28d • General discussion
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1. PROLEGOMENA: LOGIC AND METAPHYSICS
Aristotelian Logic: The concept, judgment, and reasoning.
Metaphysics of Being: The analogy of being, essence, and existence (real distinction), and the
transcendentals (Unum, Verum, Bonum, Pulchrum).
Theory of Causes: Material, formal, efficient, final, and exemplary causes.
Hylomorphism: The substantial union of prime matter and substantial form.
2. NATURAL THEOLOGY (THEODICY)
The Five Ways of St. Thomas: Detailed analysis of movement, causality,
contingency, perfection, and order.
Divine Attributes of Being: Simplicity (absence of composition), Infinity,
Immutability, and Eternity.
Divine Attributes of Operation: The Knowledge of God (knowledge of simple
intelligent beings and future contingents) and the Divine Will.
3. APOLOGETICS AND FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY
Religious Demonstration: Necessity of religion and the Faith-Reason relationship.
Christian Demonstration: Credibility of miracles and prophecies; the Resurrection
as a historical fact.
Catholic Demonstration: The institution of the Church by Christ and the transmission of
authority.
4. SACRED SCRIPTURE (EXEGESIS AND HERMENEUTICS)
Theology of Inspiration: The Holy Spirit as the principal author; man as a
free instrumental author.
The Four Meanings: Literal, allegorical (faith), tropological (moral), and anagogical
(hope).
Introduction to the Old Testament and New Testament: Pentateuch, Prophets, Wisdom Books, Synoptic Gospels, and Pauline Corpus.
5. TRINITOLOGY (ONE GOD IN THREE PERSONS)
The Processions: Generation of the Word and Exhalation of the Holy Spirit.
The Relationships: Fatherhood, Sonship, Active and Passive Exhalation.
The Persons: The Person as “Subsistent Relationship.” Circumcision and divine missions.
6. ONTOLOGICAL CHRISTOLOGY AND SOTERIOLOGY
The Hypostatic Union: One divine Person in two natures. The two wills and
operations of Christ.
The Impeccability of Christ: Infused, visionary, and acquired knowledge of Jesus.
Soteriology: Redemption as sacrifice, satisfaction, merit, and ransom.
Soteriology: Redemption as sacrifice, satisfaction, merit, and ransom.
7. MARIOLOGY AND JOSEPHOLOGY
Marian Dogmas: Divine Motherhood, Perpetual Virginity, Immaculate Conception, and
Assumption.
Mediation and Coredemption: Mary's role in the distribution of Grace.
Joseology: Legal paternity, virginity of St. Joseph, and his universal patronage.
8. THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND HAMARTIOLOGY
Original Justice: Man before the Fall; natural, preternatural, and
supernatural gifts.
Original Sin: Transmission, essence (deprivation of grace), and consequences on the
will and intellect.
Sanctifying Grace: The divinization of the soul; habitual, actual, sufficient, and
effective grace.
9. GENERAL AND SPECIAL SACRAMENTOLOGY
General Treatise: Institution, matter, form, minister, subject, and effect (Grace and
Character).
Eucharist: Transubstantiation (conversion of the entire substance of bread into the
Body).
Confirmation: The strengthening of the baptized as witnesses and soldiers of Christ.
10. MORAL THEOLOGY AND VIRTUES
Morality: The object, end, and circumstances of the human act.
The Infused Virtues: Theological (Faith, Hope, Charity) and Cardinal (Prudence,
Justice, Fortitude, Temperance).
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Their function as habits that make man docile to
divine inspiration.
11. ECCLESIOLOGY (THE CHURCH)
Mystery of the Church: Mystical Body of Christ and Bride of Christ.
Hierarchy: The Primacy of Peter, Episcopal Collegiality, and Infallibility.
Communion of Saints: Church Militant, Purgative, and Triumphant.
12. LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
Divine Worship: The virtue of religion expressed in ritual.
History of the Mass: Development of the Roman Rite, the cycle of saints and seasons.
Sacramentals: Blessings, exorcisms, and sacred objects.
13. CANON LAW AND THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
Canon Law: Legal structure, regime authority, and sacraments from a
legal perspective.
Social Doctrine of the Church: Principles of solidarity, subsidiarity, and the universal
destination of goods.
14. PATROLOGY AND CHURCH HISTORY
Church Fathers: Study of the authors of the first seven centuries.
History of Dogmas: Evolution of the understanding of revealed truth through
the Ecumenical Councils.
15. ESCHATOLOGY AND MYSTICAL LIFE
The Last Things: Death, judgment, hell, purgatory, and heaven.
Final Eschatology: The Parousia, the resurrection of the dead, and the properties of the
glorious body (Clarity, Agility, Subtlety, Impassibility).
Mystical Life: The three ways (purgative, illuminative, unitive) and the transforming union.
P.D. this was translated with deepl as i did it in spanish so it may have some gramatical errors
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