RELG 243 - Roman Catholic Popes and Their Social Teaching

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
Centering on the lives and teachings of three popular popes, Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II, and Pope Francis, this course will explore Roman Catholic social teaching on topics such as war and peace, economic justice, structural oppression, and the environment, as well as broader concepts in Catholic ethics such as the nature of moral truth, views of the human person, social agency, and human limitation. In the process we will gain an understanding of the church’s positions on social issues over time as well as foundational components of catholic ethics.