CAT 304 Catechumenate: Conversion and Christian Initiation
Will examine the catechumenal model as the paradigm for all catechesis, and the way in which the stages of evangelization correspond to and are informed by the periods of the RCIA process. Students will come to understandthe pedagogy of God according to its pastoral, catechetical, and liturgical dimensions. The nature and means of conversion will be analyzed in light ofthe initiation sacraments in general and the explicit desire for baptism in particular. Finally, the course will explore the restoration of the catechumenate in the Second Vatican Council in light of the twentieth century catechetical renewal and the ancient catechumenate.