Human Sexuality (DT9020C)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

The context of this unit is the Catholic theological tradition and it proceeds on the basis that human sexuality concerns all aspects of the human person and permeates all human relationships and the lifestyles of people. The unit explores Catholic teaching on human sexuality in general; it considers the implications of this teaching for vocations such as marriage and family, for varied lifestyles and committed relationships; it addresses social issues pertaining to sex and sexuality in contemporary society as well as the nature and context of education in human sexuality. (This unit may be offered in online mode.)

Unit code: DT9020C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Moral Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Analyse the ethical issues arising from our sexual and interpersonal relationships in a pluralist and secular world.
2.

Critically evaluate the development of the Catholic theological tradition’s understanding of human sexuality as integral to the human person and a Christian way of life.
3.

Apply principles of Catholic moral thinking to concrete areas of interpersonal relationships.
4.

Critically analyse issues of sexuality in Australian society from the perspective of Catholic moral thinking.
5.

Articulate the essential dimensions of education in human sexuality in Catholic schools and parishes.

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Cahill, Lisa Sowle. Family: A Christian Social Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000
  • Collins, Raymond F. Sexual Ethics and the New Testament: Behaviour and Belief. New York: Crossroad, 2000.
  • Curran, Charles E., and Julie H. Rubio, eds. Readings in Moral Theology. Vol. 15, Marriage. New York: Paulist, 2009.
  • John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. Translation, introduction, and index by Michael M. Waldstein. Boston, MA : Pauline Books & Media, 2006.
  • Nelson, James B., and Sandra P. Longfellow, eds. Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1994.
  • Francis, Amoris Laetitia. Apostolic Exhortation. 2016.
  • Pontifical Council for the Family. The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family. 1995.
  • John Paul II. Familiaris Consortio. Encyclical Letter. 1982.
  • Paul VI. Humanae vitae. Encyclical Letter. 1968.
  • Vatican Council II. Gaudium et spes. Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. 7 December 1965.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Seminar or Tutorial

1500-word equivalent seminar presentation

 1500 20.0
Essay 3000 40.0
Essay 3000 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 22 Jul, 2020

Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:51 +1000