Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions I

Teacher(s)

Lesch Walter ;

Language

Français

Main themes

In order to reach these goals, the course offers an analysis of a specific question, one time in the political field and the next time in the economical field. Important current files will be objects of research that need to use the tools of current ethics in connection with philosophy and social sciences The course will show some specificities of a Christian look aware of the plurality of approach.

Aims

By the end of the course, the student should be able : - to clarify fundamental categories for ethical thought in the context of important questions about society - to relate the contributions of Christian traditions to public debates on social bound - to analyse the issues about the social involvements of Christians in dialogue with other convictions.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

The elements of evaluation are the regular and active participation, the writing of a short essay (maximum 5 pages on a subject that can be chosen among the topics of the course) and an oral exam.

Teaching methods

There will be lectures and also important interactive moments based on texts that have to be read by all participants.

Content

2015-2016

Utopias and religions

Utopian thought has produced imaginary worlds with rich implications for political ethics. The course will present some classical and contemporary examples of utopias and will focus on the place that has been given by their authors to the phenomenon of religion. It will also address the controversial question of the imagination of an ideal world within the framework of certain religious traditions. The multidisciplinary approach is explicitly open to a public of curious students coming from theology, religious studies, philosophy, ethics, literature and social or political sciences.

Bibliography

Selected texts will be available on iCampus.

Other information

The active pedagogy will be privileged. Some sessions will be organized as a seminar and will appeal to contributions which can be valued for the final evaluation.

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