POSC 309 - Pol of Jesus:Chris & Am Cv Eng

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

POSC - Political Science

Description:

The theologian Karl Barth asserted, "there is no private Christianity." Christians, then, must engage the world in the form of historical and social action--in political action broadly understood. This course is intended to help the student understand the historical, theoretical, theological, and political contexts that have helped shape and guide those individual and collective decisions and choices of the Christian citizenry in the American public square. It is also intended to push the student to think through the nature of social and political institutions, public policy, and political action from a Christian perspective. The course takes as its starting point the insight of Glen Tinder when he argues that Christians have always "infuriated politically serious people" because they are "unreliable allies of either the left or the right."

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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