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Theological Thinking (TEL - Cohort)

Partner Pacific School of Religion
Learning Pillar Theological Imagination
Rigor Level Medium
This course is one part of nine in the Theological Education for Leadership (TEL) Learning Path offered by PSR.  It is one quarter of the full-term course of the same name and is considered the introductory overview of Theological Thinking. This course informs your journey of becoming by viewing profound historical and contemporary social justice affairs through a multidimensional approach of theological thinking with Self, World, Other and God.  This process begins with defining and building common language around theological thinking, then exploring each dimension through its own respective lens, and concluding in reflection of your own thought shift.

Learning Objectives

In this TEL course, you will learn to:
  1. Shape your thinking theologically with the perspective of Self, World, Other, God.
  2. Articulate an understanding of the constructed and contextual nature of information. 
  3. Engage in cultural and political analysis both theologically and ethically, especially for insights into structural inequality, systemic injustice, and institutionalized oppressions. 

Course Components

Theological Thinking

  • What is "Theological Thinking"?

    97
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Thinking Theologically about the Created World

    98
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • How Do We Think Theologically about Diverse Others

    99
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Thinking Theologically about the "Problem of God" in the Contemporary World

    100
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

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Theological Thinking (TEL - Cohort)

Taught by Dr. Susan Abraham

This introductory course in *Theological Thinking* invites students to explore historical and contemporary social justice issues through the interconnected lenses of Self, World, Other, and God. Students will develop a shared language around theological thinking, examine each dimension individually, and reflect on how their perspectives evolve throughout the course—deepening their understanding of faith, justice, and personal formation.

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Dr. Susan Abraham

Meet Your Instructor,
Dr. Susan Abraham

Dr. Susan Abraham is Professor of Theology and Postcolonial Cultures, VP of Academic Affairs, and Dean of Faculty at Pacific School of Religion. She is the author of Identity, Ethics, and Nonviolence in Postcolonial Theory: A Rahnerian Theological Assessment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), co-editor of Shoulder to Shoulder: Frontiers in Catholic Feminist Theology (Fortress, 2009), Blessed are Those Who Mourn: Depression, Anxiety, and Pain on the Path of an Incarnational Spirituality (Marymount Press, 2020) and numerous essays and articles in anthologies of contemporary theology and peer-reviewed journals. She is also the President of the Board of Editors of Concilium: An International Journal of Theology. In 2023 she was elected to the presidential line of the Catholic Theological Society of America and will serve as president of the CTSA in 2025.

Dr. Abraham brings wide experience and knowledge of higher education and institutional practices through her past affiliations with St. Bonaventure University, Harvard Divinity School, and Loyola Marymount University. Her publications, courses, and presentations weave practical theological insights from her experience of working as a youth minister in Mumbai, India, with theoretical perspectives from postcolonial theory, cultural studies, political theory and feminist theory.

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