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by manesioz 1226 days ago
Remarkably missing many works of Christian theology... No St. Augustine, Aquinas, St. John of Chrysostom, Calvin, etc.
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Yes, it's missing crucial works like Cur Deus Homo and On the Incarnation by St Athanasius as well as some of the ones you mention, but I think some of those are in the curriculum if you look a little harder. One needn't be a Christian to benefit from such works; they are foundational to Western civilisation.
Confessions is on the program Sophomore year, as are excerpts from Summa Theologica. I vaguely remember one of the differences between the campuses being that Annapolis students read some Calvin and Santa Fe students read something else, but I don't remember what it was.
Augustine, Aquinas, and Anselm are all on the list. Most of Sophomore year is spent reading late antique and medieval Christian writings.