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Secretariate Payment of the registration fee should be made at the Office of the Tel.: + 39 06 49490646 Secretary General of the Alphonsian Academy, by check, cash or Fax: + 39 06 4465887 funds transfer to “Accademia Alfonsiana”, Banca Popolare di Son- E-mail: [email protected] drio, Agenzia 11 di Roma, IBAN: IT14C056960320000000 5386X61 On the web: http://www.alfonsiana.edu SWIFT: POSO IT 22

Office hours: weekdays from 9.30 to 12.30 (Wednesday and Satur- day: closed), from September 15, 2008 trough June 30, 2009. Biennium for licentiate The Secretariate remains closed during Christmas and Easter Holi- Yearly registration days. • until 30/09/2008 e 1.300,00 • from 01 to 06/10/2008 e 1.350,00* How to register • after 06/10/2008 e 1.400,00 Registrations may be made from September 15 to 6 October, 2008. All the non-Italian students registering for the first time must pass a test Biennium for doctorate in the Italian language (before the opening of the Academic Year) One registration only (valid for 2 years) e 1.500,00* Documents required for the licentiate • registration form (supplied by the Secretariate); Biennium for diploma • original, detailed and complete transcript of credits or certificate Yearly registration e 650,00 for the bachelor or institutional course (philosophy and theology); • letter of introduction/permission by the proper ecclesiastical/reli- Registration per course he Alphonsian Academy is a Graduate Institute of Moral gious superior; Extraordinary Students e 75,00 TTheology, founded in 1949 by the Redemptorists. Since • if necessary, the document of extra-collegiality (issued by the Guest Students e 65,00 1960 it has been incorporated into the Faculty of Theology of Roman Vicariate); the Pontifical Lateran University and offers specialized study • proof of proficiency in Latin, biblical Greek and a modern lan- in moral theology. guage; Inspired by St. Alphonsus M. de Liguori, who strove to renew • 4 passport size photographs; Please indicate the academic year, the amount being paid and whe- • photocopy of passport; ther it refers to the first or second instalment. moral theology in his time, and in harmony with the Magisteri- • photocopy of Italian residence permit. um of the Church, as expressed especially in the Second Vati- For late payments there is a penalty of e 25,00, except for the can Council, the Alphonsian Academy seeks in the salvific Mys- Documents required for the doctorate licentiate where the penalty is e 50,00. tery of Christ the Redeemer the fullest human and christian • admission request form (supplied by the Secretariate); knowledge about humankind, in order to discern the meaning • original, detailed and complete transcript for the licentiate; The registration fee includes admission to lectures, examinations, and therefore the norm of his concrete individual, family, civil • copy of the licentiate thesis; student ID card and access to the Academy library. and religious life, namely, the worth and meaning of life. • letter of introduction/permission by the proper ecclesiastical/reli- For full time ordinary students registered for the biennium, the tui- Over 4.530 students who have passed through the Academy gious superior; tion fee also includes a subscription to the journal Studia Moralia. give vital witness to the pastoral and doctrinal worth of the • if necessary, the document of extra-collegiality (issued by the Institute. Roman Vicariate); Registrations will not be accepted after October 31, 2008, for the • proof of proficiency in Latin, biblical Greek and two modern lan- first semester, and after February 27, 2009, for the second semester. Lectures and seminars are usually held in Italian. guages; ALPHONSIAN ACADEMY • 4 passport size photographs; A Graduate Institute of Moral Theology • photocopy of passport; • photocopy of Italian residence permit. The Alphonsian Academy requires a permanent stay in Rome of at ACCADEMIA ALFONSIANA least one semester. *Tuition may be paid in 2 instalments: Via Merulana, 31 • 00185 Roma (Italia) • One-half is to be paid by October 6, 2008 Tel. + 39 06 494901 • Fax + 39 06 4465887 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE ORDO ANNI • The balance is to be paid by February 6, 2009 E-mail: [email protected] ACADEMIC YEAR ACADEMICI 2008-2009 (Note there will be a e 10,00 fee added to the second instalment) Website: http://www.alfonsiana.edu 20082009 Depliant_ING 28-04-2008 10:15 Pagina 5

