Rhetoric of Abortion Ethics - COMM-3901 - Scott Klusendorf

o   Required Texts

§  Klusendorf, Scott, The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture (Wheaton: Crossway, 2009).

§  Kaczor, Christopher, The Ethics of Abortion: Women’s Rights, Human Life, And the Question of Justice (New York: Routledge, 2011).

§  Kreeft, Peter, The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1983)

§  Francis J. Beckwith, Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion-Choice (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007)

o   Assignment Descriptions

§  Students will read selected material from required texts and respond to the readings through various interactions in Canvas (online learning management system).

§  Three, 2-page papers, a mid-term exam, and a final paper will be assigned.

§  Most of these assignments will be due during the online portions of this course.

o   Assignment Schedule

§  May 9 – June 10: Independent Preparatory Course Work:

·      Required book and journal readings

·      Written summaries

·      Exam

§  June 13 – 17: On-Campus Intensive

§  June 20 – August 12: Final Paper