This unit will examine Catholic social and political ideas and movements in Europe and elsewhere and evaluate their impact and interpretation in Australia. It will consider key issues in Catholic social movements in Europe, outline the backgrounds to the papal social encyclicals, and trace their development internationally to Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis.
Unit code: DT3230Y
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Moral Theology
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union
Show when this unit is running1. | Show competence in reading and interpreting the main social encyclicals |
2. | Demonstrate familiarity with key social concepts: the common good, solidarity, social and distributive justice, capitalism, communism, socialism, corporatism |
3. | Describe key debates about catholic social movements, and analyse various views |
4. | Demonstrate in written form a critical appropriation of some aspect of the subject |
5. | Display understanding of the cultural origins and development of social justice traditions in the church. |
6. | Critically evaluate aspects of church social teaching |
A foundational unit in Church History or Moral Theology
Lectures, class discussion, essay writing, use of internet resources
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | 3000-word essay |
3000 | 60.0 |
Essay | 2000-word essay |
2000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2014
Unit record last updated: 2019-10-22 14:15:56 +1100