AI 244 - Catholic Social Ethics

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DePaul University

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Description:

Students in this course will learn about ethics by examining the shifts in Catholic ethics during the twentieth century and by comparing and contrasting Catholic social thought with conventional wisdom. Students will study what church leaders and theologians are saying today about human dignity and human rights, about the common good and our individual and collective moral responsibility and this will be contrasted with Catholic teaching a century ago as well as with the conventional order (the dominant ethical perspective on social issues today). We will consider the dynamics of power and justice in America from the critical perspective of the tradition of Catholic social justice, examining the tradition of Catholic social teaching emergent late in the 19th century and spanning the 20th century: labor rights (trade unions, just wages, safe working conditions), religious freedom, racism, a consistent ethic of life, liberation theology, war and peace, economic justice, sexism, ecology. We will discuss Catholic social teaching in the context of the religious pluralism and American public life. You may register for only one competence. Competencies: A-4, A-3-C, A-3-F, H-2-X. Faculty: Kevin Buckley

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depaul.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 362-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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