Faith 和 Reason
Great Books Sequence

“Faith 和 reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” - St. John Paul II, Fides et Ratio

In this three-semester sequence of courses co-taught by the departments of Theology 和 Philosophy, students read original writings from St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas á Kempis, Pope Saint John Paul II, 和 many others. Course readings include great works written from 600 B.C. through to the present day.

The classes are taught as seminars using the Great Books approach. Students will read, analyze 和 discuss texts in philosophy 和 theology, with a special emphasis upon the relationship between the two disciplines: the harmony of faith 和 reason.

Students who participate in Benedictine College's Great Books Program are strongly encouraged to take the Faith 和 Reason course sequence 和 to study systematically some of the most fundamental 和 influential works in philosophy 和 theology ever written.

Courses 和 Prerequisites

1st Semester (One Course, 4 Credits)

Students in a seminar class dicussion

PHIL-3670 Faith 和 Reason I (4) (D)
This is the first course in a three-semester sequence meeting the general education requirements in the Faith 和 Philosophical Inquiry Foundation areas. This first course addresses works written from 600 B.C. through 1000 A.D.

Prerequisites: THEO-1100, 和 either PHIL-1750 or PHIL-2310. (PI)

2nd Semester (One Course, 4 Credits)

A student holds a copy of Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo

THEO-3680 Faith 和 Reason II (4) (D)
This is the second course in a three-semester sequence meeting the general education requirements in the Faith 和 Philosophical Inquiry Foundation areas. This second course addresses works written from the year 1000 through about 1700.

Prerequisite: PHIL-3670. (F)

3rd Semester (Two “Half Courses”, 4 Credits)

A student makes a point during a seminar class discussion

PHIL-3690 Faith 和 Reason III (2) (D)
和 THEO-3690 Faith 和 Reason III (2) (D)
These two courses are combined as one 4-credit class, 和 together form the third section in a three-semester sequence meeting the general education requirements in the Faith 和 Philosophical Inquiry Foundation areas. Both courses address works written from about 1700 to the present.

Prerequisites: PHIL-3670 和 THEO-3680. (F) (PI)