1. Dr. Rodriguez, Ed.D.

2. With an over-arching emphasis on both personal and communal religious formation, this course will introduce students to the field of theology from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church. Four core areas of theology will be examined: Historical, Biblical Moral Systematic) throughout the course along with its allied disciplines (Liturgy, Spirituality, and Law). The purpose of this is to provide a substantial introduction to the tradition, history and practices within the Catholic Tradition.

3. Prayer Review Course Syllabus Review Classroom Procedures Focus Question: Given what you now know about the course content, what areas of Catholic Theology are you interested in? What do you hope to explore in this course and why? Homework Assignment Student / Parent Contract

4. Prayer Stages of Faith Development Focus Question (Continued from August 17 Meeting): Given what you now know about the course content, what areas of Catholic Theology are you interested in? What do you hope to explore in this course and why? Homework Assignment Reread Sweeney Article: Interview one adult with the following question: Describe your image of God. Research Saint Anselm’s Definition of Theology. Write a brief statement on what you believe he means.

5. Prayer Stages of Faith Development Focus Question (Continued from August 17 Meeting): Given what you now know about the course content, what areas of Catholic Theology are you interested in? What do you hope to explore in this course and why? What does faith mean to you? Homework Assignment Reread Sweeney Article: Interview one adult with the following question: Describe your image of God. Research Saint Anselm’s Definition of Theology. Write a brief statement on what you believe he means.

6. Prayer Discuss homework assignment: Reread Sweeney Article: Interview one adult with the following question: Describe your image of God. Research Saint Anselm’s Definition of Theology. Write a brief statement on what you believe he means. Focus Question: How do you know what you know about God? Philosophical assumptions consist of a stance toward the nature or reality (ontology) and how the person knows what she or he knows (epistemology). The Meaning of Experience MLA Review Homework Assignment Quiz on Stages of Faith Development(Friday) Question #1 on page 11 of text (Friday)

7. Prayer Discuss homework assignment: Reread Sweeney Article: Interview one adult with the following question: Describe your image of God. Research Saint Anselm’s Definition of Theology. Write a brief statement on what you believe he means. Focus Question: How do you know what you know about God? Philosophical assumptions consist of a stance toward the nature or reality (ontology) and how the person knows what she or he knows (epistemology). The Meaning of Experience MLA Review Homework Assignment Quiz on Stages of Faith Development(Friday) Question #1 on page 11 of text (Friday)

8. Experience involves a human subject and reality A human being capable of seeing, feeling, thinking and discerning. Reality embraces the external world in which the subject lives. Experience is the product that arises out of the interaction that takes place between the subject and reality. Community Provides the horizon of understanding Experience without understanding is an empty event (TS Eliot)

9. Sense-Experience Everyday subject-object encounters we have in life. Ordinary experiences Depth-Experience Special moments when we go beneath the surface of life to discover a deeper dimension. Extraordinary experiences. It is here that we discover truth, meaning, value, and beauty. The world of immediate experience = the world of the child Every religious experience is ALWAYS a DEPTH- EXPERIENCE, though NOT every DEPTH EXPERIENCE is necessarily a religious experience.