Siena Heights University
TSP 305
THEOLOGICAL ETHICS
3
This course will study the moral principles and norms of Catholic Tradition and will explore the relationship
between Christian social ethics (especially bioethics, sexual ethics, and marriage and family) and Christian moral
development, and how a believer manifests both as fundamental for participation in a faith community. This
course will also examine the importance of the Magisterium and the centrality and formation of conscience.
Resources include Catechism #1691-2557.
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
TSP 312
CHURCH HISTORY
3
This course will study the history of the Church from the Apostolic Age to the present. It will emphasize structure,
expansion, worship, theological developments, important persons and movements. Included will be a brief
introduction to the Fathers of the Church, the Eastern Churches, and the history of the Church in the United
States.
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
TSP 313
ECCLESIOLOGY
3
Students will study the origin, nature, and mission of the Church. The course includes a general historical survey,
but the major focus is on select documents of the Second Vatican Council, especially Lumen Gentium, as well as
the Catechism #748-975. Some attention will be given to ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue and Unitatis
Redintegratio and the Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism (1993).
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
TSP 319
CHRIST AND TRINITY
3
This course explores the mystery of the Trinity and the person and salvific mission of Christ. It examines the
biblical witness concerning Jesus, the early ecumenical councils as they contribute to Christology and the
explication of the doctrine of the Trinity. It also attends to contemporary issues affecting Christology. Resources
include Catechism, #185-747.
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
TSP 320
SACRAMENTAL THEOLOGY
3
The central focus of this course is the history and tradition of the seven sacraments with a special focus on the
Eucharist. This includes an analysis of the theology, ritual content and form and matter of the sacraments as well
as the pastoral and ecclesial aspects of their celebration. Resources include Sacrosanctum Concilium and
Catechism #1113-1134, 1210-1666.
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
TSP 335
THEOLOGY OF MINISTRY
3
This course examines the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ continued as mission and ministry of the Church,
from which Christian ministry in all its forms flows. It will include scriptural and ecclesial sources as background
for the development of contemporary post-conciliar forms of ministry, including offices in the Church, the role of
the Bishop, collaboration of the clergy and laity, cultural pluralism, the missionary nature of the Church (Ad
Gentes), and ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. Resources include Christifideles Laici and Instruction in
Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priests.
Course is offered: At one or more Siena Heights degree completion centers, but may not be available on the
Adrian campus
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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