Sustainability Courses

This capstone course engages teacher candidates in a critical reflection in becoming a teacher for social justice as they finalize and present their Teaching for Equity Project. A professional growth plan is created for ongoing development. Elementary teacher candidates register for Section 1 and secondary teacher candidates register for Section 2. Sections may be combined.

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The rise in the number of people identifying themselves as religiously unaffiliated has highlighted the many challenges to religious faith that exist in the world today. Drawing upon the resources of the Catholic tradition, this course will examine the challenges posed by the privileging of the epistemology of the natural sciences and the reality of evil and suffering. The Catholic emphasis on the compatibility of faith and reason explicitly undergirds this exploration. CT

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This course is an introductory survey of both the process and content of women's theological reflection upon and dialogue with the Christian tradition, in general, and the Jesuit Catholic tradition, in particular. The principal aim of this course is to consider the significance of women's perspective and experience while reflecting upon theological topics. CT

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This course explores Jesus' identity and his meaning for the people of his day as well as in the present. We will try to understand what drew people to Jesus and why he has continued to inspire so many even today. To do this, we will begin with the Christology of the New Testament but will move into how Jesus' identity and significance are interpreted in more recent theological reflection and in artistic representations. We will give attention to the influences of culture and gender on how peopl...

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This course will examine the subject and method of Latin American liberation theology, which offers a dynamic approach to the issues of faith, human freedom, and liberation. This course explores and deepens our understanding of human choice, evil, salvation, from the lived faith experience in Latin America. It examines the oppression and exploitation that characterize Latin America, both past and present, and considers the challenges liberation theologians pose to all Christians. CT

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What enables us to speak about, to understand, and to promote social justice and sustainable peace actively in a world of grave suffering and systemic oppression? This is a major ethical question for the contemporary world requiring careful thought. The goal of this course is to empower you to do ethical reflection and analysis regarding the challenge of social justice through an investigation of Christian theological thought as a resource that can help us approach this question. This section of...

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This course will focus on understanding human sexuality as a socially constructed reality that also implies respect for universal human values. Human experiences of sexuality will also serve as a point of departure for exploring Catholic theological questions about God and spirituality. Students will consider the meanings of love and justice as they are relevant to sexuality in the context of diverse cultures and institutions. Special attention will be given to feminist, LGBTQ, and non-Western p...

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This course examines how the conversation surrounding the environmental crisis has been shaped by theological understandings of women and their relationship with nature and the Sacred. Further, the particular issues faced when addressing the intersectionality of race and gender - such as environmental racism and climate injustice - will be explored. In particular, the course will address how theology has shaped the perception of women globally, and how that perception has manifested itself pract...

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The construction and deconstruction of gender is the methodological focus of this class as we read texts from the Hebrew Bible: what is a man or a woman? What about LGBTQIP folk? Where do we learn how gender is embodied and enacted? How do we define gender? What are the problems that emerge from such constructions, and how can we deconstruct them? The Bible serves as a profound influence on and reflection of gender norms to this day. As we read, we will discover significant portrayals of masculi...

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This course equips students with the intellectual tools needed to approach the questions of value most commonly encountered in the provision of health care and in medical research. Students who take this course will gain familiarity with the diverse religious and methodological tools most commonly employed for the purpose of addressing debated bioethical issues. A variety of bioethical topics and cases are given special attention and considered in light of global systems and perspectives. TE

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