READING LIST FOR THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION

I: New Testament

Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Luke

Gospel of John

Pauline and Deutero-Pauline Epistles

II. Catholic Dogmatic Tradition

Primary Sources (required for all students):

Conciliar documents may be found in Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, ed. Norman P. Tanner

Note especially the decisions concerning the doctrine of God, Christology, and theological anthropology of the following councils:

Nicaea I: Profession of Faith and Canons (Tanner, pp. 1-16)

Constantinople I: Exposition of Faith and Canons (Tanner, 24-35)

Ephesus: Formula of Union (Tanner, 69-70)

Chalcedon: Definition of Faith and Canon 28 (Tanner, 83-87; 99-100)

Second Council of Orange, Canons (in J.P. Burns, Theological Anthropology, 109-128)

Constantinople II: Sentence against the "Three Chapters" (Tanner, 107-122)

Constantinople III: Exposition of Faith (Tanner, 124-130)

Nicaea II: Definition and Anathemas Concerning Holy Images (Tanner, 133-138)

Lateran IV: Constitutions 1. On the Catholic Faith, and 2. On the error of the abbot Joachim (Tanner, 230-233)

Council of Florence: Session 6: Definition of the Synod of Florence concerning Filioque (Tanner, 523-528)

Council of Trent: Session 5: Decree on Original Sin, Session 6: Decree on Justification (Tanner, 665-667; 671-681)

Vatican I: Session 3: Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith and Canons (Tanner, 804-811)

Suggested Secondary Sources/Textbooks:

While the following works are not required reading, the sections pertaining to the history and interpretation of the Catholic dogmatic tradition will be helpful:

A. Grillmeier, Christ in Christian Tradition, vols. 1-2

William Hill, The Three-Personed God

J.N.D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines

John Meyendorff, Christ in Eastern Christian Thought

Jaroslav Pelikan, The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, 5 vols.

Karl Rahner, ed. Sacramentum Mundi

Henri Rondet, The Grace of Christ

III. Selected Theologians. 

Students will select one theologian from each period according to the criteria listed under "The Licentiate Examination" in the Bulletin of the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology. 

A. Patristic Period

Many patristic authors are represented in the following anthologies in the series Sources of Early Christian Thought: J.P. Burns, Theological Anthropology; R.A. Norris, The Christological Controversy; G. Rusch, The Trinitarian Controversy.

Ignatius of Antioch, Christology: The Epistles

Justin Martyr, Doctrine of God: First Apology

Irenaeus, Christology: Against Heresies, Book III, Chapters 18-19, Book V, Chapters 1-19; Anthropology: Against the Heresies,  (Burns, 23-28)

Origen, Christology: On First Principles, Book II; Anthropology: Homily on Genesis 1

Arius, Doctrine of God: Letters to Eusebius of Nicomedia, to Alexander of Alexandria, and to the Emperor Constantine (Rusch, 29-32; 61-62)

Athanasius, Doctrine of God: Orations against the Arians, Book 1 (Rusch 63-129); Christology: Orations against the Arians, Book 3 (Norris, 83-101), On the Incarnation

Gregory Nazianzus, Doctrine of God:Third Theological Oration (Rusch 63-129)

Gregory of Nyssa, Doctrine of God: On Why There Are Not Three Gods (Rusch,149-161);Anthropology: Sermon on the Sixth Beatitude (Burns, 29-38)

Basil the Great, Doctrine of God: On the Holy Spirit

Pelagius, Anthropology: Letter to Demetrias (Burns, 39-55)

Augustine, Anthropology: On the Grace of Christ (Burns, 61-96); Doctrine of God: On the Trinity, Books 1 and 9-15

Nestorius, Christology: First Sermon against the Theotokos (Norris, 123-131), Second Letter to Cyril (Norris, 135-140)

 Cyril of Alexandria, Christology: Second Letter to Nestorius (Norris, 131-135), Third Letter to Nestorius (Tanner, 1:50-61)

Leo of Rome, Christology: Letter to Flavian of Constantinople (Norris, 145-155)

Dionysius the Areopagite: Doctrine of God: The Divine Names and The Mystical Theology

Maximus the Confessor, Doctrine of God and Christology: Chapters on Knowledge

B. Medieval Period

Anselm: Doctrine of God: Proslogion, Monologion; Christology: Cur Deus Homo

Bernard of Clairvaux: Anthropology: On Grace and Free Will

Thomas Aquinas: Doctrine of God: Summa Theologiae (ST), 1.2-13 and 1.27-30 and 1.43; Anthropology: ST 1.44-49 and 2-1(IaIIae).109-114; Christology: ST 3.1-3

