YSD 9381: Catherine of Siena and Thomas Aquinas on Redemption and the Eucharist

This class will explore the Dominican tradition of reflection on Christ's gift of himself. Through lecture and seminar discussion, the students will become familiar with the thought of Catherine of Siena and Thomas Aquinas, focusing on key passages from Catherine's Dialogues and Aquinas's Summa Theologiae. Separated by a century, these saints portray the same truths with very different but complementary theological styles. The class will involve both lecture and seminar discussion.