A study of liberation theologies with emphasis on the integrative analysis upon which their theological method depends. An interdisciplinary study of the Civil Rights movement and its impact on American society. The course involves, among others, the disciplines of political science, history, economics, and theology. Lectures on and discussion of musical and artistic interpretations of Don Quixote and Don Quixote. Doom An examination of the life and times of the Roman emperor Nero, with special attention to the politics and high society of first century Rome.
Discussions extend to images lingering in popular culture.
All ancient sources in translation. Society A consideration of a range of ethical questions surrounding health care, medical practice, and biomedical research. Among the issues usually considered are images of the health care professional, informed consent, confidentiality, gene therapy, care of the dying and the chronically ill, withholding treatment, experimentation, allocation of resources for health care, and access to health care. This course integrates economic analysis, political theory, and ethics in an attempt to reveal the value judgments and ideological commitments that underlie the current debates over public policy and the visions of the good society. The course adopts a rhetorical perspective to critique realist explanations of international relations theory.