Summer 2008
June 23 - August 2

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Alexandria, Virginia, campus courses

THEO 604: Moral Theology (Hunter Hall):  the fundamental principles of moral theology in light of the revelation of God’s law and the grace of Christ
Mon & Thu 7-9:20pm

SCRI 786: St. Paul and Salvation: Epistles to the Romans and Galatians (Ciresi):  a doctrinal and historical analysis focusing on the Old and New Covenants, the consequences of the Fall, Christ's work of atonement, the theology of grace, and St. Paul’s teaching on justification. Tue & Fri 7-9:20 pm

GREK 630: Introduction to New Testament Greek (Mourachian):  the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Biblical Greek, aiming at a reading knowledge of the New Testament. Wed 7-9:20pm & Sat 3-5:20pm

CULT 601: The Culture of Classical Antiquity (Stanford, Shannon, Townsend): an interdisciplinary humanities seminar studying the Hebrew and Greco-Roman roots of Catholic culture through original source material in the fields of history, literature, science and philosophy. Mon & Thu 7-9:20 pm

CULT 602: The Culture of the Early Middle Ages (Stanford, Shannon, Townsend): an interdisciplinary humanities seminar studying the development of Latin and Greek Catholic culture from the fall of Rome to the beginning of the crusades through original sources in the fields of history, literature, science, philosophy, and theology. Tue & Fri 7-9:20pm

Front Royal, Virginia, campus courses

THEO 602: Christology (Prokes):  The mystery of Christ, His Incarnation and redemptive mission, and conciliar and doctrinal development of Christological faith. Tue 6:30-8:50pm & Wed 1-3:20pm

PHIL 603: Philosophical Errors (Snyder):  false philosophies of man and God, especially those that influence popular thought. Tue & Thu 1-3:20pm

HIST 611: Church History Part II (Prudlo):  the history of the Church from the late Middle Ages until the present, with special emphasis on theological issues. Mon & Thu 9-11:20am

THEO 721: The Virtues (Burns):  the nature and kinds of virtues, with emphasis on the cardinal and theological virtues. Mon 1-3:20pm, Wed 9-11:20am

EDUC 602: The Catechetical Tradition (Lienhard):  the teaching Church and its historical development.
Tue & Fri 9-11:20am

LATN 630: Introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin (Clark):  the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Latin, aiming at a reading knowledge of Latin as used in the liturgy, Sacred Scripture, and theological writings. Mon & Thu 6:30-8:50pm

THEO 826: Saints and Sainthood (Prudlo): the history and theology of sainthood in the Catholic Church, with emphasis on the development of the doctrine of the saints, and the veneration of holy men and women in different cultures and periods of Catholic life. Wed 6:30-8:50pm & Fri 1-3:20pm

EDUC 620: Montessori Catechesis and Family Spirituality (Radzik):  the educational and catechetical theory of Maria Montessori -- a prerequisite for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training courses. Mon & Thu 6:30-8:50pm

THEO 827: The New Psychology of Virtue (Groeschel): a non-credit mini course on the importance of virtue for psychology (free for all VCI and full-time NDGS students). July 7 (1-3 pm) and July 8 (9-11am and 1-3pm) only

THEO 807: The Psychology of Conrad Baars, one  credit (Mullady): the thought of Baars as synthesizing Catholic moral theology and psychic wholeness in the philosophy of Aquinas. 3:30-4:20pm daily, 6/30-7/11

Vita Consecrata Institute Courses at Front Royal, Virginia, campus
(restricted to religious and clerical students)

Session I:  June 30 – July 11

CONL 707:  Morals and Psychology (Mullady):  the relation of Catholic moral teaching to both normal and abnormal psychology, using the works of Thomas Aquinas and Dr. Conrad Baars. 8:45-10:40am

CONL 626:  Consecrated Life in Canon Law (Mangan): the various canons of the Code concerning the consecrated life, to understand the mystery of consecrated life within the Church today and the basis for the proper law of various institutes of consecrated life. 11-11:50am & 3:30-4:20pm

VCI Session II:  July 14 – 25

CONL 621: History of the Consecrated Life (Wood): the development of the consecrated life from its Apostolic origins seen in early monastic and Patristic sources, through the history of the Church to the present day. 8:45-10:40am

CONL 708:  St. Teresa on Contemplative Intimacy (Dubay): the spiritual theology of St. Teresa of Avila.  
11-11:50am & 3:30-4:20pm

TUITION & FEES

Graduate credit tuition: $298 per credit ($282 per credit for religious)
Audit tuition:  $105 per credit ($74 for religious, seniors, catechists)
Tuition for THEO 827 (Groeschel): $50 (free for VCI and full-time NDGS students)

VCI courses are 2 credits, all others are 3 credits, unless otherwise noted.

