Chrtc 351
Sex,
Love and Marriage: Christian Perspectives
Professor Paul
Flaman
Some Course
Information and Materials
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Instructor Name: Dr. Paul Flaman, BA, STB, STL,
STD Office: St. Joseph's College, # 1-24 Phone: 780-492-7681 E-mail: pflaman@ualberta.ca
Course Location, Days and Time: Online Course |
Course Description (3-credit undergraduate course): (from the
University of Alberta Calendar): Questions of meaning and morality concerning
sex, love, marriage, non-marital sex, parenthood, relationship and marriage
breakup, celibacy, gender, and homosexuality, considered in the light of
experience, the Bible, Catholic teaching, traditional and contemporary
theological discussion.
Course Syllabus
(last, current or upcoming version)
including course
goals, format, calendar and topics, and requirements.
Introduction: Course
Requirements and Expectations
Module 1: Topics
1. Love, and 2. Sexual Pleasure and Values
Module 2: Topics
3. Formation of Conscience, and 4. Biblical Perspectives
Module 3: Topic
5. Christian Traditions and Ecumenism
Module 4: Topic
6. Contemporary Christian Anthropology with Respect to Sex, Marriage and Love including a brief Discussion of
Prostitution, Pornography, Sexual Abuse and Violence
Module 5: Topic 7. New Christian
Movements; and the first part of Topic 8.
Module 6: The remainder of Topic 8. Gender Roles; and Topic 9. Christian
Module 7: Topic
10. Traditional and Revisionist Christian Moral Approaches, Guilt and Forgiveness; and the first part of Topic 11. The
Virtue of Chastity and Married People: Marital Sex
Module
8: The remainder of Topic 11. Family Planning: Contraception
and
Natural Family Planning
Module 9: Topic
12. Sex Education, Premarital / Nonmarital Sexual
Module 10: Topic
13. Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting
Module 11: Topic
14. Marital Crises and Growth, and Separation,
Module 12: Topic 15. Friendship, Dating, Choosing a Marriage Partner
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