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This course examines issues that arise from a tradition of philosophical reflection on the language and truth claims of religion. Specific readings vary from year to year but will most often include theological and postcolonial responses to the phenomenon of the secular. (Spring 2024)
Core: TR
PHYS 151 College Physics I Lecture (3 SH)
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Liberation theology names the effort to understand and interpret the gospel through conscious and reflective deliberation within experiences of injustice, inequality, violence, and oppression. This course will explore some of the various expressions that have arisen under the banner of liberation, such as Black theology, feminist theology, queer theology, and theology in the face of empire. (Fall 20232024)
Core: TR
REL 423 Elementary Greek (3 SH)
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This course is an introduction to crime and society centered on criminological theories and methods and the ways such theories are integrated within public policy and the criminal justice system. Content also includes an examination of alternative forms of justice and restorative approaches. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 201. (Spring 20242026)
SOC 363 Criminal Justice (2 SH)
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This course provides an examination of structural patterns of injustice around environmental harms and benefits. We examine the history and construction of environmental problems and paradigms and the development of an environmental justice discourse brought about through social movements. Through selected case studies we explore an array of issues, including climate justice, electronic waste trade, water rights, urban greenspace, “natural” disaster, internal colonialism, and war. The course is designed to complement and enrich students’ studies in a host of fields, including public health, urban planning, public administration, community organizing, humanitarian aid, engineering, and law. Prioritized enrollment is given to students completing the environmental justice minor. Prerequisite: junior/senior standing. (Spring 20242026)
SOC 442 Teaching of Sociology (1-3 SH)
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