TRS 833C Advanced Topics in Social Ethics
An in-depth study of a selected topic or topics in social ethics. Please consult the individual instructor for more details.
Spring 2014: This course explores the social question of religious freedom as a contemporary ethical challenge in a global political context. The course is organized around Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Freedom and the modern social encyclical tradition that both inspired and continues to develop Church teaching on the question. Readings will include relevant theological, philosophical, sociological, and historical literature addressing the topics of conscience, religious toleration, Church-state relations, secularism, human rights, democracy, and persecution.