COR 130D 1 - Spirituality & Ecology

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Through the investigation of a contemporary social and/or environmental issue, the COR course serves as an introduction to the Dominican Catholic Intellectual Tradition where study, contemplation and action empower us to build a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world. Integrating insights from several academic disciplines, students learn how scholars approach the issue, use Catholic Social Teaching and other spiritual and ethical wisdom to inspire and guide solutions, and work together for the common good. While examining the role played by beliefs and values in both the problem and the proposed solutions, students explore who they are, work together in dismantling the structures of injustice, and care for the Earth. 

This course explores the ecological teachings and practices emphasized by the world’s Religious and Spiritual traditions in their response to contemporary environmental concerns.  Students discover connections between their own spirituality and what they are learning about ecology from science, other academic disciplines, and from their own collaborative efforts to live more sustainably.  

Offered Fall