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Winter Term 122                                                                                          Two Credits
St. Joan of Arc                                  Kokomo, IN
Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S., Ph.D.

OUTCOMES::  Students will be able to articulate an awareness of the role of the Spirit in the formation and development of the Church. They will be able to evaluate some of the various models of the Church. Students will understand and promote the relationship of the universal Church, the local church and parish churches. Students will begin to formulate their ecclesiology with the mission of the Church. Students will have basic understanding of the nature of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. The goal is to have a better understanding of what it means to be Church both now and in the future.

TEXTS: 
      Church: Community for the Kingdom, John Fuellenbach
      Models of the Church (Rev. ed.), Avery Dulles, SJ

        Online:
               - The Catechism of the Catholic Church ¶ 748-945     
               
REQUIREMENTS: Four papers are required:
Your parish church survey (3-4 pages) 50 points
Reflection on your model of the Church. (3-4 pages) 50 points 
An Interview paper/presentation, on some Christian denomination. You will also present your findings to the class. (6-8 pages ) 100 points 
A paper on the mission of the Church (3-4 pages) 50 points


Some Useful References
Papal Pronouncements
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Sacramentum Mundi
Encyclopedia of Religion
Documents of Vatican II
Directory of American Religions
Handbook of Denominations in The United States
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches
The Catholic Directory
The Catholic Periodical Index
Several Journals
Theology Today
Theological Studies
Origins
The Pope Speaks
New Theology Review

 Internet Links
   Here are some internet resources that may be helpful to students in Ecclesiology.  There are also some located on the links page.

   Here's a link to a little "quiz" on your model of Church 

Catholic Hierarchy Lots of statistical information on this site, including the Catholic population of countries around the world, a listing of curial offices and a listing of all voting cardinals of the Church.
Papal Documents Here's a site with many papal encyclicals and documents.
Documents of Vatican II A rather interesting site, containing the summarized and edited documents of Vatican II (obviously?). Of particular note for our purposes is the commentary and assessment of the Decree on Ecumenism. See also: Ad Gentes, Dignitatas Humanis, Gaudium et Spes, and Lumen Gentium.

 


 CALENDAR
January

10 -- Introduction
17 - Dulles (26-80)
24 - Dulles (81-94; 195-217)             Paper: Parish Church
31 - Dulles (114-166)           (Some early Church History)  

February

  7 - Fullenbach (17-66)                 Paper: Evaluation of Models 
14 - Fullenbach (67-107)      (Councils of the Church) 
21 - Fullenbach (108-147)            Paper: Mission of Church
28 - Fullenbach (147-166)    (Reform movements)

March

  7 - Fullenbach (167-222)
14 - No class - Spring Break
21 -- Presentations & conclusions               Interview/Presentation Due
           

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T. McFarland, C.PP.S., Professor of Religion
Saint Joseph's College.
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