Sustainability Course Repository

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : History of Catholic Theology

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Ignatian Spirituality

How does a Christian person respond to the presence of suffering and injustice in the world? The tradition of liberation theology developed to provide tools to respond to this question. This course will explore the biblical and Catholic roots of liberation theology, then look at how it has expanded and adapted beyond its birthplace in Latin America in the 1960s. We will use the 'pastoral circle' to engage an experience of injustice or oppression that arouses one’s own passion, moving through soc...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Jesus and Liberation

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Latin America Liberation Theology

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. PR...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Leaders: Just & Humane World

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Liberating Catholicism

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Perspectives on Jesus

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Perspectives on the Person

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Race, Ethinicity, & US Catholics

These courses each include four key elements: An Introductionduction to theology as an academic discipline; an examination of some of the theological beliefs that have shaped Christian understandings of the divine, especially in the Catholic Jesuit theological tradition, and a consideration of their implications for life today; an exploration of a key issue, person, or text that has had a formative role in shaping this theological tradition; and an opportunity for students to reflect on their ow...

Read more about UCOR-2100 : Sexual Ethics