The unit will initially focus on three theologians Yves Congar, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Edward Schillebeeckx. The relationship of each to the Nouvelle Théologie that appeared in the 1930s and remained influential to the Second Vatican Council will be analysed. Selections from their writing relating to theology and spirituality will be studied (Congar: tradition, lay spirituality, Christ-as-leader; Garrigou-Lagrange: the nature of theology, the ultimate end of human life, the dynamics of the spiritual life; Schillebeeckx: sacraments and religious rituals, the search for God and God’s search for humanity). In a final section, the writings of the English Dominican, Kenelm Foster on Dante’s Divine Comedy and the Dominican tradition, will be explored.
Unit code: DS3604C
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Evaluate the approach of neoscholastic Thomism to philosophy and theology |
2. | Analyse the main criticisms of neoscholasticism by theologians of the Nouvelle Théologie movement |
3. | Evaluate the Nouvelle Théologie movement’s approach to Aquinas |
4. | Evaluate the thought of Garrigou-Lagrange, Congar and Schillebeeckx on a particular theological and spirituality issue |
5. | Analyse the position that the achievements of the Nouvelle Théologie are to be acknowledged but they are not to be judged as replacing classical ontological theology |
6. | Evaluate Foster’s view of Dante’s thought on the Dominican tradition in the Divine Comedy |
DS2603C is recommended
Lectures, seminars, tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 3000 word essay |
3000 | 60.0 |
Critical Review | 1000 word critical review exercise |
1000 | 20.0 |
Critical Review | 1000 word critical review exercise |
1000 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2015
Unit record last updated: 2021-09-21 15:04:13 +1000