Stories We Tell Course Pairing
Introduction to Christian Theology (TH 201)
Any theology is a storytelling art. Religions known and less-well-known describe the world in ways that shape the thoughts and actions of individual human beings. Christianity, too, has its distinctive set of practices and expressions of belief derived from the stories of people who experienced a single event in the world’s history: the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth, called “Christ” or “anointed one.” The story now distinctive of Christian communities of all kinds is that Jesus Christ is the revelation of God’s love in history, that the revelation of this love effects a decisive repair of the relationship between God and human beings, and that the aim of this love and repair is the health of human souls, bodies, and the world that human beings inhabit. What is God? What is revelation? What is love? What is repair? What is health? All these ideas have been answered in many ways, and each answer encodes its own story about how the world works. This course introduces you to the origins and developments of these stories as they are expressed in the tradition that has become known as Christianity.
Faculty biography
Dr. Robin Landrith is a native Tucsonan newly and happily adopted by Baltimore (and Orioles fandom). She researches medieval mystical theology and teaches courses on theology and literature, including the medieval poetry of Dante’s Divine Comedy and the more recent poetry of Emily Dickinson, W.H. Auden, and Mary Oliver.
Macroeconomic Principles (EC 103)
Introduces macroeconomic equilibrium, its impact on unemployment and inflation, and the effect of economic policy initiatives on that equilibrium. Students learn to predict the qualitative effect on changes in economic aggregates on each other and on GDP. Topics include the business cycle; national income and product accounting; equilibrium in the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model; the multiplier; the national debt; financial intermediaries; money and its creation; fiscal and monetary policy; comparative advantage and the gains from international trade; commercial policy; foreign exchange markets; and the balance of payments. Effects of international transactions are incorporated with each topic.
Faculty biography
Fr. James Kelly - bio coming soon!
Mentor biography
Patrick Murnane is a proud Maryland native and an avid baseball fan who co-runs a baseball podcast. He graduated from Salisbury University with a degree in History and then earned his Masters in History at Rowan University in New Jersey. When not at work or at a baseball stadium, he loves to spend time with his wife, Colleen, and their dog, Griffey.
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TH 201 satisfies the Theology core requirement for all students. Students who choose this pairing will be pre-registered for EC 102 in the fall semester as a pre-requiste to EC 103. This pairing is recommended for students considering a major in the Sellinger School of Business or a major/minor in economics.
