SYT 188/STD 453 Ecclesiology Winter 2017 18 Course Outline Class Start Date & End Date Thursday, January 4, 2018 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Class Meeting Time, Location, and Room Tuesdays 10:30 11:20 and Thursdays 9:30 11:20 in the St. Francis Room Instructors Name: Fr. Don MacDonald Office: NTC 2 04 Office Hours: Before and after class on Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment. Telephone: (780) 392 2450 ext 2216 or 780 476 2338 (friary) Email: Don.macdonald@newman.edu / dhmofm@hotmail.com Skype: N/A Course Description The Church before and after Vatican II. The vision of the Church underlying the basic biblical images (People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit). The Church as constituted by the Word of God. The Church as constituted by the Word made flesh. The Church and holiness (including Mariology). The Church as one and apostolic. The Church and the world. Course Objectives 1. To deepen our understanding of the nature and mission of the Church on the basis of Scripture, Tradition and the teaching of the Church. 2. To show the relationship between this understanding and spirituality. 3. To show the relationship between this understanding and a commitment to the pastoral mission of the Church, that is, to demonstrate how Christian identity and Christian mission cannot be separated. 4. To show how maturing as members of the Church goes hand in hand with human maturation itself. 5. To show that to belong to the Church is to be a part of a living and dynamic organism flowing out from the past and moving into the future. Course Assignments and Evaluation For Graduate Students Page 1 of 10
1. A 3 4 page review and evaluation of W. Kasper s The Kingdom of God and the Church in his The Catholic Church. Nature, Reality and Mission, pp. 83 101, to be handed in no later than Thursday, January 25, 2018. 2. Two 11 15 pages paper. The first, The Ecclesiology of Evangelii Gaudium (Pope Francis), to be handed in no later than Thursday, March 1 st, 2018. The second, The Church as Communion,to be handed in no later than Thursday, April 5, 2018. These papers will each be worth 20% of the final mark. You must demonstrate in your papers that you have consulted at least five sources for each paper. The final take home exam is worth 50% of the final mark. For undergraduate students: 1. No. 1 above. 2. One 11 15 page pages paper on Evangelii Gaudium(cf. above). 3. A final take home exam worth 50% on the final mark. Textbooks The professor s personal notes for each section of the course and Kasper, W. The Catholic Church. Nature, Reality and Mission. New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2015. Also recommended: Bouyer, Louis, The Church of God: Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011. Gaillardetz, Richard. Ecclesiology for a Global Church. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2010. Selected articles from: Phan, Peter (ed.). The Gift of the Church. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000. Recommended Reading Mystici Corporis (Encyclical of Pope Pius XII, 1943). Ecclesiam Suam (Encyclical of Pope Paul VI, 1964). Evangelii Nuntiandi (Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI, 1975. Ut Unum Sint (Encyclical of Pope John Paul II, 1995). Evangelii Gaudium (Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis I, 2013). The following documents of Vatican II: Lumen Gentium, Gaudium et Spes, Christus Dominus, Apostolicam actuositatem,unitatis redentegration Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Some Aspects of the Church Understood as a Communion, Catholic International, 3 (September, 1992) 761 767. Select Themes of Ecclesiology (International Theological Commission, 1984). Page 2 of 10
Course Schedule I Prelude A. High Points in the Theology of the Church up to Vatican I. B. From Vatican I to Vatican II 1. Vatican I 2. Modernism 3. Neo scholasticism 4. Pre Vatican II Ecclesiology Manuals 5. Nouvelle Theologie 6. Vatican II II The Vision of the Church Underlying the Basic Biblical Images A. The People of God B. The Body of Christ (including the Bride of Christ) C. The Temple of the Holy Spirit D. Conclusion: The Church as Communion III The Church as Constituted by the Word of God A. The Word of God in Judaeo Christianity B. The Written Word (Scripture and the Church) C. Scripture and Preaching IV The Church as Constituted by the Word Made Flesh A. The Principle of Mediation B. The Primacy of the Form of Christ C. The Church as Sacrament of the Death and Resurrection of Christ D. Mediation and Tradition V VI VII The Church and Holiness A. Mary as Archetype of the Church B. A Church of Saints and Sinners C. The Communion of Saints The Church as One and Apostolic A. The Local and Universal Church B. Collegiality and Papacy (Episcopacy and Primacy) C. Infallibility: Perseverance in the Truth D. A Divided Christianity The Church and the World A. The World B. Anthropological Presuppositions C. The Difference in Religious Relationship Between Church and World D. The Primary Mission of the Church to the World: Evangelization E. The Church in Dialogue With the World F. The Mission of the Church in Building a Better World Page 3 of 10
