The Department's initiatives in Faith & Praxis build on the insights of social movements and social theories of the last century, as well as the formulations of Third World liberation theologians. These emphasize that a “faith that makes its power felt through love” (Gal 5:6) must learn to express itself in contextually-rooted and concretely-engaged action starting in the communities in which we live. Current programming in Faith & Praxis includes two undergraduate minors, a certificate, the Common Good Scholars Program (CGSP), and the Emerging Scholars Living Learning Community (LLC).