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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
History
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Ayelet Even-Ezra and Karma Ben Johanan
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Ayelet Even-Ezra,
Dr. Karma Ben-Johanan
Course/Module description:
We shall study the history of Thomas Aquinas' doctrine and its interpreters and readers.
Course/Module aims:
To familiarize the students with selected topics from Thomas Aquinas' scholarship and Neo-Thomistic thought in the modern era.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To analyze texts from the Thomistic tradition in their historical context.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
reading; discussion; consulting manuscripts; interview
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction
2. Thomas: a 13th century Dominican scholar
3. Thomas: The Science of Theology
4. Thomas: Language and the description of God
5. Thomas: Natural Law, Nature and Grace
6. Tour: The National Library and the Ecole Biblique
7. Canonization, Reformation and Counter-reformation
8. Thomas, Science and Baroque
9. 19th century Neo-Thomism and Anti-Modernism
10. The 20th Century: Thomas, Democracy and Human Rights
11. The 20th century: Thomas at the Second Vatican Council
12. A Zoom conversation with Fr. Thomas-Joseph White, rector of the Angelicum
13. Thomas today
Required Reading:
A reading list based on primary and secondary sources will be provided in the beginning of the semester.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
Presence in the seminar sessions is mandatory. The seminar includes short reading reports on a regular basis.
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