SRES 515 Catholic Social Thought and Political Economy
Spring semester only. This course is a comprehensive survey of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. The course examines closely the major papal encyclicals through primary and secondary texts. The work of opposing social theorists, including Marx and Engels, JS Mill, FA Hayek, Ayn Rand and others are also examined.
Specific topics include critiques of modernity, life and work of John Paul II, Vatican II, the dignity of the person, the three societies, the meaning of the common good, freedom, justice and social justice, law and natural law, charity and social charity (solidarity), civil society, the family in society, Christian education, labor and work, poverty and inequality, and debates regarding the status of religion in the public square.
Cross Listed Courses
SRES 315 & SRES 515