Mistero di DioRA0401

To help students achieve a firm grasp of the Church’s understanding of inscrutable Mystery of the Triune God; to be adequately informed on the topic and competent in its regard; to deepen their personal relationship with God through active faith in the Trinitarian Mystery, leading to a life more consciously and deliberately lived out in communion with each of the three Divine Persons; to articulate the Divine Life that is within, communicating it joyfully, and with ease, to others.

1. The mystery of God, One and Three, from a biblical, patristic, medieval and contemporary perspective: distinction and interconnectedness. 2. The renewed interest in Trinitarian doctrine on account of its perceived relevance to issues facing the Church today. 3. The progressive revelation of God in the Old and the New Testaments, emphasising the pivotal role of the God revealed by Jesus Christ. 4. The development of Trinitarian dogma in the writings of the Fathers and the early Councils. 5. Medieval theologies of the Trinity: Richard of St. Victor, Aquinas, Scotus, van Ruusbroec. 6. Reflection on the East-West dispute over the Filioque. 7. The work of more recent theologians: Rahner, von Balthasar, Congar, Galot, Durrwell, LaCugna. 8. The relationship between the economy of salvation and the internal life of God in both its historical and its contemporary dimensions. 9. Reflection both on each Divine Person individually and on the essence and attributes of God as such. 10. The kind of language to describe God, the processions, the relations, the mystery of God’s self-giving and the communion God has established with man. 11. The missiological, ecumenical and inter-religious implications of Trinitarian Theology throughout, and in the light of the diversity of contemporary contexts.12. The modern developments and trends related to the mystery of God, the process of Secularisation and the necessity to respond to today’s challenges.

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