Social Ethics in the Catholic Tradition

Catalog description

Students should ideally complete IPS 416 , 417 , and 531 prior to taking this course. This course focuses on the tradition and practice of Catholic social thought. Students will become familiar with the documentary tradition of Catholic social teaching, as well as the ways that Catholic social thought has been embodied and advanced through the lives of Catholic activists and liberation theology. Particular attention will be given to history, texts, methodology, and significant figures in the tradition.