Canon Law Religious
Program : : Licentiate in Eastern Canon Law Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Thalachelloor James Aim Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern Canon Law Courses Programs
ALS 053 East Syriac
Program : Program Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : Semester S3 Credits : Credits 3 Teacher : Teacher Rev. Fr Pittapillil Francis Aim To impart the basic knowledge of Syriac language.This is a course designed for the first and second semesters. Elementary Syriac, alphabet, vowels, pronunciation, morphology. Quöäyäand Rukdkhd.. orthographical specialties of vowels, nouns and adjectives, gender and number, case letters, pronouns, declension, verb, active and passive voice, conjugation of verbs, imperative and infinitive moods, particles, objective pronominal suffixes of verb, states of nouns and adjectives. numerals. Syntax. Translations. References Arayathinal T., Aramaic Grammar, vols. 3. Mannanam. 1957; Eberhard Nestle. Syriac Grammar. London. 1900; Noldeke T. Grammatik der Neusyischen Sprache. Leipzig. 1868. Faculty of Theology Institute of Philosophy Institute of Eastern…
OSS 808 History of Christianity in India
Program : Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : S3 Credits : 4.5 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Kochadampallil M. Aim In the very first century of the Christian era Christianity reached India due to St. Thomas. From the 5th century Indian Church fostered contact with the Church of the East.. In the 16 century due to the Portuguese. Latin rite is introduced in India. Passing through various phases the Indian Christianity today remains a complex one with different rites, different Churches and different regional differences. The complex nature of India with different cultures, languages, religions and other socio-political and economic factors gives Indian Christianity a very different history. The scope of this course is to know how Christianity stood the tide of…
OBS 121 Systems of Indian Philosophy (Orthodox)
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 3 Teacher : Dr Thadathil Joseph Aim This topic is designed to give information and insights on epistemological, metaphysical, cosmological, ethical and historical issues of the Indian systems of thought. The Orthodox Systems such as Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta are analysed. Sufficient time is allotted to the three schools of Vedanta, namely, Daita of Madhava, Visistadvaita of Ramanuja and Advaita of Sankara. Modern and contemporary Indian thinkers such as Swami Dayanandasaraswathi, Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, S. Radhakrishnan, Chattampi Swamikal and Sri Narayana Guru are well introduced and their thoughts are critically evaluated in this course. References Mahadevan, T.M.P., Invitation to Indian Philosophy, New Delhi, 1974. Thachil, J., An…
OBS 118 Modern Trends in Philosophy
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Dr Sankoorikal Martin & Alias Manoj Francis Aim The course entitled Modern Trends in Philosophy attempts to make a critical study of Post-Truth Era with its Postmodern roots. To this end, at first, we critically explore the key figures in Postmodern movement namely, Michael Foucault, Jacques Derrida and Jean Francois Lyotard. Secondly, we expose the intellectual connection between the eclipse of truth in the post-truth era and the postmodern dislike for grand narratives and postmodern critical revaluation of the enlightenment hegemony of human reason. In addition, the course offers a corrective for the eclipse of truth, an intellectual training that enables the students to have a coherent…
OBS 122 Modern Indian Thought
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 4 Teacher : Dr Vadakkan Jaison Aim The Vedantic philosophy was a landmark in the history of Indian Philosophy. Vedanta is interpreted by many modern thinkers as Advaita Vedanta, Visitadvaita, Dvaita and so on. This course focusses on the Advaita Vadanta philosophy (Non-dualism) of Adi Sankara, the Visistadvaita doctrine (Qualified Non-dualism) of Ramanuja and the Dvaita philosophy (Dualism) of Madhva, the philosophy of Nimbarka and the philosophy of Sree Chaitanya. We shall try to highlight the metaphysical vision, epistemological vision and the ethical vision of these modern thinkers. Along with this, we briefly discuss the Bhakti movement, Ashram movement and some of the socio-religious movements of this period. References Pande…
OBS 104 Logic: Induction
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Rev. Dr Neelanirappel Johnson Aim Inductive logic is the logic of scientific discovery. In deductive inferences, the truth of the conclusion necessarily follows from the truth of the premises but the conclusion’s content is at least implicitly included in the premises’ content. In non-deductive (hence, also inductive) inferences, the truth of the conclusion is only probable given the truth of the premises, but the conclusion’s content exceeds that of the premises. The course starts by discussing the difference between deduction and induction and then the discussion proceeds to the problem of induction and its solution, difference between observation and experiment, different kinds of induction, postulates of induction,…
OAS 302 Scientific Phenomenology
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Dr Maramattam Xavier Aim Teilhard de Chardin’s attempt to respond to the quest of modern humans is exposed in this course. Christianity and Science, especially the theory of evolution, thus come to an interplay in Teilhardian Weltanschauung and Spirituality. At the outset the predicament of modern humans is enunciated; then, various stages of Cosmogenesis, viz., geogenesis, biogenesis, anthropogenesis, socialization and point omega are discussed. Since the future of Cosmogenesis depends on the right vision and action of the humans, his vision of life (spirituality) is also analyzed in the context of the divine milieu. References De Chardin, T., The Phenomenon of Man (1965) Chantraine S J G.,…
OAS 301 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Program : Baccalaureate in Philosophy Semester : S3 Credits : 2 Teacher : Dr Pamplany Augustine Aim The course, Philosophy of Science is an exploration of the epistemic, philosophical, religious and ethical implications of the major developments in the various branches of natural science. A major focus of the course is to understand the and interpret the profound insights of the Christian revelation in a worldview that is dominated by science. The first part of the course discusses the epistemic uniqueness as well as distinctiveness of both science, philosophy and religion. The epistemological analysis will show that despite the epistemic differences between the experimental, speculative and revelatory forms of knowledge, an integral vision of truth needs to find the hermeneutical…
OSS 805 Syro-Malabar Holy Orders
Program : Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : S3 Credits : 3 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Maniyattu P. Aim This course is an introductory study on the holy orders in general and the order of priesthood in particular. The course deals with the common concepts of priesthood, the concept of nine Orders, the concepts of Ordination and Syameeda. basic Orders and ranks, permanence of Orders, ordained and instituted ministries, ministerial and common priesthood. East Syrian liturgy of priestly ordination. Syro-Malabar liturgy of Priestly Ordination. Diaconal ordination and the characteristics of the ministry of deacon. This course also deals with the theology of priesthood based on the East Syrian and Syro-Malabar liturgies of Syameeda. References Badger. G. P. The Nestorians and their…