Course Syllabus
Instructors
Dr. Sophia Shafi
E-mail: sshafi@iliff.edu
Office: I-302
Office Hours: Thursday 12-12:50 p.m.
Dr. R.J. Hernández-Díaz
E-mail: rhernandez-diaz@iliff.edu
Office: I-302
Office Hours: Thursday 12-12:50 p.m.
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Course Synopsis
Abrahamic traditions have yielded complex religious responses to oppression and social injustice. This course examines some of those responses in relationship to governance, economics, war, health, and sexuality through the lenses of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Books for the Course
Ahearn, David Oki and Peter R. Gathje, editors. Doing Right and Being Good: Catholic and Protestant Readings in Christian Ethics. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005.
Dorff, Elliot N. Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2006.
Foltz, Richard C., Frederick M. Denny and Baharuddin Azizan, editors. Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003.
Lakhani, Ali, editor. The Sacred Foundations of Justice in Islam: The Teachings of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. Bloomington: World Wisdom, 2006.
Levenson, Jon D. Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
Rieger, Joerg. No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2009.
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** Please note: the syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructors.
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