INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 470 - Saints,Heroes and Ordinary People

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Hope College

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This course will examine various questions related to how good one's life has to be in order to be worth living. Throughout history we have labeled certain individuals "heroes" and others "saints.We hold them as examples of lives well lived. Should we all, then, be saints or heroes Would it be acceptable to be less than that, to be ordinary In exploring these questions, we will look at examples from novels, short stories, and biographies. Four Credits Simon

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hope.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 395-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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