Religious Thought & Moral Reasoning

The 3-course requirement in this domain consists of courses that provide an intellectual framework for the exploration of systems of religious belief and of moral concepts. Courses fulfilling the religious thought requirement will affirm the religious dimension of life as a central aspect of understanding human experience, address the interrelationship of religion with other social systems and cultures, and explore the multiplicity of expressions of belief both within and across religious traditions. Courses fulfilling the moral reasoning requirement may be those which address moral reasoning either in the narrow sense of determining right from wrong and good from evil, or in the broader sense in which the subject matter of moral reasoning is the good life itself, especially the virtues discussed by philosophers for centuries, especially the virtue of wisdom.

Requirement: three courses (two in religious thought, one in moral reasoning).

Religious Thought

PHIL 1103 - Philosophy of Religion
THRS 1101 - Introduction to Religious Studies
THRS 1103 - Introduction to Catholic Theology
THRS 1111 - Introduction to the Bible
THRS 2102 - In the Beginning: Genesis to Deuteronomy
THRS 2105 - Judaism
THRS 2108 - Religion and the Environment: Ethical Explorations
THRS 2111 - Love and Justice: Christian Ethics
THRS 2114 - The Prophets: Power, Politics and Principles
THRS 2121 - Religions in the U.S.: An Historical Survey
THRS 2130 - Catholic Social Teaching
THRS 2131 - Relationships and Sexuality: Christian Perspectives
THRS 2135 - World Religions
THRS 2154 - India: Religion, Culture, Justice
THRS 2201 - War, Peace and Religions
THRS 2202 - Hinduism
THRS 2203 - Ethics in the N.T: Discipleship and Community
THRS 2205 - The Gospels: Portraits of Jesus
THRS 2207 - The Church: Sacramental Community for Justice
THRS 2208 - Global Christianity
THRS 2209 - History of Christianity - Between Prophecy and Compromise
THRS 2211 - Islam
THRS 2212 - Buddhism: Beliefs and Practices
THRS 2213 - Latin American Liberation Theologies
THRS 2215 - Chinese Religions
THRS 2217 - Women in the World's Religions
THRS 2219 - Women in Christian Traditions
THRS 2301 - Healthcare: Social Justice and Economics
THRS 3143 Interpreting Vatican Council II: Tradition and Transitiont

Moral Reasoning

PHIL1115 - Recent Moral Issues
PHIL1201 - Global Ethics (was PHIL2114)
PHIL1205 - Health Care Ethics (was PHIL2113)
PHIL2101 - Problems in Philosophy
PHIL2103 - Ethics at Work
PHIL2104 - Theories of Human Nature (previously PHIL1109)
PHIL2106 - Ethical Theory
PHIL2115 - History and Philosophy of Science
PHIL2108 - Critical Thinking (was PHIL1117)
PHIL2201 - Existentialism and the Meaning of Life
PHIL 2203 - Philosophy of Law