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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Discusses and analyzes the Catholic Church position on the relationship of faith to citizenship. Cross listing(s): RS 211.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary overview of the sources and contributions of the Catholic religious tradition. Investigates historical roots and cultural adaptations from its beginning to today's global setting. Topics might include developments in philosophy, theology, literature, the arts as well as the influence of political and social thought and institutions. Course can be crosslisted with various depts.
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3.00 Credits
Explores significant contributors to Catholic intellectual tradition as well as of the basic issues that have determined that tradition: the role of faith and reason, the place of culture in Christian evangelization, spirituality and autobiography. Emphasizes the study of primary texts. Prerequisite(s): RS 200;
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3.00 Credits
Examines various philosophical and religious topics related to the existence and nature of God. Discussions include arguments and reasons for belief in the existence of God and for different understandings of the attributes of God, God's providence and human freedom, the problem of evil, God and the nature of morality, and God's relationship to the world and time. Course has a research requirement. Prerequisite(s): RS 200;
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3.00 Credits
Explores the relationship between Catholic tradition and the fine arts and the role of the arts in expressing and enriching the life of faith. Focuses on the relationship between the sacred and the beautiful, the history of Christian iconography, or specific media of expression (e.g., performing, visual arts, liturgical arts). Examines the spiritual power of the aesthetic experience. RC prerequisite(s): RS*200.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of post-Vatican Council II Catholic Christian belief and practice with emphasis on the foundations, historical forms and resources of the tradition and its development. Special attention will be given to topics of interest to adults. RC prerequisite(s): RS 200. Cross listing(s): RS 412.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the relationship between Catholic thought and practice and social or cultural phenomena in various cultures or time periods. The approach can be from different disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, media studies, and history. RC Prerequisite(s): RS*200.
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3.00 Credits
Develops a critical analysis of the social imaginary of U.S. culture and politics. Considers the images in society of political and cultural conflicts and how they become absolutized and polarized. Provides a critical analysis of a Christian sensibility which debunks or treats ironically such absolutizing and provides resources for more realistic forms of imagination in the arts, media, and in ordinary life. Prerequisite(s): RS 200; Cross listing(s): RS 495H.
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3.00 Credits
Explores Catholic thought on the natural sciences. Addresses such topics as the theory of evolution, the role of Greek philosophy and science in the development of Catholic thought, the impact of Catholic thinkers on the history of science, controversies between the Church and the sciences, moral issues arising from technological development. Prerequisite(s): RS 200;
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3.00 Credits
Explores Catholic Christian spiritual experiences and practices focusing on particular contributors (e.g., Benedict, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila), or particular forms of spiritual practice (e.g., mystical, monastic, Ignatian) or particular spiritual disciplines (e.g., contemplation, activism, liturgical). Prerequisite(s): RS 200;
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