ETHICS WEEK COURSES July 7-10, 2003 Note: These courses may be taken for enrichment or 1 unit of graduate credit. Tuition: $125 per course for audit/enrichment; $625 per course for graduate credit.

Contemporary Topics in Bioethics - THST 698.01 / CNTX 966.01 & 966.05 - Prof. James Walter, Ph.D.
Mon-Thurs, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, University Hall 3328

This course will address four topics in contemporary bioethics from the perspective of Christian ethics: 1) human genome project and bioengineering, 2) human embryonic stem cell research, 3) human reproductive cloning, and 4) therapeutic cloning for stem cells. Each topic poses important questions to us as a society, and the answers have far-reaching consequences for the development of medical technology and the delivery of health care. The course will include the viewing of films, discussions, and lectures.

Note: This course is also accredited by the California Medical Association and offered for 12 hours of CME/CEU Category I credit for physicians and nurses. The CME/CEU fee is $225; please register for this course as CNTX 966.05.

Dr. Walter, professor of theological studies and director of the Bioethics Institute, holds the Austin and Ann O'Malley Chair in Bioethics at LMU. Among his publications are Quality of Life: The New Medical Dilemma and A Call to Fidelity: On the Moral Theology of Charles E. Curran. Forthcoming from Sheed & Ward is The New Genetic Medicine: Theological and Ethical Reflections.

Ignatian Spirituality and the Moral Life - THST 698.02 / CNTX 966.02 - Most Rev. Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D.
Mon-Thurs, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, University Hall 3304

This lecture and discussion course will draw out the chief strains within the spirituality legacy of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and will investigate whether inevitable and real-life applications from that spirituality in terms of morals and ethics can be applied in both individual and social contexts.

Bishop Bennett is a Jesuit of the California Province, and since 1998 the auxiliary bishop of Baltimore. Before that he served many years in secondary school administration as Campus Minister, Principal, and President, especially at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He also served for six years as Master of Novices, assisting those who had recently joined the Jesuits to understand and live Ignatian spirituality.

Building Your Own Conscience: Batteries Not Included - THST 698.03 / CNTX 966.03 - Rev. William J. O'Malley, S.J., S.T.L.
Mon-Thurs, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., University Hall 3328

Most young people today are very skeptical about “all those rules" they hear from the Church and the scriptures, which seem archaic and arbitrary. How can teachers best overcome their students’ aversions, and help them build their own moral consciences? The only sane way to approach their skepticism is on sheer reason alone, natural law, which the Church has always taught before moral theology. This course will explore the relationship between morality and Christianity, and how this impacts the teaching of morality and ethics in our schools. We will consider how to get students to interiorize their moral motivations, rather than just "following the rules."

Fr. O’Malley, a Jesuit of the New York Province, teaches English and religious studies at Fordham Preparatory School in New York, as well as teaching theology in the Fordham College of Liberal Studies; he is the author of Building Your Own Conscience.

Human Sexuality: Gift & Responsibility - A Catholic/Christian Moral Perspective - THST 698.04 / CNTX 966.04 - Rev. Richard C. Sparks, C.S.P., Ph.D.
Mon-Thurs, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., University Hall 3328

The caricature of Catholic sexual ethics has often been finger-shaking and guilt-trips. "But it aint necessarily so!" Explore the richness of the Catholic moral tradition at its best. Following a succinct overview of core ethical values, this class will explore some of today's controversial sexual issues -- NFP/contraception, single sexuality, homosexuality, and clergy/professional conduct. An essential course for teachers, catechists, pastoral ministers, and other church professionals.

Fr. Sparks is pastor and director of Holy Spirit Parish and Newman Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the author of Contemporary Christian Morality: Real Questions, Candid Responses (NY: Crossroad, 1996).

For textbook listing click here [pdf].
To register, use our printable Registration Form.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Schultz, 310-338-7772, lschultz@lmu.edu
or
Fr. Felix Just, S.J., 310-338-2799, CRS@lmu.edu

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