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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
As announced, directed towards Freshmen and Sophomores.
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3.00 Credits
The aim of this course is to learn about the religious diversity of the world and to develop attitudes of understanding and respect for the beliefs and practices of others. Special atten-tion will be given to the relationship between Roman Catholicism and the other major world religions. (alternating fall semesters)
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the Roman Catholic vision of marriage as a journey of two equal partners. Included will be the Christian view of mutuality, spousal responsibilities, marital love and sexuality, the evolution of sacramen-tal marriage through the ages. (alternating spring semesters)
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3.00 Credits
This course explains the religious dimensions of life as essential components of psychologi-cal health. Topics will include human, reli-gious, moral, and spiritual development, im-ages of God, religious experience, and theo-logical assumptions about key life issues. (al-ternating fall semesters)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to investigate the Nazi era and the Holocaust as prime examples of racial prejudice. The history is viewed from a variety of perspectives with an emphasis on theological implications. Questions consi-dered will include how religious ideas pro-duced justification for and complicity with Nazi policies, how religion helped some vic-tims cope, and the impact of post- Holocaust theology on Jewish and Christian religious understanding and tradition. (alternating fall semesters)
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3.00 Credits
This course critically examines areas of per-sonal life, relationships and social conditions that cause alienation, egocentrism, violence and oppression. Themes include the impor-tance of meaningful communication, the re-sponsible exercise of freedom, the social and political dimensions of faith, nonviolent alter-natives to conflict and global perspectives on current issues. (every other semester)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the life, times, and values of Francis and Clare of Assisi. It will explore the historical expression of Franciscan values as well as their usefulness in interpret-ing and challenging contemporary society. (al-ternating spring semesters)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to address the rela-tionship between religion and work life from a perspective shaped by the Catholic theological tradition, Catholic social teaching on labor, and specifically Pope John Paul's encyclical Laborem Exerens (The Priority of Labor). Stu-dents will also consider the relationship be-tween work and the contemplative life; work and social justice; work as understood from within the framework of the Franciscan tradi-tion; the workplace, religion and the law; the spirituality of work in the world's religions; and religious pluralism in the workplace.
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3.00 Credits
Viewing healthcare as a means of sharing in the healing work of God, students will explore the dignity and destiny of the human person in light of illness and suffering. This will in-clude the meaning of ?person,? concerns for justice in the medical profession, obligations to the poor, material and formal cooperation regarding medical procedures, issues at the beginning and end of life, the role of con-science and the place of natural law. The dig-nity of the health profession in Catholic teaching, the spiritual aids available to those who are ill and the Christian understanding of sickness, suffering and death will be explored. This course is required for all Healthcare ma-jors. (every semester)
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3.00 Credits
This is an exploration of the themes of prayer, reflection and meditation in the life of a Christian. Drawing on Scripture as well as practices of both Eastern and Western tradi-tions, students are introduced to various forms of prayer. (alternating fall semesters)
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