{"id":43666,"date":"2023-06-14T16:39:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T23:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/?page_id=43666"},"modified":"2024-12-31T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T02:22:34","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"COURSES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;115deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/279287876_4942762199106356_1818851767071981631_n-e1686797455591.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||0|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#383e59&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; 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custom_padding=&#8221;48px||29px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/paper.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;81.2%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||50px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.12)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Grace-Kao_headshot_shadow-234&#215;300.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Grace Kao&#8217;s headshot&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Grace Kao_headshot_shadow&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;54.6%&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Abhaya Libre|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-141px|0px|-79px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After starting her career at Virginia Tech teaching undergrads (2003-09), Dr. Kao began working with grad students at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University. She took leave from CST during the pandemic to become Visiting Professor in Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University (2020-23) and has since returned to the CST faculty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Kao enjoys teaching and has been recognized for 5 teaching awards at three institutions at which she has worked: Harvard University, Virginia Tech, and Claremont School of Theology.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Teaching-at-Villanova_censored.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||6px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Professor Kao guest teaching <em>via<\/em> Zoom in her colleague Vincent Lloyd&#8217;s class at Villanova University (March 25, 2024)<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-6px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nunito|600|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cst.edu\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47139 aligncenter size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview.png 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47139 aligncenter size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CST_seal-removebg-preview.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cst.edu\"><\/a>Professor Kao&#8217;s Courses at Claremont School of Theology<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All classes at Claremont School of Theology were cross-listed at Claremont Graduate University prior to the pandemic.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For Spring 2025, she will be teaching <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Religion &amp; Human Rights in an intensive format and also Feminist Ethics &amp; Theology asynchronously.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In Fall 2024, she taught Intro to Christian Ethics in a hyflex format where remote asynchronous, remote synchronous, and in person students learned alongside one another.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: large;\">See below for these course trailers:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/na9T0-P7a6M?si=xQRw20uEuWYmypsQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||14px|||&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.12)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#D6D6D6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;1080.5px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Animal Theology &#038; Ethics&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/God-breathing-life-into-Adam-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44703 aligncenter size-thumbnail lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;float: left;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/God-breathing-life-into-Adam-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44703 aligncenter size-thumbnail\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Animal studies (<i>a.k.a.<\/i>\u00a0human-animal studies) represents a cutting edge of academe. Scholars from a variety of disciplines are increasingly acknowledging that we can no longer bracket \u201cthe question of the animal\u201d if we are to live truly examined lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This course provides a serious engagement with philosophical and theological reflection on the status of nonhuman animals as well as the nature and extent of human obligations toward them. As we raise classical philosophical, theological, and public policy\/legal questions about other creatures (<i>e.g.,<\/i>\u00a0can animals be directly wronged? will animals be redeemed?), we will discover that we are simultaneously raising\u00a0 questions about the human condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Asian American Christianity&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Asian-American-theme-month-150x150.bmp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5651 alignleft size-thumbnail\" \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\">How is Christianity being practiced within and among Asian American communities? What do theology, biblical interpretation, ethics, and ministry look like from Asian American Christian perspectives? Will the future of what originally began as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, or other Asian mono-ethnic churches in the U.S. see retention of the bilingual, ethnic-specific model (<i>i.e<\/i>., \u201cmother tongue\u201d for immigrants, English services for subsequent generations), the transition to primarily English-speaking pan-Asian congregations, or the development of multi-racial and\/or multilingual services and ministries? What is gained and lost in these different models of ministry?