GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Dominican Studies Curriculum Offers New Courses

The Concentration in Dominican Studies, available in the MA in Theology and Doctor of Ministry degree programs, presented its first course offering in the Winter Two-Week Residency term. The course, Dominican Spirituality: Medieval and Modern, was taught by Michael Demkovich, OP, Ph.D., in his second teaching visit to Barry. The course analyzed the fundamental structures of Dominican spirituality and surveyed its evolution over its 800-plus year history, with special attention to the resources it offers to contemporary cultures.

The second course in Dominican Studies was offered this summer (Dominican Theologians in the 20th Century: Before, During and After Vatican II). It was taught by Colleen Mary Mallon, OP, Ph.D. The course gave particular attention to the period between the First and Second World Wars of ressourcement in theological scholarship; and to the work of LaGrange, Chenu, Congar and Schillebeeckx, before, during and after the Second Vatican Council.

Courses scheduled for the Winter and Summer 2003 Two-Week Residencies are: The Life, Times and Thought of Thomas Aquinas, taught by Thomas O'Meara, OP, Ph.D.; Theology, Mysticism and Ministry: Dominican Women through the Ages, taught by Patricia Benson, OP, Ph.D.; and Dominican Patronage of the Arts, taught by Mark Wedig, OP, Ph.D. More information on these and other Dominican Studies courses can be found at the Department's web page www.barry.edu/theologyphilosophy or at the Curriculum page of the Center for Dominican Studies website www.barry.edu/opcenter.

There are presently fourteen courses in the Dominican Studies Curriculum.

Concentration in Dominican Studies

The concentration in Dominican Studies is available in the MA in Theology or the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) programs.

For the MA in Theology Degree: THE 511, Theological Methods; The Evolution of Dominican Thought: Eight Centuries of Theological Contemplation; Dominican Spirituality: Medieval and Modern; and one course each in *Biblical, *Systematic, *Liturgical, and *Moral Theology, plus electives in the Dominican Studies Curriculum (6 credit hours with thesis, 9 credit hours without thesis).

For the D.Min. Degree: The Evolution of Dominican Thought: Eight Centuries of Theological Contemplation; and Dominican Spirituality: Medieval and Modern; one course each in Biblical*, Systematic/ Liturgical*, and Moral Theology*, plus 15 credit hours of electives in the Dominican Studies Curriculum; and the D.Min. program's integrative seminars.

*Courses from the Dominican Studies Curriculum may also fulfill these requirements.