PHI 3023 - Religions of the World

Institution:

Henderson State University

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Description:

This course is a hybrid. On the one hand, it is designed to familiarize students with the wide variety of religious traditions that populate the world. Some of the material will be very familiar to some and completely foreign to others; some will likely be completely new. On the other hand, it is a philosophy course. The central topics in the philosophy of religion concern the nature of the divine, the nature of humanity, the Problem of Evil, cosmogony and cosmology, fundamentalism, tolerance, and ethics. In an increasingly globally integrated world, the questions of comparative religion and the coexistence of religions making rival claims has become inescapable. We will treat both the variety of religions and their rather diverse responses to these and other philosophical questions. This course satisfies the Non-Western general education requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hsu.edu

Phone Number:

(870) 230-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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