This course offers an overview of contemporary social justice issues from the perspective of different faith beliefs in Christianity, lived experience and the work of interfaith networks to achieve structural transformation and societal change in a just world. It presents the prophetic call to do justice, and Catholic social justice teachings; develops pastoral strategies for addressing:
- reproductive justice as a human rights issue, and changing the conversation between Pro-Choice and Pro-Life on reproductive rights;
- discrimination based on racism, sexism and homophobia;
- violence and peacemaking;
- environmental justice; and
- economic exploitation.
This course is offered on Teachable© rather than in the GMU Classroom. After registering for the course, the student will receive a link to access its classroom in Teachable©.