Course Description

CIT 211 DO ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN?   3.0 Credit(s)
Do animals go to heaven? This course will focus on what salvation and heaven might mean for our furry friends, and what it means to be good stewards of the wider ecological world that Pope Francis has called "Our Common Home." We will do this by first exploring the various ways in which science and religion relate to one another, and in particular, the relationship between evolutionary theory and Catholic Theology. The Catholic Church's decision to accept evolutionary theory distinguishes it from many other branches of Christianity. In this course, we will explore some of the religious and ethical implications of this acceptance. We will be addressing a variety of important questions: what is the proper Christian response to a planet that is dying due to global warming? How are animal related to human beings, and how should they be integrated into our relationship with God? And of course, we will try to answer the age-old, yet perhaps most important question for many of us, do animals go to heaven? Prerequisite: TAKE CIT-201
Offered: As Needed Contact Department