Bonaventure: Doctrine of God: Disputed Questions on the Mystery of the Trinity; Anthropology: The Soul's Journey into God; Christology:  Breviloquium, Part IV

Gregory Palamas, Doctrine of God and  Anthropology: The Triads (selections in Paulist Classics of Western Spirituality)

C. Reformation Period

Martin Luther, Anthropology: The Freedom of a Christian, The Bondage of the Will (1525), and Commentary on Galatians (1535) in the abridged versions found in John Dillenberger, Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings; Christology: Commentary on Galatians (1535)

John Calvin, Anthropology: Institutes of Christian Religion (1559): Book II, chapters 1-2, 6, Book III, chapters 1-2, 11, 15, 19, 21;  Christology: Institutes: Book 2, chapters 12-17

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Anthropology: The Divine Milieu

Vladimir Lossky, Doctrine of God, Anthropology, Christology: The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church

D. Early Modern Period

 Friedrich Schleiermacher, Anthropology: On Religion, Speeches 2 and 5; The Christian Faith, paragraphs 36-41, 62-72 and 86-88; Christology: The Christian Faith, pars. 92-101; Doctrine of God: The Christian Faith, pars. 50-56 and 170-172

J.A. Möhler, Anthropology: Symbolism

John Henry Newman, Anthropology: An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent, chapters 9-10

Soren Kierkegaard, Anthropology: Fear and Trembling, The Sickness unto Death; Christology: Philosophical Fragments

Maurice Blondel, Anthropology: Action (1893)

 E. Theologians of the Early 20th Century (active, 1900-1965):

 Karl Barth, Doctrine of God:  Church Dogmatics,Vol. 1/1; Anthropology: Epistle to the Romans, The Humanity of God; Christology: Church Dogmatics, Vol. 4/1

Paul Tillich, Doctrine of God: Systematic Theology, Vol. 1; Christology: Systematic Theology, Vol. 2; Anthropology: Systematic Theology, Vol. 3

Karl Rahner, Anthropology: Hearer of the Word, Foundations of Christian Faith, chapters 1-4, and articles in Theological Investigations, Vol. 6; Christology: Foundations of Christian Faith, Chapters 5-6; Doctrine of God: articles on the Trinity and theology of real symbol in Theological Investigations, Vol. 4

Hans Urs von Balthasar, Anthropology: Theodrama, Vol. 2; Christology: Mysterium Paschale, Theodrama, Vol. 3

Reinhold Niebuhr, Anthropology: The Nature and Destiny of Man  (2 vols.)

Rudolf Bultmann, Christology, Anthropology: Theology of the New Testament, Jesus Christ and Mythology

Henri de Lubac, Anthropology: The Mystery of the Supernatural, Catechism on the Doctrine of Grace, Augustinianism in Modern Theology

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Anthropology: The Divine Milieu

 F. Contemporary Theologians

 Gabriel Daly, Anthropology: Creation and Redemption

Langdon Gilkey, Anthropology: Naming the Whirlwind, Reaping the Whirlwind

Edward Schillebeeckx, Christology and  Anthropology: Jesus, Christ, Church: The Human Story of God

John Zizioulas, Christology, Anthropology: Being as Communion

Bruno Forte, Doctrine of God: The Trinity as History

Joseph Ratzinger, Doctrine of God: Introduction to Christianity

Hans Küng, Christology: On Being a Christian

Jürgen Moltmann, Christology: The Crucified God, The Way of Jesus Christ; Doctrine of God: The Trinity and the Kingdom

Wolfhart Pannenberg, Christology: Jesus: God and Man, Systematic Theology, Vol. 2; Anthropology:  Anthropology in Theological Perspective; Doctrine of God: Systematic Theology, Vol. 1

Jon Sobrino, Christology: Christology at the Crossroads, Jesus in Latin America

Elizabeth Johnson, Doctrine of God: She Who Is

Walter Kasper, Doctrine of God: The God of Jesus Christ; Christology: Jesus the Christ

Catherine LaCugna, Doctrine of God: God for Us

Eberhard Jüngel, Doctrine of God: God as the Mystery of the World

John Macquarrie, Christology: Jesus Christ in Modern Thought; Doctrine of God: In Search of Deity; Anthropology: In Search of Humanity

Schubert Ogden, Doctrine of God: The Reality of God; Christology: The Point of Christology

Vladimir Lossky, Doctrine of God, Anthropology, Christology: The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church

 If requested, and with the consent of the Graduate Board, other theologians may be added to these lists.