Peace and Nonviolence

Name of facilitator: Cecil Ramnaraine, Macalester Class of 1955
E-mail: ramnaraine@cs.com
Course description:
This course explores the great ideas and the great cultural diversity of the world as exemplified by the lives of 12 world peacemakers including Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Albert Schweitzer. Students are challenged to examine themselves, their prejudices, and their moral development and to do community services.
Class Time: Wednesday evenings 7-9pm
Class Dates: Starting September 24, 2008
Place: Macalester, Old Main Room 009
Class size: Minimum ____3_____ Maximum ___15______
What experience do you bring to this class? Cecil Ramnaraine taught in the Minneapolis school district for many years. He wrote this curriculum during a 1986 sabbatical and has delivered the course many times. He also taught this course during the fall 2007 EXCO semester.