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Curriculum - Theology
Theology Curriculum I-IV
Students at
Teurlings Catholic, regardless of religious affiliation, are required to
complete four courses in Theology. The TCH theology program focuses heavily on
service learning, as evidenced in the course goals listed below. Course
Goals Theology I (Old Testament) stresses
an invitation to relationship with God as revealed in Salvation History. The
course includes how to read the Bible and then proceeds on a thematic exploration
of the Old Testament. Themes of particular importance include creation,
liberation, covenant, justice, and the call to faith experienced by major
characters in the Old Testament. The social justice issue addressed in this
course is capital punishment. In Theology II (Christology)
students focus on the person and natures (divine and human) of Jesus Christ as
the Church's understanding of him has developed throughout history until the
present time. The social justice issue addressed at this level is prejudice
with emphasis on poverty, racism, and gender bias. In Theology III (Ecclesiology)
students build on their exposure to the Catholic understanding of Scripture and
the person and nature of Jesus Christ. It attempts to enable students to examine
the nature of Christianity as it is specifically interpreted and practiced by
the Roman Catholic Church. Students are challenged to experience the Church as
institution, as sacrament, and as a vehicle of salvation. Of particular
importance in this course is the study of sacraments. Students are also exposed
to ecological issues as a means of addressing our responsibility as Christians
for care of the environment. Theology IV (Ministry)
focuses on student awareness of the needs of the whole church, the people of
God and on fostering lifelong service to the Church. The course will also give
the tools necessary to minister to each other, family, friends, school, and
community. By being an active part of the Body of Christ and using their gifts
and talents, students learn they can make a difference in the world. In
addition to their study of ministry, students will have certain areas of
ministry assigned to them according to their section of theology. Guide
Organization The Teurlings Catholic Theology Curriculum Guide is organized by
unit and then by strand within each unit. Following each individual objective
is a grade level or specific course where the objective is emphasized. Teachers
are free to emphasize any objective from the curriculum at any grade level, in
addition to those specified for their grade level, and teachers are allowed to
add pertinent material to the course as they deem necessary.
There are eight basic units in the Teurlings Theology Curriculum, listed below with the strands found in each unit:
Unit
Goals
Students will develop an understanding of God; the almighty Father,
the Creator; his son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior; and the Holy Spirit,
the Sanctifier as revealed through Scripture and the Tradition of the Roman
Catholic Church. Objectives I-A-1 The learner will be able to recognize that
faith is a supernatural gift of God and explain that in order to believe, human
beings need the help of the Holy Spirit. (Theology III) I-A-2 The learner will be able to explain that
faith is a relationship of the human being to God. (Theology III, IV) I-A-3 The learner will be able to explain how
faith springs from human experiences of God's manifestation. (Theology III,
IV) I-A-4 The learner will be able to explain how
moral life begins with faith in God. (Theology I, II) I-A-5 The learner will be able to recite and
analyze the Nicene Creed. (Theology III) I-A-6 The learner will be able to define sin and
explain how it entered the human condition. (Theology III, IV) I-A-7 The learner will be able to list and
explain the seven sacraments. (Theology III) I-A-8 The learner will be able to identify and
explain what Catholics mean by “the sanctity of all creation”. (Theology
III, IV) I-B-1 The learner will be able to discuss the
basic doctrines of the “Trinity” and “Incarnation.” (Theology III) I-B-2 The learner will be able to name and
discuss the Old and New Testament images of God. (Theology I) I-B-3 The learner will be able to discus the
life of Jesus and His paschal mystery as the foundation of the Christian faith.
(Theology II, IV) I-B-4 The learner will be able to discus the
role of the Holy Spirit in the formation of scripture, in the development of
church tradition, and in the personal life of people of faith. (Theology II,
III, IV) I-B-5 The learner will be able to identify and
discuss "gifts" and "fruits" of the Holy Spirit. (Theology
III) I-C-1 The learner will be able to identify and
discuss the major precepts or beliefs of the Catholic Church. (Theology III) I-C-2 The learner will be able to describe the
responsibility of Catholics to participate in and support a parish faith
community. (Theology III) I-C-3 The learner will be able to identify the
mission of the Catholic community and describe how Catholics believe the
mission of the Church brings forth the kingdom of God. (Theology III) I-C-4 The learner will be able to identify
Baptism as the foundation of ecumenism that incorporates all Christians and
explain the need for this common ground between Catholics and other Christians.
