Theological Ethics. Advanced Course I

ltheo2161  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Theological Ethics. Advanced Course I
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4.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2025-2026
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
To reach the aims, the course will propose the study of a special topic or of an author (philosopher or theologian) through a specific problematic, with insistence on a speculative and fundamental approach.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 By the end of the course, the student should be able: - to explain the results of a research on a fundamental ethical question connected with theology - to evaluate with a critical approach some philosophical and theological texts about morality.
 
2 - to evaluate with a critical approach some philosophical and theological texts about morality.
 
Content
This year's course will focus on the issue of autonomy in philosophical and theological ethics. It will present the emergence of this question in contemporary reflection and outline different theological postures towards it. It will outline the challenges for fundamental ethical reflection as it relates to philosophy, systematic theology and anthropology.
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [60] in Theology

Certificat universitaire en théologie (approfondissement)

Master [120] in Theology