REL 238 - Migrants, Immigrants, Refugees: Justice Issues and Catholic Responses

Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014

An examination of the “immigrant” dimension of the American Catholic Church, past and present, exposing the injustices experienced by the marginalized outsider/newcomer, exploring the Catholic Church’s responses to these injustices utilizing Catholic social thought, and focusing on Hispanic culture and presence in the Catholic Church and American society.

Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.

Course may be applied to the American Studies program.