We meet at 6:30 PM There are also four joint meetings as indicated on the schedule, and in the syllabus. Joint meetings count as our meeting for the week!
You are expected to do the assigned reading before class.
You are strongly encouraged to attend the Forums and Colloquia listed in the syllabus. You are encouraged to attend all Forums and Colloquia!
All readings are listed by author/editor and date (see the Bibliography). Weblinks are included where appropriate.
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Conscience and duty Yancy 2002; Forest 2004 |
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War and justice Allen 2001 (entire book); Cole 2002; Hauerwas & Sider 2002; Cromartie 2003; Williams & Weigel 2004 Optional: Hauerwas, Griffiths & Elshtain 2003 |
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War in today's world Jackson 2005, Unit 5 Read the following articles from the Christian Science Monitor on the Darfur crisis:
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War: one Christian's response Gordon 2002 (entire book); Jackson 2005, pp. 180-183; Carter 2004a See also Carter 2004b, "Defending Our Neighbor" | |||
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Pathways speaker: Alan Page, "Race, Education and Character," Founders Hall, 7 PM (reaction essay) Discussion session after the lecture, in Yoder Recital Hall Readings: Olson 1991, Varner 2003, McWhorter 2003. See also this excerpt from Stephen L. Carter's Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby | |||
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Christian responses in the world Location: Stutzman Lecture Hall (CENT 104) Readings in two groups: In regard to Wood 2002 "Ivan Karamazov's Mistake," see these excerpts from The Brothers Karamazov, especially Rebellion, The Grand Inquisitor and The Duel. The movie we watched was Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess. |
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Universal values? Readings in two groups:
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Environmental problems and solutions
Prugh & Assadourian 2003; Jackson 2005 units 2 & 3; ibid pp. 188-192
We watched the video Clear Water, Cloudy Future. |
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| Spring Break -- no classes | |||
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Globalization, its triumphs and problems Jackson 2005 units 1 & 4; Burtless 2001 |
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All-Capstone Joint Meeting Location: Stutzman Lecture Hall (CENT 104) Readings: Jackson Unit 4 |
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Living simply: can it make a difference? McKibben 2001; Boyer 2003; Editors of Christianity Today 2003; Brende 2004 (entire book) Optional: Neff 1990; Kapur 1998; Ordman 2003; Raman 2004 |
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| CTF working groups meet (no section meetings) | |||
| CTF reporting within each section | |||
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All-Capstone Joint Meeting: CTF reporting Location: Stutzman Lecture Hall (CENT 104) |
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