HIST255N - Catholic Church in Modern Times

3 Credit(s)

Non Liberal Arts
Dual Listed as CAST 201L This course will treat the legacy of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the impact of Enlightenment thought and the French Revolution on Catholic Europe, the missionary efforts of the Catholic Church in the East and in the New World, the Church’s response to Liberalism, Marxism, and Fascism, and the movement in Vatican II toward a new synthesis adequate to the character of modern society, to the demands made by the rise of historical consciousness and modern science, and to the need for cross-cultural unities in an increasingly global economy and community.