THE 3215: Course Schedule - Spring 2023 (Projected):

1 | Thu Jan 19 | Introduction and Overview

READ:

COMPLETE (in class):

UNIT 1: MARY in the Bible

2 | Mon Jan 23 | Mary in the Drama of the Bible | It’s All About Jesus

READ:

  • Psalms 1 - 6 choose one to read
  • Matthew 1:1-25
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Introduction, pgs. xi - xx
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Ages, Preface, Introduction, pgs. ix - 5
  • THE 3215 Lecture 02 Notes

COMPLETE:

3 | Thu Jan 26 | Mary in the Gospel of Luke

READ:

  • Psalms 7 - 12
  • Luke 1:1 - 33
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapters 1 - 4

COMPLETE:

4 | Mon Jan 30 | Mary in the Gospel of Luke (continued)

READ:

  • Psalms 13 - 18
  • Luke 1:34-56
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapters 5 - 9, pgs. 39 - 90

COMPLETE:

5 | Thu Feb 2 | Mary in the Gospel of Luke (continued)

READ:

  • Psalms 19 - 24
  • Luke 1:46 - 2:52
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapters 10 - 15, pgs. 115 - 144

COMPLETE:

6 | Mon Feb 6 | Class Cancelled

7 | Thu Feb 9 | Mary in the Gospel of John

READ:

  • Psalms 25 - 30
  • John 1:1 - 2:12, 6:42; 7:1–10, 40–43; 8:41; 19:25–27
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapters 16 - 20, pgs. 145 - 191

COMPLETE:

8 | Mon Feb 13 | Mary in the Book of Revelation

READ:

  • Psalms 31 - 36
  • Revelations 1:1-20; 11:15-19; 12:1-17; 21:1 - 22:21
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapters 21 - 22, pgs. 193 - 216

COMPLETE:

9 | Thu Feb 16 | Class Cancelled

10 | Thu Feb 23 | Mary in Other New Testament Passages | Receive Exam on Mary in the Bible (DUE Mar 4)

READ:

  • Psalms 37 - 42
  • Matthew 1:1 – 25; 12:46 – 50; 13:53 – 58
  • Mark 3:31 – 35; 6:1 – 6a; 15:40, 47; 16:1
  • Luke 3:23; 4:16 – 30; 8:19 – 21; 11:27 – 28
  • Acts 1:14
  • Philippians 2:6 – 11
  • Romans 1:3 – 4
  • Galatians 1:19, 4:4, 21 – 31
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 1, pgs. 7 – 21
  • Sri, Rethinking Mary, Chapter 23, pgs. 217 - 232

READ FOR EXTRA CREDIT:

  • Psalms 43 - 48
  • Genesis 3:15
  • Isaiah 7:14, 66:7 – 14
  • Proverbs 8:1 – 36
  • Sirach 24:1 – 34
  • Wisdom 7:22b – 8:4
  • Zephaniah 3:14 – 20
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 2, pgs. 23 – 36

FOR REVIEW:

COMPLETE:

UNIT 2: MARY in History

UNIT 2 – A: Mary and Marian Themes in the Early Church Age

11 | Mon Mar 6 | Introduction to Mary Through the Centuries

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COMPLETE:

12 | Thu Mar 9 | Mary in the 2nd – 3rd Centuries

READ:

  • Psalms 55 - 60
  • Protoevangelium of James, Online

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 10 (continued)

13 | Mon Mar 13 | Mary in the 4th – 9th Centuries | Receive Mary in Art Paper

READ:

  • Psalm 61 - 66
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapters 4 and 6-8, pgs. 55 – 65, 81 – 122
  • Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, online
  • Marian Iconography Overview

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 11

14 | Thu Mar 16 | Mary in the 4th – 9th Centuries (continued)

READ:

  • Psalms 67 - 72
  • Cyril of Alexandria, Anathema 1 Against Nestorius and Second Letter to Nestorius, online
  • Leo I, Tome, online
  • The Akathist Hymn, online

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 11 (continued)

UNIT 2 – B: Mary and Marian Themes in the Middle Ages

**15 | Mon Mar 20 | Mary in Islam and the Qur’an

READ:

  • Psalms 73 - 78
  • Qur’an, Surah 19:1 – 98 online
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 5, pgs. 67 – 79

COMPLETE:

16 | Thu Mar 23 | Mary in the 10th – 16th Centuries** READ:

  • Psalms 79 - 84
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 9 – 10, pgs. 125 – 151
  • Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, III, Question 27, Articles 1-6, online

COMPLETE:

UNIT 2 – C: Mary and Marian Themes in the Reformation Age

17 | Mon Mar 27 | Mary in the 17th – 18th Centuries During the Protestant and Catholic Reformations

READ:

  • Psalms 85 - 90
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 11, pgs. 153 – 163

COMPLETE:

UNIT 2 – D: Mary and Marian Themes in the Modern Age

**18 | Thu Mar 30 | Mary in the 19th Century and the Immaculate Conception

READ:

  • Psalm 91 - 96
  • Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus (Dec 8, 1854), selection online
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 12 – 14, pgs. 165 – 200

COMPLETE:

19 | Mon Apr 3 | Mary in the 20th Century and the Dogma of the Assumption

READ:

  • Psalms 97 - 102
  • Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (Nov 1, 1950), selection online
  • Pelikan, Mary Through the Centuries, Chapter 15 - 16, pgs. 201 – 223

COMPLETE:

20 | WED Apr 12 | Mary and Pope John Paul II | Review of Mary Through the Centuries | Receive Exam 2 (DUE Apr 18)

READ:

  • Psalms 103 - 108
  • John Paul II, Redemptoris Mater, selection online, in class

COMPLETE:

UNIT 3: THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS

21 | Thu Apr 13 | Introduction to Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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COMPLETE:

22 | Mon Apr 17 | Mother Teresa | Carmelite Spirituality and the Three Teresas

READ:

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 18

23 | Thu Apr 20 | Mother Teresa

READ:

  • Psalms 121 - 126
  • Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, Chapters 5 - 7, pgs. 104 - 177

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 19

24 | Mon Apr 24 | Mother Teresa

READ:

  • Psalms 127 - 132
  • Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, Chapters 8 - 10, pgs. 178 - 266

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 20

25 | Thu Apr 27 | Mother Teresa

READ:

  • Psalms 133 - 138
  • Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, Chapters 11 - 13, pgs. 267 - 340

COMPLETE:

  • Encountering Mary and the Saints Assignment Sheet 21

26 | Mon May 1 | Mother Teresa | Final Review

READ:

  • Psalms 139 - 150
  • Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, Conclusion and Appendixes 1 and 2, pgs. 334 - 362

COMPLETE: