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THEO 6003 - The God Who Pursues

Credits: 3
The patristic theme of the condescension of God is the focus for this course, i. e., of God ever lowering himself, in humility and love, in pursuit of mankind, as recorded in the sacred Scriptures. According to some church fathers, this condescension of God did not end on the cross, but continued in the descent of Christ into hell. Hans Urs von Balthasar is among contemporary theologians who conceive of the condescension of God in these terms and his thought informs the heart of this course. St. Thomas Aquinas is the other principal theologian considered in this course, with an emphasis given to Thomistic considerations of the nature of God, creation, evil and the bliss of eternal life at the end.

Offering: As Needed
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