WIN 161 - Nonviolence

Institution:

Franklin College - Indiana

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Description:

This course integrates ethics, religion, social and political theory. The following areas will be explored: 1) perhaps the deepest sources of violence in human history, namely myth and religion, what has been called the myth of redemptive violence, 2) the radical alternative of nonviolence that Jesus embodied in his teachings and life, 3) Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. very closely, 4) common objections to nonviolence, 5) nonviolence and economic theory, 6) nonviolence and the environment, 7) nonviolent activities in our world. Grades will be based as follows: 70% - Papers, 30% Class participation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.franklincollege.edu

Phone Number:

(317) 738-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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