Theologies of Food and Farm

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At a time when journalist Michael Pollan describes the United States as a culture with a \201Cnational eating disorder,\201D what wisdom can we gain from theological sources to shape a renewed ethics and spirituality of food and farming? This course probes this question with special attention to Christian, Jewish, and native American traditions. The course fulfills a Sustainability Major requirement as well as a theology elective. Prerequisites: THEO111 or CORE105 Course Attributes: Environ Science/Studies Elect, Humanities Elect/Integrations, Peace & Justice Studies Minor, Spirituality&Solidarity Minor, Theology - Contemp Ethical Cha, Theology Persp / Explorations, Theology - Spirituality College of Arts & Sciences Theology