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Professor Uelmen

J.D. Seminar 1037 (cross-listed) | 2 credit hours

The core readings for this course are a series of papal “encyclicals”—analyses which summarize Catholic teaching regarding the social and economic order, from 1891 to 2009, and commentaries on these documents which draw connections and pose questions about legal categories and structures. The materials in the first three weeks aim to help students understand and thoughtfully engage the philosophical underpinnings and core concepts of Catholic social thought. In the following weeks, the readings explore consider how the Catholic social thought system has been applied to specific areas of economic justice with a particular focus on legal structures and practice.