Corey Stephan, Ph.D.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION THROUGH FALL 2022

Core Materials

• GitHub Folder
  • Students and colleagues are welcome to make pull requests for all course materials in GitHub, including syllabi.
• Syllabi:
  • Fall 2022 — Regular Track (15 weeks)
  • Fall 2022 — Compressed Track A (Accelerated B.S.N.)
• Class Survey & Contract

Dr. Stephan’s Lectures

Odysee Video Lecture Playlist (Full)

• Students may elect to download the Odysee desktop or mobile application from lbry.com and/or to subscribe to my channel.

Getting Started

Doing the class:

• What is this Faith, Reason, and Revelation class?
• Faith, Reason, & Revelation: Syllabus and Class Bones (Fall 2022)
• Faith, Reason, & Revelation: Surveying the Survey (Fall 2022)
• (online and asynchronous) How do I do this online and asynchronous Faith, Reason, and Revelation class?

Assignments:

• What are Dr. Stephan’s class study groups?
• What are Dr. Stephan’s one-on-one meetings / oral exams?
• Faith, Reason, & Revelation Class Partner Debates
• Cumulative Essay Assignment: Faith, Reason, & Revelation in Mark’s Gospel
• How can a new undergraduate student write a successful theological essay? Deep Essay Writing Guide

Unit 1: What are faith and reason?

1. Introductions

Doing theology:

• What is Catholic theology? 5 Minute Snapshot
• What is Catholic theology? 30 Minute Guide
• How to Read and Think like a Theologian
• The Best Free Computer Resources for Catholic Theology

Using reference materials:

• How do I use the Catholic Study Bible?
• How do I use the Catechism of the Catholic Church? 5 Minute Guide
• Oxford Reference Website: Theology & History Usage Guide

2. What is faith?

• Faith and Reason: Friends or Foes?
• MLK’s “I have a dream” Speech (historical audio recording, public domain)

3. What is reason?

• Apophatic and Kataphatic Theology: What can we say about God?

Unit 2: Apparent Clashes of Faith and Reason

1. Genesis and Creation

• Genesis and Creation: Genre Matters
• Creation(ism) and Evolution(ism): Five Minute Breakdown
• Genesis 1-3 Theological Dive: Why did God create us? What does it mean that we are fallen?

2. Sin

• What is original sin? CCC 385-390 & 396-421 Deep Dive
• Am I a sinner? What is sin? St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, I-II, Q. 71, A. 6

3. The Problem of Evil

• What is the Problem of Evil?

Unit 3: Revelation

• Who did Jesus claim to be? An Introduction to Jesus’s Profession(s) about Himself in the Gospels
• Who are the Fathers of the Church?
• What are the Gospels? 1 Hour Introductory Guide
• Grace, Central A/C, and the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit