Theology, Economics, and Labor

3 credits · Divinity School

Growing disparities between those who have to work for a living (the 99 percent) and those whose wealth and power derives from other sources affect all of us. This course is designed to engage students in explorations of how these disparities shape us all the way to the core in religion, politics, and economics, and what viable alternatives might look like. Traditions from the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will be presented in order to conceptualize justice from the perspective of the exploited and the oppressed, considering possible divine options for the margins, and how emerging movements of solidarity along the lines of class might shape deep solidarity along the lines of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. This course will combine theological reflection, ethical imagination, and practical suggestions for organizing. [3] Mr. Rieger