ECTS credits: 4
Weekly class hours: 2
Course Content
1. Introduction to the course
2. Conquest of Jericho: Joshua 2; 6
3. David anointed king: 1 Samuel 16
4. David and Goliath: 1 Samuel 17-18
5. Political and religious division of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 12
6. Prophet Elijah (1 Kings 17 – 2 Kings 1)
7. Prophet Elisha (2 Kings 2-13)
8. The end of the Northern Kingdom: 2 Kings 17
9. Joshiah's reform: 2 Kings 22-23
10. The end of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem: 2 Kings 24-25
11. Nehemiah's task (Nehemiah 1-7)
12. Emergence of Judaism (Nehemiah 8-13)
13. Judith 1-7
14. Judith 8-16
15. Persecution and martyrdom during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 6-7)
16. Review and final discussion
ECTS credits: 4
Weekly class hours: 2
Course Content
1. Introduction to the course, the resources, the requirements and the grading structure
2. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 1:1-17; lecture: The purpose of the Epistle to the Romans: suggestions
3. Working on the text (structuring): Context (1:18-3:20); lecture: Paul's mission strategy and the recipients of the Epistle
4. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 2:1-24: rhetorical elements; lecture: The Epistle to the Romans and rhetorical criticism, rhetorical situation, and diatribe
5. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 4:1-25: detailed grammatical analysis; lecture: Abraham as the father of faith, and Paul's reevaluation of faith
6. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 5:1-11; lecture: God's righteousness, Luther, and N. T. Wright
7. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 5:12-21; lecture: Adam and original sin
8. Exegesis (Croatian text) of Rom 6-7: the line of reasoning; lecture: The purpose of the Law (E. P. Sanders, the New perspective, and its echoes today)
9. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 8:1-17; discussion: Who is "I" in Rom 7?
10. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 9:1-13; lecture: A separate road to salvation for Jews?
11. Exegesis (Croatian text) of Rom 10-11: overview of the line of reasoning; lecture: The mission of the Jews, the return of Ephraim, and the return of Israel
12. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 13:1-13; lecture: Does Paul's "revolution of the heart" make sense in the context of societal reform?
13. Exegesis (Greek text) of Rom 16:1-16; lecture: Paraenesis and other interlocutional theories in the Epistle to the Romans
14. Summary: Lessons from the Epistle to the Romans for today
ECTS credits: 2
Weekly class hours: 1
Course Content
1. Introduction to biblical theology of the New Testament
2. The areas of study, and the history of biblical theology of the New Testament
3. Particular theological concepts in the New Testament
4. The relevance and particularity of Paul's theology
5. The relevance and particularity of the theology of the pastoral epistles
6. The relevance and particularity of Johanine theology, and the theology of New Testament epistles
ECTS credits: 4
Weekly class hours: 2
Course Content
1. Introduction to the course and its objectives
2. New Testament roots of the discourse on the Triune God
3. The development of the doctrine of the Triune God in the early Church
4. The Council of Nicaea and the formation of the doctrine of the Trinity
5. Eastern Orthodox doctrine of the Triune God I: Cappadocian Fathers
6. Eastern Orthodox doctrine of the Triune God II: John Zizioulas
7. The concepts of person and essence
8. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas on the doctrine of the Triune God
9. The doctrine of the Triune God during the Reformation and Protestant Orthodoxy
10. Renewal of the doctrine of the Trinity in the 20th century – causes
11. J. Moltmann and the social doctrine of the Triune God
12. Economic and immanent Trinity – Karl Rahner
13. Contemporary contextualization of the doctrine of the Trinity: feminist theology
14. Final discussion and review
ECTS credits: 5
Weekly class hours: 2
Course Content
1. Introduction to the course and its objectives
2. Political and social context of theology in the first half of the 20th century
3. Dialectical theology
4. Existential theology – Rudolf Bultmann
5. Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
6. Theology of secularization
7. Nouvelle Theologie
8. The Second Vatican Council and new theological emphases
9. Theology of liberation
10. Political theology I: J. B. Metz
11. Political theology II: J. Moltmann
12. Theology at the turn of the 21st century: Ecotheology
13. Feminist theology I
14. Feminist theology II
15. Final discussion and review
ECTS credits: 2
Weekly class hours: 1
Course Content
1. Introductory lecture: introduction to the course and the grading structure
2. Islam – the religion of God's Law / Sharia in its relationship with other religions
