Religious Studies 239 - Work And Ethics Across Traditions

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Macalester College

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This course explores relationships between the work ethos and the religious teachings, practices, and beliefs that inform the cultures of the United States and Japan. It addresses a wide range of issues in response to two central questions: What roles do the religious traditions play in their respective cultures in producing the kinds of workers necessary to fuel advanced forms of global, consumer capitalism Conversely, what roles do these traditions play in challenging and destabilizing the assumptions, values, and practices on which the respective capitalist economies are based The course will approach these questions from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes historical, social scientific, philosophical, and theological angles of vision. The course is open to all interested students. No prerequisite. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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