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Christian Rome: Understanding Jesus Christ in Rome

Dr. David Dawson Vasquez

Spring 2009
 

 
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The past two thousand years of Roman history is marked by Christianity. Indeed, for much of this time, and still today for Roman Catholics, Rome was and is the premier Christian city, rivaling the Holy Land as a place of pilgrimage, prayer, and encounter with Jesus Christ. The course will study this aspect of Rome by examining the Christian understanding of Jesus, his life, death, resurrection, his continued presence in the Church, and his influence on Christians throughout time. It will use the places, the architecture, and the art of Rome to illustrate and deepen this understanding. Through this course, students will come to a critical understanding of the Christian belief in Jesus as the Christ and Son of God.

Required Books

  • To purchase

    How to order: These books are available at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. When visiting the Amazon website, place the ISBN into the search field and the books will come up. If you prefer to have your books shipped to Italy, order them through Amazon.co.uk and have the shipped to Your Name, The Catholic University of America, Via Marcantonio Colonna 21a, 00192 Roma, ITALY.

    • Holy Bible, Catholic Edition, New Revised Standard Version (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2001, ISBN 081462796X), other acceptable translations: New American Bible, New Jerusalem Bible

    • Richard Norris, The Christological Controversy (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1980), ISBN 0800614119

    • Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), ISBN 0192825259. There is no need to purchase this book as there are enough left over copies from previous semesters.

    • Bonaventure, The Soul's Journey into God, The Tree of Life, the Life of St. Francis, trans. Ewert Cousins (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1978), ISBN 0809121212

    • Mary O'Driscoll, Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth, Compassion for Humanity (Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2005), ISBN 1565482352

    • Ignatius of Loyola, Personal Writings (New York: Penguin, 1997, ISBN 0140433856). There is no need to purchase this book as there are enough left over copies from previous semesters.

    • Christopher Hibbert, Rome: The Biography of a City (New York: Penguin, 1985, ISBN 0140070788). This book is out of print in the US and only available used. It is available new from Amazon.co.uk.



  • To print out

    These should be printed in advance and brought with you to Rome; you may request a photocopy packet instead by emailing the professor by August 1 (payment for the packet will be made on the first day of class?if requested, it must be paid for).

    Clicking on each of the below will open a pdf file with the text that can be printed out. Translations are drawn from material in the public domain found on the internet. If the student prefers a more modern translation, purchasing more recent additions is encouraged.

    NOTE: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these files. It can be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader