Modern Theological Anthropology WT-SSTA-MT
The course will cover following topics:
1. Where we where and why we are where we are - Historical Perspective of Theological Anthropology – The Bible, Church Fathers, Middle Ages and Modern Era.
2. Methodology of Modern Theological Anthropology – turn to the Subject, the Problems of Postmodernity.
3. Man, created as Imago Dei – modern approach
4. Relational Approach in Modern Theological Anthropology.
5. Problem of Grace and Human Nature – Classical and Modern Approach.
6. Contemporary understanding of Original Sin the dogma and new approaches.
7. Problem of Human Freedom and Divine Omnipotence.
8. Maurice Blondel - problem of choice and human action.
9. Anthropological Theology of Karl Rahner
10. Dramatic and Christological Approach in Antrhopology of Hans Urs von Balthasar.
11. Grace and Freedom in the thought of Bernard Lonergan.
12. Human as Personal being – basic topics of anthropology of John Paul II.
13. Back to Aquinas – Theological Anthropology in Analytical Thomism.
14. Neuroscience and Theological anthropology.
15. Artificial Intelligence as a Challenge of understanding of Human Being.
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Learning outcomes
STLA_W1 Student possesses advanced knowledge of the modern theological anthropology its contemporary methodology and currently discussed topics, is able to trace new contemporary approaches.
STLA_W6 possesses advanced knowledge of contemporary Catholic teaching in theological anthropology.
STLA_U01 is able to search for, analyze, select, evaluate, and integrate information from various contemporary theological visions of human being and formulate critical judgments based on confrontation with Church Magisterium.
STLA_U05 demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge from various disciplines, especially natural sciences and technology, AI which become the challenge for theological vision of human being.
STLA_K01 demonstrates critical awareness and maturity in formulating the opinions of the contemporary vision of man
Assessment criteria
For mark: very good
STLA_W1 Student possesses very good knowledge of the modern theological anthropology its contemporary methodology and currently discussed topics, is able to trace new contemporary approaches.
STLA_W6 possesses excellent knowledge of contemporary Catholic teaching in theological anthropology.
STLA_U01 is able to skillfully search for, analyze, select, evaluate, and integrate information from various contemporary theological visions of human being and formulate critical judgments based on confrontation with Church Magisterium.
STLA_U05 demonstrates very good ability the ability to integrate knowledge from various disciplines, especially natural sciences and technology, AI which become the challenge for theological vision of human being.
STLA_K01 demonstrates excellent critical awareness and maturity in formulating the opinions of the contemporary vision of man.
For mark: good
STLA_W1 Student possesses good knowledge of the modern theological anthropology its contemporary methodology and currently discussed topics, is able to trace new contemporary approaches.
STLA_W6 possesses good knowledge of contemporary Catholic teaching in theological anthropology.
STLA_U01 is able to search for, analyze, select, evaluate, and integrate information from various contemporary theological visions of human being and formulate critical judgments based on confrontation with Church Magisterium.
STLA_U05 demonstrates good ability the ability to integrate knowledge from various disciplines, especially natural sciences and technology, AI which become the challenge for theological vision of human being.
STLA_K01 demonstrates apt critical awareness and maturity in formulating the opinions of the contemporary vision of man.
For mark: sufficient
STLA_W1 Student possesses some knowledge of the modern theological anthropology its contemporary methodology and currently discussed topics, is able to trace new contemporary approaches.
STLA_W6 possesses some knowledge of contemporary Catholic teaching in theological anthropology.
STLA_U01 is barely able to search for, analyze, select, evaluate, and integrate information from various contemporary theological visions of human being and formulate critical judgments based on confrontation with Church Magisterium.
STLA_U05 demonstrates tiny ability the ability to integrate knowledge from various disciplines, especially natural sciences and technology, AI which become the challenge for theological vision of human being.
STLA_K01 demonstrates at least some critical awareness and maturity in formulating the opinions of the contemporary vision of man.
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