CATH 301 Church and Culture
An exploration of the encounter between Church and culture. This course considers convergences and divergences between a Catholic understanding of truth and goodness and other culturally mediated understandings. The course studies the mystery of the Church, the concept of culture itself, and the role of Church and culture in mediating what is true and good within and through the vast array of cultures. We will then explore these ideas through a look at biblical cultural encounters, Jewish-Catholic historical relations, Catholic-Islamic relations in Algeria, Jesuit missions to China, Japan, and North America, and Black Catholicism in the US.
Offered
Annual Fall Semester
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