A study of the social encyclicals of John Paul II Laborem Exercens ("Engaging in Work"); Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ("Solicitude for the Social Condition"; Centesimus Annus ("The Hundredth Year"), this course explores the dignity of the person in community through work, family, social solidarity, economic development, culminating in the participation in cultural and political life. The of human rights will be a special theme, especially freedom of conscience and the right to freedom of religion.
Semester Offered