undergraduate studies - Saint Paul University

UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
ÉTHIQUE (THÉOLOGIE) (BACCALAURÉAT ÈS
ARTS SPÉCIALISÉ AVEC MAJEURE) POUR LES
DIPLÔMÉS DES SCIENCES, LETTRES ET ARTS
DU CÉGEP DE L'OUTAOUAIS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
ÉTHIQUE (THÉOLOGIE) (BACCALAURÉAT ÈS ARTS SPÉCIALISÉ AVEC MAJEURE)
POUR LES DIPLÔMÉS DES SCIENCES, LETTRES ET ARTS DU CÉGEP DE L'OUTAOUAIS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Studying ethics at the Faculty of Theology ensures a solid foundation of knowledge. These studies allow basic ethical
reflection and a concrete application in various fields, including bioethics, sexual ethics, public ethics, business ethics,
labour ethics, etc. We focus on the study of values and standards, the assessment of human activity, and the nature and
implications of ethical decision making, either generally or in accordance with specific ethical issues.
Objectives
This bachelor's degree will allow the student to:
» Explain the relationship between theology and other disciplines;
» Do a personal, critical synthesis of a range of research areas in theology;
» Describe and use the approaches and methodologies specific to each area of theology.
Career opportunities
» Aboriginal affairs officer
» Analyst
» Columnist
» Development officer
» Editor
» Essayist
» Ethics advisor in the private and public sector
» Journalist who specializes in this area
» Liaison officer for immigrant settlement
» Policy analyst
» Policy officer
» Press officer
» Public programs officer
» Researcher
Do not hesitate to contact an Academic Advisor to obtain more information
A student enrolled in this Honours Bachelor's Program with major must add a complementary major or a complementary minor.
The list of required courses is presented under the Program Requirements tab.
A student enrolled in this Honours Bachelor's Program with major must add a second major or a complementary minor.
TEACHING STAFF
BLéE, Fabrice, Associate Professor
Christian Spirituality;Comparative Studies of Mystical Traditions, Interreligious Dialogue
BONNEAU, Normand, Retired Professor
Pauline Studies; Synoptic Gospels; Sunday Lectionary
CHIROVSKY, Andriy, Full Professor
Peter and Doris Kule Chair of Eastern Christian Theology and SpiritualityPatristic and Later Eastern Christian Theology and SpiritualityStudies in the
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ÉTHIQUE (THÉOLOGIE) (BACCALAURÉAT ÈS ARTS SPÉCIALISÉ AVEC MAJEURE)
POUR LES DIPLÔMÉS DES SCIENCES, LETTRES ET ARTS DU CÉGEP DE L'OUTAOUAIS
Life and Thought of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky (1865-1944)Theology and Spirituality of Byzantine iconsEvagrius and the Tradition of Evil
ThoughtsStudies in the Kyivan Ecclesial Tradition Orthodox-Catholic EcumenismSpirituality and Health Care
CLIFFORD, Catherine E., Full Professor
Ecumenical Studies; Sacramental Theology; Ecclesiology; Vatican II
DESROCHERS, Denise
Spirituality; Theology and Liberation Spirituality; History of theology and spirituality
DIONNE, Christian, Associate Professor
New Testament Exegesis; Gospel Interpretation; Mark and Luke; Pauline Literature; Acts of the Apostles; Biblical Languages; Narrative Criticism
FLYNN, Kevin, Assistant Professor
Christian Initiation; Liturgy; Anglican Communion; Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue; Christian-Jewish Dialogue
GALADZA, Peter, Full Professor
Kule Family Chair of Eastern Christian Liturgy; Byzantine Liturgy; Eastern Christian Studies
MARTíNEZ DE PISóN, Ramón, Full Professor
Counselling and Spirituality, Christian Anthropology, sin and evil, death and the afterlife, spirituality, religion and violence, shame and suicide. Highlights
the relationship between philosophy, theology and psychology.
MARTIN, Miriam K, Associate Professor, School Director
Mercy and Presentation Sister Chair of Newfoundland in Religious Education and Catechetics; Religious Education; Liturgy; Feminist Theology;
Eco-theology; and Practical Theology
MATHIEU, Yvan, Dean
Biblical Studies; Biblical Languages
MELCHIN, Kenneth R., Emeritus Professor
Economics Ethics; Business Ethics; Social and Political Ethics; Lonergan Studies
MOOREN, Thomas, Full Professor
Interreligious dialogue; Islamic Studies; Missiology
PAMBRUN, James, Full professor
Theological HermeneuticsTheology and Modern Science Creation in the First Testament
PEELMAN, Achiel, Full Professor
Faith and Culture; Amerindian Culture and Religion;Native American Spirituality; Interreligious Dialogue; Contextual Theologies
POWER, Myrtle, Assistant Professor
Religious Education; Catechetics
ROLL, Susan, Associate Professor
Liturgy; Sacramental Theology
SHARP, Carolyn, Associate Professor
Social and Political Ethics; Sexual Ethics; Women's Studies
SLATTER, Mark, Associate Professor
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ÉTHIQUE (THÉOLOGIE) (BACCALAURÉAT ÈS ARTS SPÉCIALISÉ AVEC MAJEURE)
POUR LES DIPLÔMÉS DES SCIENCES, LETTRES ET ARTS DU CÉGEP DE L'OUTAOUAIS
Fundamental Moral Theology; the Relationships between Psychology, Spirituality and Ethics; Virtue Ethics and Character; the Common Good;
Suffering, Theodicy and Ethics; Ethics and the Homeless (Urban Theology); Secularity and Ethics; Types and Dynamics of Conversion; Solidarity and
the Passions/Moral Sentiments; Feeling and Ethics
SPATAFORA M.S.F., Andrea, Associate Professor
Research Fields : Apocalypse; Biblical Canon; Canonical CriticismCurrent Projects : Heavenly Liturgy and Temple in the Apocalypse
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COURSES
HTP 1101 - TRENDS IN WESTERN THOUGHT
This course addresses multiple aspects of the evolution of western thought, from Antiquity to current times, and the impact of major events and thinkers,
and the influence of other civilizations on the contemporary understanding of human nature, culture and society.