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This course introduces students to the institutions and practices of Christians in America of Asian heritage and exposes them to the fields of Asian American theology, biblical hermeneutics, and ethics. Additional topics include immigration and transnationalism, identity development and construction, racism and racial reconciliation, pastoral challenges in Asian American ministry, and a comparison of the diasporic experiences of Asian American Christians with those of other racial-ethnic groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Christian Perspectives on War and Peace&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42421 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-184x184.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42421 alignleft size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon-184x184.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM-War-Peace-Icon.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This course explores Christian (especially Western) perspectives on the morality of war and peace. We will proceed thematically and somewhat chronologically as we cover the major approaches in Christian ethical reflection on the subject matter: pacifism, just war, holy war, and Christian realism. We will also consider the more recent conceptual frameworks of \u201cjust peacemaking\u201d and \u201cjust policing\u201d as we assess whether either approach can break the apparent centuries-long impasse between pacifist and just war commitments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Other topics to be discussed include weapons of mass destruction, guerila warfare, terrorism, humanitarian intervention, the responsibility to protect (R2P), preemptive and preventative wars, \u201cjust rebellion,\u201d drone warfare, and postwar justice. While not the focus of this course, some comparative references to Jewish and Islamic reflections on war and peace will be made where relevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Ethical Theory: Meta-ethics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Metaethics-150x150.webp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44712 aligncenter size-thumbnail lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;float: left;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Metaethics-150x150.webp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44712 aligncenter size-thumbnail\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: large;\">Specific questions of good and bad or right and wrong (<i>e.g.,\u00a0<\/i>about abortion or war) are matters of\u00a0<i>applied ethics<\/i>. When we ask more general questions about ethical properties (<i>e.g.\u00a0<\/i>what makes something good or bad, right or wrong?), we move into the realm of\u00a0<i>normative ethical\u00a0<\/i>theorizing<i>.<\/i>\u00a0When we concern ourselves further with the status of morality or ask ourselves what sort of activity morality is, we move into the terrain of\u00a0<i>metaethics\u00a0<\/i>(<i>e.g<\/i>., are moral judgments true or false, objective or subjective and relative, and can they be established in the same ways that empirical and scientific claims can?).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: large;\">This course, designed for serious students of ethics, will focus on the third set of questions (metaethics); a companion course focuses on the second set (normative ethics). Theories and concepts to be discussed include the following: moral objectivism and relativism, nihilism, expressivism, error theory, cognitivism and non-cognitivism, realism and anti-realism, and naturalism and non-naturalism. We will also consider the kinds of metaethical claims that are often made in various religious traditions (<em>e.g.<\/em>, divine command theory).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Ethical Theory: Normative Ethics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ethics-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9614 aligncenter size-thumbnail lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;float: left;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ethics-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9614 aligncenter size-thumbnail\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Specific questions of good and bad or right and wrong (<i>e.g.,\u00a0<\/i>about abortion or war) are the matter of\u00a0<i>applied ethics<\/i>. When we ask more general questions about ethical properties (<i>e.g.\u00a0<\/i>what makes something good or bad, right or wrong?), we move into the realm of\u00a0<i>normative ethical theory.<\/i>\u00a0When we concern ourselves further with the status of morality or ask ourselves what sort of activity morality is, we move into the terrain of\u00a0<i>metaethics<\/i>\u00a0(<i>e.g<\/i>., are moral judgments true or false, objective or subjective and relative, and can they be established in the same ways that empirical and scientific claims can?).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This course will focus on the second set of questions (normative ethics); a companion course focuses on the third set (metaethics). It is designed for serious students in ethics who wish to study both the classics and contemporary commentary and critique on those seminar texts. Normative ethical theories to be examined include the following: utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, contractualism, natural law, intuitionism, theories building on Aristotle\u2019s virtue-based approach to ethics, and feminist ethics. We will also consider the various ways in which religious ethics intersects with philosophical ethics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Feminist Ethics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/60821b655832b0083355f50a-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44717 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/60821b655832b0083355f50a-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44717 alignleft size-thumbnail\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The field of feminist ethics can be understood as an attempt to reformulate traditional ways of doing ethics insofar as the latter has been faulted for insufficiently attending to women\u2019s perspectives and experiences. We will discuss whether and how feminist moral theorizing not only challenges existing patriarchal structures and modes of inquiry, but also presents novel ways of doing ethics. We will also