General Academic Information Late Submission Policy. To be dealt with personally. Course Attendance No credit will be given for a course if the student has been absent, for any reason whatever, from onethird or more of the lectures and/or seminars scheduled for the term. Likewise, no credit will be given if term assignments or other assignments are or remain incomplete. Leave of Absence and Policy for Incompletes Extensions to an incomplete grade may be granted in extenuating circumstances, but may not exceed 16 weeks following the end of the course. Students who fail to complete course work by the agreed deadline will have a grade assigned which is based on work completed. Academic Integrity Acts of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, cheating, etc.) are subject to an appropriate penalty. The grade F may be assigned to a student guilty of such acts by the professor of the course in which the infraction occurred. A second offense against academic integrity renders the student liable to automatic dismissal from NTC. Further details are available in the Student Handbook in the Academic Misconduct Policy. Academic Grievances Students may appeal grades received; the procedure is outlined in the Student Handbook in the Grade Appeal Policy. For other grievances, students will refer to the Student Grievances Policy also outlined in the Student Handbook. NOTE: The GPA is computed on the basis of cumulative grade point (letter) values, not percentage values. All courses are included in this calculation except those exceeding degree requirements and/or received as transfer credits from other recognized institutions. Grading System Undergraduate Studies C.Th., Dip.Th., B.Th. Graduate Studies M.T.S., M.Div., M.Th., G.C.C.S.A., M.R.E. Grade Meaning Grade Grade Point Grade Meaning Grade Grade Point Excellent A+ A A 4.0 4.0 3.7 Excellent A+ A A 4.0 4.0 3.7 Good B+ B B 3.3 3.0 2.7 Good B+ B B 3.3 3.0 2.7 Page 4 of 10
Adequate C+ C C Marginal D+ D 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 Adequate C+ C C Fail F 0.0 Fail D+ D F 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 Written Assignments Style and Format Newman Theological College requires that all written work be submitted in acceptable academic format and style. Please note the following regulations: Regulations Research papers, book reports, article summaries, reflection papers, and essays should be doublespaced, printed on one side only, and submitted on white, 8.5 x 11 paper. A standard type style, such as Times New Roman, with a 12 point font size, must be used. The instructor will specify the most recent edition of the style manual to be used: Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago: University of Chicago Press). Joseph Gibaldi & William Achters, eds., MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: Modern Language Association of America). American Psychological Association Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington: APA Publications). Copies of these standard references may be purchased in the NTC bookstore. Ignorance of standard form is not considered an acceptable excuse for deviation from required standards of format and style. Academic Regulations The following Academic Regulations are located in the Academic Calendar for your reference: Changes in Registration: Add/Drop/Withdraw Notice Course Work Final Examination Schedule Incomplete Grade Policy Inclusive Language Related Academic Matters The following Related Academic Matters are located in the Academic Calendar for your reference: Grade Reports & Posting Glossary of Academic Terms Page 5 of 10
Other Related Policies The following policies are located in the Student Handbook for your reference: Academic Misconduct Policy Grade Appeal Policy Recording of Lectures Audio or video recording of lectures, seminars or any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior consent of the instructor. Recorded material is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s). Student Accessibility Services: If you have special needs that could affect your performance in this class, please let me know during the first week of the term so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If you are not already registered with Student Services, contact Doreen Bloos at 780 392 2450 ext. 2212; Email doreen.bloos@newman.edu. Bibliography Blancy, A. and Jourjon, M., ed. Mary in the Plan of God and the Communion of Saints. New York: Paulist Press, 2002. Bouyer, L. The Church of God: Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011. Braaten, C. and Jensen, R., ed. Marks of the Body of Christ. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Braaten, C. Mother Church. Ecclesiology and Ecumenism. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998. Carmody, D. Bonded in Christ s Love: An Introduction to Ecclesiology. New York: Paulist Press, 1986. Collins, R. The Many Faces of the Church. A Study in New Testament Ecclesiology. New York: Crossroad, 2003. Congar, Y. The Mystery of the Church. London: Burns and Oates, 1962.. Tradition and Life in the Church. London: Burns and Oates. 1964.. The Church That I Love. Denville: Dimension, 1969. de Lubac, H. Catholicism. New York: New American Library,1964.. The Church: Paradox and Mystery. New York: Alba House, 1969.. The Splendour of the Church. New York: Paulist Press, 1956. Page 6 of 10
Donovan, D. The Church as Idea and Fact. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1988. Doyle, D. Communion Ecclesiology. Visions and Versions. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2000.. The Church Emerging from Vatican II. Mystic: Twenty third, 1993. Dulles, A. The Catholicity ofthe Church. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985.. A Church To Believe In. Discipleship and the Dynamics of Freedom. New York: Crossroad, 1987.. Models of the Church. New York: Doubleday (rev. Ed.), 1987. and Granfield, P. The Church: A Bibliography. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1985. Forte, B. The Church: Icon of the Trinity. Boston: St. Paul Books, 1991. Gaillardetz, R. By What Authority? A Primer in Scripture, the Magisterium and the Sense ofthe Faithful. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003..Ecclesiology For A Global Church. A People Called and Sent. Maryknoll:Orbis Books, 2008. Garijo Guember, M. Communion of the Saints: Foundation, Nature and Structure of the Church. