January 21, 2005

Theology Course Puts Students Into the Middle of Marital Chaos

By THOMAS BARTLETT

In his course, "Theology of Marriage," the first thing Robert Brancatelli asks his students to do is to write down their deepest fears. They usually write about failure, losing control, or intimacy.

It may seem like an odd exercise for a course on the theology of marriage. But Mr. Brancatelli, an assistant professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University, believes that it makes perfect sense. "The course is about self-work," he says. "That's because marriage is about giving the

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