Religion

Religion Department

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Philosophy

宗教系力求在智力上全面教育学生, emotionally, and spiritually. We believe students enrich their education when theological exploration is part of their experience and when they engage their minds and imaginations. 该部门的课程提供了一个神学基础，以更好地告知学生的信仰经验.

Religion Department Goals

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Commit to the Justice and Peace

To commit onself to the pursuit of justice and peace
Deepen One's Spiritual Life

通过圣经和祈祷加深精神生活
Discover the Mystery of God

在你的生命和更大的社区的生命中发现上帝的奥秘
Live an Ethical Life

通过询问过道德生活意味着什么来发展自己的性格.
Pursue Meaningful Relationships

在课堂内外追求有意义的人际关系

High School Courses

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Religion 9

新生宗教课程通过对学生的介绍，反映了天主教教理的内容, both cognitively and affectively, to the most important themes of the Judeo-Christian religious tradition: (a) understanding our personal identity in response to God’s call to a personal relationship with Him and with our neighbor; (b) our Faith which finds its basis in God’s Revelation and its goal in our Covenant friendship with all persons of good-will; (c) the unique reality of Jesus’ humanity and divinity, especially as he brings us life through his life, death, resurrection and ascension; (d) our vocation to be sharers in the great community of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit; (e) the role of Scripture as the inspired Word of God, and the role of Tradition in handing on a living Faith to us in our own times; (f) the sacredness of our own lives which is brought to greater fullness in the Sacramental life of the Church, especially in the celebration of Eucharist; (g) the awareness that the sacredness of our own identity is also a call to living a moral life that is sustained by prayer and a commitment to a personal spirituality. 在校园部的协助下，学生将在每个评分期间有服务要求. The freshman year essentially and integrally introduces the major themes for the full four-year program of religious education.
Religion 10

During sophomore year, 学生更充分地投入到犹太教和基督教传统的经文中. Divine Revelation is seen as undergirding this study, 而认识上帝的渴望和对上帝的真正认识都是通过恩典来理解的. 主要的重点在于耶稣的位格和教导:道成肉身, Redemption, and the Paschal Mystery. The miracle and mystery of Jesus Christ himself, true God and true man, 贯穿了我们人类的历史，构成了我们救赎的历史. 我们对耶稣的研究植根于希伯来圣经和基督教圣经. Thus, Creation, the stories of human sin, the Exodus experience, the challenge of the Prophets, and the Prayers of the Psalms are intimately related to this history of salvation that continues in the power of the Holy Spirit, 是谁让我们在研读福音书时对耶稣有了更生动的认识, 以及我们在圣事庆典中与祂的相遇. 与此相结合，并补充了新生课程中引入的反思元素, and again with assistance from Campus Ministry, students will have the opportunity to become more personally involved in the following: (a) an understanding of the gospel in terms of Call and Commissioning which involves the student in a spirit of prayer and recollection, as it challenges him or her to seek after that Call to his or her life and find opportunities to live that Call; (b) to understand that the Gospel Message and the Mission of the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools which involves a concern for the poor and a response by projects of service; (c) an understanding that students are writing their own life parables, 当他们在现代生活和生活的背景下看到圣经的信息. 在校园部的协助下，学生将在每个评分期间有服务要求. The sophomore curriculum prepares students for junior religion which applies the message of Jesus to the mission and teaching of the Church which grew following His life and continues today. The sophomore research paper is a course requirement.
Religion 11

The junior year maintains continuity with the freshman and sophomore curriculums as students are challenged to discover how the Covenant, first articulated in the Hebrew Scriptures, and renewed in the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, continues in the mission and witness of the Church. The junior year study then will have two components. First is a study of the Church. The course will encourage the students to participate in the Catholic Church in order to have a real and living encounter with Jesus Christ. 教会是基督活着的身体，既有人性的成分，也有神性的成分. In this course, 学生将学习教会人类历史上的重要事件, but always with an eye to her divine mission. Secondly, 这门课程是关于道德和培养良知的个人挑战的研究, 了解教会在各种问题上的教导, 要理解这一点在他们对道德生活和生活的承诺中找到了清晰的表达. Students will be assisted by Campus Ministry in preparing for participation in the CHIPS soup kitchen as part of the Junior Retreat.
Catholic Studies

