Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0266 - War and Peace

The moral legitimacy of war has been the focus of intense division and debate within Christianity from its emergence in the first century of the Common Era. Crucial for the ensuing centuries of warfare in the West, Christian theologians, philosophers, and eventually canon lawyers have been the source of the doctrine of just war in its first formulations and in its many versions since, down to the present day. This course will trace the roots and the path of that tradition in the West.

Writing and Research Independent Work In this course students are expected to spend ten hours weekly on preparation and work outside of class.