Individual courses

SEM66 - Seminar in Theology

4th October - 29th November 2021

presented by David H. Pereyra

This e-seminar in Philosophy will take place from 6th October to 30th November 2025.

E-seminar in Theology
by John J. Lynch
From 02 october to 27 november 2023

E-seminar in Philosophy and Social Sciences
by Jaco Kruger
From 11th April to 6th June 2022

E-seminar in Theology

Srecko Koralija

From 14 April to 8 June 2025

E-Seminar in Theology

From October 6 to November 30, 2025

E-seminar in Religion
by Isaac Mutelo
From 15 April to 10 June 2024

SEM48 - Human Rights, Philosophy and Religious Studies

4th October - 29th November 2021 

presented by Isaac Mutelo

This course critically reviews early Christian and Byzantine art from the 2nd to 6th Century.

A study of the history of Arab Christianity, the Advent of Islam in the East, the cultural contributions of Arabic-speaking Christians, early Christian-Muslim theological conversations, and the beginnings of Christian theology in the world of Islam.
 

This course will look at some issues of theological controversy between East and West.

This course explores the mystery of the Church as seen in the light of Vatican II.

The aim of this first set of readings is to gain familiarity and/or to review the literary history of the Bible: namely, religious, socio-political, cultural factors which shaped the structure and content of both testaments.

In the lives of the sains lifes " lives" the Christian vision of God, man, and the world which stand all​ out very clearly. Men can learn almost as much about the real meaning of Christianity from the legends of the saints produced within the tradition of the Church as from the authentic lives themselves. Through the reading and studying the lifes of the saints​ who arrived before us in the promised land​, we came to know how God works in the daily lives of Christians and how faith can be lived not only in good times but especially during persecution and suffering. This helps us to appreciate more our faith and make us grow in loving our brothers as part of God's providence.

As reasoned discourse about God ecumenical theology is focussing on God’s will for unity among Christians. 

This course aims at expanding students’ vocabulary and improving their understanding of the body of knowledge in Economics.

This course is aimed at students who have a level B1 (CEFR) or higher in English.

Environmental degradation is one of the major consequences of armed conflict worldwide. The first part of the course, “The Environment as a Method of Warfare?”, provides a syntactic and semantic analysis of the key concepts contained in the course title, namely protection, the environment and armed conflict.

The aim of this course is to provide students with a systematic and comprehensive introduction to some of the key themes in Epistemology (the theory of knowledge). The course gives a good introduction, then moves to the analysis of “knowledge” in general, with an introduction of historical elements in the development of Epistemology (begins with Gnoseology and the Epistemology).

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics by combining conceptual, analytical, and ethical perspectives. 

This course offers a structured and rigorous journey through the history of ethics, from Plato to contemporary utilitarianism, in order to highlight the diversity of possible foundations for morality. 

To understand the basic notion on financial management specially on the key principles of finance, the important role that financial markets have on the economy.

The course introduce the students to the complex architecture of the global food governance, its historical evolution and the inherent challenges.

This course introduces the philosophical foundations of ethics through a close reading of the major works of Plato and Aristotle. It begins by defining ethics as a branch of philosophy concerned with the rational search for the good, before examining the origins of ethical thought in ancient Greece. 

The aim of this course is to discuss the precepts, principles, and values of Catholic morality.

Understanding the reality of being Jewish requires recognizing the main aspects of the notion of “Jew.” Is it a faith, a civilization, a heritage, a nation, or all of these at once? We face a polysemy that defies simple conceptualization.

Distinctions need to be made regarding the subject of moral theology : first – as distinct from moral philosophy or ethics; second – as distinct from other theologica l studies.

An Accommodation for a Christian Approach to the World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue in the Line of Jacques Dupuis

In this course we look at the Hebrews’ arrival in the Promised Land and continue right up to the end of their existence as an independent nation when disaster overwhelmed them.

This course examines interreligious dialogue primarily from a theological perspective, with particular attention to relations between Christianity and Islam.

Like all movements, ecumenism had its beginnings and thus it has a history to be studied.

This course examines human dignity as a legal principle within the framework of the European Convention on Human Rights. 

Often legislation is based on the consensus of the majority feeling of a group of people rather than on solid philosophical and theological arguments. This frequently leads to superficial legislation with short term benefits for a group of people, but long-term misery for all. The author of this book provides us with a foundation upon which healthy legislation can be built.

This course provides an introduction to human rights in Africa, beginning with the concept of rights and the different categories and forms they may take.

Human dignity based on the concepts of the image of God and Christ’s redemption becomes the basis for human rights debate from a Christian theological perspective. It is in the community of the human family that a human person realizes his/her being the imago Dei.

This course examines human rights from a holistic perspective, seeking to reconcile individual and collective rights through a Christian understanding of the human person.

This course examines human rights from a holistic perspective, seeking to reconcile individual and collective rights through a Christian understanding of the human person.

This course offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to humanitarian action, examining its historical, philosophical, ethical, economic, legal, religious, environmental and social dimensions.

Explore the concept of civilization and ecological civilization, its philosophical foundations, ethical implications, and the risks of civilizational collapse.

The main objective of this unit is to get an above all understanding of what Indian Philosophy is and in what circumstances it has developed. Though Indian Philosophy has developed in different parts of India it has many common characteristics hence the student is likely to know a few important ones. Furthermore, one should have a basic understanding of what Indian philosophy is accused of.