RLGN 325 - Justice, Religion, and Society

Institution:

Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

The ways in which several 20th-century American religious figures, both North and South American, have interpreted their religion as requiring them to struggle for a better society by using direct action to deal with issues of poverty, peace, and social justice. Introduction to writings of prominent social justice activists such as Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, Thomas Merton, and others. Course includes service learning within the Cleveland area via association with structured institutions and programs engaged in social justice and urban poverty issues in order to investigate these from the inside.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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