COU 460 - The Human Person

The Human Person: Created, Fallen, & Redeemed explores the classical, Christian vision of full human flourishing. Central focus is given to consideration of the human person as created male and female in the Image of God, wounded by sin, and redeemed by grace through God’s saving action in Jesus Christ. The course proceeds from the perspective of natural law and thus sees human persons as a unity of body, soul, rational intellect, will, and passions who are created to find happiness in freedom through virtue and called by God to particular vocations. It also examines related dimensions of emotions and experience. Students will learn the dynamics of this integrative, holistic, and transformative vision in its biblical, theological, and philosophical grounding, as well as its embedding in biological, psychological, and socio-cultural contexts.

1 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: COU 660
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Corequisite(s): N/A
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Grade Type LT
Typically Offered
Fall