Ecology, Ethics and Solitude

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course provides an introduction to the history of and recent work in Christian ecological ethics through an examination of three sources: environmental philosophy, Christian ecotheology, and the ecological ethics developed from the Benedictine and Franciscan Christian spiritual traditions. Among the topics to be explored are: the relationship between human beings and other forms of life; the relationship between land and place; the relationship between conservation and development; the connections among water, food and community; and the relationship between solitude and cooperative social action. Course requirements include two class presentations and a final paper.