Off-Campus 343 - Integrating Faith and Public Life

Institution:

Calvin University

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Description:

This course will focus on the role of religion in the public life of Washington, DC. Specifically, the course will examine how religious individuals and institutions of many faith traditions seek to affect the climate and content of policy making. The course will stress site visits to organizations that influence, study, and/or implement public policies in a variety of areas such as health, social services, security, economic development, and trade. Students will be challenged to compare and contrast the organizations where they work as interns with the institutions visited in this course, particularly in terms of organizational objectives and the role of religion in the organization's mission. May be credited as an elective or as a departmental credit when accepted by individual departments.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.calvin.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 526-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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