Catholic Peacebuilding

3 credits

Peacebuilding emerged on the international scene as a distinct set of tasks in the 1990s. This course explores how peacebuilding has been taken up by some Catholics living out the teachings of Vatican II. It situates this peacebuilding praxis within the long, ambivalent historical record of the church regarding violence. Topics include interreligious dialogue, reconciliation, accompaniment, and nonviolence. Course materials have been gathered from social science and religious studies, as well as theology. This is a discussion-based seminar; close reading is required.