REGISTRATION FEE:  $10 per student
LATE FEE: $25 (after May 15, 2008)

ROOM & BOARD: $1300/6-week session; $450/2-week session

Matriculating students are assigned single rooms, while audit students have roommates (from their own order or institute, if applicable.) A limited number of single rooms may be available for audit students at an additional cost of $100 per week. No reservations for room and board can be accepted after June 1.

Christendom College does not discriminate against any applicant or student on the basis of race, sex, color, or national origin.

Direct any questions to ndgs@christendom.edu.

Booklist

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NDGS REQUIRED TEXTS, SUMMER 2008

Unless otherwise noted, all books are available from the NDGS online bookstore.

Alexandria Courses

THEO 604
William May, An Introduction to Moral Theology, second edition (OSV)

SCRI 786
The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (Ignatius) or Douay-Rheims  

GREK 630
William Mounce, Greek for the Rest of Us

CULT 601
The Holy Bible, RSVCE
Stanley Jaki, The Savior of Science
Plato, Plato's Cosmology: The Timaeus of Plato
Aristotle, On the Heavens I and II,
Michael Crowe, Theories of the World
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War
Eusebius, The History of the Church
St. Augustine, City of God
Augustine's Confessions
Sophocles, Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra
Virgil, The Aeneid

CULT 602
Lucretius, On the Nature of Things
St. Augustine, On Geness
Moses Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed
Stanley Jaki, The Savior of Science
St. Benedict, Rule
Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care
Bede, An Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Einhard, Notker the Stammerer, Two Lives of Charlemagne
Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy
The Age of Bede
Beowulf
The Song of Roland

Front Royal Courses

THEO 602
Roch Kereszty, Jesus Christ:  Fundamentals of Christology, Rev. and Updated Ed.
Holy Bible

PHIL 603
Mortimer Adler, Ten Philosophical Mistakes

HIST 611
John Vidmar, OP, The Catholic Church through the Ages: A History

THEO 721
Josef Pieper, Four Cardinal Virtues 
Josef Pieper, Faith, Hope, Love
Recommended: Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Virtue

EDUC 602
Robert Bradley, The Roman Catechism in the Catechetical Tradition (available from NDGS)

LATN 630
Compendium (Text available from Christendom’s Crusader Bookstore only)

THEO 826
Peter Brown, The Cult of the Saints, University of Chicago Press ($14)

EDUC 620
Maria Montessori, The Child in the Church  (available only at the Catholic Shop: 703-222-0096; www.catholicshoponline.com)
Gianna Gobbi, Listening to God With Children
Recommended: E. M. Standing, Maria Montessori: Her Life & Work

THEO 827
Benedict Groeschel, A Virtue Driven Life
           
THEO 807
Conrad Baars, Psychic Wholeness and Healing and Healing the Unaffirmed
recommended:  Conrad Baars, Feeling and Healing your Emotions (all available at www.conradbaars.com/Baars-books.htm)

Vita Consecrata Institute

CONL 707
Conrad Baars, Psychic Wholeness and Healing;  Feeling and Healing your Emotions; and Healing the Unaffirmed 
recommended: Conrad Baars, Born Only Once; The Unquiet Heart; Doctor of the Heart; A Priest for All Seasons—Masculine and Celibate (all available at www.conradbaars.com/Baars-books.htm).

CONL 626
Code of Canon Law, Latin/English ($15 from Canon Law Society of America: www.clsa.org)
           
CONL 708
Thomas Dubay, Fire Within and Saints: A Closer Look.            

For some courses, a compendium of readings will be sold in the first class.