PSCI 373 - Christian Courage in Public Life

3 hours
Focusing on law and public policy, this course employs an interdisciplinary, liberal arts approach in examining five different ways in which various Christian traditions have historically related to or engaged culture. In particular, it looks at the life and writings of British statesman William Wilberforce, an evangelical Anglican, as a model for thoughtful, Christian engagement in the realms of law, government and politics today. Emphasizing the need for Christians to be courageous and to exemplify civic virtue, the course equips students with an appreciation for the Anglo-American constitutional heritage and its commitment to the rule of law under God, and challenges them to confront calamitous issues such as global terrorism and the emergence of a naturalistic “culture of death” in America. Prerequisite(s): Recommended PSCI 352. UG