Social and Criminal Justice

Dates: October 5 - November 2, 2023
Meets: Th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
 Location: Online
Cost:  $65.00

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Date Day Time
10/05/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM
10/12/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM
10/19/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM
10/26/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM
11/02/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2023-2024 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

What is justice, and what does it look like in the real world? What should it look like? This series will examine the many interpretations of social and criminal justice suggested throughout history and evaluate proposals for change within American society.

Course Takeaways

  • Consider ways to make systemic changes in the United States to repair the damage done by historical injustice.
  • Understand different approaches to criminal justice.
  • Reflect on connections between social injustice and criminal justice reform.

Scholarships

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Meet the Instructor

Fee:  $65.00

Online

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.

David Smith

David E. Smith grew up in the world of fundamentalist religion. As an adult, he gradually moved away from that worldview and became a religious progressive/skeptic. After earning an M.A. in philosophy of religion, he received a second M.A. and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Formerly a full-time philosophy and religious studies faculty member at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, he now teaches for the National Osher Resource Center. He offers independent seminars and personal consultations in comparative religion and philosophy. He has published widely in these areas, as well. His mission is to empower people to think well for themselves about things that matter.
Date Day Time Location
10/05/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM Online
10/12/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM Online
10/19/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM Online
10/26/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM Online
11/02/2023Thursday2 PM to 4 PM Online