The course looks at how these two contemporary 'Fathers of the Church' understand Christ's ministry and saving death, the mystery and mission of tghe Church, the Church's relation to the world and culture and the Ignatian charism of finding God in all things.

John O'Donnell has a wide experience of th RC Church, having worked in theology in the U.S, in Britain and in Rome, Currently he is Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Po0ntifical Gregorian University in Rome.

LT Ushaw 2005 Courses:

Series A Lecture Options

 

A1 Readings in Isaiah: the Holy One, the Temple and the Throne

Robert Murray , S.J.

How many books, how many authors, how long a history is reflected in this one book of Isaiah? Select readings will offer tastes of major themes and Christian reinterpretations.

Robert Murray taught at Heythrop for many years. Now a Fellow of the College engaged in writing.

A2 What is Theology?

Michael Kirwan , S.J.

What is Theology? Who does it and why is it important? This course will make clear that Theology is not just an activity for a few clever people, but something which is vital for nourishing our faith and our lives in the Church.

Michael Kirwan lectures in Theology at Heythrop College in London.

A3 From Jesus of Nazereth to Good News

John Moffatt , S.J.

How did the New Testament come to be written? How can I know Christ through these words? This course seeks to enrich the understanding of a faith document that continues to transform lives.

John Moffatt has taught at Living Theology for some years and words on the Chaplaincy Team at St Ignatius' Collge, Enfield.

A4 Seven Councils of the Undivided Church

Norman Tanner , S.J.

The course will examine the first seven Councils recognised by the whole Church. We will look at the light they shed on the Christianity of their time and see how they are still living documents for us today.

Norman Tanner taught Church History at Oxford and now teaches at the Gregorian University, Rome.

A5 'Conscience: Concensus, Confrontation or Challenge?'

Helen Costigane, SHCJ

This course looks at what we mean by 'conscience' and how it relates to 'authority'. Formation of conscience, moral maturity, and some of the tensions between conscience and aauthority will be explored and illustrated with reference to film and literature.

Helen Costigane teaches Christian Ethics at Heythrop College.

A6 Communicating Ignatian Spiritual Theology through the Life and Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Billy Hewett, S.J.

Reading, declaiming, studying, interconnecting, questioning, comenting on, reflecting on, praying with, listening to Hopkins' life and writings and linking them to those of Ignatius. No previous knowledge needed.

Billy Hewett lives in Campion Hall, Oxford, gives retreats and directs the Inigo Centre for Ignatian Spirituality in New Malden.

A7 A Time to Grow: Facing Up to Child Sexual Abuse

Brendan Callaghan, S.J.

This course will use primarily the tools of psychology to investigate the causes and consequences of this scandal which has hurt so many people, and will ask what the Spirit may be seeking to teach us aboutwhat it is to be Church.

Brendan Callaghan trained and worked as a clinical psychologist, and teaches Psychology of Religion at Heythrop.

 

Series B Lecture Options

B1 Ten Texts that changed the World - A Christian Spirituality of the Old Testament

John Hemer, MHM

This course will look at various 'moments' in the OT and try to show what a revolution they represent in their own cultural environment. We will try to see how God still speaks to us through them, so that the OT remains an essential part of Christian life.

John Hemer is a Mill Hill Father who teaches scripture at the Missionary Institute, London. He is at present engaged in Doctoral research at the Gregorian University in Rome.

B2 What is Theology?

Michael Kirwan, S.J.

What is Theology? Who does it and why is it important? This course will make clear that Theology is not just an activity for a few clever people, but something which is vital for nourishing our faith and our lives in the Church.

Michael Kirwan lectures in Theology at Heythrop College in London.

B3 The Drama that is the Gospel of Mark

Peter Edmonds , S.J.

This course will help us to hear Mark's Gospel as a continuous dramatic narrative that can speak to Christians today, just as it spoke to Christian communities in the turmoil of the first Century.

Peter Edmonds lectured in New Testament for many years at Hekima College, Nairobi, and is now based at Campion Hall, Oxford.

B4 Vatican II with a look at Trent and Vatican I

Norman Tanner , S.J.

What does Vatican II teach us? How were its documents composed? How does it fit in a tradition including the councils of Trent and Vatican I? How fr has it been accepted by the wider Church? This course complements A4, but can be taken independently.

Norman Tanner taught Church History at Oxford and now teaches at the Gregorian University, Rome.

B5 'Who is Jesus?'

Dominic Robinson , S.J.

This course will introduce and explore various understandings of Christ over the centuries, from the 'true God and true man' of the creeds to Spirit Christology, from the quest for the historical Jesus to the question of Jesus Christ and other faiths.

Dominic Robinson has taught at Living Theology for several years and is currently preparing for a Doctorate in Systematic Theology in Rome.

B6 Faith in an Age of Uncertainty

John Moffatt , S.J.

What difficulties do we encounter as we try to be people offaith in a sceptical culture? The course will look at moments in the 2500 year history of dialogue between faith and reason to find hope for the future.

John Moffatt has taught at Living Theology for some years and works on the Chaplaincy Team at St Ignatius' College, Enfield.