3.00 Credits
An exploration and analysis of human flourishing, suffering, and healing from the perspectives of both the sciences and the humanities. Human wholeness and brokenness will be examined with the aid of biological sciences, social sciences, theology, philosophy, ethics, and the arts, with the aim of providing insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, and our responsibility to each other. Using literature and the arts, the course will help students develop and nurture skills of observation, analysis, empathy, and self-reflections, skills that are essential for humane medical (and other) caregiving and richness of life in community for all.