W14 Peace, Pubs and Pluralism, an interim trip to the United Kingdom, explores religious and political unrest and ways in which it can be overcome, in individual life as well as in communities.
Visiting London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland, this course explores political differences in a hands-on and engaging way.
Matt Johnston, Calvin Alum, went on this trip to the U.K. for two consecutive interims, boasting that the highlights of the trip were experiencing “the wide array of different practices and ideas that people can share and practice.”
Calvin Philosophy professor Kevin Corcoran, the trip's coordinator, has a laid-back approach to teaching within a foreign setting, leaving ample room for students to feel free to explore and inquire, independent of professional influence.
Johnston experienced various cultural practices “between traditional English people and vast middle-eastern population, and all those in-between; Hipsters and punks from Camden town, to the quaint community of Notting Hill, to the countryside Hampstead Heath.”
This interim is full of experience and exploration and anyone who loves the U.K. and has an interest in culture and philosophy will not want to miss it.
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