Theology of Grace : God’s Life in us - The Authentic Life of our Human Spirit

God's Life in Us

The Authentic Life of Our Human Spirit

Course objectives : 

At the end of this course, students will have:

• Excellent foundation for continuing their studies
• Acquired experience and confidence in reading, comprehension and text analysis.
• Students will be able to use it in other courses or projects. 

Evaluation methods :

Students will be providing a written assignment (between 3 and 5 pages) by treating a subject to choose from those proposed.

Table of content 

1. Introduction

2. Division of the Course

3. Positive Section I : Grace in the Bible – The Experience of the People of God of the Gracious God

4. Positive Section II : Grace in the Fathers of the Church – The Experience of Grace of the People of God in Patristic Times as Witnessed to by the Writings of the Fathers of the Church

5. Positive Section III : Grace in the Teaching of the Magisterium - The Experience of the Gracious God in Church Councils and Other Papal Teaching Elaborated Often in Response to Heterodox Opinions

6. Speculative Section I: Theological Reflection on Grace – The Authentic Life of the Human Spirit

7. Speculative Section II: Theological Reflection on Grace – Sanctifying Grace and Actual Grace

8. Speculative Section III: Theological Reflection on Grace: Grace and the Moral/Spiritual Life

9. Speculative Section IV: Theological Reflection on Grace – Grace-life in the Midst of the World

10. Speculative Section V: Theological Reflection on Grace – The Culmination of the Life of Grace

11. Speculative Section VI: Theological Reflection: Grace in Hinduism and Islam – Brief Remarks

12. General Conclusion Topics for papers