Ordered curriculum
Clear prerequisites and progressive levels prevent advanced disputes from being detached from philosophy, revelation and ecclesiology.
CATHOLON UNIVERSITY · FIDES QUAERENS INTELLECTUM
Catholon University
A place for ordered Catholic study: from first principles and Holy Scripture to theology, liturgy, Church history, apologetics and the disciplined reading of primary sources.
An intellectual home within Catholon
Study the Catholic faith as a coherent whole
Catholon University is the formation branch of the platform. It does not begin with disconnected videos or isolated opinions. It begins with reality, truth and the order of the sciences; it then leads the student through Scripture, Tradition, doctrine, history and the Church’s life of worship. Courses are placed inside the wider Catholon source environment so that every lesson can open into the Bible, Fathers, councils, catechisms, magisterial documents and specialist dossiers.
Primary sources
Students are led beyond summaries into Scripture, Fathers, councils, liturgical texts, canon law and the documentary record of Christian history.
Catholic synthesis
Philosophy, theology, moral life, worship and history are distinguished without being separated from one another.
Serious assessment
Lessons, reading assignments, quizzes and final examinations make progress visible and prepare students for deeper work.
Dein Studium auf Catholon
Dein Lernbereich verbindet Kurse, Abgaben, Bewertungen und Zertifikatsfortschritt. In Studienmappen entwickelst du Notizen und Essays, überarbeitest sie mit Kommentaren und reichst Arbeiten zur Prüfung ein.
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My CatholonKurse & Studium
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Philosophie · Erste Prinzipien
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My CatholonMeine Studienmappen
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Was begründet eine wahre Aussage?
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Lernfortschritt48%
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Funktionsvorschau mit Beispieldaten
Schools and disciplines
Choose an entrance, then follow the complete path
Each discipline has its own methods and evidence. The University therefore gives every field a proper place while showing how it contributes to one Catholic vision of truth.
PHILOSOPHIA
Philosophy and first principles
Logic, metaphysics, causality, nature, the human person, knowledge, ethics, natural law and natural theology.
Begin with philosophySCRIPTURA
Holy Scripture
Canon, languages, textual transmission, biblical theology, salvation history and responsible interpretation within the Church.
Begin with Holy ScriptureTHEOLOGIA
Dogmatic and sacramental theology
God, creation, Christ, grace, the Church, sacraments, moral theology and the last things in ordered theological synthesis.
Begin with theologyPATRISTICA
Fathers and early Christianity
Apostolic witnesses, patristic texts, martyrdom, councils, controversies and the development of doctrinal language.
Begin with patristicsHISTORIA
Church and world history
Chronology, institutions, missions, crises, reform, political contexts and continuity across the centuries.
Begin with Church historyLITURGIA
Liturgy and sacred worship
The Mass, Divine Office, liturgical year, rites, sacramental signs and the theology embodied in the Church’s prayer.
Begin with liturgyAPOLOGETICA
Apologetics and credibility
Reason, revelation, Christ, the apostolic Church, world religions, Christian ruptures and the motives of credibility.
Begin with apologeticsIUS CANONICUM
Canon law and ecclesial order
The juridical structure of the Church, rights and obligations, governance, sacraments and the relation between law and theology.
Begin with canon lawMethod of study
Read, distinguish, argue, judge and integrate
The University borrows the best habits of the classical and scholastic classroom without reducing study to formulae. A student learns to state the question precisely, distinguish senses of a term, rank authorities, test arguments, answer objections and return the conclusion to the larger whole.
- LectioRead the text in context and identify what it actually says.
- QuaestioFormulate the real difficulty rather than arguing against a caricature.
- DistinctioSeparate terms, levels of authority, historical stages and kinds of evidence.
- DisputatioState the strongest objections and test the proposed answer.
- DeterminatioReach a proportionate conclusion and mark what remains uncertain.
- SynthesisConnect the result with Scripture, Tradition, doctrine, worship and Christian life.
For seekers, Catholics and serious readers
Formation that begins where the student actually stands
Foundation
For seekers, converts, catechumens and Catholics who need a coherent map before entering specialist debates.
Typical sequence: philosophy, knowledge of God, revelation, Christ, Scripture, the Church and the sacramental life.
Intermediate
For teachers, parents, apostolate members and readers ready to compare sources, arguments and historical claims.
Typical sequence: biblical theology, patristics, dogmatics, Church history, apologetics and liturgy.
Advanced
For clergy, scholars and disciplined independent students working through primary texts, disputed questions and research projects.
Typical sequence: source languages, specialised theology, canon law, historiography and supervised research.
Academic honesty: Catholon certificates document completion and assessment inside the platform. They are not presented as state-accredited civil degrees unless a future programme explicitly states otherwise.
Planned academic programmes
Bachelor and Master pathways in philosophy and theology
Catholon is preparing coherent programmes that build upon the foundation courses and lead into progressively deeper study, seminars, source work and supervised research. The pathways are expressed in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System so that scope and workload can be planned transparently.
Bachelor Programme in Philosophy
180 ECTS. Logic, metaphysics, philosophy of nature, anthropology, epistemology, ethics, natural law, natural theology and the history of philosophy.
No start date is yet announced. Admissions are not open.
Master Programme in Philosophy
120 ECTS. Advanced metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical anthropology, ethics, natural theology, textual seminars and a supervised research thesis.
No start date is yet announced. Admissions are not open.
Bachelor Programme in Catholic Theology
180 ECTS. Scripture, fundamental, dogmatic, sacramental and moral theology, patristics, liturgy, Church history, canon law and pastoral integration.
No start date is yet announced. Admissions are not open.
Master Programme in Catholic Theology
120 ECTS. Advanced theological synthesis, specialist seminars, original-language source study, research method and a supervised thesis.
No start date is yet announced. Admissions are not open.
Academic status: These programmes are in preparation and are ECTS-structured planning frameworks. A formal academic award and external recognition will be offered only if and when the necessary arrangements with an accredited academic partner have been completed and explicitly published before enrolment opens. The present page does not claim state or ecclesiastical accreditation.
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Free Foundation Course
Philosophical foundations for serious Catholic study
Begin with wonder, first principles and logic; proceed through being, causality, nature, the human person, knowledge, ethics and natural law; conclude with natural knowledge of God and the proper relation of philosophy and theology.
10 lessons60 graded questions70% final pass mark1 verifiable certificate