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1994. Haight, R. Christian Community in History. Vol. I: Historical Ecclesiology. New York: Continuum. 2004; Vol. II: Comparative Ecclesiology. New York: Continuum, 2005; Vol. III: Ecclesial Existence. Hamer, J. The Church Ls a Communion. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1964. Harrington, D. The Church According to the New Testament. Chicago: Sheed and Ward, 2000. Healy, N. Church, World and the Christian Life. Practical Prophetic Ecclesiology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Himes, M. Ongoing Incarnation. New York: Crossroad, 1997. Henn, W. The Church. The People of God. London: Burns and Oates, 2004. Johnson, E. Friends of God and Prophets. A Feminist Reading of the Communion of Saints. New York: Continuum, 2003. Kasper, W. Leadership in the Church. New York: Crossroad, 2003.. Theology and Church. London: SCM Press, 1989. Page 7 of 10
Kress, R. The Church: Communion, Sacrament, Communication. New York: Paulist Press. 1985. Leahy, B. The Marian Profile in the Ecclesiology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. New York: New City Press, 2002. MacDonald, T. The Ecclesiology of Yves Congar: Foundational Themes. Lanham: University Press of America, 1984. McNamara, K. Sacrament of Salvation. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1981. Mannion, G. Ecclesiology and Postmodernity: Questions For the Church in Our Time. Collegeville: Michael Glazier, 2007. McPartlan, P. The Eucharist Makes the Church. Edinnburgh: Clark, 1993. Pannenberg, W. The Church. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983. Phan, P., ed. The Gift of the Church. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000. Prusak, B. The Church Unfinished. Ecclesiology Through the Ages. New York: Paulist Press, 2004. Rahner, K. The Church After the Council. Montreal: Palm, 1966.. The Dynamic Element in the Church. Montreal: Palm, 1964.. Foundations of Christian Faith. New York: Seabury, 1978, 322 401.. The Spirit in the Church. New York: Seabury, 1979. Ramsey, A. The Gospel and the Catholic Church. London: SPCK. 1990 (new ed.). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. Ratzinger, J. Called to Communion. Understanding the Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1996.. The Church, Ecumenism and Politics. New York: Crossroad, 1988. Schindler, D.L. Heart of the World. Centre of the Church: Communio Ecclesiology, Liberalism and Liberation. Schillebeeckx, E. The Church: The Human Story of God. New York: Crossroad, 1990. Schmaus, M. The Church as Sacrament. London: Sheed and Ward, 1975. Sullivan, F. Creative Fidelity. Weighing and Interpreting Documents of the Magisterium. Page 8 of 10
New York: Paulist Press, 1996.. The Church We Believe In. One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. New York: Paulist Press, 1988. Tavard, G. The Church, Community of Salvation. An Ecumenical Ecclesiology. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992. Tillard, J. Church of Churches. The Ecclesiology of Communion. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992.. Flesh of the Church. Flesh of Christ. At the Source of the Ecclesiology of Communion. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2001. Volf, M. After Our Likeness. The Church as the Image of the Trinity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. 1998. von Balthasar, H. Convergences: To the Source of Christian Mystery. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1983. 75 110.. Explorations in Theology. Vol. II: Spouse of the Word. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1991, 11 41. 81 298..Theodrama: Theological Dramatic Theory. Vol. III: Dramatis Personae: Persons inn Christ. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1992, pp. 283 360 (for Mariology).. The Office of Peter and the Structure of the Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1986..The von Balthasar Reader (Kehl, M. and Loser, W. ed.). New York: Crossroad, 1982. 205 318. The Church as a Communion: Bibliography Chapp, L. S. "Who is the Church? The Personalistic Categories of Balthasar s Ecc1esio1ogy". Communio, 23 (Summer, 1996) 324 338. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "Some Aspects of the Church Understood as a Communion". Catholic International, 3 (1 30 September, 1992) 761 767. Doyle, D. Communion Ecclesiology: Visions and Versions. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2000. Doyle, D. "Mohler. Schleiermacher, and Communion Ecclesiology", Theological Studies. 57 (1996) 467 480. Forte, B. The Church: Icon of the Trinity. Boston: St. Pau1 s Books and Media, 1991. Page 9 of 10
Hamer, J. The Church is a Communion, New York: Sheed and Ward, 1964. John Paul II. "Christifideles Laici", Origins, 18 (February 9, 1989) 561 595 (Parts II and III). Kasper, W. "Church as Communio", Communio, 13 (Summer, 1986) 100 117. Kloppenburg, B. The Eccesiology of Vatican II. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1974. Kress, R. The Church: Communion, Sacrament, Communication. New York: Paulist Press. 1985. Lawler, M. and Shanahan, T. Church: A Spiritual Communion. Collegevillez Liturgical Press. 1995. Lohfink, G. Jesus and Community. New York: Paulist Press, 1982. McNamara, K., ed. Vatican II: The Constitution on the Church. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press. 1970. Ratzinger, J. Called to Communion. Understanding the Church Today. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1996. "The Ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council", Communio (Fall, 1986) 239 252. Sullivan, F. The Church We Believe In. New York: Paulist Press, 1988 (esp. Ch. Three). Tillard, J M. Church and Churches. The Ecclesiology of Communion. Collegeville: Liturgical Press. 1992. von Balthasar, H. "The Council of the Holy Spirit", Communio, 17 (Winter, 1990) 595 611. Page 10 of 10