COURSES • FIRST SEMESTER COURSES • SECOND SEMESTER SEMINARS • FIRST SEMESTER SEMINARS • SECOND SEMESTER

Methodology Biblical Part Biblical Part Biblical Part • General and Specific Methodology in Moral Theology Old Testament Old Testament Old Testament (Á. Córdoba Chaves) • Job, the Anthropology of the Suffering Man: Rebel or Subject? • Prophets and Power (G. Witaszek) •A List of the Sins not Committed (Jb 31) (G. Witaszek) (G. Witaszek) Biblical Part New Testament New Testament New Testament • Strength in Weakness. Transformation of Values in Paul • Morality of agape in John’s Letters (A. Wodka) Old Testament • Morality as Freedom in St. Paul (A. Wodka) (A. Wodka) • Sin and Conversion in the Prophetic Books: From Amos to Joel Patristic and Historical Part (G. Witaszek) Patristic and Historical Part Patristic and Historical Part • Old Testament and Christian Morality (F. Lage Martínez) Historical Section Patristic Section Historical Section • The Social Doctrine of the Church. Development and Content Patristic and Historical Part • Some Aspects of Fundamental Ethics in Augustine of Hippo • Moral Catechesis in the 20th Century (A. Amarante) (A. Amarante) Patristic Section (M. Skeb) • Formation of Conscience in some Ecclesial Movements: Analysis of some Significant Proposals (S. Majorano) • Contraception and Abortion in the Tradition Historical Section Systematic Part of Oriental Churches (B. Petrà) • History of Morals in the Modern Age (XV-XVII Centuries) Fundamental Systematic Moral Systematic Part Historical Section (A. Amarante) • The specificum of Christian Ethics. Debate, Content and • Conscience and its Development: Significance (R. Tremblay) Fundamental Systematic Moral The Perspective of St. Alphonsus (S. Majorano) Systematic Part • Promoting a “Culture of Life” in Contemporary Society • Contemporary Anglo-Saxon Moral Philosophy (T. Kennedy) (V. Tirimanna) • The Relationship of Eschatology to Protology. Consequences Fundamental Systematic Moral Systematic Part • The Ethical Dimension of Christian Initiation (J. Mimeault) for Anthropology and Moral Behavior (R. Tremblay) • Grace as a Principle of Moral Action (T. Kennedy) • Fundamental Moral in the Recent Manuals: Models of • Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Key Concepts for Moral Life. Fundamental Systematic Moral •Penitential Reconciliation (B. Hidber) Thought, Methodological Aspects and Developments (V. Viva) Their Significance for some Contemporary Authors (B. Hidber) • Sin: A Betrayal of Freedom (B. Hidber) • The Ecclesial Character of Christian Morals (J. Mimeault) •Truth and Ethos of Human Love in the Light of the Theology • The Ethical Profile of the Christian, as Member of Christ, • The Eucharist and the Christological Foundation of Morals Special Systematic Moral of Body in John Paul II. Ethical Analysis of Catecheses (1979- Priest, Prophet and King (J. Mimeault) (R. Tremblay) • Abortion: Between Ethics and Law 1984) (A. Gnada) • Introduction to Moral Theology (V. Viva) • Spirit and Christian Life (S. Majorano) (G. Del Missier/M. McKeever) • Moral Theology of Faith and Hope (M. Cozzoli) • Gift as the Source of Moral Obligation (A. Gnada) • Notable Developments in Post-Conciliar Marriage Theology Special Systematic Moral Special Systematic Moral (S. Botero Giraldo) • The Theological Structure of the Tract De Conscientia Special Systematic Moral • Introduction to Bioethics and Bioethics of the Beginning • The Common Good: Justification and Limit of Existence of St. Alphonsus (R. Gallagher) • The Integrity of Life and the End of Life (M. Faggioni) of Life (M. Faggioni) of the Political Community and of Political Action (S. Viotti) • Marriage Consent: Its Nature, Incapacities and Defects • Issues in Social Bioethics (G. Del Missier) • AIDS: Paradigmatic Problem of Social Bioethics (S. Cannon) • Ethics and Communication (M. Carbajo Núñez) (G. Del Missier) •Paediatric Bioethics (M. Faggioni) •A Renewal of Marriage Morality (S. Botero Giraldo) Anthropological Part • Canon Law of Marriage. A Comparative Study • Christian Marriage in the Ecumenical Dialogue • Justice: Contrasting Ethico-Political Traditions II (M. McKeever) of Select Themes (CIC e CCEO) (S. Cannon) Systematic Anthropology of the Three Great Christian Churches (S. Botero Giraldo) • Civil Law and Morals: The Importance of Civil Law • Christian Ethics and Euthanasia (E. Kowalski) for Conscience (S. Viotti) Anthropological Part •War and Peace in Christian Tradition (V. Tirimanna) Anthropological Part Systematic Anthropology Systematic Anthropology • Gospel of Life. Part I: The Beginning of Life and Human Dignity Anthropological Part • Hans Jonas and “the Principle of Responsibility”. (E. Kowalski) Analysis of some Texts (N. Cappelletto) Systematic Anthropology • Man, Relationship and Love as the Structure of Being • Status of the Human Embryo (E. Kowalski) • Christian Anthropology and the Moral Challenges of Today. (S. Palumbieri) Part II: Euthanasia-Suicide-Ecology (E. Kowalski) • The Mind-Body Problem (N. Cappelletto) Empirical Anthropology • Neo-Darwinism, Evolutionary Psychology and Ethical Concepts Empirical Anthropology Empirical Anthropology (S. Rehrauer) • Hope as the Structure of Being: In search of what is beyond • Moral Reasoning (S. Rehrauer) (C. Freni)