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Theology courses at NDGS promoted an understanding of the Faith as transmitted by the Apostles, and a theological interpretation of the Creed as expressed by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Those courses required of all students focus on the Trinity, creation, the Incarnation and Redemption, the Holy Spirit’s sanctification through the Ecclesia and its sacraments, and man’s life in Christ. At Christendom, the study of theology proceeds within the Faith, being, as St. Thomas Aquinas says, “the science of those things which can be concluded from the articles of Faith.” The purpose of the
required philosophy courses is to assist students in a philosophical understanding
of the preambles of the Faith, the nature of the human person, and certain
philosophical errors which influence contemporary thought and scholarship.
The two philosophy courses required for the MA degree and the Diploma
are designed ultimately to ground the student in Thomistic philosophy
for the pastoral purpose of helping him present the Faith more knowledgeably
and effectively. As Pope John Paul II constantly stresses, a true understanding
of the nature of man as a person is essential for an understanding of
many Catholic teachings, especially moral ones, and our society’s
rejection of these teachings is the result of its distorted notion of
man. The Moral Theology Concentration aims to train theologians who are steeped in an understanding of the Christian moral tradition, especially as it applies to contemporary moral questions. Study of the unique nature of man as a moral, free, and self-determining person, of the Catholic tradition of social thought, of the various virtues, and of the nature of human sexuality and marriage provides students with the expertise needed to explain and defend the Church’s moral teaching. At Christendom the study of morality is centered on the Christian personalism of Thomas Aquinas and Pope John Paul II, and the moral law itself is seen as a consequence of the nature of man. The Theology of the
Consecrated Life Concentration offers students who are called to the consecrated
life the opportunity to earn a master's degree which focuses on this area
of theology. Students normally attend the Vita Consecrata Institute at
the Christendom Graduate School Summer Program for at least four summers,
focusing on the theology of the consecrated life as reflected in the mission
and life of the Church. Students penetrate the mystery of the consecrated
life by investigating magisterial documents (especially those of Vatican
II and Pope John Paul II), by examining the rich historic tradition of
the Catholic Church, and by prayerfully reflecting on this wondrous gift.
Required Courses Language Requirement Prerequisite Core Requirements
for the Master of Arts Degree and the Apostolic Catechetical Diplomas Special Requirements for the Systematic Theology Concentration HIST 610: Church History,
Part I (Cycle A) Special Requirements for the Moral Theology Concentration THEO 720: Theological
Anthropology (Cycle A) Special Requirements
for the Theology of the Consecrated Life Concentration CONL 621: History
of the Consecrated Life (2008, 2011)
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The graduate
courses at Christendom College are designed to respond to the Church's
call at Vatican Council II, as outlined in the decree on the renewal of
ecclesiastical studies, Optatam totius. It is a call for a teaching
that communicates to the students: 
Students matriculating in the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program
choose to concentrate their studies in Systematic Theology, Moral Theology,
Catechetics, and Theology of the Consecrated Life. All students take certain
core courses which are foundational to the various concentrations. Four
of these are in theology (God the Father, Christology, Holy Spirit &
Ecclesiology, and Moral Theology), two are in Scripture (Old Testament
and New Testament), and another two are in philosophy (Philosophy of God
and Man, and Philosophical Errors). In addition, the student takes specialized
courses in his concentration which build upon the core courses in theology
and philosophy.