(Theology III) I-C-5 The learner will be able to explain the
hierarchy of the Church, emphasizing the role of the papacy. (Theology III) I-C-6 The learner will be able to explain the
teaching of the Roman Catholic Church concerning the relationship of
Christianity to other world religions, especially the unique relationship with
the monotheistic religions of Judaism and Islam. (Theology III) I-C-7 The learner will be able to identify and
explain the various vocations within the Church. (Theology III, IV) I-C-8 The learner will be able to summarize the
major seasons of the Liturgical Year. (Theology III) I-C-9 The learner will be able to explain the
Catholic tradition of reverence for Mary and the Saints and their place in
Catholic spirituality. (Theology II, III)
Prayer, Spirituality, and Liturgy Unit Goals Students develop an understanding of prayer as gift, covenant, and
communion with God; formed through study and practical experience of prayer,
sacraments, spirituality, and liturgy in the Roman Catholic Tradition. Unit
Objectives II-A-1 The learner will be able to explain that
prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call
between God and human beings. (Theology III) II-A-2 The learner will be able to identify and
demonstrate the various models of prayer that have emerged throughout salvation
history. (Theology III) II-A-3 The learner will be able to identify and
explain how the men and women of Sacred Scripture were people of prayer. (Theology
I, II) II-A-4 The learner will be able to recite and
analyze the Lord's Prayer as the fundamental prayer of the Catholic Church. (Theology
II) II-A-5 The learner will be able to explain the
various ways that Jesus responds to prayers offered in faith. (Theology II) II-A-6 The learner will be able to explain how Catholics
view prayer as a response to God's presence. (Theology III, IV) II-A-7 The learner will be able to explain how
prayer is a lifelong, dynamic process. (Theology III) II-A-8 The learner will be able to identify and
discuss the role of prayer, both public and private, for the unity of
Christians as the soul of ecumenism. (Theology III) II-A-9 The learner will be able to recite and
cite appropriate occasions for the use of basic Catholic prayers. (Theology
I, II, III, IV) II-B-1 The learner will be able to explain how
Jesus is a model of a person of prayer by citing specific instances from
scripture. (Theology IV) II-B-2 The learner will be able to identify
resources and models of prayer in salvation history. (Theology II, III) II-B-3 The learner will be able to explain how
fidelity to prayer is an essential means of remaining faithful to the baptismal
promise of Catholics to resist temptation and live a virtuous life.
(Theology III) II-B-4 The learner will be able to recognize
prayer as the inner nature, the value, and the ordering of the all of creation
to the praise of God. (Theology III, IV) II-B-5 The learner will be able to discuss how
there are "many ways to God" relating to the various spiritualities
in the Church including monastic, apostolic, etc. (Theology III) II-B-6 The learner will be able to explain the
dimensions of living a Christian life through “word, worship, community, and
service.” (Theology III, IV) II-C-1 The learner will be able to identify basic
elements of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. (Theology I, II, III, IV) II-C-2 The learner will be able to explain how
the liturgy requires the conscious and active participation of everyone and
that liturgy must be related to evangelization, faith, and conversion. (Theology
III, IV) II-C-3 The learner will be able to explain how
the liturgy unites us to God and each other as well as affects us individually
and communally. (Theology III, IV) II-C-4 The learner will be able to explain, plan,
and implement a Mass. (Theology I, II, III, IV) II-C-5 The learner will be able to explain, plan,
and implement the Liturgy of the Hours. (Theology III) II-C-6 The learner will be able to list and
describe the elements of the liturgical year and its seasons. (Theology I,
II, III, IV)
Unit
Goals Students develop an understanding of the history, composition, and
meaning of Sacraments as celebrated in the liturgical life of the Roman
Catholic Tradition Unit
Objectives III-A-1 The learner will be able to identify and
explain the seven sacraments, the chief ritual and symbols of each, and the
historical background of each sacrament. (Theology III) III-A-2 The learner will be able to identify and
explain ways in which Catholics believe a person's prayerful disposition at
sacramental encounters affects the degree to which the sacrament will be
assimilated into one's life. (Theology III) III-A-3 The learner will be able to categorize the
Sacraments as rites of initiation, healing, and service of Communion.
(Theology III) III-A-4 The learner will be able to explain how
the sacraments help Catholics to live a life of virtue. (Theology III, IV) III-A- 5 The learner will be able to explain how a
Catholic’s view of social action is dependent on the sacraments and develop ways
in which a person's encounter with Christ in the sacraments, especially the
Eucharist, is translated into social action. (Theology III, IV) III-B-1 The learner will be able to explain how
the sacraments of Christian initiation lay the foundation of the Christian life
as a call to holiness and the mission of evangelizing the world. (Theology
III) III-B-2 The learner will be able to explain the
unique place the Eucharist has among the Seven Sacraments as the
"Sacrament of Sacraments". (Theology III, IV) III-B-3 The learner will be able to explain how
the sacrament of Baptism is the foundation of ecumenism. (Theology III) III-B-4 The learner will be able to explain how
through Baptism Catholics believe they are freed from sin and reborn as daughters
and sons of God, becoming members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church,
and are made sharers of the mission of the Church. (Theology III) III-B-5 The learner will be able to explain the
ways confirmation leads the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ
and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit. (Theology III, IV) III-C-1 The learner will be able to explain
Catholic belief that the sacrament of matrimony perfects the couple's love and
strengthens their indissoluble unity as well as helping the couple how the
couple attain holiness and welcome and educate their children in Christianity. (Theology
III, IV) III-C-2 The learner will be able to explain how
Catholics believe the sacrament of Holy Orders confers a particular mission to
