HIST2509 · History

Catholics and Social Justice

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Thomas Murphy

Associate Professor of the Practice, History Department

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Instructor: 4.1
Course: 4.2

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Thomas Murphy

Associate Professor of the Practice, History Department

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.1
Course: 4.2

About this course

Fulfills the US History requirement for History MajorsThis course will focus on two themes the Catholic Churchs struggle to both receive and extend social justice within the United States. We will begin with a study of nativism, the Anti-Catholic feeling that the church experienced in America beginning in the colonial period. Attempts to accommodate the nativist objections led the church into entanglements with enslavement and segregation, and into imperialist treatment of Indigenous Americans and other people of color. However, the churchs demographics as a body primarily composed of European immigrants led it to embrace modern Catholic Social Teaching and to fight for economic justice and hospitality toward oppressed groups. All these contradictory aspects of the U.S. Catholic record will be explored in this course.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.64 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.57 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.50 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.71 / 5

Weekly effort: ~7 hours

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Evaluation history 2 terms

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Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2024	1	4.6	4.0
Spring 2023	1	3.7	4.1