A Better Kind of Politics

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

During what promises to be an intense mid-term election season, this course will engage students in learning and practicing what Pope Francis called “a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good.” Students will connect the dots between personal action, spiritual conviction, and politics, articulating a robust vision of the common good and imagining ways to foster a healthy political culture. Through project-based and discursive learning, students will reflect on their own participation in political life and will develop skills for engaging more effectively in building the political culture they want to inhabit.