UCOR Section Descriptions

Course Description

This course will introduce students to some of the primary characteristics of Ignatian spirituality and the ways in which this spiritual heritage has shaped the approach of Jesuits and others to education, the arts, issues of social justice, and interreligious dialogue.

Course Description

What does the phrase "social justice" mean? In what ways has modern Catholicism assessed and confronted the world's challenges? What contributions have Jesuits and their universities made to these discussions? This course examines the theology behind the mission of Seattle University. It presents the context of Catholic Social Thought, emphasizes the distinctive place of Jesuits within this discourse, and considers ways that Catholic theology might contribute to ongoing conversations on justice. Designed for those with little or no prior introduction to Catholicism, it introduces influential church documents and contemporary voices challenging the status quo.

Course Description

In this course students will learn about the quest for God in the contemporary world as this is given expression in such areas as the dialogue between science and religion, the commitment to sustainability, work for social justice, feminist theology, interreligious dialogue, rock music (spiritual themes in), and the experience of the "nones" - i.e. those not affiliated with a religious tradition. Attention will be paid, in particular, to the writings of Catholic and Jesuit theologians.

Course Description

Through the lens of Ferguson Uprising, this course argues that BLM is a rejection of the popular myth of King and the Civil Rights movement and an extension of the tradition of Black Liberation Theology. A careful re-reading of Martin Luther King offers both a corrective to a mythological narrative and sets the stage for critical assessment of a contemporary social movements and theological reflection. Both BLM and MLK will be viewed through the work of womanist and Black Liberation Theology.

Course Description

How do my theological beliefs and disbeliefs relate to my life in society? What does it mean to live a "moral life" in a world of exquisite beauty that also is brutalized by racism, a soul-shattering gap between rich and poor, gender inequity, and "ecocide"? What is my vision for a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world? In what God or ultimate reality do I disbelieve? In what God or ultimate reality do I believe? Where do I find hope and moral power? Students will explore these and other questions through the lens of Christian theological social ethics.

Course Description

How do my theological beliefs and disbeliefs relate to my life in society? What does it mean to live a "moral life" in a world of exquisite beauty that also is brutalized by racism, a soul-shattering gap between rich and poor, gender inequity, and "ecocide"? What is my vision for a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world? In what God or ultimate reality do I disbelieve? In what God or ultimate reality do I believe? Where do I find hope and moral power? Students will explore these and other questions through the lens of Christian theological social ethics.

Course Description

What does the phrase "social justice" mean? In what ways has modern Catholicism assessed and confronted the world's challenges? What contributions have Jesuits and their universities made to these discussions? This course examines the theology behind the mission of Seattle University. It presents the context of Catholic Social Thought, emphasizes the distinctive place of Jesuits within this discourse, and considers ways that Catholic theology might contribute to ongoing conversations on justice. Designed for those with little or no prior introduction to Catholicism, it introduces influential church documents and contemporary voices challenging the status quo.

Course Description

What does the phrase "social justice" mean? In what ways has modern Catholicism assessed and confronted the world's challenges? What contributions have Jesuits and their universities made to these discussions? This course examines the theology behind the mission of Seattle University. It presents the context of Catholic Social Thought, emphasizes the distinctive place of Jesuits within this discourse, and considers ways that Catholic theology might contribute to ongoing conversations on justice. Designed for those with little or no prior introduction to Catholicism, it introduces influential church documents and contemporary voices challenging the status quo.

Course Description

This course investigates fundamental questions regarding the nature, value, and capacities of the human person and serves also as an introduction to the discipline and subject matter of philosophy. Specifically, we will discuss the idea of what it is to be human, what it is to be an individual, and what it is to be the same individual over time; the phenomenon of human knowing and the nature of mind; the possibility of immortality and the relationship between soul or mind and body; the opposition between freedom and determinism; and the significance of the social dimension of human existence. Throughout the course, students will cultivate their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, and they will establish a basis for discerning the ethical significance of these foundational questions concerning knowledge, existence, and human nature.

Course Description

This course investigates fundamental questions regarding the nature, value, and capacities of the human person and serves also as an introduction to the discipline and subject matter of philosophy. Specifically, we will discuss the idea of what it is to be human, what it is to be an individual, and what it is to be the same individual over time; the phenomenon of human knowing and the nature of mind; the possibility of immortality and the relationship between soul or mind and body; the opposition between freedom and determinism; and the significance of the social dimension of human existence. Throughout the course, students will cultivate their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, and they will establish a basis for discerning the ethical significance of these foundational questions concerning knowledge, existence, and human nature.