TRS 326 - The Vatican, the Nazis, & the Common Good

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 281 or TRS 380 or TRS 381 or TRS 382 or TRS 383 or TRS 384 or TRS 385 or TRS 386 or TRS 387 or TRS 388 or TRS 389 or PHIL 220; Minimum grade D-.

This course is dedicated to studying the ideological and theological forces that led to the Vichy Regime (1940-1945), and that at the same time led to French resistance to both Nazi occupation and its puppet government. We will examine French identity, French nationalism, and French Catholicism in the various forms they took in the two centuries following the French Revolution (1789-1799) and the expulsion of Catholics from the state. Our primary theological question will be: how should a Catholic relate to the modern world? A related sub-question will be: what is the common good, and how should Catholics seek it together?

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUTE - Theological Explorations

Repeatable
No

Fee
$5

Additional Notes
Previous course number: TRS 120

Course credits: 3