The Theology of Joseph Ratzinger

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Course ID:	WT-DTE-WJJR
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	The Theology of Joseph Ratzinger
Name in Polish:	The Theology of Joseph Ratzinger
Organizational unit:	Institute of General Theology
Course groups:	Courses at UKSW
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	enter learning outcome code/codes
Short description:	The course is devoted to understanding the methods and achievements of the theological work of J. Ratzinger - an outstanding figure in Catholic theology of the XX / XXI century.
Full description:	1. Biographical issues 2. The bavarian background 3. Saint Augustine and the fathers of the church 4. Father Professor Joseph Ratzinger at the II Vatican Council 5. Introduction to Christianity 6. Revelation, Scripture and Tradition 7. The foundations of theological activity 8. Christian brotherhood 9. Ecclesiology 10. Eschatology in an individual dimension 11. Eschatology in the social dimension 12. Liturgy 13. Joseph Ratzinger as a preacher 14. The Church and political ethics 15. Europe and the Challenge of Islam in the Thought of J. Ratzinger /Benedict XVI
Bibliography:	Obligatory literature Ratzinger J., Introduction to Christianity; translated by J. R. Foster and Michael J. Miller, San Francisco 2004. Ratzinger J. , The nature and mission of theology : essays to Orient theology in today's debates; translated by Adrian Walker, San Francisco 2006. Ratzinger J. , The Ratzinger report : an exclusive interview on the state of the Church / Joseph Ratzinger with Vittorio Messori ; transl. by Salvator Attanasio and Graham Harrison, San Francisco cop. 1985. Supplementary literature Ratzinger J. , Principles of Catholic theology: building stones for a fundamental theology, San Francisco: Ignatius Press,1987. Principles of Christian morality/ H. Schürmann, J. Ratzinger, H.Urs von Balthasar ; transl. by Graham Harrison, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1986. Bachanek G., Europe and the Challenge of Islam in the Thought of J. Ratzinger /Benedict XVI; Studia Gdańskie XL/2017, s. 147-158. Heim M. H., Joseph Ratzinger - life in the Church and living theology : fundamentals of ecclesiology with reference to Lumen Gentium with a foreword by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger; translated by Michael J. Miller, San Francisco 2007. Walsh M. A., From pope John Paul II to Benedict XVI : an inside look at the end of an era, the beginning of a new one, and the future of the Church, with reporting by Catholic News Service, Lanham: 2005. Anyama V., Primacy of Christ : the patristic patrimony in Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI's analogy in theology; Pontificia Università Gregoriana. Facoltà di Teologia, Roma 2018. Enyinnia Romanus Maduforo, The growth of missionary consciousness in Africa : a study in the light of the teachings of pope John Paul II and pope Benedict XVI; Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana. Facultas Missiologiae, Roma 2014.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	Participation in classes: 30 hours, preparation for classes: 15 hours, independent analysis of the contents of classes: 30 hours, preparation for the exam: 25 hours - totally 100 hours (4 points ECTS)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Grading Policy: The grade depends on the following: attendance, participation in discussions, and exam at the end of course.

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