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- Master of Theological Studies: Marriage and Family (M.T.S.)
- Master of Theological Studies: Biotechnology and Ethics (M.T.S.)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Theology with a Specialization in Person, Marriage, and Family (Ph.D.)
- Licentiate in Sacred Theology of Marriage and Family (S.T.L.)
- Doctorate in Sacred Theology with a Specialization in Marriage and Family (S.T.D.)
Master of Theological Studies: Marriage and Family (M.T.S.)
JPI 510/729
Theological Anthropology: History and Method
Beginning with an examination of the problem of anthropology in modernity, this course will examine the main theses of a theological anthropology which include: predestination (of Jesus Christ and of... More
JPI 511/731
Faith and American Culture
This course attempts a theological-ontological interpretation of American culture against the background, most immediately, of the Second Vatican Council and the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. The... More
JPI 517/817
Jesus Christ: Revealer of God and Man
This course seeks to give students an introduction to Christology that will help them to deepen their understanding of the Christocentric approach to anthropology that characterizes the pontificate of John... More
JPI 518/757
Theology of Mary and Communio Ecclesiology
This course deals with the theological significance of the Virgin Mary, which can only be understood if presented in the wide horizon of God's plan to recapitulate all things in... More
JPI 546/762
The Nuptial Mystery According to St. John
This course is an introduction to the theological doctrine of love (agape) offered by the Fourth Gospel. It imparts familiarity with the key words and concepts necessary to deepen John’s... More
JPI 548/748
Fundamental Moral Theology: Freedom and Human Action
This course takes up themes arising within fundamental moral theology. In what sense is moral theology really a theology? What role do desire, fulfillment, love, truth, beauty, and the invitation... More
JPI 549/752
Marriage and Virginity as States of Life
This course considers the concept of a “state of life” as a specification of the human vocation to love (Familiaris consortio, 11). The tradition has often stated that marriage and... More
JPI 550/850
Gender/The Sexual Difference
This course considers the question of gender/the sexual difference in terms of its theological and ontological foundations, and in light of issues raised regarding this question in the current cultural... More
JPI 553/763
Being as Gift: Philosophical Foundations
This course elucidates the constitutive elements of a metaphysics of love necessary to undergird John Paul II’s nuptial anthropology. John Paul’s II anthropology, to which his interpretation of Gaudium et... More
JPI 554/764
Catechesis on Human Love
This course studies John Paul II’s Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body —his “Wednesday catecheses”—through a reading of the text and a discussion of his... More
JPI 555/716
Encyclicals of John Paul II
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the theological vision of John Paul II as embodied in his Encyclical Letters. The course begins with an overview of... More
JPI 568/768
Revelation, Scripture, and the Nature of Exegesis
Dei verbum teaches that Scripture is the “soul of theology,” thus showing its fundamental importance to the theological endeavor. This course will operate along two major thematic lines: the text... More
JPI 570/838
Sexual Ethics and the Person
This course will study the personal character and meaning of the body as a foundation for sexual ethics. Starting with the specificity of the moral point of view, the course... More
JPI 605/839
Issues in Psychological and Neurological Science: Marriage, Family, and the Sexual Difference
Pope John Paul II stated, “Only a Christian anthropology, enriched by the contribution of indisputable scientific data, including that of modern psychology and psychiatry, can offer a complete and thus... More
JPI 620/813
Communio Personarum: The Triune God
This course seeks to account for the understanding of God as a communion of persons that is foundational for John Paul II’s anthropology and nuptial sacramental theology. God reveals himself... More
JPI 623/853
Mystery of the Church
John Paul II maintained that Jesus, in his final prayer (Jn 17), drew the complete picture of the interpersonal ecclesial relations which originate in Him and in the Trinity. He... More
JPI 634/826
Sacrament of Marriage
The Sacrament of Marriage is a privileged point of contact between nature and grace. Christ did not establish a new "outward sign" or a new form for entering into marriage.... More
JPI 635/846
Marriage and Canon Law
The purpose of this course is to explore the canonical profile of marriage articulated in the 1983 Code of Canon Law in light of a nuptial sacramental theology and the... More
JPI 662/862
Modernity and Humanism
This course examines, from a philosophical perspective, the dynamics of the process of modernization that has continued from the late Middle Ages to today in Western culture and is making... More
JPI 668/868
Law, Family, and the Person
This course closely examines the treatment of marriage, family, and the person, as well as the related issues of sexual difference, procreation, and biotechnology, under civil law. The course will... More
JPI 669/769
Science, Theology, and Ethics
The relationship between science and theology is a preoccupation of modern scientific and political culture with great stakes hanging in the balance. Virtually everyone agrees that there is an essential... More
JPI 672/818
Bioethics and the Family
This course will address the development and content of Catholic bioethics. Issues to be discussed include reproductive technologies, embryo transfer, abortion, death and euthanasia, cloning, and stem cell research. (Fundamental... More