Class 26 of Catholic Social Thought

1. What we’ll do today:
 Hear from those who corresponded with death-row prisoners (25 minutes)
 Scenes, themes, and responses to Dead Man Walking; Church teaching on the death penalty (45 minutes)
In-class Learning Outcomes
 Analyze arguments for and against the morality of the death penalty
 Discuss major themes that emerge from Dead Man Walking about the death penalty and Christian commitment
 Self-Assessment (5 minutes)
 What did you contribute to class discussion today?
 Imagine Sr. Helen were visiting class today. What would you most like to ask her? How do you think she’d view
our discussion today?