Curriculum Description
Courses in Catholic Studies focus on both the theological and the cultural dimensions of Catholicism, showing the connections between Catholic faith and life. Students explore the theological development of Catholicism from the biblical world through major thinkers of the past to contemporary thought. They also examine the many ways in which Catholicism has shaped a view of God, world, and human experience as manifested in art, literature, ethics, and spirituality.

Faculty Advisor
Anthony J. Tambasco, Ph.D.

Format
Catholic Studies courses are divided into three categories: Systematic, Catholic Culture and Society, and Biblical. Systematic courses explore the sources, traditions, and doctrinal elaborations of Catholicism, Catholic Culture and Society courses focus on the ways in which Catholicism has expressed itself in art, literature, ethics, spirituality, and other areas of human culture, and Biblical courses use the modern tools of historical criticism and other current scholarly methods to examine the foundational texts of the religion. Students are required to take at least two Systematic courses, two Catholic Culture and Society courses, and at least one Biblical course.