Christology and Soteriology
January 23, 2027 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This is an introductory course to contemporary Catholic Christology. Examines Jesus Christ as a historical figure and object of faith and the Christian answer to the human situation. Participants will reflect on who Jesus was and what he taught by studying how he has been perceived by his followers, from very early times to the present. Participants will briefly explore the formative developments of Christology in the early centuries of the church, exploring how the Christological diversity of the New Testament is constrained towards the more metaphysical debates leading to Chalcedon. Students will briefly consider Scholastic and Protestant Christology. The course will give an overview of Sin and Salvation and a contemporary approach to Soteriology.
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2027 || Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Breaks and Lunch time included) || Format: Zoom Live Class || Cost: $50
Professor: Dr. Stuart Squires, PhD.
Dr. Stuart Squires earned his Ph.D. in historical and systematic theology with a focus on St. Augustine from the Catholic University of America in 2012. His M.A. in theology is from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and his B.A. in comparative religious studies is from DePaul University. After graduating from DePaul, Dr. Squires joined the Peace Corps and was sent to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for two years. He has taught at DePaul University, Brescia University, and the University of St. Thomas. He has been published in many academic journals, including Annales Theologici, Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity, and Judaism, Augustinianum, The Heythrop Journal, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Augustiniana.
Dr. Squires has published two books: The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls (2019) and You Will Be Changed Into Me: The Fruits of the Eucharist (2024).ced Stuart Squires, Ph.D.