This course will explore the intersection of history and religion in order to better understand your own faith and develop a greater appreciation for the significant role the Catholic Church has played throughout history in shaping culture, tradition, and world views. The class will begin with the period of history in which Jesus lived and in which the Gospels and other New Testament writings were created. From here, 学生将探索不同的历史时期，并研究教会在世界各地所扮演的角色, and later in the year, the focus will shift to its role in American culture. The history covered in this course will be explored through different focus questions which will help you think about your own faith and how it relates to others across the world and throughout time. Some of these questions include: Why Christianity? Can we trust the Gospels? What is the afterlife like? How has the Church responded to Vatican II? And, how do you experience your faith today?
Religions of the World

In a multicultural city, pluralistic country, and globalized world, 了解文化和宗教传统是政府内部的一项关键技能, business, and society. 本课程是世界宗教研究的重要入门课程, exploring the beliefs, rituals, 以及过去和现在具有代表性的宗教表现形式的伦理理想.
Catholic Social Justice and Leadership

在21世纪，整个社会都需要强有力的领导者. Within this course, 学生将学习天主教传统内外的领导力范例, theories of leadership, as well as look to develop their own leadership skills. Students will examine the prophetic tradition both within scripture and modern-day society and additionally recognize the impact that their own leadership can have on the world day.
Philosophy of God

This course aims to, in the words of the First Vatican Council, show how the human mind can discover God’s existence and His basic divine attributes independently of His self-revelation in Scripture. As students transition from high school to college, 他们经常遇到哲学和形而上学的问题. 在很大程度上，现代和当代哲学即使不是完全的无神论，也是自然神论的. 没有学过哲学的学生可能不知道上帝的存在可以通过人类的理性来认识, often resulting in a crisis of faith. This course will introduce students to philosophy as a science and from there focus heavily on philosophers who aim to know the existence of God. 而学生将介绍自然神论和无神论哲学家, the focus will be on not necessarily studying them for their own sake but rather using God’s gift of reason and theist thought to refute them.
St. 约翰大学对基督教的看法——天主教的方法

In an examination of our current times, this course promotes the Christian teachings and provides seniors an opportunity to synthesize the various aspects of Catholic theology that they have encountered in their first three years. 本课程包含“基督教的介绍，强调信仰陈述”, practices, scripture, rites, theological writings, artistic expressions, and other discourses manifesting and expressing the Christian faith in its various traditions through its development" (St. John's University).

Middle School Courses

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Religion 6

本课程将以历史的角度来探讨圣经, literary, 和神学工具，帮助学生了解神与他的子民的关系. 它也将帮助学生更好地理解新约和教会.
Religion 7

学生将探索新约，并发展他们对耶稣基督的理解. 以六年级的旧约知识为基础, students will learn about the social, historical, 和耶稣的文化背景，因为他的使徒知道他在地上行走. 通过阅读四福音书和补充材料, 学生将学习耶稣的教导，并加深他们对他作为上帝之子身份的理解. They will research and discuss ways that the messages of the New Testament are relevant to their lives in today’s world.
Religion 8

Students will explore the social teaching of the Catholic Church and understand how integral living out these lessons is for their Catholic identity. Drawing upon knowledge from 6th and 7th grade, 学生将把社会正义的主题与旧约和新约的基本概念联系起来. They will research historical documents and “case studies” on social justice issues of the past and debate and discuss with their classmates those topics as well as current events.

Specialized Studies Courses

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Culture and Ethics 9

During the freshman year, 学生们学习古代和东方的佛教, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and Zoroastrianism. 其目的是帮助学生进一步了解他们经历之外的宗教.
Culture and Ethics 10

这是一门为大二学生设计的课程，旨在为他们在西方宗教——基督教——打下坚实的基础, Judaism, and Islam. 这些资料将通过使用胶片进行传播, internet research, art, and the text Religions of the World. Students will learn about ancient sacred texts, 以及从古代到现代的各种传统. The goal is to help students gain an understanding and tolerance of the main religions that have made the United States one of the world's most dynamic societies.
Culture and Ethics 11

本课程与美国历史课程同时进行. 研究了宗教和宗教团体的影响, 以及影响美国人生活的各种道德问题. Students use American film, literature, music, 而互联网加深了他们对彼此相互关联的历史和文化的理解.