men in the Church to teach, to sanctify, and to govern. (Theology III, IV) III-C-3 The learner will be able to distinguish
between and explain the differences between Holy Orders and the consecrated
life. (Theology III, IV) III-D-1 The learner will be able to explain and
describe the requirements necessary for the valid reception of the sacrament of
reconciliation. (Theology III, IV) III-D-2 The learner will be able to explain the
Catholic need to receive communion and penance often because of the unique
opportunity to encounter the Lord in their reception. (Theology III) III-D-3 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe the sacrament of penance is a sacrament of conversion and repentance
leading to reconciliation with God and the living of a moral life. (Theology
III) III-D-4 The learner will be able to explain how
Catholics believe sin offends God and the community and how personal conversion
leads to reconciliation with God and the community. (Theology III, IV) III-D-5 The learner will be able to explain how
Catholics believe the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick has as its purpose the
conferral of a special grace on the Christian experiencing the difficulties
inherent in the condition of grave illness or old age. (Theology III, IV)
Unit
Goals Students will develop an understanding of Roman Catholic personal
and social moral teaching, while applying the demands of the Gospel to concrete
situations. Course
Objectives IV-A-1 The learner will be able to explain
Catholic belief that the dignity of the human person, created in God's image
and affirmed by the Incarnation of Christ, as the foundational principle of
Christian morality. (Theology III, IV) IV-A-2 The learner will be able to explain how
living the beatitudes fulfills each person's natural desire for happiness. (Theology
II) IV-A-3 The learner will be able to explain the
Catholic belief that true freedom, the power to act or not to act, attains
perfection when directed toward God. (Theology IV) IV-A-4 The learner will be able to explain the
Catholic belief that the morality of human acts depends on the object choices,
the intention, and the circumstances of the action. (Theology IV) IV-A-5 The learner will be able to identify and
explain what Catholics consider to be moral absolutes. (Theology I, II, III,
IV) IV-A-6 The learner will be able to explain the
concept of conscience and the necessity and process for developing a
well-formed conscience. (Theology I, II, III, IV) IV-A-7 The learner will be able to explain what
the virtues are and apply them to personal, social, ecological, political, and
economic issues. (Theology IV) IV-A-8 The learner will be able to define sin and
identify its biblical roots, its effects, and the means to overcome sin. (Theology
III, V) IV-A-9 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe mercy and forgiveness of God is an invitation to
reconciliation and conversion. (Theology III, IV) IV-A-10 The learner will be able to explain
natural law and analyze its implications in moral decision-making. (Theology
II) IV-A-11 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe grace is the free and undeserved help that God gives
Christians to respond to the call to live morally. (Theology III, IV) IV-A-12 The learner will be able to explain the
role of the magisterium or divine power to teach doctrine of the Catholic
Church. (Theology III) IV-A-13 The learner will be able to list and
explain the 10 Commandments; explain the origin of them through Divine
revelation and human reason; and discus how the 10 Commandments serve as the
norm for human freedom and dignity. (Theology I, II) IV-A-14The learner will be able to list the beatitudes
and explain how the beatitudes expand the demands of the 10 Commandments. (Theology
II) IV-B-1 The learner will be able to explain what
it means as a Catholic to believe in God, to hope in Him, and to love Him above
all else, putting all of creation in its proper relationship to God. (Theology
III, IV) IV-B-2 The learner will be able to explain why
Christians consider the name of the Lord holy and how the improper use of the
name of God is a lack of respect toward God, self, and others. (Theology II) IV-B-3 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics consider the Sunday obligation a call to authentic worship in a faith
community and to sufficient rest and leisure to cultivate a familial, cultural,
social, and religious life. (Theology III) IV-C-1 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe there is an obligation of children to obey their parents and
for parents to provide for the physical needs of their children and their
educational needs in faith, prayer, and virtues. (Theology IV) IV-C-2 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe it is a duty of public authorities to respect the fundamental
rights of the person and the duty of citizens to work with legitimate public
authority for building society. (Theology IV) IV-C- 3 The learner will be able to explain the
inherent dignity of each human person and the obligation to safeguard life from
conception to natural death. (Theology III, IV) IV-C-4 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe that research and examination on the human being cannot
violate the dignity of persons. (Theology IV) IV-C-5 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe that all creation possesses its own particular goodness and
perfection and therefore there is a need for humanity to respect all creation
and to avoid its harm and misuse. (Theology III) IV-C-6 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe that, with Christ as the model of chastity, every baptized
person is called to lead a chaste life, each according to his/her particular
vocation. (Theology IV) IV-C-7 The learner will be able to identify and
explain Catholic belief about the marriage covenant and its various aspects. (Theology
III, IV) IV-C-8 The learner will be able to explain the
Catholic understanding of the relationship between the seventh commandment and
the practice of justice and charity in the administration of earthly goods and
the profit gained through one's labor. (Theology I, II, III, IV) IV-C-9 The learner will be able to identify
economic and social systems that violate the fundamental rights of the person
and developing strategies to overcome them. (Theology II) IV-C-10 The learner will be able to identify ways in
which we, as individuals and a society, represent the truth in our relations
with others. (Theology IV) IV-C-11 The learner will be able to explain why
Catholics believe purity of heart demands prayer, the practice of chastity,
purity of intention, and of vision. (Theology IV) |
