Dogmatic Theology, Ecclesiology, Mariology

level of course:

Intermediate

objectives of the course:

Students are expected to be able to interpret ecclesiological and Mariological problems in order to acquire skills to participate in discussions on the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

prerequisites:

Students should be competent in the methodology of writing scientific papers; the principles of the eristic method, theological hermeneutics, they should also be competent in the questions related to Propaedeutics of Theology

course contents:

The classes are devoted to the subjects related to the question: What is the Church for? Significance of the Church. Is salvation outside the Church possible? The identity and role of lay people in the Church. The position of the Roman bishop in the college of bishops. The Holy See and local churches. St. Mary in the apocryphal books. Hierarchy of Marian truths in ecumenism, in Christian cult. Feminist Mariology.

assessment methods:

End-of-semester grades

Dortel-Claudot M., Kościoły lokalne-Kościół powszechny, Warszawa 1977;

Jan Paweł II, Matka Odkupiciela, Lublin 1993;

Kasper W., Moltmann J., Jezus - tak, Kościół - nie, Kraków 2005;

Langkammer H., Maryja w Nowym Testamencie, Gorzów Wielkopolski 1988;

Lubac H.de, Medytacje o kościele, Kraków 1997;

Napiórkowski S.C., Matka naszego Pana: problemy-poszukiwania-perspektywy, Tarnów 1992;

Raiser K., Być Kościołem, Warszawa 1998