will be explored in order to root pastoral care within the contemporary world. Students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills through practical activities.

This course is an introduction to the study of fundamental moral theology. Emphasizing Catholic tradition in dialogue with other sources of wisdom, the course reflects on values and methods by which humans develop as moral persons. This course fulfills the General Education Catholic and Lasallian Heritage requirement for Christian Ethics and is a Mission-related course.

Students consider the intellectual history of Christian theology, examining people and their ideas, from the birth of Jesus to the modern era.

A study of research methods and resources, this course teaches students the art of rhetoric as it pertains to research in the discipline of Theology. The topic of the course varies from year to year, focusing on a significant practice or idea, important figure, or significant movement or school of thought in the history of Christian Theology. This class is a prerequisite for the required upper-division course with a research paper component and may be taken prior to or simultaneously with such a course.

This course allows students to focus on particular dimensions of theological study. Some workshops are devoted solely to service-learning. Topics will vary.

These courses are designed through the collaboration of a student and the Theology Department to address the needs of the student in his or her plan of study within the discipline.