lreli1281  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

5 credits
30.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2017-2018
Teacher(s)
Chevalier Catherine;
Language
French
Main themes
To achieve its set goals, the course will examine the biblical and historical records by analyzing sacramental practices to the present rituals. This historical approach will be crossed with the systematic dossier that will address the major stages of Christian reflection in sacramental theology, up to the present day.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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At the end of this course, the student will be able:

- to use the major sources and working tools concerning sacramentality and its history;

- to situate the theological and anthropological issues of sacramental reflection;

- to understand the challenges of the  sacraments in inter-denominational dialogues.

According to the Bachelor's Degree in Religious Sciences:

A. To master the knowledge to explain Christianity in its cultural environment according to theological disciplines;

A.3. To understand and explain the liturgical and pastoral situation of a Christian community;

A.5. To understand and interpret historical and juridical sources relating to the Christian Faith;

B. To use appropriate concepts to develop theological reflection;

B.4. To perceive the complementarity of the theological disciplines of positive theology, systematic theology and practical theology;

D. To develop a personal theological reflection and critical thinking;

D.3. To distinguish between the theological analysis of an issue or situation and a commonsense analysis.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course will be developed in two stages. The first stage ' biblical ' will focus on the rooting of sacramentality in the Old Testament, the texts of the New Testament and the apostolic fathers. The second stage ' historical and systematic ' will study the evolution of the understanding of sacramentality from the patristic period until the present day, paying special attention among others to Tertullian, Thomas Aquinas and Louis-Marie Chauvet. The liturgical movement and the orientations taken by the Vatican Council will be treated. Ecumenical issues will also be discussed.
Teaching methods
In order to develop the spirit of historical and theological analysis and the liturgical sensitivity of the students, the course will consist of lectures on biblical texts as well as historical and theological texts. Students will also have to study a question of sacramental theology which will be discussed during the course.
Evaluation methods
Students will be evaluated on the basis of three exercises:
- a review of a sacramental theology work;
- the theological deepening of a question of sacramental theology;
- an exam of the entire course, based on questions given in advance.
Other information
On Moodle
Bibliography
Jean-Philippe Revel, Traité des sacrements. 1, Baptême et sacramentalité, 2 vol., Paris, Cerf, 2004-2005
Louis-Marie Chauvet, Symbole et sacrement : une relecture sacramentelle de l'existence chrétienne (Cogitatio fidei, 144), Paris, Cerf, 1987
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
TECA9CE
5
Bachelor in religious studies
RELI1BA
5
Minor in Christian Theology
LTHEO100I
5
Additionnal module in Religious Studies
LTHEO100P
5