Bachelor and Single-cycle
University of Ljubljana FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

The course confronts students with introductory questions (authorship, date and style of composition). Subsequently, the course presents the close reading of the most significant narrative passages (Acts 1-5) and the speeches of Peter, Stephen and Paul developed throughout the narrative of Acts.

Moral theology is systematic reflexion on human act from the perspective of reason illuminated by Christian faith. The methodology of Christian ethics will be presented with its four principal sources: Bible, Tradition, Experience and Reason. Some basic concepts will be discussed: conscience, natural law, moral norms, virtues, values. The model for a dialogical approach of theologians within a modern pluralistic society will be developed.

The goal are: to learn various notions and their meanings as well as the basis of spiritual direction; to discover the role and importance of spiritual conversation and spiritual discernment through works of various authors; to compare spiritual direction to other ways of personal help provided for individuals; to learn how to evaluate spiritual conversation and supervision as two means of both personal / professional growth and quality help; to face with the first-hand experience of both providing and being provided with spiritual direction.

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the biblical and theological basis of the spirituality of everyday life, in the different border situations of human life, eg illness, accident, death, personal injury and blame, as a way of human and spiritual maturation, the role of joy, humor and laughter in the spirituality of everyday life. Connection of vocation, occupation, employment, service and careers with spiritual life. The importance of ethical codes of various professions for spiritual dynamics; the test stone of genuine spirituality is human social engagement (cultural, social and political).

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the religious anthropology and various religions traditions and rituals. At the same time, we will critically examine the reciprocal operation of doctrine, when it passes from the description of a certain experience into a dogma that predetermines the image of man. The goal is that the students get acquainted with modern concepts of anthropology, various images of man in religions and society, and with the use of the anthropological method they try to understand the connection between man and religion.

Bioethics is an interdisciplinary subject that connects the natural sciences and humanities with ethics. The course is divided into two parts: the first part deals with ethical principles in bioethics, the second focuses on specific areas. The following topics will be discussed: abortion, stem cell research, artificial insemination, genetic engineering, organ transplantation, euthanasia, transhumanism, attitude towards non-human living beings.

The sacraments are the means of salvation they should be understood as instruments of unity. As they make real, renew and strenghten man's union with Christ, by that very fact they make real, renew or strenghten his union with the Christian community. And this second aspect of the sacraments, the social aspect, is so intimately bound up with the first that it can often be said, indeed in certain cases it must be said, that it is through his union with the community that the Christian is united to Christ.