HTP 1102 - ARTISTIC AND LITERARY IMAGINATION: EXPRESSIONS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
This course addresses the following themes: the notion of aesthetics and its application in art; the study of important works of art and literature with
emphasis on the understanding of ?Self' in relation to the ?Other'; the power of symbolic expression in the quest for meaning in a globalized and
interconnected world.
HTP 1103 - PEOPLE, POLITICS AND THE PLANET
This course addresses personal, social and ecological challenges facing humanity today. We will examine issues at three levels - personal, political and
planetary - in terms of community building and efforts towards global transformations for a hopeful future.
HTP 1104 - FAITH, JUSTICE AND THE COMMON GOOD
This course investigates faith, justice and the common good from religious, philosophical and human science perspectives. The course draws on classic
and contemporary resources, in particular those from the Christian intellectual traditions.
ISC 2309 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION
This course is dedicated to the improvement of writing skills in order to become an effective communicator in several contexts.
ISC 2314 - PUBLIC SPEAKING
Learning the techniques of efficient public speaking. Introduction and training to personal impression making in electronic media. Development of a
professional attitude and self-confidence.
MIS 2103 - WORLD RELIGIONS
Introduction to the world religions with an emphasis on Christian faith in interaction with other living faiths.
PHI 2181 - HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
From Lascaux's cave paintings to mythology, history, philosophy, and the experimental sciences, human knowledge is the product of diverse
approaches. The course aims to show the diversity of human knowledge, its evolution and transmission, as well as the central role philosophy plays in
the structuring of this knowledge in different types of discourse.
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PHI 2182 - HUMAN EXISTENCE
Essential dimensions of human existence. Its specificity with regard to the world around it. Openness to the religious realm, self awareness, reason,
political life, relation to others, relationship to the world of nature.
PHI 3183 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY
Survey of the major ethical systems in the Western world. Relationshipbetween philosophical and religious thinking in ethical matters.Fundamental
questions facing contemporary moral consciousness.
THO 1306 - EXPLORING THE SACRED
The human effort to express the experience of the sacred and to name our sense of the "Beyond". The different forms such expressions have taken:
cosmic wonder and its symbols, foundations stories, ritual life. The meaning of this effort for understanding the quest of the human spirit and its
attempts to build order in society and community.
THO 1307 - UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
The Bible: book or library, history or story? History of the Jewish people and of the culture in which the Bible was written. The Bible and its content.
Interpreting the text. The Jesus event. The influence of the Bible on history and on contemporary culture.
THO 2147 - SELECTED TOPICS IN ETHICS I
Study of a particular area of ethics.
THO 2189 - INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY
An introduction to basic questions and fields of inquiry in Christian theology.
THO 2315 - ETHICS AND THE HUMAN PERSON
What is ethics? Introduction to the key ethical ideas that shape our lives. Ethical riches of the Christian tradition to understand ourselves and our
responsibilities to other persons.
THO 3155 - SELECTED TOPICS IN ETHICS II
Study of a particular area of ethics.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
THO 3166 - MORAL EXISTENCE
Introduction to the field of ethics within theology. Historical development of ethical approaches within theology. Constitutive elements of moral existence.
Moral existence and Christian faith.
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THO 3168 - CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY
Nature of Christian spirituality, its definition and its foundations. Major periods and movements of Christian spirituality. Importance of spirituality for
theological reflection.
THO 4104 - SEXUAL ETHICS
Meaning of human sexuality. Sexuality understood in terms of personal growth. Discernment of moral values in sexual behaviour.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
THO 4105 - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ETHICS
Human being as personal and social being. Respect for human rights. Freedom in the socio-political context. Society as the milieu of personal growth.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
THO 4106 - BIOETHICS
Respect for human life. Right to physical integrity. Genetics. Abortion. Euthanasia.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
THO 4107 - HUMANITY: CREATURE AND CREATOR
Christian anthropology. Responsibility and freedom of the human person as co-creator. Relationship between creation and redemption. Creation and a
scientific world view. Ecology and theology.
Prerequisite: THO 3162.
THO 4108 - GRACE AND CHRISTIAN EXISTENCE
Divine grace and human freedom. Historical development of the theology of grace. Christian existence as faith, hope, and love. God's presence in the
world and in the human person. Contemporary challenges.
Prerequisite: THO 3162.
THO 4109 - SIN AND THE QUESTION OF EVIL
Understanding the meaning of sin: personal, social, and original. Conversion, finitude, culpability. The anthropological and Christian significance of
suffering, death, and evil.
Prerequisite: THO 3162.
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THO 4124 - FEMINIST ETHICS
An introduction to ethics from feminist perspectives. Historical background to feminist approaches to ethics; introduction to feminist analysis;
approaches within feminist ethics; Christianity and feminist ethics; Christian praxis as foundational to ethics; the social, cultural, and political dimensions
of ethics; specific issues arising in contemporary discussions.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
THO 4127 - ECONOMICS AND ETHICS
Destination of goods. Welfare and the promotion of the individual. Types of alienated and alienating economies. Proposal for a humanistic economy.
Prerequisite: THO 3166.
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Hours of Operation of August 15 to May 31
Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Hours of Operation of June 1 to August 14
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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