explore several varieties of feminist ethics that arise from the different answers feminists give to the questions what explains women\u2019s \u00a0second-sex \u00a0status \u00a0and \u00a0whether \u00a0the \u00a0universal category \u00a0\u201cwoman\u201d is useful or itself oppressive in social analysis. Class readings will primarily be drawn from the Western philosophical and Christian theological traditions. This course will also be taught using feminist pedagogy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Introduction to Christian Ethics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jesus-Christ-Pantocrator_HAgia-Sophia-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44719 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jesus-Christ-Pantocrator_HAgia-Sophia-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44719 alignleft size-thumbnail\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: large;\">This course is designed to introduce students to the field of Christian ethics. We will read diverse selections from classical and contemporary Christian thinkers, examine various sources of and approaches to Christian ethical reflection, and critically assess a variety of contemporary moral issues. We will explore whether and how ethics done from a Christian perspective differs from other (especially secular) traditions of moral inquiry. We will also discuss what role (if any) Christian ethics should play in the formation of public policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Modern North American Christian Social Ethics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Social Gospel\" class=\"wp-image-42425 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-184x184.jpg 184w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Social Gospel\" class=\"wp-image-42425 alignleft size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social-Gospel-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A historical and contextual analysis of major\u2014and mostly Protestant\u2014thinkers and key texts in 20th century North American Christian Ethics, particularly as they relate to questions of social transformation and social justice. We will spend more than half of our class discussing the now-classical approaches of Walter Rauschenbusch, Reinhold Niebuhr, H. Richard Niebuhr, James Gustafson, Paul Ramsey, and Stanley Hauerwas. In the last third, we will discuss how formidable thinkers beyond the dominant white male norm powerfully challenged and changed the field of Christian ethics in their time (Beverly Wildung Harrison, James Cone, Katie Geneva Cannon, Ada Mar\u00eda Isasi-D\u00edaz). We will end with an award-winning book on environmental ethics that was published by a leading ethicist at the turn of the century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Religion and Human Rights&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Religions_Human_Rights_International_Conference-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Religion &amp; Human Rights logo\" class=\"wp-image-44722 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Religions_Human_Rights_International_Conference-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Religion &amp; Human Rights logo\" class=\"wp-image-44722 alignleft size-thumbnail\" \/><\/noscript>What is the relationship between religion and human rights? Is it fundamentally adversarial or complementary \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><i>i.e.<\/i>, do religions impede the promotion of human rights or do religious communities offer resources to support their global protection and implementation? Is the very universality inherent the concept of human rights compatible with the particularity and plurality of the determine religion faiths? This course will explore such questions through philosophical and comparative ethical analysis. Other topics include international human rights law, the theoretical bases of human rights, and selected case-studies of historical conflict between religion and human rights (<i>e.g.<\/i>, proselytization, blasphemy laws, women\u2019s rights pertaining to reproductive health, children\u2019s rights).<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Religion and Law in the U.S.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Religious-Freedom-1-e1657053513258-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44724 alignleft size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgracekao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Religious-Freedom-1-e1657053513258-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44724 alignleft size-thumbnail\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the study of law and religion in the U.S. We will begin with a discussion of the historic \u201cAmerican experiment\u201d in religious freedom and disestablishment and then pay special attention to the meaning and interpretation of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as understood by the courts, scholars of law and religion, and other interested parties. We will cover four major topics: (1) the most important cases in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause jurisprudence, (2) their central legal principles and concepts, (3) the relationships particular religious individuals and groups have had and\/or ought to have with the law\u00a0<i>(e.g<\/i>., always or only selectively comply? attempt to use civil law to enforce religious observance, settle intra-group disputes, or provide remedies to injured individuals?), and (4) the manner in which the law has treated and\/or ought to treat religious individuals or organizations (<i>e.g<\/i>., give constitutional or statutory exemptions to neutral laws of general applicability for religiously-motivated conduct? impinge upon a religious organization\u2019s autonomy?).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; 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an upper-division undergrad, core course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/af7mDy-YavY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>THST 1060: God and the Good: An Intro to Christian Ethics (Spring 2023) \u2013 a lower-division undergrad, core course<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_06wnrJkZQY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>THST 3086: Religion and (Non)Violence (Fall 2022) &#8211; 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