RELGST 1372 - CATHOLICISM IN THE NEW WORLD

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will examine the history of the Roman Catholic church since 1492 in the Americas using various moments of internal crisis or external conflict as focal points for study. Topics will include: missionary and military contact with New World indigenous populations after 1492; the minority situation of Catholics in the new United States; the Irish famine and its global consequences; conflicts between Catholic ethnic groups; the impact of Catholic support for fascist regimes in the 1930s and 1940s; counter cultural forms of Catholicism (conscientious objectors, civil rights activists, pacifists); Vatican ii and its impact; liberation theology, Marxism and structural reform in Latin America; shifting theological positions on social and moral issues; the current sexual abuse crisis; the pope Francis effect. While the emphasis will rest upon the social, economic, and political dimensions of Catholic history, the course will also address the aesthetic and cultural legacy of Catholicism including sacred architecture, music, and the arts, in elite and popular forms.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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