HNRS 320 - Converging Hemispheres

Institution:

Benedictine University

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Description:

Studies the increasingly global encounter of peoples, ideas, and cultures from the Age of Exploration (from 1400 A.D.) into the twentieth century. Drawing upon the resources of the Catholic and Benedictine traditions, the course explores the shift in emphasis from "person in community" to "individual and society" in terms of social identity and the values of freedom, equality, and responsibility. Examines the construction of the modern era, focusing on scientific revolutions, economic transformations, religious reformations, and revolutions, resistance, and republicanism.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ben.edu

Phone Number:

(630) 829-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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