3. The sources of Sharia law
4. Iman – the creed of Islam
5. The Five Pillars of Islam – mandatory acts / manifestations of worship
6. Schools of law and schools of dogmatic theology
7. Various branches in the world of Islamic unity
8. The features of the main periods in the history of Islam
ECTS credits: 2
Weekly class hours: 1
Course Content
1. Introduction: what is religion? Introduction to Hinduism
2. The Upanishads; pious Hinduism; Hinduism and art; modern developments of Hinduism; Mohandas Gandhi and Hindu influence outside of India
3. Introduction to Buddhism
4. Theravada Buddhism: "School of the Elders"; Mahayana Buddhism: "Great Vehicle"; Zen Buddhism: enlightenment through experience; Vajrayana Buddhism: "Diamond Vehicle"
5. Introduction to Jainism
6. The evolution and divisions of Jainism
7. Introduction to Sikhism
8. The evolution of Sikhism; the scripture of Sikhism; Sikhism and the modern world
9. Introduction to Taoism
10. The basic doctrines of Philosophical Taoism; Taoism and the longing for longevity; religious
Taoism; Taoism and art; Taoism and the modern world
11. Introduction to Confucianism
12. Confucian literature; the evolution of Confucianism; philosophical schools; the evolution of Confucianism as a religious system; Confucianism and art
13. Introduction to Shinto
14. Shinto religious practice; Shinto and art; Shinto and the modern world
ECTS credits: 5
Weekly class hours: 3
Course Content
1. Introduction to the course; preliminary discussion (pastoral incubator)
2. Epistemological status of pastoral theology; defining the concepts; methodology of pastoral theology and pastoral praxis (pastoral infrastructure, famous pastoral workers, various interpretations of the Bible)
3. The history, place, situation, task, and goals of pastoral ministry
4. The crisis triangle: situation – person – tradition
5. Pastoral activities in the Bible; Jesus' pastoral activities; pastoral care in the original Church – the model of the house church
6. The Church as a community (ecclesiological context; the community as a prototype (personification) of the Triune God; the models, structure, and function of the Church; ministries and types of leadership in the history of the Church)
7. The social doctrine of the Church
8. Pastoral sociology
9. Pastoral care in the city
10. Ecotheology
11. The crisis of Christianity and the distant Church (reality and danger, status and perspectives)
12. New tendencies and the Church of the future (modernization of the Church, new pastoral trends, new evangelization, pastoral care for the new face of the Church, ecclesial dialogue and cooperation, social presence of the Church, being a pastoral worker today)
13. The pastoral paradigm and strategic pastoral care
14. Pastoral theology in Croatia and its perspective
15. Current disputed questions (theodicy, bioethics, gender ideology, pastoral care of the culture…); pastoral crisis discourse and interventions (pastoral incubator)
16. Course assessment
ECTS credits: 2
Weekly class hours: 2
This course is entirely based on practical engagement within the context of a local ecclesial community. Its content is largely determined by the given circumstances within the community, and mentors have the possibility to design particular activities in cooperation and with the agreement of the instructor.
Under the guidance of a chosen mentor, who is usually a minister in the given ecclesial community, the students can in various ways observe and take part in regular and special pastoral activities performed within the community.
Amongst others, those activities are:
1. Pastoral counseling
2. Instructing catechumens
3. Pastoral care for young people and students
4. Premarital counseling
5. Marital counseling
6. Pastoral care for the elderly
7. Pastoral care for vulnerable and special groups – e.g. single parents, singles, migrants, the unemployed, the homeless, …
8. Pastoral care for the dying, sick, and grieving
During the course of field teaching, the mentor introduces students to his/her community, explains the particularities of pastoral work, introduces them to the dynamics of current activities, reveals particular issues, and clarifies all of the relevant factors that contribute to or determine existing and planned forms of pastoral activities.
The students also attend select meetings and activities, and actively participate in them in accordance with their abilities. Depending on the circumstances, the students complete precisely defined tasks under the supervision of their mentor.
During the course of the semester, the mentor is available to students for additional questions, discussion, and evaluation. Upon completion of field teaching, the students conduct a group oral evaluation of their engagement, and discuss their experiences and newly acquired insights.
