TH 250 - Theology of Happiness

(3.00 cr.)

Everyone wants to be happy, yet what actually is happiness and what are its sources? Is happiness a disposition or is it dependent upon external factors? And what happens when life does not go as planned? What about communal happiness? In this course students investigate the various ways that philosophers and theologians have answered these questions. Texts include excerpts from classic works by St. Augustine and St. Aquinas as well as contemporary works of autobiography and fiction.

Prerequisite: TH 201 .