| Title: | Seminar in Theology |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-373-01 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | REL 373-01: God, Guns and Jail: Theology and Criminal Justice This course examines the present state of the American criminal justice system and interprets it from the point of view of Christian theological commitments. The history of the prison, or as it sometimes called, a "penitentiary," relies on theological notions of penance and penitence. Our understanding of what "justice" means draws heavily on theological understandings of punishment, right and wrong, and atonement. Topics to be considered include violent crime and gun culture, for-profit and faith-based prisons, institutional racism, the purpose and rationale for punishment, the meaning of "redemption," and whether "sin" and "evil" are individual, structural, or both. Prerequisite: One REL Credit Credits: 1 Instructor: Derek Nelson |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 23, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 15, 2018 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/23/2018-12/13/2018 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 08:00AM - 09:15AM, Center Hall, Room 304
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| Faculty: | Nelson, Derek |
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