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• TH 221: Women & Religion

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  An exploration of the religious experiences of women and the expectations placed on women by churches. The course will discover women's place as participants in the believing and ministering community
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• TH 232: The Four Gospels

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  A study of the literary and theological characteristics of each of the four gospels as four faith portraits of the early Christian church and their experience of Jesus of Nazareth
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• TH 233: Introduction to the Old Testament

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  An introduction to the Old Testament as a religious document of ancient Israel. The major themes introduced are: revelation, inspiration, interpretation, salvation history, and the importance of contemporary scholarship for understanding the historical, linguistic, cultural, literary, and religious contexts of the various books
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• TH 234: Introduction to the New Testament

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  A study of the New Testament with special emphasis on the experience of the early Christian communities that produced the epistles and the gospels
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• TH 236: Pauline Thought

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  Consideration of Paul as the first great Christian theologian highlighting the principal themes in his writing
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• TH 241: Jesus Human Face of God

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  An examination of the historical, developmental, and contemporary theological issues concerning Jesus of Nazareth
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• TH 255: Writing the Sacred

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  An introduction to writing in the discipline of theology. Theological writing does not describe reality, but creates it. Writing in this mode is like a "breath that touches in words" (Irigaray)
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• TH 265: Theological Biomed Ethics

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course offers a theological basis for health care and health care ethics. It speaks to theological anthropology and introduces the student to a primarily Christian (Catholic and Protestant) approach to the meaning of human life as that applies specifically to health care. The course will also cover a brief history of the relationship between religion and medicine and makes claims about how theology ought and ought not to be applied to health care ethics. In addition to Christian biomedical ethics the course will also explore both Jewish and Muslim health care ethics
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• TH 310: Special Topics

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  A course focused on a particular theological topic that varies from semester to semester. Please contact instructor for a detailed description of the course. Open to all majors
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• TH 311: Morality, Law, and Sin

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  The course will draw on theology, political philosophy, and history to explore religious ideas' historical and ongoing impact on legal structures. A Christian perspective, including Catholic Social Teaching, will be central to our examination, though other religious perspectives will be addressed briefly. Our theoretical exploration will be combined with discussions of specific contemporary issues (gun rights/control, sexual crimes, incarceration systems, etc.)
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