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3.00 Credits
The course explores a number of basic questions: What is love and what does it mean to try to live as God-like lovers? What is Christian freedom or liberty in Christ? How do we resolve the possible tension between our personal conscience and the official moral teachings of the Catholic Church? Is there such Theology a thing as sin? What is the human and moral meaning of sexuality, and how are sexuality and love related? What are the moral questions and arguments surrounding premarital sexual activity, contraception, homosexuality, masturbation and abortion?
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The course uses the data of Scripture and of sacramental theology to explore the meaning of Christian marriage as an expression of God's love relationship with his people. It also considers the psychological and social dimensions of marriage, as well as the human and moral meaning of sexuality. It encourages the development of a conjugal spirituality and addresses the question of family-planning methods. In addition, the course explains the Catholic Church's laws regarding the "impediments" to a valimarriage and the granting of annulments, and delves, finally, into the controversies surrounding divorce and remarriage.
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3.00 Credits
With the technological inauguration of the age of new medicine we have at our disposal more means than norms for intervention in the life, health, and death processes of human existence. Even more crucial is the question: "Should we do everything that is within our capacity to do?" Consideration willbe given to the contribution of Christian ethicists in their reflection on the issues involved in abortion, reproductive engineering (AIH, AID, IVF, cloning, etc.), care of the dying, euthanasia, medical experimentation, organ transplantation, and the rights of patients.
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3.00 Credits
Dramatic advances in medical information and technology increase daily and these advances are being implemented almost immediately. As a result, people who had succumbed to their illnesses only a few years ago can now have their lives extended by being treated aggressively. This treatment does prolong the lives of many people, but in the process it also causes people to endure much pain and suffering. As a result many Christians are focusing on the age old question of "why do the innocent openly have to suffer?" Various answers have been given to this question by society: Dr. Kevorkian's "death machine,Oregon's "Death With Dignity Act," direct abortion of defective fetuses, and even infanticide. It has beesaid that "only the suffering human person knows that he/she is suffering and wonders why; and he/she suffers in a humanly speaking still deeper way if he/she does not find a satisfactory answer." This course will examine the meaning of personal suffering, as well as the Christian response to the suffering of others from biblical and systematic perspectives. Students will then apply these insights to two specific medical ethics issues-physician-assisted suicide and medical treatments for handicapped newborns.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the historical, social and philosophical conditions that gave rise to economics as a distinct discipline. Both the theory and practice of economics will be subjected to an ethical analysis drawing upon biblical and theological sources, particularly emphasizing Catholic teaching. Different economic systems will be compared and different forms of economic life and teaching within the Christian church will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Religiously motivated violence constitutes one of the most important socio/economic/political factors in the twenty-first century. This course will probe both the roots and the recent manifestations of violence and terrorism in the name of religious convictions and traditions. Through rigorous investigation of both primary and secondary literature, this course will provide a thorough presentation of the theological roots of religious violence, as well as its contemporary manifestations. The course will unfold in three parts: 1) the roots of religious violence: scripture, sacrifice and ancient conquest; 2) cosmic struggle: the violence of apocalypticism then and now; 3) contemporary manifestations: sexism & racism; recent religious wars and genocides; and terrorism.
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3.00 Credits
Historian Timothy Garton Ash's description of Poland's Solidarity as "the most infectiously hopefumovement in the history of modern Europe" attests to its lasting significance. This ten million strong movement, comprised of people from diverse walks of life with disparate worldviews, played a crucial role in toppling Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, without shedding blood. This course will examine the ethical foundations and normative goals of the Polish nonviolent revolution Solidarnosc during its height in the 1980's. It will also consider the degree to which the values and principles of Solidarity (i.e. the ethic of solidarity) have influenced the constructing a democratic, capitalist country during Poland's transition after 1989. In addition, it will highlight the historic role of Roman Catholicism in the struggle for freedom and dignity under Communism and the church's impact on the shape of Polish society after 1989. While the course focuses on the Polish context, debates about the relevance and possibility of an ethic of solidarity in contemporary democratic, capitalist societies will also be considered. As this is a course in Christian social ethics, which entails theory and praxis, it seeks not only to understand the Polish ethic of solidarity but also to foster it as well through a servicelearning component during the study tour in Poland.
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3.00 Credits
Flannery O'Connor once said that the only issues worth writing about are ultimate issues. This class broaches those issues as presented in contemporary literature and film. We read, among others, O'Connor, Potok, Gordon, Walker, Conroy and Atwood as well as biblical texts and contemporary theologians to gain a greater appreciation of diverse visions of the mystery of human existence.
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3.00 Credits
Human awareness of an intensely personal experience between the human and the divine constitutes a seminal topic in the study of religion and theology. This course investigates the phenomenon of personal conversion across the boundaries of gender, time, culture and religious heritage. From a reading of diverse sources such as Paul of Tarsus, William James, Black Elk, Dorothy Day and Malcolm X, the student will examine the different dimensions of the experiences which led to the religious reorientation of some of the most influential-as well as some of the most idiosyncratic-thinkers of their respective ages.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the Galileo Case, Evolution and contemporary Big Bang Cosmology shows how the relationship between theology and science has developed to the present day. The scientific, methodological and theological issues will be critically evaluated for their significance today. Students will thus be provided with the basic tools for understanding and participating in the contemporary dialogue between science and theology.
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